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Costco is Selling Mexican Coke!

Real Mexican Coke is made with cane sugar. I would change brands based on the corn syrup label. Did anyone else notice the study that shows HFCS makes you eat more :)

http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/full/79/4/537

Ever wonder why it is hard to drink just one U.S. Coke? Crazy. Seems like a great way to sell more soda. This study has been out since 2004. Cane sugar (glucose) and corn syrup (fructose) really are metabolized differently, and the Coke corporation is nuts for lying to us. Further more HFCS drinks not only have lots of calories but also may increase the number of calories you crave vs. just the extra calories in a cane sugar soda. Sounds like a great class action suit. I mean, they have read that study and know that the increased obesity rate coincides with the change from real sugar to HFCS

hsirrapyesdnil at 7:05PM on 09/16/07

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Costco is Selling Mexican Coke!

I bought some yesterday in Southern CA and believe me it was priced around the $21, point at our Costco. I tried it and really can't tell the difference. I once had some in Granada and that was a different blend. in fact the person with me never drinks Coke and they had 4 without stopping. surely this is not the same formula.

wouldn't it be nice to buy the Coke blend for lots of countries in a store vs just the Mexican.

OCgal at 6:00PM on 09/17/08

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Costco is Selling Mexican Coke!

Even better than Mexican Coke? BERMUDIAN COKE. I'm fortunate enough to be a dual-national and grew up tasting the difference between US and Bermuda coke. Now that I've had a chance to try Mexican coke (I'm in Mexico now), I can tell you Bermudian coke is even crisper, and less harsh than Mexican. In Bermuda, you can also find Sprite made with real sugar. I've even gone so far as to bring back Coke syrup with me and carbonate it with a tabletop carbonator! The people in customs tell me it's not that uncommon to bring a Coke syrup-pack across.

powermd at 8:14PM on 07/07/08

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Costco is Selling Mexican Coke!

I'm in washington, and Costco has been selling the Mexican coke since last summer.

I just got 2 cases of it, and filled up the coke machine :)

Hopefully they keep selling it, I don't drink it all the time. I just like having the option :)

cdoyle at 4:58PM on 12/28/07

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Costco is Selling Mexican Coke!

MaryResta, they've been selling it at the Costco's in Colorado since early this summer...we are awfully close to Texas, but from the posts above, I am pretty sure they are selling it at more locations. Costco employees are usually very good, but I think the one you worked with didn't give you the complete story. I'd just request it with one of their forms and get your friends to do the same. It just might show up at your local warehouse. Also, in Colorado I've found it at Mexican grocery stores, not sure if you have those in NJ, but it might be worth a try. It is just very spendy outside of Costco.

waterreflecting at 10:37AM on 12/28/07

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Costco is Selling Mexican Coke!

Adam-
Based on your post I went and joined Costco--the closest one to me is in Clifton, NJ. I was HUGELY disappointed to find there was NO MEXICAN COCA-COLA. I spoke to the warehouse manager who had no clue what I was talking about, but agreed to do a regional check and found that only the Costco's in Texas carried Coca-Cola de Mexicao. I am enormously disappointed. I see you are in NYC, so what Costco were you referencing? Where did you see Mexican Coca-Cola? And does anyone know where in Northern NJ I can purchase it? (After a visit to Mexico I have become addicted to the stuff. Other than a restaurant here and there a few bottles purchased on the web, I've had to go without. I'd love to buy a case. HELP!!!)

MaryResta at 5:59PM on 12/07/07