Pepsi 16788 Pepsi Carbonated Soda, 12oz Can, 12/PK, Blue

The cans were not bent and the Pepsi was good.

Too expensive, way over priced!

Thanks

Did I seriously just pay $19.99 for a 12 pack of Pepsi that I can get 3 of for $11 dollars at my local grocery store.I realize that I am the bad consumer in this situation because I did not read the complete description and I take full responsibility. However, I am completely shocked that a person/store/organization would even have the audacity to list a product with such an inflated and ridiculous price.To top it all off, I ordered this product not for myself but for my 89 year old grandmother who is home bound!! And to make matters even more terrible, I can not return this product for a refund. Now that's really sticking it to the consumer. First price gouge a product and refuse a refund. HORRIBLE business practices!

The history of soft drinks goes all the way back to the mineral water found in natural springs. The first marketed (non-carbonated) soft drinks, made from water and lemon juice sweetened with honey, appeared in the 17th century. The first drinkable manmade glass of carbonated water was created by an Englishmen, Dr. Joseph Priestley, nine years before the Declaration of Independence. In 1832, John Mathews invented an apparatus for making carbonated water. The drinking of natural (or even artificial) mineral water was considered a healthy practice so American pharmacists were adding medicinal and other flavorful herbs (birch bark, sarsaparilla, fruit extracts) to unflavored beverage from their soda fountains. Then their customers wanted to start taking the drinks home with them and thus the soft drink bottling industry was born, leading eventually to "Rock and Roller Cola Wars."In 1893 in New Bern, North Carolina, a young pharmacist named Caleb Bradham began experimenting with a wide variety of different soft drink concoctions that friends and patrons could try out at his drugstore soda fountain. Five year's later the most popular formulation, known as "Brad's Drink," a combination of carbonated water, sugar, vanilla, rare oils and cola nuts, is named Pepsi-Cola and in 1902 the company was incorporated. The product was sold with the slogan: "Exhilarating, Invigorating, Aids Digestion." By 1995 the company's slogan was "Nothing else is a Pepsi." PepsiCo.'s restaurant division, Tircon Global Restaurants, Inc., which includes Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, & KFC, is the largest restaurant company in the world in terms of units and second-largest in sales (go ahead and guess who is bigger and what cola they happen to sell).Here we have 144 fluid ounces of Pepsi Cola divided into a dozen 12 ounce cans as the "6-Pack" goes the way of the nickle bottle of Pepsi. Today, Pepsi is a concoction of carbonated water, high fructose corn syrup and/or sugar, caramel color, phosphoric acid, caffeine, citric acid and natural flavors. The high fructose corn syrup and/or sugar part has me puzzled, simply because I would think that once a corporation has a major formula they do not mess with it in any way shape or form. So now I am wondering if the taste difference between high fructose corn syrup based Pepsi Cola and sugar based Pepsi Cola is as significant as the difference between soda fountain Pepsi Cola and Pepsi Cola in a can (the latter is better). In addition to the 150 calories per 12 fluid ounce serving you get the following percentage daily values (based on a 2,000 calorie diet):Total Fat (0g) 0%Sodium (35 mg) 1%Potassium (10 mg)Total Carbohydrates (41 g of Sugars) 14%Protein (0 g) 0%There is also 25 mg of caffeine, a fact that is not included in the Nutrition Facts on the side of the can, which I find interesting because I know I am not alone in drinking Pepsi for the caffeine instead of the sodium or sugars. But I also know that I like the sweeter more refreshing taste of Pepsi as compared to the competition (Bill Cosby once dismissed the idea that we wanted cola with a "sweeter" taste, but he was wrong).When I was in England several years ago I saw a whole bunch of ad posters in which things that were traditionally red over there, such as mailboxes and phone booths, were suddenly blue. Of course I now know this was in anticipation of Pepsi going from white cans to blue cans. You might wonder how much money was spent to determine that blue versus red was a better marketing position than white versus red, but when you are going up against a product whose brand name has become the generic name for cola, you need to look for every marketing opportunity.For most of us the history of Pepsi is found not in the can (or the bottle), but the advertising slogans. See how far back in history you can go down this trip along memory lane: "Be Young. Have Fun. Drink Pepsi" (1993), "Choice of a New Generation" (1992), "You Got The Right One Baby" (1990), "The choice of a New Generation" (1984), "Have a Pepsi Day!" (1976), "Pepsi Generation" (1962), "Now it's Pepsi, for those who think young" (1960), "The Light Refreshment" (1953), "Bigger Drink, Better Taste" (1943), "Drink Pepsi-Cola, it will satisfy you" (1920), and "The Original Food Drink" (1906).

Can you believe that there are people out there who can't tell the difference between Pepsi and Coke? And if they can, some people can't put the tang/taste to the label? Strange.Long story short, I didn't drink too much soda while growing up. I hit high school, and while many of my middle school friends discovered cigarettes, pot, and possibly armagnac (The Amber Drink), I found Pepsi.I became addicted to Pepsi. I drank about three to five cans a day, with a Josta every 2 pm during my Physics class in 1996. Crystal was a dream come true.* Pepsi is sweeter than Coke* Even when served at the recommended 40° F, Pepsi becomes flat faster than Coke. At sea level, Pepsi, in my opinion, is practically non-consumable.* Pepsi contains 39mg of caffeine as opposed to Coke's 45mg* Pepsi rivals Coke with their strange, alternative soda releases, such as Crystal Pepsi, Crystal with Citrus, Josta, Pepsi Blue, and Pepsi Holiday Spice. None of these lasted, unfortunately (or were limited productions). Popular flavors of this soda that continue to last are Wild Cherry Pepsi, Pepsi Twist and Pepsi Vanilla.* Pepsi is less expensive than Coke* Where Coke's holiday marketing is comprised mainly of St. Nicholas, Pepsi's is more apropos with their blue color: ice, winterscapes, snowflakes, and cartoony reindeer charactersI always feel, because of Pepsi's modern (and vertical) logo on the can, like I am drinking a container of potential energy. Like I was holding a 12 oz. consumable battery. This sleek logo (recently aligned with a 3D-shaded red-white-blue sphere) may be an additional reason for Pepsi being America's second-favorite cola. It is not as nostalgic as Coca-Cola's cursive logo, which hearkens back to the halcyon days of our older generation (and potential customers).

I shop on Amazon a great deal but had not looked at Pepsi before this. I cannot get around well anymore; fortunately there is a store in town that delivers groceries, and I include Pepsi in almost every delivery. Was curious if I could get a good price on Amazon and perhaps put it on a subscription basis. Well, now, that certainly is not going to happen. I cannot believe the prices, even with some free shipping! I will stay with my local grocery.

12-pack at Wally-word is only $3.33! Gee-wiz. This must be a collector case or special run can item . . .