Why do all these companies have to be lazy and abbreviate their products?  Is that the hip thing to do?  Years ago you could go to Kentucky Fried Chicken or the International House of Pancakes.  Now it’s KFC and IHOP! 

With the Internet age and abbreviations being used for texting, I don’t know why products have to be abbreviated.  Kids nowadays are finding it easier and easier not having to learn how to spell.  With autospell features on computers the power of the Internet spelling is becoming obsolete.  Now, companies are helping that out by trying to hip their brandnames up.

I love the design of the new Dew logo.  (In fact, I love when companies update their logos.)  But, the fact that the Pepsi Company had to jump on the band wagon, with other companies, and ‘streamline’ their product names is another issue completely.

This energy drink looks like any typical drink you can buy at your local gas station, but upon closer inspection this one contains ALCOHOL! 9.0% alcohol to be precise.  You really have to examine the can to find that out, but it’s on there. 

The problem with designs like this can is that anyone could mistaken it for a typical energy drink.  If an adult had a teenager  with them and the kid thought it was a regular drink the parent could have bought it without realizing.  The only good thing (about Shop Rite) is that the liquor department is a completely different section of the store and this was located there and nowhere else.

The cost of this 23.5oz can was $2.99 (less than a regular energy drink of that size).  I purchased it curious to see what it tastes like, since I am a fan of the energy drink phenom.  I was hoping that it would have some alcohol taste to it to discourage kids from drinking it.  Fortunately, I was correct on that.  This drink tasted like Peach Schnapps.  It was very strong!  I have had Schnapps before and have enjoyed it, but this drink was horrible.  I was cringing everytime that I took a sip of it.  It did hit me hard, don’t get me wrong on that, but I will never buy it again.