the end of days is upon us

[reverancepavane]

Hmmmm. Unsubstantiated reports have it that Schweppes [1] may have replaced some of the sugar in their Tarax Creamy Soda with Nutrasweet, resulting in what was one of the best drinks in the world becoming decidedly sub-par. This, together with pressure from Schweppes in support of it's own brand of Traditional Creamy Soda rather than the true-blue Australian one has resulted in it's disappearance from many Adelaide shops. True creamy soda drinkers should be outraged! Bring back original recipe Tarax Creamy Soda (and the black label lemonade while you are at it)! [1] Cadbury-Schweppes bought out Tarax in 1972.

Comments

[davidcook.livejournal.com]

Eeek !
I'm outraged ...

Then again, Tarax used to be available in Melbourne at Coles and sometimes other supermarkets, even in 2l bottles (don't drop 'em !), but in the last year or two that we were there, they stopped stocking them. *sigh*

I haven't seen anything like it over here. As slight compensation, it is a little easier to find a decent soft-drink ginger beer (as opposed to brewed varieties, which I haven't see over here yet ... ).

And finally, of course, we have Irn Bru :)

[reverancepavane.livejournal.com]

Hmmmmm. Tarax in 2l strategic munition size. Hand over the ransom or Glasgow gets destroyed in a giant explosion of sugar and bubbles! It always amused me that in a friend's SF role-playing game the most powerful grenades in existence were coloured brown with an intertwining orange and red stripe. I got the hint immediately...

[enkorvaks.livejournal.com]

2l are available in IGAs across Melbourne. I knowe because I keep going over there to buy them. I am considering talking to a local IGA (Adelaide) to get some shipped over.