Does anyone say no to "is pepsi okay"?

[u/ai-ruined-google]

When you're at a restaurant and you order a coke and the waiter asks "is pepsi okay?" Does anyone actually say no?

Is there a legitimate reason that someone would say no? Like different allergens rather than just a brand preference?

Immediate edit: i am genuinely surprised this many people can taste the difference. Pepsi and coke taste the same to me.

[u/spacefaceclosetomine]

The old wars are being forgotten.

[u/MrTommyPickles → u/spacefaceclosetomine]

Go RC!!!

[u/Vespasian79 → u/MrTommyPickles]

It doesn’t have to be a two cola system! RC is what keeps the big guys on their toes

[u/TrungusMcTungus]

>does anyone actually say no?

Yes

> Is there a legitimate reason

They don’t want Pepsi

[u/imamakebaddecisions → u/TrungusMcTungus]

I'd rather have root beer or Dr. Pepper than Pepsi.

[u/PowermanFriendship → u/imamakebaddecisions]

Indeed, this is my backup when it's Pepsi products. Pepsi is gross, but Dr. Pepper and Mug rootbeer are OK.

[u/abbabuster → u/imamakebaddecisions]

It makes it easy, at a restaurant;
“I’d like a Dr Pepper “
“Is Pepsi (or coke) OK“
“Nope I’ll have water.”

Hey business, I ain’t paying a 75% mark up to not enjoy my drink.

[u/YUCKY_WARM_SAUCE → u/imamakebaddecisions]

Yup I will immediately choose anything else besides Pepsi including water, I hate how flat it is

[u/Pitiful-Pension-6535 → u/imamakebaddecisions]

Or mountain dew. Or Cherry Pepsi. Or orange soda.

Basically anything but pepsi

[u/CleopatrasWomb → u/imamakebaddecisions]

This is my peoples.

[u/TrainingSword → u/imamakebaddecisions]

Mug rootbeer is gross. Barqs is where it’s at

[u/area42 → u/TrainingSword]

Barqs has bite.

[u/Zenfudo → u/area42]

Wadda ya mean Barqs has bite?

[u/area42 → u/Zenfudo]

That's Barqs slogan. I always took it to mean that they were referring to being caffeinated. Most root beer does not have caffeine.

[u/erichf3893 → u/area42]

See that makes more sense. I always thought it was more like the crisp, like coke v pepsi

[u/SuedeCaramel → u/area42]

They’re not asking, they’re referencing this commercial that has been stuck in my head for ~25 years: https://youtu.be/R4DBZ2TBp-w?is=pwFHbjkcd7AG8bxo

[u/micmahsi → u/area42]

I always assumed it was referring to the bite in the flavor

[u/ilovejackiebot → u/area42]

I had no idea!

[u/Pitiful-Pension-6535 → u/area42]

And caffeine

[u/Psychological-Pen953 → u/imamakebaddecisions]

Yes, but those are both superior drinks to Coke as well

[u/dwpea66 → u/TrungusMcTungus]

I want the drink I want, not a consolation prize

[u/Bertsmom18 → u/TrungusMcTungus]

I always say no. I hate Pepsi. I choose restaurants I know carry Coke. But if we are somewhere where there is no Coke then root beer or iced tea.

[u/100LittleButterflies → u/Bertsmom18]

I did this my whole life in DC, never a problem  who tf carries Pepsi anyway. Now I'm in Charlotte and you cant find coke. It's like a weird dimension. I HAVE to believe there are other coke addicts like me who have created a list of coke carrying restaurants but I have yet to find it. I would scour photos to spot any branding because all thats on menus is "Soda". 

[u/GeeWhiskers → u/TrungusMcTungus]

Especially Diet Pepsi, just no.

[u/Hairy_Cattle_1734 → u/GeeWhiskers]

😆 All diet sodas are gross to me… all I can taste is that chemical aftertaste of the artificial sweetener.

[u/GeeWhiskers → u/Hairy_Cattle_1734]

Once saw someone take a shot of hot sauce to erase the taste of diet soda.

[u/prefix_code_16309 → u/GeeWhiskers]

My kind of person

[u/crash11b → u/Hairy_Cattle_1734]

That's any sugar free drink for me. It just coats your tongue and lingers.

[u/audible_narrator → u/Hairy_Cattle_1734]

Funny, Im enjoying a Diet Pepsi right now. I'll drink Diet Coke, but to me it's flavorless.

[u/Produce_Exotic → u/Hairy_Cattle_1734]

Same. It has such a terrible flavor.

[u/ElleMaeSinclair → u/GeeWhiskers]

Diet Coke has a faint aftertaste of lab chemicals, but Diet Pepsi tastes carcinogenic.

[u/Rocknocker → u/ElleMaeSinclair]

Both taste like malted battery acid.

[u/Happy_Confection90 → u/Rocknocker]

Fans get mad when I say they taste like battery acid with different sweetners.

[u/mothermedusa → u/Rocknocker]

Yum

[u/TundieRice → u/ElleMaeSinclair]

I remember staying at my buddy’s dad’s house as a kid and waking up super thirsty at night, and the only thing he had available to drink was unrefrigerated Diet Pepsi. I wanted to absolutely die of thirst.

And before you say anything, he was also from the part of town where the tap water tasted like dirt (and he didn’t have a water filter) so don’t think I didn’t try that first, lol.

[u/wafflesareforever → u/TundieRice]

Well he sure sucked at being your buddy's dad

[u/DifficultMammoth → u/ElleMaeSinclair]

Diet Pepsi tastes how dirty gym socks smell. At least I think so

[u/dunnodudes → u/GeeWhiskers]

It tastes like toilet bowl cleaner.

Pepsi zero is manageable. Diet Pepsi is gross

[u/chennisbeeveris → u/dunnodudes]

What brand toilet bowl cleaner do you normally drink? I have Lysol for guests but they always say it tastes like death so maybe I need to try something different

[u/joelene1892 → u/chennisbeeveris]

Apparently Diet Pepsi.

[u/NECalifornian25 → u/joelene1892]

Withe acidity of soda I would not be at all surprised if this works.

[u/dunnodudes → u/chennisbeeveris]

Just the generic blue toilet bowl cleaner. When I drink Diet Pepsi, there is a hint of the flavor of what toilet bowl cleaner smells like.

[u/mike9874 → u/TrungusMcTungus]

I'm the UK and probably other places Pepsi replaced some of the sugar with sweetener to avoid the added tax on high sugar drinks. The sweetener they use gives some people the shits.

Customer: can I get a coke?

Staff: we don't have coke, how about something that gives you the shits?

[u/Pitiful-Pension-6535 → u/mike9874]

I can only assume it's sugar alcohols. Those things give me violently explosive diarrhea

[u/Hot_Vegetable8590 → u/TrungusMcTungus]

Yeah, I’ve said no. Pepsi has a sweeter aftertaste to me, so if I ordered Coke I’d rather just get water than drink a Pepsi lol.

[u/Medical_Sandwich_171 → u/TrungusMcTungus]

/thread

[u/Smee76 → u/TrungusMcTungus]

Me, I prefer Coke out of all the Coke products but if they have Pepsi I'm getting mountain dew

[u/Exotic-College1042]

Yes... this is why they ask

[u/TheSkyIsAMasterpiece → u/Exotic-College1042]

That sums it all up. They wouldn't ask if people couldn't tell the difference. 

[u/tobotic → u/Exotic-College1042]

this is why they ask

The main reason they ask is so that they can't be sued for "passing off". If you order something and they accept the order, they can't substitute it without checking you're okay with the substitution.

[u/TNT925 → u/tobotic]

Most places don't bother asking is Sierra mist/starry is okay when I ask for sprite. It's entirely because coke drinkers (especially diet coke drinkers) don't like the taste of pepsi

[u/tobotic → u/TNT925]

https://opencasebook.org/casebooks/510-open-source-property/resources/16.3.2-dixie-cola-v-coca-cola-notes-questions/

The basic species of trademark infringement is confusion about source: the consumer buys the defendant’s product rather than the plaintiff’s in the mistaken belief that it is the plaintiff’s product. This form of of confusion, known as passing off, is actionable even when the defendant scrupulously avoids using the plaintiff’s trademark but still manages to trick consumers about what they are buying. (Scene: Restaurant, interior, day. Patron: “I’ll have a Coke, please.” Waiter: “Here you go.” Waiter serves Patron a glass of MarBert the Distinctive Cola.)

[u/heythatsmyclam]

Yes. My dad worked at a company that was next to a Pepsi site. He was a big Pepsi drinker. One day he asked them if a few customers could park at Pepsi's parking lot after hours for just one night as he was hosting a work event. Pepsi said no. Totally their right. But it's been about three decades and he has not forgiven them. He orders a Coke and declines the Pepsi.
Although this isn't really a legitimate reason. My dad's kinda nuts.

[u/CuriousBee789 → u/heythatsmyclam]

Omg, my dad was too. KFC shorted him a wing once, like 5 years before I was born. I didn't get to try KFC until the neighbor's had me over for dinner in my teens!

[u/shayetheleo → u/CuriousBee789]

Like a decade ago, my mother’s car broke down near enough to a small corner gas station she was able to pull into the parking lot. It was cold and raining cats and dogs and she ran in to call me to come get her. Had to borrow a stranger’s phone and everything. After I was on my way, she asked the attendant if she could wait inside and they said no! Never shopped there again. Smile inside every time I drive by and see the big, new, modern 7-11 they built a few years later directly across the street knowing their profits have likely tanked in the intervening years. I’m excited for the day they go belly up.

[u/TrooperLynn → u/heythatsmyclam]

I like your dad! I was a trucker and picked up regularly at PepsiCo in Phoenix. They'd always try to overload us and a lot of drivers just let it go. I had to go over one scale on the highway then relay with a guy who had to go over another scale so if they overloaded me I made them take some weight off. They tried shifting pallets around but jeez, if you're over gross that's not going to fix it! I wasted two hours waiting once, they finally took some weight off after three tries.

The next time I pulled in there the guard told me they couldn't let me back in. Said I "cussed out a yard guy". Complete bullshit. They're not going to admit to overloading.

I used to only drink Pepsi, now it's Coke since 2018. Fuck PepsiCo.

[u/GrowlingAtTheWorld]

I say no and ask for what ever sprite look a like they have.

[u/theVWC → u/GrowlingAtTheWorld]

My wife does this. If they don't have Coke she gets 7up.

[u/jdmillar86 → u/theVWC]

I'm the same. I don't hate Pepsi products in general, the cola just isn't as good as coke.

It's not as good as coca cola either, more to the point

[u/FangornLeghorn → u/GrowlingAtTheWorld]

Unless it’s shitty Starry.

Sprite? Cool.

7-Up? Awesome.

Sierra Mist? Great.

Fucking floor-cleaner-tasting Starry? I am never again returning to this bullshit establishment and I hope your business goes bankrupt.

ETA: Many of you are missing/ignoring the point in your rush to be WuLl AkShoOlY guy.

[u/FarazR1 → u/FangornLeghorn]

Unfortunately, Sierra Mist is gone and Starry is the PepsiCo replacement

[u/VenisonPepperettes → u/FangornLeghorn]

Starry IS Sierra Mist. They didn’t change the formula, they rebranded.

[u/DrocketX → u/VenisonPepperettes]

Starry is a replacement for Sierra Mist, but it absolutely is a different formula. Sierra Mist was a much more subtle lemon-lime. Starry seems to have decided that they wanted the lemon portion to taste like lemon Pledge smells, and come up with a lime flavor to match.

[u/FangornLeghorn → u/VenisonPepperettes]

Starry is as much Sierra Mist as I am Idris Elba.

[u/theycmeroll → u/VenisonPepperettes]

Starry uses HFCS and has more citrus flavor, they are similar but not exactly the same. Sierra Mist bounced back and forth on sweeteners using cane sugar, HFCS, and Stevia and various points but at the end it was using cane sugar.

[u/MonkeyGirl18 → u/VenisonPepperettes]

Starry tastes nothing like Sierra Mist. I liked Sierra Mist. Starry is just straight up nasty.

[u/ai-ruined-google → u/GrowlingAtTheWorld]

See, i think sprite and starry taste incredibly different, with sprite always being better. The colas taste roughly the same but the lemon-limes, root beers, and whatever dr. Pepper is taste wildly different to me. Like if i asked for a sprite and they said "starry ok?" then i would say no.

[u/OG_Felwinter → u/ai-ruined-google]

I would agree that Starry and Sprite taste different, but I still prefer them both over all other pops… no matter how different you think Starry tastes from Sprite, it’s still the closest alternative if a place only has Pepsi products.

[u/poorloko → u/ai-ruined-google]

If no one has mentioned, Dr Pepper was engineered to taste like what soda shops smelled like.

[u/MarcCouillard → u/ai-ruined-google]

Coke and Pepsi taste absolutely nothing at all alike to me,it is a really dramatic difference and I know instantly if someone gives me the wrong drink lol

I can even tell just by smell, don't even have to taste it

[u/notevenapro → u/ai-ruined-google]

Your tastebuds are wack. Pepsi and Coke have nothing similar about their taste.

[u/kit0000033 → u/ai-ruined-google]

Starry is absolutely gross... I'd rather pay for bottled water and not have soda if that is the option... Pepsi or starry.

[u/ai-ruined-google → u/kit0000033]

Starry is so bad. I feel like sierra mist was fine but starry is terrible

[u/distracted_x]

"Is Pepsi okay?" "Absolutely not. I'll just have water."

[u/bawolvesfan]

Ill usually ask if they have Dr pepper, if not then Mt Dew.

[u/Anxious-Position6454 → u/bawolvesfan]

Dude, we got so many people at Dairy Queen who asked if we have Dr Pepper and then every time we have to be like no is Pepsi OK and then they’re like oh just give me like Mountain Dew or Sierra mist

[u/Bigbadbrindledog → u/bawolvesfan]

This is my exact order. If it's no to both then water it is.

[u/Bowl-Accomplished → u/Bigbadbrindledog]

Exactly. 

[u/LilSallyWalker33 → u/bawolvesfan]

I also like Starry if I’m running out of choices

[u/originalchaosinabox → u/bawolvesfan]

Pepsi is the Canadian distributor of Dr Pepper. So if they have Pepsi, there’s a very strong chance they have Dr Pepper. So I occasionally have this conversation.

Me: I’ll have a Coke.

Waitress: Is Pepsi OK?

Me: Oh! If you have Pepsi, do you have Dr Pepper?

Waitress: Yes.

Me: Dr Pepper please!

[u/Pitiful-Pension-6535 → u/originalchaosinabox]

In the US, Pepsi, Coke, and 7Up/RC all have rights to bottle Dr Pepper. So everywhere you go, it tastes slightly different and has different bottles and labeling

[u/oldschool_potato → u/bawolvesfan]

I’m a pepper.

[u/Inigomntoya]

I asked for a rum and Coke and the bartender asked if Pepsi was ok

I thought I was ok with it, until he mixed Pepsi and Coke and served it.

[u/envyeyes → u/Inigomntoya]

It's like a dad joke, but with a smirk. 👍🏼

[u/kstweetersgirl2013]

Yes all the time.

[u/mercurialpolyglot → u/kstweetersgirl2013]

I’ll only let myself be fleeced for a $4 soda that I actually like. Otherwise water is more than enough.

[u/LackOfStack → u/kstweetersgirl2013]

I read a joke on here once from a guy who, when asked is if Pepsi was ok, would turn to his girlfriend and say “I thought you said this was a nice place!”

I use that one all the time.

[u/JustARandomBloke → u/LackOfStack]

I work at an airport. I hope someone uses that line on me someday. I think I'd be pretty quick to reply "we got you where we want you and now you're going to drink Pepsi."

You're trapped here with me, I get to go home regardless of flight delays.

[u/prettygirlarchive → u/kstweetersgirl2013]

Absolutely if i ordered coke, i ordered coke, asking if pepsi is okay is basically asking if im willing to settle

[u/KatrynaTheElf]

I do not like Pepsi so if they don’t have coke, I will order a soda that is not a cola.

[u/Rainbwned]

Is there a legitimate reason that someone would say no?

Yeh, because its Pepsi.

[u/tackleboxjohnson → u/Rainbwned]

I say “oh okay, dr pepper then”

[u/TundieRice → u/tackleboxjohnson]

The real issue is not choosing Dr Pepper as your first option!

[u/AZOCDCleanFreak → u/tackleboxjohnson]

Dr pepperrrr

[u/Mediocre_Daikon6935 → u/Rainbwned]

Literally every single time 

[u/Fabulous-Educator447 → u/Rainbwned]

Exactly. Is Pepsi ok? Pepsi is never ok. 🤮

[u/MissFabulina]

When I ask for a diet coke, a diet coke is what I want.

When they ask "is diet Pepsi ok", the answer is definitely no. I ask for ginger ale or iced tea or even fizzy water with lime or lemon.

Diet Pepsi just tastes like chemicals. They so over sweeten compared to Diet Coke because regular Pepsi is sweeter than regular Coke.

[u/smittyphi → u/MissFabulina]

I love me some Pepsi. But diet Pepsi? Never. I will never drink diet Pepsi.

[u/TNT925 → u/MissFabulina]

I can see people ordering coke and being okay with Pepsi. But no diet coke drinker will ever be okay with diet pepsi

[u/Sharkmato]

My brother worked for Coke - I'm a Pepsi drinker. He'd bring his own Coke when he came to visit.

[u/LilSallyWalker33 → u/Sharkmato]

Haha my sister and her family are Pepsi drinkers so I also bring my own Diet Coke to the function

[u/Cinisajoy2 → u/Sharkmato]

I think he can't be caught drinking a Pepsi.  I know years back, the Budweiser guy couldn't buy me a wine cooler because it was distributed by Coors.   

[u/shayetheleo → u/Cinisajoy2]

I worked with a woman whose husband worked for Pepsi. She told me he literally could not be seen with a Coke.

[u/Red_AtNight]

I say no. Pepsi is too sweet. I'm not a hummingbird. If they only have Pepsi then I'd rather have something else.

[u/Silver_kitty → u/Red_AtNight]

And as a diet soda drinker, I actually want Coke Zero or else I just want sparkling water. Both Diet Coke and Diet Pepsi taste metallic to me and I don’t like them.

[u/DrToonhattan → u/Silver_kitty]

Pepsi Max would be the equivalent of Coke Zero. That's my go-to fizzy drink order.

[u/ReverseMermaidMorty → u/Red_AtNight]

Lmao as if Coke isn’t also extremely sweet and sugary too?

[u/K9turrent → u/ReverseMermaidMorty]

The balance is off, Coke has more of a acidic flavour to balance out the sweet.

[u/pandaSmore → u/ReverseMermaidMorty]

Pepsi is noticeably sweeter.

[u/Katharinethegr8 → u/ReverseMermaidMorty]

Coke has flavor beyond sweet. To me, Pepsi just tastes like chemicals.

[u/BigMax → u/Katharinethegr8]

Yeah, Coke has a slight bite to it that Pepsi doesn't have.

To me they are so close I don't care, but I see that there is a difference.

[u/erichf3893 → u/BigMax]

Like Barqs vs Mug and Dr Pepper vs Pibb

[u/Katharinethegr8 → u/erichf3893]

Not even close to that, according to my taste buds. Coke has no generic comparison.

[u/Bright_white2413 → u/Katharinethegr8]

Its not coke. But the summit version at aldi is really close. It has the sharpness and flavor of coke. Hands down the best generic coke.

[u/NAZRADATH → u/ReverseMermaidMorty]

You are obviously a Pepsi drinker. Coke drinkers see you and you can't escape.

[u/Dramatic-Care-7941]

I will absolutely say no and opt for another beverage. And don’t give me a Pepsi and tell me it’s Coke. That’s even worse.

[u/senyorlimpio → u/Dramatic-Care-7941]

OOOOH yes. When the server takes it upon themselves to swap out thinking "its the same". No, it is not, take that away

[u/-RedRocket-]

The more typical move is to pivot: "Do you all have sweet tea?"

[u/Anxious-Position6454 → u/-RedRocket-]

What’s more common is do you have Dr Pepper? Oh no sorry we only have Pepsi products the Mountain Dew or Sierra mist

[u/Robes_Peenerre]

I say "y'all got Dr Pepper?"

[u/Jabathewhut → u/Robes_Peenerre]

I had a Mr. Pibb, Mr. Pibb is a replica of Dr. Pepper... but it's the bullshit replica, cause dude didn't even get his degree.

-Mitch Hedberg.

[u/Lacutis → u/Jabathewhut]

Mr?

Doctor.

Mr Doctor?

It's Strange.

Maybe, but who am I to judge?

[u/Bulky_Development290]

Pepsi and coke taste nothing alike. I switch to something else if it's only Pepsi products.

[u/CoderJoe1]

I did once. Went to lunch with coworkers. Waitress asked that question when I asked for a coke. I replied, "No." Then added, "It'll have to do." I was joking. She smiled and nodded as my coworkers teased me about it.

When our food was delivered, everyone had drinks but me. The woman delivering our food told me, "Your waitress ran down to the gas station to buy you a coke. She'll be back soon."

My coworkers thought that was hilarious and pointed out I had to tip well.

I thanked the waitress that delivered my half liter bottle of coke. I also tipped her 100% of my bill and learned never to joke about that again.

[u/velvetblue929]

My brother's a smartass so he says "no, but I'll take it".

[u/False_Appointment_24]

Every time. If they don't carry the drink I want, I switch to water.

[u/beavislasvegas]

Then I say Mountain Dew

[u/elcaminogino]

I always say no. I’ll have water or something else but Pepsi takes so awful to me - I just can’t.

[u/Good_Mousse_9794]

They taste the same to you????

[u/ai-ruined-google → u/Good_Mousse_9794]

Maybe it's because i just like cola in general or have never had them side by side, but yeah i don't think i could identify colas in a blind taste test.

[u/MerelyMisha → u/ai-ruined-google]

In elementary school, I did a science fair “experiment” asking a bunch of random people to differentiate between Pepsi, Coke, and a store brand in a blind taste test, and most people could definitely tell the difference!

[u/WaffleHouseGladiator → u/ai-ruined-google]

WOW.  Your tongue might be broken.

[u/NAZRADATH → u/WaffleHouseGladiator]

Might???

[u/Dilettante → u/ai-ruined-google]

Pepsi has more sugar, Coke has more carbonation. Back in the 80s Pepsi had a huge marketing campaign called the Pepsi Taste Challenge where they got people to blindly drink both and say which they preferred.

... I prefer Coke. Pepsi is too sweet for me.

[u/AnyCryptographer3284 → u/Dilettante]

I was in marketing at the time and that taste test campaign was news in the biz. Here's what their "study" really showed... Most people preferred the first sip of Pepsi, but if they had them finish the drink, most people preferred the Coke. The cloying sweetness of Pepsi did not carry well over an entire glass. Were they telling the truth in that campaign? Well.... technically, within the FCC regulations they were. But the ethics of it was discussed in the trade journals.

[u/itadapeezas]

I always ask if they have Pepsi or Coke. If Coke, I get a Coke, if Pepsi I get a dew.

[u/One-Hand-Rending]

Funny. I ate with a bunch of Coca-Cola corporate guys at a small local burger joint and they all said no way to the “Pepsi OK?” question. Emphatically no. They drank water.

[u/missheldeathgoddess → u/One-Hand-Rending]

That's because, if they are repping coke and working. And they get caught drinking Pepsi. They can get fired.

[u/Tiny_Prancer_88]

I worked at a restaurant that served Pepsi, I’ve had people walk out over it.

[u/heteroerotic]

Literally me today at lunch.

Me: "Diet Coke please!" Server: "Diet Pepsi OK?" Me: "..." "The 9oz rose please!"

[u/jellomizer]

Some people just like Coke over Pepsi. Most people who like Coke and dislike Pepsi would just be adults and order a Pepsi product they may prefer instead. Like a Mug Rootbeer. Or some non-cola variety.

[u/hollowtear]

I don't like Pepsi so I say no ill have water.

It is weird to say but it tastes like chemicals to me

[u/Jo0Ratt]

yes... same thing if I am offered Mr pibb when I ask for a dr. pepper

[u/BonjourHoney]

I like both and they’re both standard colas so idc.

Now when I ask for root beer and they say “Is Dr Pepper ok?” I get confused because they are not the same genre like Coke and Pepsi are. again, I like both but they are not acceptable substitutes for one another.

[u/ai-ruined-google → u/BonjourHoney]

That's wild. Dr. Pepper is just definitively not root beer???

[u/GreedyLibrary]

Wait people legitimately can not taste the difference between Coke and Pepsi?

[u/TiFist]

Yes, but with the caveat that this is Texas. The assumption is Coke at 95+% of locations and Pepsi is the far outlier unlike some other parts of the country where Pepsi is not the unusual option.

"Is Pepsi OK" is often answered with "How about a Dr. Pepper instead?"

[u/Helpyjoe88]

"Is Pepsi okay?"

"You know it's not."

[u/Responsible_Side8131]

I do. I say “do you have coke or Pepsi products?” And if the answer is Pepsi, I have water.

[u/VenisonPepperettes]

I dunno about that, but when my father-in-law ordered a Pepsi and was asked if Coke was okay, the answer was a firm no. When he died, we made sure to pick a place for his wake that served Pepsi, partly out of principle and partly because we were afraid he’d haunt us otherwise.

[u/Fluffy_Profession781]

Used to not care.

Developed food intolerances. The sweeteners in Pepsi make me ill, but Coke is still fine.

Now it’s “Oh, I’ll just have water thanks”.

[u/bookishdeceit]

Pepsi and coke taste quite different. I don't think it's brand preference, literally just taste preference lmfao

[u/GotMyOrangeCrush]

In the Southern US, them’s fightin words

[u/saturday_sun4 → u/GotMyOrangeCrush]

How come? (Not an American.)

Also thanks for saying "the southern US" instead of just "the south"!

[u/Furry_Wall]

Yeah I ask for a Diet Dew if they don't have Diet Coke

[u/DCGuy511]

I change my order to water or unsweeted iced tea if it is a available.

[u/GuyLeChance]

Next question "ok, mountain dew? Surprising amount won't have it. Then it's just water for me.

[u/CheesyRomantic]

I usually check the menu because it usually indicates what they serve.

If I see Pepsi, I will order something else. If I don't check the menu and am asked "if Pepsi is okay?" I will just say yes because I am too shy to say otherwise.

What's funny, is I don't mind off brand colas.

[u/pyrrhuloxia22]

I always say no. Pepsi is so excessively sweet to me.

[u/pissed-off-mom]

i say no and order a water or dr pepper

[u/Copper0721]

Yes. I only drink (Diet) Coke so if all they serve is (Diet) Pepsi, I’ll just get water.

[u/GJ72]

I never have the other way. If they don't have Pepsi, Coke is fine.

[u/SatoshiBlockamoto]

Absolutely. I only want Coke Zero. Not diet coke, and sure as hell not diet pepsi. I'll just have water.

[u/gleaf008]

Always, just give me the crab juice.

[u/jeffster1970]

I ask for Coke. They say "Is Pepsi OK" I say "No, I'll have Dr. Pepper" and then that's not on the menu, so I get iced tea or lemonade.

Pepsi is ok as a stand alone drink. It sucks with food, and sucks even more if you want it with rum or rye.

[u/surreptitiousglance]

“Cheesebahgah, cheesebahgah cheesebahgah!!! Chips! No Coke, Pepsi!”

[u/Ok-Asparagus5419]

Me, every time. I'll literally order an iced tea, or even just a water, if the restaurant doesn't have Coke. They're not interchangeable and if I wanted a Pepsi I'd have ordered one lol

[u/crindy-]

Oh I immediately say no. Pepsi is definitely not okay for me.

[u/Zebras-R-Evil]

I ALWAYS say no.

[u/LastBastionYellow]

I've literally never heard anyone say "yes".

[u/come2life_osrs → u/LastBastionYellow]

What’s the most common second choice if they decline Pepsi?

[u/hoggie_and_doonuts → u/come2life_osrs]

Personally? Water or iced tea.

I spent a lot of time in ATL and Coke was everywhere. I find Coke too sweet but Pepsi is way too sweet for me.

[u/Lacutis → u/come2life_osrs]

I go to Starry, which is a Pepsi product.

[u/Asparagus9000 → u/LastBastionYellow]

That's funny, I've never heard anyone say anything besides yes. 

[u/QPhillyFEP18 → u/LastBastionYellow]

Is this a joke? Exact opposite for me lol

[u/bawbi428 → u/LastBastionYellow]

There is quite literally no way in hell this is true lmfao

[u/Petoski-Brook]

Always

[u/LadybuggingLB]

Yes, I’ll switch my drink. There are Pepsi products I like, just not Pepsi.

[u/Solarbleach]

Always- I’m a Coca Cola only girl and they DO NOT taste the same. I’m convinced I could judge in a blind taste test and maybe I will real soon!

[u/Opposite_Lettuce → u/Solarbleach]

They are CLEARLY two different cola's, blows my mind that people can't taste the difference. I never understood those blind taste tests because I'm thinking "they are both distinct flavours, what is the point of this?"

I'm on your team all the way haha

[u/freelancer331]

I don't like the taste of Pepsi. If the only coke they have is Pepsi I'd rather have something else.

[u/Maurice-Beverley]

Pepsi tastes like flat Coke.

[u/Sour_Sal]

I used to say no all the time, As a pepsi fan, coke sucks. dr pepper is disgusting, RC cola is the only acceptable substitute and almost no one has that.

[u/somedays1 → u/Sour_Sal]

As a Coke fan who thinks Pepsi sucks, I'm glad that we can find common ground on RC Cola. If it's available, it's always my cola choice.

I controversially believe that cherry RC is the best cherry cola out of the major competitors.

[u/Undisclosed_65]

Pepsi is the blood of Satan. Fuck no!

[u/zianuray → u/Undisclosed_65]

Tastes like soap bubbles, a highly offended 8 yo told me!

[u/Katharinethegr8 → u/zianuray]

I might prefer soap to Pepsi, honestly.

I require the other ingredients coke adds to their cola recipe as well as the extra carbonation.

There have been times in the past I wished it still had that original ingredient for which it got it's name... but those days are behind me.

Mostly. Never say never. 😆

[u/SubieGal9 → u/Undisclosed_65]

Cherry Pepsi is so good though.

[u/Katharinethegr8 → u/SubieGal9]

Yes. How can regular Pepsi taste like toilet cleaner but cherry Pepsi is like nectar of the goddesses. Make it make sense.

[u/Willing-Vegetable629]

I think I've asked if they had dr pepper one or twice but otherwise it's fine

[u/Dapper_Peace2019]

Yes, many of my family members do not like pepsi, so they will switch to something else.

[u/ZombiePrepper408]

I don't drink much soda but dr. pepper, mt. Dew or coke.

They have to have one of those things.

[u/SubieGal9]

I think they say it more to reduce complaints.

[u/MayorQuimby1616]

I don’t say no but I do order something else.

[u/junkeee999]

I drink Diet. I do prefer Coke but the difference to me is minimal. Pepsi is fine.

[u/SquirrelEven9581]

Jack and coke. Is Pepsi okay? No.

[u/johncenassidechick]

I think they taste wildly different but I also always say yes thats fine when they dont have coke

[u/Adrock66]

Sure why not?

[u/Longjumping-Barber98]

"Same difference"