June 5, 2010
We Currently Live in a Dewmocracy.
I drink a MTN DEW from time to time, but not really all that often. However, the majority of people at work are hardcore Dew drinkers, and enjoy slamming them back on a regular basis. Therefore, seeing as MTN DEW is currently running a new DEWmocracy promotion, where they put out a bunch of new flavors and have people vote on what they want, I have been hearing about it non-stop since it started.
Driving home from St. Louis, as I am often to do, I stopped into a gas station to get a beverage, and noticed that they had a “buy 2, get 1 free” deal on Dew, with all three of the new flavors there. I felt I had to break down and buy one of each, just to give it a try.
Basically, Democracy sucks.
If you look at the site, the overwhelmingly clear winner is White Out, which is honestly the lamest of the bunch. White Out tastes like a watered-down Mello Yello. Couldn’t all these people who are voting for White Out just buy Mello Yello? Why not vote for a unique flavor? Something different? Typhoon is in a close second, but it’s still losing. It’s a fruit punch kind of drink, so it’s not my cup of tea at all. It’s very drinkable. It’s fine. I’m just never going to have one again. This is what most of the people at work like, and wish would win.
I, however, am firmly in the camp of the big loser, Distortion. Basically, Distortion takes like regular MTN DEW, only it has a much, much stronger citrus kick at the end.
I love citrus.
Distortion is great.
However, the majority disagrees. This is why the majority sucks. I wouldn’t be so mad if Typhoon was winning, but man, it does kind of upset me that a soda which tastes almost exactly like another soda on the market that is easily findable is winning. Give me a break, people who vote about MTN DEW on a website!
In the end, though, I know it really doesn’t matter. I only have a Dew once in a great long while, so it’s not like it actually affects me. I’ll just drink Pepsi and Caffienergy Sauces and whatnot. But it just goes to show you that you probably should never get caught up in voting like this. It only ends in sadness. And boring beverages just like other beverages.