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Subject: It is just psychological...
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Date: Mon, 29-Jul-85 23:26:44 EDT
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Posted: Mon Jul 29 23:26:44 1985
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I, like so many of you, was (and still am) a big Coke consumer.  That means that
I drink an average of about 1L a day.
And I believed that I could tell the taste of real Coke from anything else (even
the new stuff).
Well, one day while trying to refill my Coke Supply I noticed that they had the
New Coke in stock.  I was already very critical about it, since I was a loyal
Coke drinker and did not like the change in the formula.  I bought it anyway. 
Leaving the store I tried it right away.  After a moment of grief I felt
disappointment.  The first thing I noticed was lack of the usual "fizz".  How
could a company like CocaCola replace old Coke when it was just SO MUCH BETTER
than this (new Coke).
A day later I had a friend prepare a taste test for me.  Believing that this was
an easy task I tried it.  But after several moments of indecision I admitted to
not knowing which one the old and which one the new stuff was.
Now you may think this lack of taste buds is unique to me, but that is not so. 
I took the old and the new stuff to school and convinced my friends to try to
pick the better tasting softdrink.  Most of them had already heard of the new
stuff and claimed it to be awful.  Here come the fun part....
Half of the participants picked the New Coke to taste better.  The majority of
that half, were at first skeptical of the new taste.  But they soon realized
that they enjoyed the new taste of Coke over the old.
I think there may be a difference between the old and the new stuff, but it is
mostly a psychological problem.  Be honest with yourself do you really care
about the taste that much or do you just feel better knowing that you are having
the real Coke.
In conclusion:  I challenge all of YOU out there to try a taste test and see for
yourself if you can pick the better one.

--
                                                --  a loyal Coke drinker


"There is  theory which states that if ever anyone discovers exactly what the
Universe is for and why it is her, it will instantly disappear and be replaced
by something even more bizarre and inexplicable."  -- D. Adams


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