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Mountain Dew Major Melon Tastes Like a Slurpee

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That was my impression of my first taste of the new Mtn Dew Major Melon, charged with Watermelon. Reminded me of a 7-Eleven slurpee – no specific flavor but the general taste/sweetness and the “bite.” Overall, this drink is good, so good that half of the 20 oz bottle is now gone while writing these few sentences. While sweet, it’s a different kind of sweet compared to the orginal Dew flavor.

Mtn Dew Major Melon

I should have bought both the regular and 0 sugar Major Melons to compare at some point. I’ll be on the lookout for the non-sugar variation. But until then, I’m almost done with my first bottle of Mtd Dew Major Melon.

Oh, I found my first bottle at Palama Market. Yup, the Korean market stocked this ahead of (few) other stores that I had checked.

Dew Crazy

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On my last day in Japan, I saw a vending machine that sold Mountain Dew. This was the first appearance of Dew that I came across after two weeks traveling the cities of Nippon. This was surely a sign of what was to come.

Back in Hawaii while stopping by a Walmart, I went a little Mountain Dew crazy after discovering five new flavors! I think the Dew-S-A flavor that combines Code Red, White Out, and Voltage has been out for a bit, but I only found a bottle today. Sweet as expected, but I think I like the original better.

Dew-S-A

I had seen and tried the Black Label before, but I hadn’t seen the Green or White Label Dews.

Green Apple Kiwi

Tropical Citrus

These Spiked drinks are totally new to me. The red can features raspberry lemonade spiked with prickly pear cactus juice. The yellow can is lemonade with prickly pear cactus juice, and both are non-alcoholic beverages.

I’m definitely doing the Dew!!

Surge, It’s Been a Long Time

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surge-sodaIt’s been a long time since my last drink of Surge. Discontinued in the early 2000’s, Surge is now back (at least temporarily) for that retro caffeine kick with the OG recipe. It’s not a reboot or a new flavor. This is straight up Surge.

After 14 years, Surge is more fizzy than I remember. It’s still loaded with sugar, and it still uses the it’s-so-ugly-it’s-glorious logo in green and red. Yup, nostalgia is worth 230 calories.

Apple Pay Worked for Me

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vending-machine-apple-payUpgrading to iOS 8.1 was easy enough, but then what do I do with an Apple Pay enabled iPhone 6? You try it out on a break room vending machine, and amazingly Apple Pay worked!

First, I had to setup Apple Pay, associating my iTunes information for payment. Then I walked by the vending machine whereupon Passbook asked if I wanted to authorize a transaction using TouchID. After scanning in my fingerprint for a few seconds, the vending machine told me to make my selection. Out came my Coke Zero, and Passbook notified me of my $1.50 transaction. That’s it, that’s all, and it just worked.

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Holiday Gift Guide 2014: Surge Soda

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Wow, just wow. Thanks to the social media push of the Surge Movement, Coca Cola is bringing back Surge for a limited time. From 1996, Surge battled Mountain Dew in the citrus soda space but eventually lost out when Surge was discontinued in the early 2000’s.

Available only from Amazon, the return of Surge was met with high demand as inventory is already wiped out. Surge is sold in twelve packs of 16-oz cans for $14. Surge does quality for Amazon Super Saver Shipping if you spend $35 or more.

Why include Surge on Pulpconnection’s 2014 Holiday Gift Guide? Family nostalgia that’s why. I’ll let you in on a little secret. In past family Christmas parties, I made the punch using Malolo’s lime syrup, ice, water, sherbert, and my secret ingredient of Surge. Forget the uncaffeinated Sprite or 7-Up. Surge was the draw. It was a perfect complement to the drink and during those times, I would have several 2-liter bottles of Surge ready to mix with. Such memories. Maybe my Surge-powered punch will make a reappearance this holiday season…

Quad Mtn Dew Kickstart

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The entire line of Mtn Dew Kickstart is now readily available in Hawaii. Safeway had the new Black Cherry and Limeade in stock along with Fruit Punch and Orange Citrus. If you’re a Safeway member, there’s a sale as well. 🙂

Mtn Dew Kickstart
Mtn Dew Kickstart

Kickstart Your Morning with Mountain Dew

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Kickstart
Kickstart
You know there is nothing wrong with drinking a Mountain Dew in the morning. It’s just soda’s equivalent to morning coffee you know. Not buying that? Well then, Kickstart is for you. Kickstart is a new fruit-flavored Mountain Dew aimed for the AM.

Orange Citrus and Fruit Punch Kickstart kicks off this new line starting on February 25, 2013. Each 16-ounce can serves up 92 milligrams of caffeine compared to 330 mg in a Starbucks grande coffee, and it’s only 80 calories to boot. But it’s the 5% fruit juice content that of course makes Kickstart healthier.

Mountain Dew was giving away free samples but that special was over in no time. I wonder if this idea spawned from the Mountain Dew A.M.?

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Passing on the Pepsi Paradise Mango

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Spotted the Pepsi Next Paradise Mango drink at the Palama Market, and though the thought of the mix of flavors baffled me, I had to try this drink.

That was one week ago. Today, I’ve already forgotten the flavor. Okay, I do remember one tidbit, my initial taste. On my first sip, I do remember thinking, “Whaaaaa?” as in what was Pepsi thinking combining a cola with mango. Needless to say, I’m not a fan of the Paradise Mango. I just didn’t get it. Maybe I needed to be eating some salty, spicy kim chee to complement the taste.

If you want a different opinion about the Pepsi Next Paradise Mango, check out the review on the Impulsive Buy.

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