The Chronic Consumer

I’m a total Diet Coke addict, and have been for the last 15 years or so. I grew up drinking regular Coca-Cola, but as I got older, I found regular Coke to be far too sweet for my tastes. Now I can only drink regular Coke if it comes from a fountain, and I drink Diet Coke all other times that a soft drink is in order. Nevertheless, I decided to try Coke Zero for the first time a little while ago, mostly because of the huge marketing push this drink has been getting from Coca-Cola. What a mistake that was!

Coke Zero is absolutely disgusting! It has that same overly sweet taste of regular Coke — and yet something is missing. The aftertaste is pretty nasty as well, leaving me feeling like I just ingested something medicinal. I couldn’t even finish half of the 16-oz. bottle before dumping the rest down the drain. It was a waste of time and money.

Consider this experiment over. I will never, EVER drink Coke Zero again. I’ll go off soda altogether before making this my regular drink!