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From: "Doug Elrod" <dre1@cornell.edu>
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Subject: Re: Help! Need 8 oz. cans!
Date: 8 Jul 2006 18:16:18 -0700
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Cat wrote:
> I have a friend who is a Dr Pepper addict. When most people start their day
> with a cup of coffee, the first place he heads to in the morning when he
> gets out of bed is for the fridge and an ice cold can of Dr Pepper. And
> that's just where it starts...
>
> A year or so ago he found DP in 8 oz. cans while on travel some where. He's
> been desperately looking for them locally, with no luck. He would like to
> cut down on his DP consumption, as he's starting to think it may be
> contributing to the extra padding around his middle (won't touch Diet DP or
> anything else with aspartame in it). He thinks drinking the smaller cans
> would help (tho whether he'll really cut back, or just drink 12 8 oz. cans a
> day as opposed to 8 12 oz. cans a day remains to be seen).
>
> It's his birthday in a couple weeks and I would really love to get him a
> couple cases of the 8 oz. cans. Does anyone know where I can mail-order
> them from? Or order them online? Any help would be greatly appreciated!
>
> Cat
If you're going to the trouble of mail order, you might just look into
8 oz *bottles*
of Dublin, TX Dr Pepper (which uses pure cane sugar rather than high
fructose corn
syrup). Many people think it has a superior taste. It can be ordered
from
<http://www.dublindrpepper.com/>.
-Doug Elrod (dre1@cornell.edu)
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