Pepsi Light = Crystal Pepsi (sort of)
Penny Dreadful
I used to adore Pepsi Light, which was basically diet Pepsi with a "twist"
of lemon flavouring. Needless to say, when they started test-marketing
Crystal Pepsi in my area (Boston) a few years back, I was thrilled to
learn that it tasted *exactly* like the old Pepsi Light.
Well, then they started mass-marketing Crystal Pepsi, and it tasted like
Sprite or 7-Up (it began as "natural cola" and ended up as just another
lemon/lime soda!), and I was the most disappointed person alive.
::sigh::
Anyone else miss Pepsi Light? At least you can still buy "Tab."
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In article <Jeniphir-210...@ts005d22.cht-ma.concentric.net>,
Jeni...@DAMNSPAMcris.com (Penny Dreadful) wrote:
>I used to adore Pepsi Light, which was basically diet Pepsi with a "twist"
>of lemon flavouring. Needless to say, when they started test-marketing
>Crystal Pepsi in my area (Boston) a few years back, I was thrilled to
>learn that it tasted *exactly* like the old Pepsi Light.
That's strange. The Los Angeles test market version of Crystal Pepsi
(circa 1992-1993) tasted exactly like regular Pepsi, but just didn't have
the caramel coloring. I loved the stuff and even got a Crystal Pepsi
refrigerator magnet for my efforts.
Why do they need the coloring anyway? (Yes, I remember the SNL crystal
gravy spoof).
>Well, then they started mass-marketing Crystal Pepsi, and it tasted like
>Sprite or 7-Up (it began as "natural cola" and ended up as just another
>lemon/lime soda!), and I was the most disappointed person alive.
>Anyone else miss Pepsi Light? At least you can still buy "Tab."
I have no memories of Pepsi Light, nor of the citrus incarnation of
Crystal Pepsi. After the demise of Crystal Pepsi, I went from Diet Coke
to canned lemonades and juices to generic colas and eventually back to
regular Pepsi.
>
>love love love--
>Penny Dreadful
>
Mike
Scumdog42
I remember Pepsi Light, I used to get it from the vending machine at the beach.
Aqua background, while lettering, and a lemon on the can, i think!
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M and M
Wasn't "Pepsi Light" a product of the 70's???
Spector
I liked Crystal Pepsi, but it didn't last very long :( It's hard to believe it
wouldn't sell.
Crystal Pepsi needs a comeback! :)
Sorry to say I never had Pepsi light :(
On 21 Apr 1998 17:00:54 Penny Dreadful wrote about "Pepsi Light = Crystal Pepsi
(sort of)":
>
> I used to adore Pepsi Light, which was basically diet Pepsi with a "twist"
> of lemon flavouring. Needless to say, when they started test-marketing
> Crystal Pepsi in my area (Boston) a few years back, I was thrilled to
> learn that it tasted *exactly* like the old Pepsi Light.
>
> Well, then they started mass-marketing Crystal Pepsi, and it tasted like
> Sprite or 7-Up (it began as "natural cola" and ended up as just another
> lemon/lime soda!), and I was the most disappointed person alive.
>
> ::sigh::
>
> Anyone else miss Pepsi Light? At least you can still buy "Tab."
>
> love love love--
> Penny Dreadful
>
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No, that's Pepsi Free!
Loved the stuff!
-MVK
Michael Van Kleeck
Again, that was...
Pepsi Free!
-MVK
Andy P. Jung
Nope, Pepsi Free is what they used to call before the name was changed to
Caffeine Free Pepsi. I believe that Pepsi Light was basically Diet Pepsi
with a twist of lemon. I never recalled seeing one with 100% NutraSweet. It
was either 100% Saccharin or a Nutra Sweet and Saccharin Blend.
I think anyone who wasn't old enough to remember Pepsi Free wouldn't know
what the heck Marty McFly was talking about in Back To The Future in Lou's
Diner. Notice that there is a can of Diet Pepsi Free next to his alarm
clock.
When did diet fountain drinks go to 100% NutraSweet? I used to remember
that cans and bottles were first to get 100% NutraSweet but it took almost
forever for fountain versions to go to 100%.
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Michael Van Kleeck <m...@tdl.com> wrote in article
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Penny Dreadful
No, no, Pepsi Free was Caffeine-free, diet Pepsi. Pepsi Light was diet
Pepsi (with saccharin!) with lemon-flavour.
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Michael Van Kleeck
Yeah, yeah, you were all right.
Pepsi Light was the funky stuff- I just remember the 6-pack bottles. The 6-pack
container was baby blue with very 70's like lettering, with a little lemon on it.
And, yes, it was Pepsi Light that I loved as a 5-year old!
-MVK
tshafer
Sure was a product of the 70's If I remember correctly it debuted around
1976, don't recall seeing it much after 1980, But I know for sure that I
was still seeing fresca around then. ( used to stop at a Convenience store,
take orders for cans of soda for my pals, and then buy them fresca just to
get em mad! :-) )
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