In an evolutionary sense, something has gone completely wrong with the human body in the last 20 years and I think it all started with the slow addition of ounces to soft drink cup sizes.
First there was the Big Gulp. Debuting in a flash of brilliance years ago at 32 ounces, it was a phenom. Initially, 7-Eleven was about the only place you could find a drink of this magnitude. Then, seemingly overnight, the 32 ounce drink became common place, if not an industry standard.
32 ounces wasn’t enough after about two weeks so the engineers went back to the lab and came up with the Super Big Gulp. Engineers amazingly push the limits of the plastic cup to sizes that were unimaginable only about two weeks earlier and the Super Big Gulp’s 44 ounces of refreshment were more than a novelty, they were a necessity.
Thankfully those days of unquenching minimalism didn’t last long. Another two weeks later and we finally had the Double Gulp weighing in at an almost unsafe to carry 64 ounces of self-contained sugar and caffeine.
Of course there are the pseudo cup mugs that go well beyond the Double Gulp but I consider these not to be “cups” in the true sense of the word, but rather coolers from which you can drink directly.
The way I see it, there are only a few possible reasons why you would buy the Double Gulp
- You think you’re getting more for your money
- You are trying to drown yourself
- You are on a liquid diet
- There is a fire everyday on your way to work and this time, you want to put it out
What in the hell happened, people? 64 ounces of liquid in one sitting? A Double Gulp of Coke is about 800 calories. That’s 40% of the recommended daily caloric allowance for adults. We’re talking just over 5 beers in a six pack thrown into one cup.
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i agree i mean 64 oz cups..and yet we wounder why soo many Americans are overweight… *rolls eyes*… the only reason i would buy a 64 oz cup is to fill it up with water… god some people make the stupidest nutritional choices…
sean on May 11th, 2008 at 10:38 am | Link
Ummmm, yeah. I by the 64 ounce drink at least once a month. They are only 1$ for a re-fill. I’m type 1 diabetic and I always get Diet Pepsi (sometimes I’m spontanious and add some cherry flavor!). Emphasis on the “Diet”. So I realize you’re probably just venting (about the 64oz, I have no clue) but please, don’t be baggin’ on my DOUBLE GULP!!!
Sincerely, Andrew Arriola
Andrew Arriola on June 30th, 2008 at 7:31 pm | Link
you know, diet soda will kill you just as fast as normal soda will. it is in all the artificial sweeteners. then again I like to get some “baja blast” mountain dew in the 44 oz. cup from tacobell since they made it an exclusive for that place… otherwise I just get some Dew from wherever else.
Protip: the taste of sour gummy worms cancels out the flavor of mountain dew making it taste like carbonated water.
Nineball on October 13th, 2008 at 11:03 pm | Link
At the price of a 64 oz, might as well get a two liter and put a straw in it.
rouschkateer, where you going to put the ice ? as a 7-11 employee, most people buy the big cups to mix with other things not found in the Big Gulp machine. So the bigger the cup, the bigger the refreshing beverage the locals can enjoy, ours or theirs.
Day on October 14th, 2009 at 4:18 am | Link
yeah you said it. the aspratain in the diet soda will kill you just as fast maybe faster
ant on May 3rd, 2010 at 10:09 am | Link