Is 5-hr Energy Drink Worth The Price

Way Back Jack

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Oct 11, 2011, 5:39:37 PM10/11/11

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I get more of a boost from 3 tsp. of instant tea, although the energy drink
lasts considerably longer. The tea is much cheaper and has 120 tsps. per
jar whereas a 6-pack of 5-hr. Energy Drink is $13. Hell, I pay only $16
for a 30-pack of Schaefer's beer.

Michael Black

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Oct 11, 2011, 10:42:46 PM10/11/11

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Aren't those things more like credit, so you always end up paying for it
later?

Michael

The Real Bev

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Oct 15, 2011, 12:52:22 AM10/15/11

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"Energy drinks" are mostly sugar and caffeine. Wash down a No-Doz and a
multivitamin with a Coke and be ahead of the game financially.

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Annie Woughman

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Oct 15, 2011, 2:19:50 PM10/15/11

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"The Real Bev" <bashl...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> On 10/11/2011 07:42 PM, Michael Black wrote:
>
>> On Tue, 11 Oct 2011, Way Back Jack wrote:
>>
>>> I get more of a boost from 3 tsp. of instant tea, although the energy
>>> drink
>>> lasts considerably longer. The tea is much cheaper and has 120 tsps.
>>> per
>>> jar whereas a 6-pack of 5-hr. Energy Drink is $13. Hell, I pay only
>>> $16
>>> for a 30-pack of Schaefer's beer.
>>>
>> Aren't those things more like credit, so you always end up paying for it
>> later?
>
> "Energy drinks" are mostly sugar and caffeine. Wash down a No-Doz and a
> multivitamin with a Coke and be ahead of the game financially.

I agree. There are even generic caffeine tablets that are much cheaper than
No-Doz. I use them when I am traveling to keep from falling asleep on the
road (I'm usually a passenger, so it isn't a safety issue--I just hate
nodding off and missing the scenery).

Mrs Irish Mike

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Oct 16, 2011, 1:10:30 PM10/16/11

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On Oct 15, 11:19 am, "Annie Woughman" <anniewough...@hotmail.com>
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> "The Real Bev" <bashley...@gmail.com> wrote in messagenews:j7b3hv$liu$1...@dont-email.me...

> nodding off and missing the scenery).- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

Chewing gum will keep one alert. And it calms. Mr Wriggley was on to
something.

http://ergo-log.com/chewinggum.html

The Real Bev

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Oct 16, 2011, 5:06:31 PM10/16/11

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On 10/16/2011 10:10 AM, Mrs Irish Mike wrote:

> On Oct 15, 11:19 am, "Annie Woughman"<anniewough...@hotmail.com>
> wrote:
>> "The Real Bev"<bashley...@gmail.com> wrote in messagenews:j7b3hv$liu$1...@dont-email.me...
>>

>> > "Energy drinks" are mostly sugar and caffeine. Wash down a No-Doz and a
>> > multivitamin with a Coke and be ahead of the game financially.
>>
>> I agree. There are even generic caffeine tablets that are much cheaper than
>> No-Doz. I use them when I am traveling to keep from falling asleep on the
>> road (I'm usually a passenger, so it isn't a safety issue--I just hate
>> nodding off and missing the scenery).- Hide quoted text -
>>
>> - Show quoted text -
>
> Chewing gum will keep one alert. And it calms. Mr Wriggley was on to
> something.

Yeah. How to make money :-)

Curiously enough, chewing gum makes me tense. After a while I notice
that my hands are clenched into fists... It's good for making your ears
pop when changing elevation (holding your nose while blowing/sucking
works better, but is sometimes kind of painful), but that's about it.

> http://ergo-log.com/chewinggum.html

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Scott Dorsey

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Oct 17, 2011, 9:19:16 AM10/17/11

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If you're looking for something that tastes nasty and wakes you up, why
not just cut out the middleman and directly inject caffeine citrate solution?
--scott
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