guttersnipe
04-25-2003, 03:59 PM
In the coffee thread, Chairman Kaga said:
I love Dr. Pepper. Waco, Texas in the house.
Aggie I hear in TX you can buy Dr. P in small bottles and
they taste better.
I can't live without Dr. Pepper and thought the
information I am about to provide deserved its own
thread.
From what I understand, the REAL Dr. Pepper formula is
made with real cane sugar instead of corn syrup. And it
is supposed to be much, much better.
From the unofficial Dr. Pepper FAQ:
2.6 How can I get some cane sugar Dr Pepper?
You can either:
a) Visit the plant in Dublin, Texas--the oldest Dr Pepper
bottling plant in the world and the only plant in the U.S.
which is allowed by the Dr Pepper corporation to still
manufacture the soda with cane sugar. The Dublin Dr
Pepper Bottling Company is located at 221 South
Patrick, Dublin, Texas 76446, one block south of the
intersection of US377/67 and TX6. The plant is open
Monday through Friday, 9am-5pm; Saturday,
10am-5pm; and Sunday, 1-5pm. You can also call them
at 1-254-445-3466 for tour information, etc.
b) Visit most stores within a 50 mile radius of the
plant--which is the territory covered by it.
c) Call up Old Doc's Soda Shop in Dublin at
1-888-398-10-2-4, or 1-254-445-3939 and they can tell
you how much it costs to have "The Real Thing"
shipped to you. You can even order it on-line now! Click
on http://www.dublindrpepper.com/Store/entry.htm
and all will be revealed.
Be forewarned that no matter how you buy it from
Dublin, there is a 25 case limit. Any more than that sold
to a single person could violate franchise agreements
(because you could be "dealing" if you have more than
25 cases in your possession and transport them into
another franchise's territory).
d) Visit the Dr Pepper Museum in Waco, Texas, in
person (see question 3.4 for their address), and you
can buy loose bottles and cans of the cane sugar soda
in their gift shop--but not at their soda fountain. The
way they explain it, the museum is not allowed to sell
the soda "to drink" at their fountain with all their other
sodas, but they are allowed to sell it "closed" at their
gift shop, as long as they only sell it in person to
museum customers. I telephoned the museum and
asked: "Does that mean you can't drink it anywhere on
the premises?" "Well, our customers can do whatever
they want after they buy it," the kind woman on the
other end responded. The museum does not ship the
cane sugar product anywhere, which may be why you
never heard of it on their web site.
I've been meaning to order some of the Real Thing for a
while now, and thank you CK for reminding me. I'll give
you an update once I finally taste the stuff.
~guttersnipe
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I love Dr. Pepper. Waco, Texas in the house.
Aggie I hear in TX you can buy Dr. P in small bottles and
they taste better.
I can't live without Dr. Pepper and thought the
information I am about to provide deserved its own
thread.
From what I understand, the REAL Dr. Pepper formula is
made with real cane sugar instead of corn syrup. And it
is supposed to be much, much better.
From the unofficial Dr. Pepper FAQ:
2.6 How can I get some cane sugar Dr Pepper?
You can either:
a) Visit the plant in Dublin, Texas--the oldest Dr Pepper
bottling plant in the world and the only plant in the U.S.
which is allowed by the Dr Pepper corporation to still
manufacture the soda with cane sugar. The Dublin Dr
Pepper Bottling Company is located at 221 South
Patrick, Dublin, Texas 76446, one block south of the
intersection of US377/67 and TX6. The plant is open
Monday through Friday, 9am-5pm; Saturday,
10am-5pm; and Sunday, 1-5pm. You can also call them
at 1-254-445-3466 for tour information, etc.
b) Visit most stores within a 50 mile radius of the
plant--which is the territory covered by it.
c) Call up Old Doc's Soda Shop in Dublin at
1-888-398-10-2-4, or 1-254-445-3939 and they can tell
you how much it costs to have "The Real Thing"
shipped to you. You can even order it on-line now! Click
on http://www.dublindrpepper.com/Store/entry.htm
and all will be revealed.
Be forewarned that no matter how you buy it from
Dublin, there is a 25 case limit. Any more than that sold
to a single person could violate franchise agreements
(because you could be "dealing" if you have more than
25 cases in your possession and transport them into
another franchise's territory).
d) Visit the Dr Pepper Museum in Waco, Texas, in
person (see question 3.4 for their address), and you
can buy loose bottles and cans of the cane sugar soda
in their gift shop--but not at their soda fountain. The
way they explain it, the museum is not allowed to sell
the soda "to drink" at their fountain with all their other
sodas, but they are allowed to sell it "closed" at their
gift shop, as long as they only sell it in person to
museum customers. I telephoned the museum and
asked: "Does that mean you can't drink it anywhere on
the premises?" "Well, our customers can do whatever
they want after they buy it," the kind woman on the
other end responded. The museum does not ship the
cane sugar product anywhere, which may be why you
never heard of it on their web site.
I've been meaning to order some of the Real Thing for a
while now, and thank you CK for reminding me. I'll give
you an update once I finally taste the stuff.
~guttersnipe
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