Doubleshot Rescue

At work last week I noticed a can sitting just outside the stockroom.

I watched for the person drinking it and embarrassingly asked for the can when they were done.  It can still be hard to ask someone for their trash.  But it's getting easier.

After it was cleaned up and at my house, I took a better pic.  It's a Starbucks doubleshot energy drink in the form of vanilla-flavored coffee.

In the end, now I have one more person watching for interesting cans for me.  It's worth the embarrassment.  

Ultra Rosa

I was given another can at work last week.

This is from the co-worker who drinks a lot of Monster and other energy drinks.  And he's been going out of his way to try different flavors.  Also to give me new cans.

I really like when a company colors the top of the can, as Monster did with this Ultra Rosa.  The name is a little off-putting to me just because I'm not a fan of rose scent normally, and I imagine this would not only smell like roses but even taste like it?  I'm sure that's not the case, but I'd never buy one just for that reason.

But it does go to show that an Ultra Rosa by any other name is still an Ultra Rosa.

Naruto for Christmas

Another can my kids got me for Christmas was this limited edition Naruto G FUEL can.

G FUEL is an energy drink that features different video games.  After all, it's Gamer FUEL.  Drink while you play.

The graphics on this can are way cool.  And very colorful.  And I like the inclusion of Japanese on the can.  Naruto is a Japanese manga that's also been featured in anime.

So if you're looking to increase your gaming stamina and are a fan of Naruto, you can't go wrong with this one.  It has the looks and the energy you need.

A Beachball in Winter

For Christmas last month, one of the cans my kids got me was this one.

I have never heard of Beachball, but it's a low-calorie (15 calories per can) hibiscus tea.  And this particular can in strawberry flavored.

It has a side-panel that describes itself in more detail.  I love the description, "Take your tastebuds on a magical tour...".  Challenge accepted.

With the recent temperatures outside flirting with 0-degress F, anything to remind of warmer weather is welcome.  And in this case, I'm looking forward to enjoying a chilly evening with a Beachball.

Two More Monsters

After my post from last week, the same coworker went to Subway twice more for two more cans.

This week they brought me Monster Energy Ultra Sunrise and Ultra Peachy Keen.  They said the Sunrise was good but they weren't too keen on the peach.

Maybe I can convince them to eat more Subway in the near future...

Two Monsters

Another person at work now knows I have a can collection.  After finding out last week, they went to a nearby Subway for lunch two of the days and brought back these slim beauties for me.

They are 12oz slim cans of Monster Energy Zero Ultra and Ultra Strawberry Dreams.  I just posted a couple months ago about getting the 16oz version of Ultra Strawberry Dreams.

With a new pair of eyes looking out for interesting or limited edition cans, 2024 looks to be another good year of collecting.  We'll see...

My Holiday Luncheon Door Prize

Our annual holiday luncheon at work was held recently and there was a wide selection of beverages.

But the one I had my eye on was this Sprite sporting a new can design. It's a limited edition can celebrating 50 years of hip-hop.

I haven't drunk any soda for 5 years so how would I get this lovely beast without wasting the soda inside?  I asked my co-worker for hers when she was finished with it.  She knows about my collection and has offered a few cans herself.

The last can of 2023!  And now let's see how many cans I can collect in 2024!  Happy New Year!

Christmas Eve

Santa Claus came a little early this year,

A few weeks ago I was given this year's Coca-Cola holiday can.  I couldn't wait to put the Christmas tree up so the Santa on the can could relax in a familiar environment.  

M E R R Y

C H R I S T M A S

Another Can Rescue

A couple weeks ago I was at work and glanced in a trash can as I walked by.  What did I see?

Someone had thrown away this perfectly good Celsius Peach Vibe can!

Celsius is a sparkling energy drink and this particular flavor sounds really delicious.  But to avoid strange looks and many questions, I didn't ask around to see who drank it to ask for their review.

Instead, I rescued it from impending recycling and now it sits with the other cans in my collection.  It found a good home.

Fill'er Up

Running out of gas during those long video gaming sessions?  Mtn Dew has a solution.

Many Game Fuel cans have been featured on this blog in the past and this is another one.  This flavor is Citrus Cherry and features characters from HALO Infinite on the can.  My son saved it for me from one of his gaming sessions.

Come on, Playstation!  Where's your fuel?

Waterloo at Work

At work last week someone brought in a few flavors of Waterloo for people to drink.

There were two cans I didn't have yet, so I grabbed one of each.  Blackberry Lemonade was one of them.  The other will be featured in an upcoming post.

Waterloo is a brand of sparkling water that... let's just say there isn't much flavor.  One co-worker described it as a can of carbonated water that someone waved a blackberry over and declared it to be blackberry flavored.  While I heard many grumblings from people who tried the drink, it just meant there was more for me because I actually like it.

I'm still not sure why someone would bring all that water to work to just give it away.  But being such a flop at work I suspect it probably wasn't a big hit in their house, either.

Strawberry Monster

Don't be afraid of a little fruit.

Monster Ultra Strawberry Dreams is nice.

Another co-worker now knows about my can collection.  I saw them drinking this and knew I didn't have the can, so I awkwardly asked if I could have the can when they were done.  Then I spent the next few minutes explaining the history of my collection and some of the treasures I've accumulated in the last 12.5 years (yes, my first post on the blog was April 11, 2011).  

They finished the drink, slowly handed me the can, and had a look on their face that clearly said, "You collect what, now?"

A Nice Surprise

Last week I was asked to stop by someone's house to pick up a few things to take somewhere else.  They said there was a surprise in the bag for me.

When I got there to pick up the stuff, I could see something peeking out of the bag at me... it was a can with a new 7UP design.

I hadn't seen this design yet.  And upon closer examination I found out this can is from Canada.

I haven't talked to them yet to find out the story behind the can or how they got it, but if it's interesting I'll be sure to update this post with the information.  

Ghost Sighting

While visiting someone last week, something colorful in their trash can caught my eye.

Halloween is over, but it's not too late to see ghosts.  I politely asked if I could take something out of their trash can and became the proud owner of a new can for my collection.

This is the second Ghost energy drink can in my collection.  The first one was strawberry flavor, this one is cotton candy.

As a collector, you always have to pay attention to your surroundings.  You never know what may be just out of sight...

Liquid Dream

Several weeks ago someone saved this can for me.

I'm not much of a fan of the orange dreamsicle flavor in anything, but I know some people who love it!  And they said this Monster Reserve energy drink was great.

Go try it.  Sounds like it'd be great on a hot, summer day.  But now winter's coming.

Halloween VooDew

With Halloween just a couple days away, I thought it was fitting to feature this Mtn Dew Mystery Flavor can this week.

For the first time, Mtn Dew and Airheads (a brand of taffy) have teamed up for this limited edition flavor.  It tastes like cherry-flavored Airheads.  

My favorite part of this can is that it's marked with the year.  That takes out the guesswork when trying to date cans that are many years old.  

Don't be scared to try this flavor!  And Happy Halloween!

Y3000

My son saved this can for me.  

It's a small 7.5 fl oz can of Coca-Cola.  It's part of their Creations line and claims to be "the first limited edition Coke flavor from the future."  haha

The flavor was co-created with AI, the big world-changer over the past several months.  Scan the QR code to take part in digital and IRL experiences... whatever that means.

One account says it tastes like the aftertaste of a tutti fruitti jellybean.  Did we really need a computer to come up with that?

All I know is I'm glad I was able to get one of these cans now because I won't be around in the year 3000 when it's the common, everyday can.

New Wild Cherry Pepsi

I like the new Pepsi logo.  It's simple.  It's bold.  And it looks like this:

Not the best picture, but this new can design really looks good.  The cherries look juicy.  The new logo looks juicy.  And "wild cherry" sounds juicy.

But beware, the can claims "Contains 0% juice".  I beg to differ.

New Waterloo

Waterloo is a brand of sparkling water.  I saw this recently and realized I didn't have one yet, so I got one.

The flavor is lemon-lime.  

Lemon-lime water.  Not sure if it gets more boring than that.

Kind of like this post.

Zero Sugar

I was recently given this Coca-Cola Zero Sugar can.

It's 7.5 fl oz.  I really like the black-on-red color scheme.  The regular Coca-Cola script is white-on-red, but it's full of sugars (artificial).  So you take the opposite of sugar to have zero-sugar, and the opposite of white to make black.  And this is what you get.

Anyway, it's a neat can to have.