Monster from Toronto

Earlier this week a co-worker traveled to Toronto, Ontario, for training.  On his first day back, he came into my office and set a Monster energy drink can on my desk.  It had no special promotions or video game tie-ins on it.  I wondered why he brought a plain, regular can to me.  And then I noticed it was a 473mL can!








He said it was my souvenir from Canada.  Although it looked like a can from America, a lot of the writing on it was French.  So this will be the newest can added to the "Canadian Wing" of my collection.

And a few minutes after he left my office, another co-worker came in and set a small, empty 6.5 oz can of Starbucks Doubleshot Espresso on my desk.  He said he found it lying in the parking lot.  So I cleaned it up and added that to the "Little Can Wing" of my collection.

Although it doesn't sound like it, sometimes I do actually work when I'm at work.

Monster Hydro

I've known about Monster Hydro and their plastic "cans" for a while.  I've known there are three flavors available.  And I've had one in my possession for a while, I just haven't drank it yet.  But there's one thing I didn't know.

The can is actually made of clear plastic.  As I said, I've had a full one for a while, but it wasn't until someone recently gave me their empty can that  I realized the color comes from the drink inside.

What'll they think of next?

Summit Party

I was at someone's house yesterday and saw a lot of empty soda cans sitting around the house.  I politely grabbed one of each flavor for my collection. 

It looked like I missed a big Summit party.

Cabo

Last weekend I saw this 4-pack of Cabo sparkling water at Big Lots for $1.  What could go wrong?

After I cut the "fish choker" plastic off the cans, I handed one of the cool, refreshing beverages to someone I was with and they gladly opened it, poured some into a cup, and took a drink of the grapefruit-flavored drink.

Later I picked up the can to throw it away and noticed it was still nearly full.  I asked what they thought of the drink.  Well, it wasn't pleasant.

I took a drink from the can and it had already lost its "sparkle" (carbonation).  They said it was the aftertaste, the bitter feeling still in their throat after taking a couple of drinks, that they didn't like.  I didn't drink enough to have much aftertaste. 

There are three cans left for me to offer to visitors.  And now I know there's a lot that can go wrong in a $.25 can of discontinued sparkling water.