210 SURREAL SODAS

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SURREAL SODAS

In Western culture, it is considered impolite to arrive at a party empty-handed. The conventional custom is to bring your host a gift—often something to drink.

Unfortunately, this habit often results in too many forgettable bottles of cheap wine.

If you are the kind of guest who likes to stand out from the crowd, why not opt for Lester’s Fixins Outrageous Soda Flavor Sampler, instead of just a bottle from 7-Eleven?

This collection consists of six unexpected, unique drink flavors, sure to generate interest and start conversations.

Ranging from the innocent-sounding pumpkin-pie- and PB-and-J-flavored soft drinks to the totally insane ones like ranch dressing and Buffalo wings, this fizzy-drink pack is guaranteed to create strong opinions.

A good host will find some way to serve the various flavors so that all guests can get a taste of each one—if they dare.

Online reactions have been mixed. Some appreciated the Sampler mostly for its playfulness rather than its delicious flavors. A few enjoyed the corn and PB-and-J sodas but hated the ranch dressing. Still others, in blind tastings, could only identify three of the six flavors and found all to be undrinkable.

And, if you really want to make an impression on your host—and can carry it—you might bring the 12-pack with such creative additional flavors as mustard, black olive, pickle, and cucumber.

Both package sizes are available from vendors online with prices varying from USD$5-10 (NTD$150-300) per bottle.

Lester's Fixins products are produced by Rocket Fizz, which started in California (of course) and now has nearly 150 stores throughout the US.

Whether such a host gift makes you popular or infamous will depend on the taste level of fellow guests, but, without doubt, you will be discussed and remembered.

So, if your intention is ever to be the life of the party, Lester’s Fixins Is one sure way to that well.