Flat Mountain Dew

This might seem silly, but...

If the only pop/soda you drink is Mt. Dew, maybe you are "getting used
to" the way it tastes.

I get that sometimes. I drink something so much, for so long, that
eventually it starts to taste bland. I have to change it up every now
and then.

Try switching to another flavor, like Pepsi, or eliminating carbonated
drinks for a while. I alternate between tea, flavored water, Cherry
Pepsi, and Mt. Dew, and have not had a problem since.

They sent me a mailed response when I wrote them, so you should hear
back.

Very reasonable requests.

I have a feeling this is a distributor based issue. I have had maybe
two or three bottles of flat soda over the course of a year. One step
YOU can take is this:
when buying a 20oz out of a cooler, squeeze the bottle before you buy
it, if it squeezes easily its flat. the ideal soda bottle should be
rock hard and not have any play when you squeeze it.

Good Luck, Im sure Pepsico will get back to you quickly, i wrote to
them earlier this year and got a prompt response.

Did you check expiration dates? I was buying 20-ounce bottles of Coca
Cola (this was several years ago) from a certain coffee shop near
work, and they often would be flat. I finally saw the expiration (or
sell by) date on the bottle (not easy to see that dark grey print when
it's full of pop!) and noticed that the pop was expired. Even if it
was by just a month, the pop was flat.

I called Coca Cola and the problem was immediately taken care of. I
hope the same happens as a result of your letter.

Sounds like a local bottler issue, as I've had plenty of Mt. Dew
recently and this has not been my experience.

You'd think that if all their products, for this long, were flat,
there'd be hundreds of customers complaining. That being the case, it
sure sounds like the local bottler is simply ignoring the problem.
Which is a whole lot worse than having made the mistake in the first
place.

Even more, I'm surprised that bottlers weren't required to use cans
and bottles that met certain specs. The fact that they're using
too-thin cans and plastic bottles sure sounds like this is a terrible
bottler.

If you're in an area that's served by Pepsi Bottling Group, take
heart: PepsiCo is buying these plans, so hopefully that'll improve
quality.

Burns your throat as it goes down?

Doesnt sound like something I would want to drink.

Perhaps your interpretation of flat is different than theirs.

Good Day

The OP is from Vincennes, IN, which is what...a hundred miles from New
Albany?

You are probably served by the same bottling company.

Has Meijer's or any other local company made a complain about this?

OMG!! Now I know it isn't just DH & I!!!

I have had to give them the codes off of bottles every time I've
called.. None have been expired, or really even close to it. While I
think the gals in Customer Service are sympathetic, I believe that
they think it is something I'm doing to the pop to make it flat. The
last lady told me that she checked and there were no other complaints
about the soda. I can say that until I noticed it with Diet Mountain
Dew (still thinking CVS was doing something to cause it), my DH never
said anything about it. Now he grumbles the whole time like I
do...lol

This last weekend I finally used the free coupon they sent after the
last complaint. I took the pop directly from the store to my
refridgerator. As soon as it was cold enough to drink, I opened
one....flat! So flat, in fact, that I took a drink, put the lid back
on, dropped it on the floor (on purpose), opened the bottle
immediately and took a drink! It not only didn't explode, it didn't
even go PSCHTTT....lol

And to whomever suggested I might be lucky and get a new bottler when
Pepsi buys out the independants....I've already tried that and was
informed that there would be "absolutely no change in your favorite
drink"....Grrr!!!