Do the Dew!

Here's a quick (but rather funny) story about what happened to me this weekend.
I knew that I needed to stay up late Saturday night and get some laundry done. A few weeks ago the washer was broken, and I had about 6 loads of laundry (including bedding) that had piled up during that time. With no time or energy to do it previously, I planned to pull an all-nighter and finish it all in one day. I stopped at Food Lion on the way home to buy some much needed Diet Mountain Dew to keep me company that night. However, the 2 liters were $1.75 each, and the Food Lion Brand was only $0.88. I went with the cheaper of the two, which was cleverly called "Diet Mountain Lion". Big Mistake. The caffeine in the soda did the drink, but it was like drinking cough syrup mixed with orange juice and club soda. Disgusting. Absolutely disgusting.
I drank half the bottle. I needed to stay awake and had nothing else, so I gagged down enough to keep me up until 3 am, then I brushed my teeth like never before, trying to get that awful taste out of my mouth.
The next time I need to stay awake by way of soda, I am doing the Dew. I can't be snobby about the price on soda, because it's worth it to pay for quality. No cheap knock-off brands of Diet Mountain Dew for me, I need the real stuff!