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  • manekiNekomanekiNeko Posts: 1,455
    edited July 2020

    so... *cough* nothing to say about drinks, i only drink plain water/green tea lol - but back to the original topic (yup, this warrants me a free pass to "are u a thread killer", sorry guys), especially about WISHLIST/S daz deal-style: i have spent some time to write labels (also general comments pre-daz deals) in my wishlist to order the stuff i want. and it's the 1st place i look when i'm liquid, besides obvious mega sales. it's like the elite of my wishlist, la crème de la crème of my dreams & wishes.

    so, i guess the new system won't take over those labels, right? right?
    then, what am i supposed to do to not lose all my important information in my wishlist? any tip/trick from the @Ati and @Overdrawn team? or anyone else who had the same thought and might have found a solution/idea?
    of course, to keep the info at least somehow, i *could* make a print edit of my wishlist... BUT 1) it would be a lot of pages - 2) i'm not even sure print edit won't totally mess up the layout, because when i tried to print edit shop pages with the option "items you own" on so i'd have the overview of some stuff like hair/figures/whatever, i get like huge thumbnails and 10x more pages as i'd need - 3) even if i do this or a simple printscreen of my wishlist, OF COURSE IT WON'T BE DYNAMIC, which means every time i either add an item to wishlist or a new comment/label, obvs it won't be in the print stuff and i'd have to do it all over again.
    ESPECIALLY SINCE WE DON'T KNOW WHEN THIS WILL HAPPEN.

    so, ideas, infos anyone?

    Post edited by manekiNeko on
  • SevrinSevrin Posts: 6,314

    Wait what?  There will be new soft drinks before the end of the year?

  • manekiNekomanekiNeko Posts: 1,455
    Sevrin said:

    Wait what?  There will be new soft drinks before the end of the year?

    laughlaughlaugh *lmaoooooo*

  • AtiAti Posts: 9,193
    manekiNeko said:

    about WISHLIST/S daz deal-style: i have spent some time to write labels (also general comments pre-daz deals) in my wishlist to order the stuff i want. and it's the 1st place i look when i'm liquid, besides obvious mega sales. it's like the elite of my wishlist, la crème de la crème of my dreams & wishes.

    so, i guess the new system won't take over those labels, right? right?
    then, what am i supposed to do to not lose all my important information in my wishlist? any tip/trick from the @Ati and @Overdrawn team? or anyone else who had the same thought and might have found a solution/idea?

    Hopefully we still have time to prepare. I have a label backup system ready--I'll ping @Overdrawn to see if we can get that out to all of you guys soon. Then whatever the new store will look like, we'll figure out a way to transfer the labels over. But there's a chance the labels will stay with the items, so this might not even be needed.

  • manekiNekomanekiNeko Posts: 1,455
    Ati said:
    manekiNeko said:

    about WISHLIST/S daz deal-style: i have spent some time to write labels (also general comments pre-daz deals) in my wishlist to order the stuff i want. and it's the 1st place i look when i'm liquid, besides obvious mega sales. it's like the elite of my wishlist, la crème de la crème of my dreams & wishes.

    so, i guess the new system won't take over those labels, right? right?
    then, what am i supposed to do to not lose all my important information in my wishlist? any tip/trick from the @Ati and @Overdrawn team? or anyone else who had the same thought and might have found a solution/idea?

    Hopefully we still have time to prepare. I have a label backup system ready--I'll ping @Overdrawn to see if we can get that out to all of you guys soon. Then whatever the new store will look like, we'll figure out a way to transfer the labels over. But there's a chance the labels will stay with the items, so this might not even be needed.

    this is good news :D

  • TorquinoxTorquinox Posts: 4,560
    manekiNeko said:

    so... *cough* nothing to say about drinks, i only drink plain water/green tea lol - but back to the original topic (yup, this warrants me a free pass to "are u a thread killer", sorry guys), especially about WISHLIST/S daz deal-style: i have spent some time to write labels (also general comments pre-daz deals) in my wishlist to order the stuff i want. and it's the 1st place i look when i'm liquid, besides obvious mega sales. it's like the elite of my wishlist, la crème de la crème of my dreams & wishes.

    so, i guess the new system won't take over those labels, right? right?
    then, what am i supposed to do to not lose all my important information in my wishlist? any tip/trick from the @Ati and @Overdrawn team? or anyone else who had the same thought and might have found a solution/idea?
    of course, to keep the info at least somehow, i *could* make a print edit of my wishlist... BUT 1) it would be a lot of pages - 2) i'm not even sure print edit won't totally mess up the layout, because when i tried to print edit shop pages with the option "items you own" on so i'd have the overview of some stuff like hair/figures/whatever, i get like huge thumbnails and 10x more pages as i'd need - 3) even if i do this or a simple printscreen of my wishlist, OF COURSE IT WON'T BE DYNAMIC, which means every time i add an item either to wishlist or a new comment/label, obvs it won't be in the print stuff and i'd have to do it all over again.
    ESPECIALLY SINCE WE DON'T KNOW WHEN THIS WILL HAPPEN.

    so, ideas, infos anyone?

    If you use Firefox on a desktop, you can add a plugin called "save page we" . You can go to your wishlist page. Scroll through the queue to load in all your items and their thumbnails in the browser. Right click on an open part of the page, from the context menu select save page we -> save selected tabs -> standard or custom items . This will let you save the page as a single html page with images embedded as data. Product links will go to product pages in the store. I would be surprised if those change. All your notes and labels should still be there. The page you get will be a static copy of everything on the live page when the page was saved. It works pretty well for saving stuff you want to look at later. You can save a fresh copy any time.

    Info provided as is, no guarantee the info is fit for any purpose, no warranty express or implied.

  • LeatherGryphonLeatherGryphon Posts: 12,252
    barbult said:
    zombietaggerung said:
    Cybersox said:
    zombietaggerung said:

    Diet Mountain Dew is the best soda. But I would put A&W a close second, if I'm feeling like a cola.

    A&W isn't a cola, it's a root beer.  Cola's contain the essence of the Kola nut while root beer's distinctive flavor is originally based on a root extract from the sassafrass plant.*    Cola's are also natually caffeinated (unless they've been specifically decaffeinated) whereas Root Beers are naturally caffeine free... though a few brands, like Barq's, actually add caffeine.  A&W is caffeine free, btw.  

    *and then there is birch beer, which tastes almost identical,but is based on birch rather than sassafrass.

    I know. But I'm one of those weirdos who calls all brown sodas "cola". 

    That's OK. My weird husband calls all food a burger. Figure that one out.

    I thought I could create a clever comeback, but nope, I can't top that.frown

  • miladyderyni_173d399f47miladyderyni_173d399f47 Posts: 2,724
    nonesuch00 said:

    I recommend diet colas from Kroger. They've a big variety of their house brands. I've started my 2nd diet since 2017 and lost 19 pounds since Jun 1st (the 1st one worked but did you know that simply eating abou 150 - 200 extra calories a day will put about 55 lbs on you in 2 - 3 years in you're 6' and 155? Now I do. My weight returned to it's orginal 208 lbs weight like a homing pigeon. 155 is my high school weight and apparently 'not natural or appropriate for my body decades later' laugh). So instead this time I will continue to log weight & calories & vitals after the diet is over so I don't unknowingly overeat) so I know diet soda in big two liter bottles is indepensible to staying hydrated and staying full (when I overeat it's invariably because I'm thirsty not because I'm hungry). I recommend Kroger for their multitude of Diet K sodas: lemon-lime, Mountian Dew (they call it different), cola, cherry cola, black cherry cola, cherry, Dr Pepper, orange and seems like there is one or two more I'm forgetting.  In contrast to that WalMart has only diet: Cola, Lemon-Lime, Dr. Thunder, Mountain Lightning but it is 17 cents cheaper at WalMart ($0.62 instead of $0.77) per two liter bottle. 

  • miladyderyni_173d399f47miladyderyni_173d399f47 Posts: 2,724
    miladyderyni_173d399f47 said:
    nonesuch00 said:

    I recommend diet colas from Kroger. They've a big variety of their house brands. I've started my 2nd diet since 2017 and lost 19 pounds since Jun 1st (the 1st one worked but did you know that simply eating abou 150 - 200 extra calories a day will put about 55 lbs on you in 2 - 3 years in you're 6' and 155? Now I do. My weight returned to it's orginal 208 lbs weight like a homing pigeon. 155 is my high school weight and apparently 'not natural or appropriate for my body decades later' laugh). So instead this time I will continue to log weight & calories & vitals after the diet is over so I don't unknowingly overeat) so I know diet soda in big two liter bottles is indepensible to staying hydrated and staying full (when I overeat it's invariably because I'm thirsty not because I'm hungry). I recommend Kroger for their multitude of Diet K sodas: lemon-lime, Mountian Dew (they call it different), cola, cherry cola, black cherry cola, cherry, Dr Pepper, orange and seems like there is one or two more I'm forgetting.  In contrast to that WalMart has only diet: Cola, Lemon-Lime, Dr. Thunder, Mountain Lightning but it is 17 cents cheaper at WalMart ($0.62 instead of $0.77) per two liter bottles)  

    Big K's diet colas are the only store brand colas that taste good to me; different than the big brands, but good.

    Non-diet soda drinkers take note! Kroger 's Big K regular sodas come in lots of flavors: all of the above plus peach (the best!), grape, orange creamsicle, vanilla cream, etc. Alas, Big K root beer and ginger ale, diet or regular, aren't nearly as good as the other flavors.

    AND for the actual sugar fans Kroger has its own line of Pure Sugar sodas (8 pack of 12 oz. cans for $2.50-$3). Pure Sugar comes in, among other flavors, cola, orange, Dr. Pepper clone (Fizzicist, the favorite of my grown kids), and birch beer. The birch beer has a hint of peppermint and it's what I get when I indulge in a non diet soda.

    Disclosure -- my kids work for Kroger & I don't benefit except being able to use the employee discount legitimately since one still lives at home. Going to miss the extra off when she moves next month.

  • manekiNekomanekiNeko Posts: 1,455
    edited July 2020
    Torquinox said:
    manekiNeko said:

    so... *cough* nothing to say about drinks, i only drink plain water/green tea lol - but back to the original topic (yup, this warrants me a free pass to "are u a thread killer", sorry guys), especially about WISHLIST/S daz deal-style: i have spent some time to write labels (also general comments pre-daz deals) in my wishlist to order the stuff i want. and it's the 1st place i look when i'm liquid, besides obvious mega sales. it's like the elite of my wishlist, la crème de la crème of my dreams & wishes.

    so, i guess the new system won't take over those labels, right? right?
    then, what am i supposed to do to not lose all my important information in my wishlist? any tip/trick from the @Ati and @Overdrawn team? or anyone else who had the same thought and might have found a solution/idea?
    of course, to keep the info at least somehow, i *could* make a print edit of my wishlist... BUT 1) it would be a lot of pages - 2) i'm not even sure print edit won't totally mess up the layout, because when i tried to print edit shop pages with the option "items you own" on so i'd have the overview of some stuff like hair/figures/whatever, i get like huge thumbnails and 10x more pages as i'd need - 3) even if i do this or a simple printscreen of my wishlist, OF COURSE IT WON'T BE DYNAMIC, which means every time i add an item either to wishlist or a new comment/label, obvs it won't be in the print stuff and i'd have to do it all over again.
    ESPECIALLY SINCE WE DON'T KNOW WHEN THIS WILL HAPPEN.

    so, ideas, infos anyone?

    If you use Firefox on a desktop, you can add a plugin called "save page we" . You can go to your wishlist page. Scroll through the queue to load in all your items and their thumbnails in the browser. Right click on an open part of the page, from the context menu select save page we -> save selected tabs -> standard or custom items . This will let you save the page as a single html page with images embedded as data. Product links will go to product pages in the store. I would be surprised if those change. All your notes and labels should still be there. The page you get will be a static copy of everything on the live page when the page was saved. It works pretty well for saving stuff you want to look at later. You can save a fresh copy any time.

    Info provided as is, no guarantee the info is fit for any purpose, no warranty express or implied.

    hmm.. thanks a lot for the info on this addon/plugin. i will check it, tho i'm not sure i can use it... because

    - i have an antique version 56 of firefox due to the fact that my most used plugins haven't been replicated for 57+, and daz deals doesn't work properly any more on this version, also some pages generally have updated their code so they're wonky on this FF too

    - for this reason now i go on daz with chrome (always updated), where daz deals works well, and all the sites that get wonky on my old FF

    which means your plugin is for firefox but i visit daz from chrome :/

    nonetheless i will check this plugin, and i'm sure that - IF OFC THIS ADDON IS AVAILABLE/WORKS ON MY FF 56 - it will be quite useful ^^

    EDIT: hey they have this for chrome as well! and i worried about the many permissions... however i realized print edit is from the same dev, so... they have all my info already if they want it hahaha

    Post edited by manekiNeko on
  • McGyverMcGyver Posts: 7,097
    edited July 2020
    Divamakeup said:
    barbult said:
    zombietaggerung said:
    Cybersox said:
    zombietaggerung said:

    Diet Mountain Dew is the best soda. But I would put A&W a close second, if I'm feeling like a cola.

    A&W isn't a cola, it's a root beer.  Cola's contain the essence of the Kola nut while root beer's distinctive flavor is originally based on a root extract from the sassafrass plant.*    Cola's are also natually caffeinated (unless they've been specifically decaffeinated) whereas Root Beers are naturally caffeine free... though a few brands, like Barq's, actually add caffeine.  A&W is caffeine free, btw.  

    *and then there is birch beer, which tastes almost identical,but is based on birch rather than sassafrass.

    I know. But I'm one of those weirdos who calls all brown sodas "cola". 

    That's OK. My weird husband calls all food a burger. Figure that one out.

    Is that a husband thing? Mine calls chicken sandwiches "burgers". lol His logic is that if it has a bun it's a "burger".

    Well, a few years back at the National Husband Association's convention in Peoria, it was debated at length whether to call slabs of meat housed between baked goods products "sandwiches" or "burgers"... there was much debate, but mostly there was a lot of drinking and farting... lots of farting... but after much back and forth on the topic, several of the senior "Dad" level members entered into the debate on the merits of either terminology and eventually settled on an agreement that Batman could beat Superman if he was exposed to Gamma radiation like the Hulk. Unfortunately that had nothing to do with the initial subject which somehow was actually "what level of urgency to assume the night before Garbage Day"... by that point it was really late and everyone had to go home and yet another year went by with no definitive conclusions reached on any of the major subjects. 
    To this day many members refuse to acknowledge that exposing Batman to gamma radiation could significantly increase his strength or give him any actual superpowers, but at least the status quo of many older dads freaking out because "tomorrow is garbage day" remains the same.

    What were we talking about?

    Post edited by McGyver on
  • manekiNekomanekiNeko Posts: 1,455
    McGyver said:
    Divamakeup said:
    barbult said:
    zombietaggerung said:
    Cybersox said:
    zombietaggerung said:

    Diet Mountain Dew is the best soda. But I would put A&W a close second, if I'm feeling like a cola.

    A&W isn't a cola, it's a root beer.  Cola's contain the essence of the Kola nut while root beer's distinctive flavor is originally based on a root extract from the sassafrass plant.*    Cola's are also natually caffeinated (unless they've been specifically decaffeinated) whereas Root Beers are naturally caffeine free... though a few brands, like Barq's, actually add caffeine.  A&W is caffeine free, btw.  

    *and then there is birch beer, which tastes almost identical,but is based on birch rather than sassafrass.

    I know. But I'm one of those weirdos who calls all brown sodas "cola". 

    That's OK. My weird husband calls all food a burger. Figure that one out.

    Is that a husband thing? Mine calls chicken sandwiches "burgers". lol His logic is that if it has a bun it's a "burger".

    Well, a few years back at the National Husband Association's convention in Peoria, it was debated at length whether to call slabs of meat housed between baked goods products "sandwiches" or "burgers"... there was much debate, but mostly there was a lot of drinking and farting... lots of farting... but after much back and forth on the topic, several of the senior "Dad" level members entered into the debate on the merits of either terminology and eventually settled on an agreement that Batman could beat Superman if he was exposed to Gamma radiation like the Hulk. Unfortunately that had nothing to do with the initial subject which somehow was actually "what level of urgency to assume the night before Garbage Day"... by that point it was really late and everyone had to go home and yet another year went by with no definitive conclusions reached on any of the major subjects. 
    To this day many members refuse to acknowledge that exposing Batman to gamma radiation could significantly increase his strength or give him any actual superpowers, but at least the status quo of many older dads freaking out because "tomorrow is garbage day" remains the same.

    What were we talking about?

    i want some of that drink too! XDDDD

  • WendyLuvsCatzWendyLuvsCatz Posts: 40,674

    LOL, talk about going off on a tangent laugh I just compared the forum software to new Coke marketing and just like that  it fizzled off topic

    and I contributed too blush

  • WolfwoodWolfwood Posts: 914

    So, after all this Off topic i guess DAZ could celebrate the new site/store with a freebie about Sodas that includes every variation in these comments cheeky

  • CybersoxCybersox Posts: 9,632
    McGyver said:
    Divamakeup said:
    barbult said:
    zombietaggerung said:
    Cybersox said:
    zombietaggerung said:

    Diet Mountain Dew is the best soda. But I would put A&W a close second, if I'm feeling like a cola.

    A&W isn't a cola, it's a root beer.  Cola's contain the essence of the Kola nut while root beer's distinctive flavor is originally based on a root extract from the sassafrass plant.*    Cola's are also natually caffeinated (unless they've been specifically decaffeinated) whereas Root Beers are naturally caffeine free... though a few brands, like Barq's, actually add caffeine.  A&W is caffeine free, btw.  

    *and then there is birch beer, which tastes almost identical,but is based on birch rather than sassafrass.

    I know. But I'm one of those weirdos who calls all brown sodas "cola". 

    That's OK. My weird husband calls all food a burger. Figure that one out.

    Is that a husband thing? Mine calls chicken sandwiches "burgers". lol His logic is that if it has a bun it's a "burger".

    Well, a few years back at the National Husband Association's convention in Peoria, it was debated at length whether to call slabs of meat housed between baked goods products "sandwiches" or "burgers"... there was much debate, but mostly there was a lot of drinking and farting... lots of farting... but after much back and forth on the topic, several of the senior "Dad" level members entered into the debate on the merits of either terminology and eventually settled on an agreement that Batman could beat Superman if he was exposed to Gamma radiation like the Hulk. Unfortunately that had nothing to do with the initial subject which somehow was actually "what level of urgency to assume the night before Garbage Day"... by that point it was really late and everyone had to go home and yet another year went by with no definitive conclusions reached on any of the major subjects. 
    To this day many members refuse to acknowledge that exposing Batman to gamma radiation could significantly increase his strength or give him any actual superpowers, but at least the status quo of many older dads freaking out because "tomorrow is garbage day" remains the same.

    What were we talking about?

    The problem with exposing Batman to gamma radiation is that he has Bat-gamma shielding in his Bat-skivvies, so in order properly expose him, you would have to catch him in the bat-room.  What people always forget in the Batman Vs. Superman arguments is that Batman is really, really rich, so he can either contract the job out to Lex Corp, or buy the Daily Planet and assign Clark Kent to a new bureau office in the Bizarro universe.  

  • CybersoxCybersox Posts: 9,632
    miladyderyni_173d399f47 said:
    miladyderyni_173d399f47 said:
    nonesuch00 said:

    I recommend diet colas from Kroger. They've a big variety of their house brands. I've started my 2nd diet since 2017 and lost 19 pounds since Jun 1st (the 1st one worked but did you know that simply eating abou 150 - 200 extra calories a day will put about 55 lbs on you in 2 - 3 years in you're 6' and 155? Now I do. My weight returned to it's orginal 208 lbs weight like a homing pigeon. 155 is my high school weight and apparently 'not natural or appropriate for my body decades later' laugh). So instead this time I will continue to log weight & calories & vitals after the diet is over so I don't unknowingly overeat) so I know diet soda in big two liter bottles is indepensible to staying hydrated and staying full (when I overeat it's invariably because I'm thirsty not because I'm hungry). I recommend Kroger for their multitude of Diet K sodas: lemon-lime, Mountian Dew (they call it different), cola, cherry cola, black cherry cola, cherry, Dr Pepper, orange and seems like there is one or two more I'm forgetting.  In contrast to that WalMart has only diet: Cola, Lemon-Lime, Dr. Thunder, Mountain Lightning but it is 17 cents cheaper at WalMart ($0.62 instead of $0.77) per two liter bottles)  

    Big K's diet colas are the only store brand colas that taste good to me; different than the big brands, but good.

    Non-diet soda drinkers take note! Kroger 's Big K regular sodas come in lots of flavors: all of the above plus peach (the best!), grape, orange creamsicle, vanilla cream, etc. Alas, Big K root beer and ginger ale, diet or regular, aren't nearly as good as the other flavors.

    AND for the actual sugar fans Kroger has its own line of Pure Sugar sodas (8 pack of 12 oz. cans for $2.50-$3). Pure Sugar comes in, among other flavors, cola, orange, Dr. Pepper clone (Fizzicist, the favorite of my grown kids), and birch beer. The birch beer has a hint of peppermint and it's what I get when I indulge in a non diet soda.

    Disclosure -- my kids work for Kroger & I don't benefit except being able to use the employee discount legitimately since one still lives at home. Going to miss the extra off when she moves next month.

    Big K's soft drinks are okay and one of my fallbacks, though I prefer the ones from HEB overall.  The only thing is that I wish whoever supervises the line had really given just a little more thought to it before they named their Dr. Pepper clone "Dr. B"... because the initials HEB stands for the name of son of the chain's founder and it's longtime CEO, Howard E. Butt, which means that the full name of the drink is actually Dr. Butt.   indecision  

  • AllenArtAllenArt Posts: 7,175
    edited July 2020

    I think the subject of soda came up to take our minds off of the fact that there will be new store software in just 5 short months (or less). surprise

    Post edited by AllenArt on
  • nonesuch00nonesuch00 Posts: 18,848
    Gordig said:
    vwrangler said:
    zombietaggerung said:
    Cybersox said:
    zombietaggerung said:

    Diet Mountain Dew is the best soda. But I would put A&W a close second, if I'm feeling like a cola.

    A&W isn't a cola, it's a root beer.  Cola's contain the essence of the Kola nut while root beer's distinctive flavor is originally based on a root extract from the sassafrass plant.*    Cola's are also natually caffeinated (unless they've been specifically decaffeinated) whereas Root Beers are naturally caffeine free... though a few brands, like Barq's, actually add caffeine.  A&W is caffeine free, btw.  

    *and then there is birch beer, which tastes almost identical,but is based on birch rather than sassafrass.

    I know. But I'm one of those weirdos who calls all brown sodas "cola". 

    US regionalisms on this are weirdly interesting. There's a big stretch across the southeast where all carbonated soft drinks are "coke" or "cola", no matter what they actually are. (Not unusual to hear "I'd like a 7up coke, thanks" or something like that.) Northeast is soda, I think; midwest is "pop" (or sometimes "soda pop", and the west pretty much does all of it. I don't remember the theories about why this is so.

    (Also, this thread is like the weirdest lite beer commercial ever. "Soda pop! new store software!" And the only actual disagreement of any type is in the "Soda pop!" section.)

    I grew up calling it "pop", and then at some point, for no reason I can discern, transitioned to "soda".

    nonesuch00 said:

    There used to have an independent root beer maker called Barq's when I worked in DFW and had the funniest radio commercials (I think it was the fellow(s?) from Greater Tuna). Anyway, the root beer was much better than the other brands too, until it was bought out and the formula changed to use cheaper raw materials.

    It's hard for me to imagine Barq's ever being anything but vile. If I ask for root beer and you give me Barq's, there might be violence.

    There are a few A&W restaurants near where I live, and the root beer there is brewed fresh and so delicious. My favorite root beer by far, though, is Thomas Kemper. There was a short-lived (no surprise) root beer store near me a while back, so I bought a whole bunch of craft root beers before the store vanished into the æther. Nothing could unseat Kemper, though.

    A&W was what I had originally growing up when I was real little. You may not remember as that drive-in culture was fading already, but there used to be these drive-in diners, picture a combination of DAZ 3D's Moonshine's Diner & Monnshine's Drive-In Theatre, where you'd park, order via an drive-in intercom, and a waitress would bring out the food and you'd pay, all while seated in your car. Some places the waitresses skated out. Also in those days you could order a gallon of A&W Rootbeer (there were at one time  A&W Drive-in Restaurants), brought to you in a gallon milk jug, and that was good rootbeer but the canned and bottled stuff in the store was junk when I was actually old enough to work and try buying some for myself. The A&W Rootbeer in those gallon jugs my parents ordered wasn't brewed fresh by any means, though but I do believe it was brewed normally elsewhere and kegged up and not one of those carbon water fused with 'root beer syrup' dispencers you usually get in modern restaurants.

    I've never lived in a place with artison handcrafted beers and rootbeers though. I've never even driven through Austin, Texas, so if I was handed a handcrafted artisan beer and a bill for $20 I wouldn't get violent but I might wet my pants laughing. laugh

  • nonesuch00nonesuch00 Posts: 18,848
    miladyderyni_173d399f47 said:
    miladyderyni_173d399f47 said:
    nonesuch00 said:

    I recommend diet colas from Kroger. They've a big variety of their house brands. I've started my 2nd diet since 2017 and lost 19 pounds since Jun 1st (the 1st one worked but did you know that simply eating abou 150 - 200 extra calories a day will put about 55 lbs on you in 2 - 3 years in you're 6' and 155? Now I do. My weight returned to it's orginal 208 lbs weight like a homing pigeon. 155 is my high school weight and apparently 'not natural or appropriate for my body decades later' laugh). So instead this time I will continue to log weight & calories & vitals after the diet is over so I don't unknowingly overeat) so I know diet soda in big two liter bottles is indepensible to staying hydrated and staying full (when I overeat it's invariably because I'm thirsty not because I'm hungry). I recommend Kroger for their multitude of Diet K sodas: lemon-lime, Mountian Dew (they call it different), cola, cherry cola, black cherry cola, cherry, Dr Pepper, orange and seems like there is one or two more I'm forgetting.  In contrast to that WalMart has only diet: Cola, Lemon-Lime, Dr. Thunder, Mountain Lightning but it is 17 cents cheaper at WalMart ($0.62 instead of $0.77) per two liter bottles)  

    Big K's diet colas are the only store brand colas that taste good to me; different than the big brands, but good.

    Non-diet soda drinkers take note! Kroger 's Big K regular sodas come in lots of flavors: all of the above plus peach (the best!), grape, orange creamsicle, vanilla cream, etc. Alas, Big K root beer and ginger ale, diet or regular, aren't nearly as good as the other flavors.

    AND for the actual sugar fans Kroger has its own line of Pure Sugar sodas (8 pack of 12 oz. cans for $2.50-$3). Pure Sugar comes in, among other flavors, cola, orange, Dr. Pepper clone (Fizzicist, the favorite of my grown kids), and birch beer. The birch beer has a hint of peppermint and it's what I get when I indulge in a non diet soda.

    Disclosure -- my kids work for Kroger & I don't benefit except being able to use the employee discount legitimately since one still lives at home. Going to miss the extra off when she moves next month.

    Yes, it's like those Shasta, Fanta, or Nehi flavors from childhood are available again with those Big K flavours. So good! Sorry, coffee, tea, or water everyday like a mature adult just doesn't cut it flavor wise. I used to work for Kroger's too as a bag boy but don't toot their horn because of that. Given the higher prices there what I want there has to not be available at WalMart.

  • CybersoxCybersox Posts: 9,632
    edited July 2020
    nicstt said:
    Sevrin said:
    Richard Haseltine said:
    mwokee said:
    What really needs to be fixed is the keywording. If I search on AIRPLANE virtually nothing comes up in the results compared to what's actually in the store.

    Have you tried spelling it properly, aeroplane, instead? Though I'd avoid the issue by just using plane which did bring a few hits.

    "Aeroplane" is British spelling.  That doesn't make it "correct".

    Of course it does.

    It just isn't the only correct spelling.

    Then again, keep in mind that you're talking about a spelling from a country that inexplicably says the word lieutenant with an "F" in it, deliberately says most words of French origin incorectly, and completely changed their entire pronunciation of all the vowels so radically during a 300 year period that Chaucer and Shakespeare, whose lives were just 150 years apart, would have been completely unable to understand each other. Linguistically, Britain is a mess and even the BBC openly acknowledges that American English is closer in many ways to the language of Shakespeare than what's currently spoken in the U.K.  For that matter, the accent that most Brits call "Posh" (aka receved pronunciation or "the queen's English") didn't exist at the time of the American revolution and wasn't even identified by British linguists until 1869...      

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  • NylonGirlNylonGirl Posts: 2,294

    I think the talk of soda and sandwiches is an indicator of how exciting the new store software is.

  • CybersoxCybersox Posts: 9,632
    NylonGirl said:

    I think the talk of soda and sandwiches is an indicator of how exciting the new store software is.

    There'll be plenty of time to freak out over how bad the new software is when it gets here.  I think in the current world enviorment, especially here in the States, we're all getting pretty good at steering conversations in directions that cause the least amount of anxiety.  Plus, let's face it, there are a LOT of good drinks and sandwhiches out there and so many of them are still very regional. 

  • fixmypcmikefixmypcmike Posts: 19,710
    NylonGirl said:

    I think the talk of soda and sandwiches is an indicator of how exciting the new store software is.

    I think it's more a matter how much information there is(n't).  We've said we're nervous while acknowledging that the current store software has big problems, we've said we're concerned about plugins like Daz Deals (which Ati and Overdrawn have reassured us that they're in contact with Daz), we've discussed the testing issues which Daz_Rawb has talked about a bit.  Not really much more to say about it.

  • TaozTaoz Posts: 10,307
    edited July 2020
    NylonGirl said:

    I think the talk of soda and sandwiches is an indicator of how exciting the new store software is.

    We could start a coke-and-sandwich thread where we can discuss the new forum software.

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  • manekiNekomanekiNeko Posts: 1,455
    edited July 2020
    Cybersox said:
    NylonGirl said:

    I think the talk of soda and sandwiches is an indicator of how exciting the new store software is.

    There'll be plenty of time to freak out over how bad the new software is when it gets here.  I think in the current world enviorment, especially here in the States, we're all getting pretty good at steering conversations in directions that cause the least amount of anxiety.  Plus, let's face it, there are a LOT of good drinks and sandwhiches out there and so many of them are still very regional. 

    just read your signature.. yeah it seems i have way too much free time. THIS would be a great way to waste time here once "everything has been said": we should all write posts in secret ink XDDD

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  • manekiNekomanekiNeko Posts: 1,455
    Taoz said:
    NylonGirl said:

    I think the talk of soda and sandwiches is an indicator of how exciting the new store software is.

    We could start a coke-and-sandwich thread where we can discuss the new forum software.

    +1 laugh

  • McGyverMcGyver Posts: 7,097
    NylonGirl said:

    I think the talk of soda and sandwiches is an indicator of how exciting the new store software is.

    Actually it's kinda terrifying, but when facing impending doom you have to talk about something distracting... it's that or "Grrrraaarrrr! Grumble, Grrrr!"... which in some cases is kinda cathartic, but is also stressful on the larynx or the "G" and "R" keys if you're typing it.

    I know some folks are probably like "impending doom?"... And to be honest that's probably a bit of an exaggeration, since the odds of a software change ripping a hole in fabric of time space and allowing the demonic spawn of Cthulhu to rage forth onto the world extinguishing all life is probably pretty small... but four years ago who'd have thought... ah, never mind that one... my point is just looking at the DAZ logo makes me worry that there might be some trans-dimensional portals lying uncomfortably close to servers or workstations at DAZ and that's a bit disconcerting when you think about it... One wrong keystroke and... well, I think "impending doom" is sorta acceptable.

    Probably it'll all be fine and there is nothing to worry about...

    Most likely it'll just be an unambiguous rollout which nobody will immediately notice until they look at their screen and see everything is a little weird and different (provided demons are pouring out of their monitor the moment they log on), and there will be a little getting used to the new look and the various little bugs that'll make assorted tasks a living hell... but in the timescale of the universe that'll just be a millisecond of discomfort and aggravation.

    So, I suppose we should neither be worried or excited, but instead continue to go about discussing carbonated beverages and assorted meat products in sandwich format until that moment arrives and we see what fate awaits us.

    Also... you may want to start keeping a Super Soaker full of holy water, or a flamethrower next to your computer at some point in the near future.

    Just in case.

    I'm sure it'll be just fine.

    Probably.

  • fixmypcmikefixmypcmike Posts: 19,710
    McGyver said:
    So, I suppose we should neither be worried or excited, but instead continue to go about discussing carbonated beverages and assorted meat products in sandwich format until that moment arrives and we see what fate awaits us.

    Sandwich?  SANDWICH!!  Pistols at 10 paces*, Blasphemer!

    *Or pustules at 6-foot social distance, if you want really scary.

  • kyoto kidkyoto kid Posts: 42,159
    Divamakeup said:

    When I was a kid Surge was all the rage. Nasty stuff but it kept you awake during study hall. lol

    ...reminds me of...

  • 3Diva3Diva Posts: 12,027
    McGyver said:
    Divamakeup said:
    barbult said:
    zombietaggerung said:
    Cybersox said:
    zombietaggerung said:

    Diet Mountain Dew is the best soda. But I would put A&W a close second, if I'm feeling like a cola.

    A&W isn't a cola, it's a root beer.  Cola's contain the essence of the Kola nut while root beer's distinctive flavor is originally based on a root extract from the sassafrass plant.*    Cola's are also natually caffeinated (unless they've been specifically decaffeinated) whereas Root Beers are naturally caffeine free... though a few brands, like Barq's, actually add caffeine.  A&W is caffeine free, btw.  

    *and then there is birch beer, which tastes almost identical,but is based on birch rather than sassafrass.

    I know. But I'm one of those weirdos who calls all brown sodas "cola". 

    That's OK. My weird husband calls all food a burger. Figure that one out.

    Is that a husband thing? Mine calls chicken sandwiches "burgers". lol His logic is that if it has a bun it's a "burger".

    Well, a few years back at the National Husband Association's convention in Peoria, it was debated at length whether to call slabs of meat housed between baked goods products "sandwiches" or "burgers"... there was much debate, but mostly there was a lot of drinking and farting... lots of farting... but after much back and forth on the topic, several of the senior "Dad" level members entered into the debate on the merits of either terminology and eventually settled on an agreement that Batman could beat Superman if he was exposed to Gamma radiation like the Hulk. Unfortunately that had nothing to do with the initial subject which somehow was actually "what level of urgency to assume the night before Garbage Day"... by that point it was really late and everyone had to go home and yet another year went by with no definitive conclusions reached on any of the major subjects. 
    To this day many members refuse to acknowledge that exposing Batman to gamma radiation could significantly increase his strength or give him any actual superpowers, but at least the status quo of many older dads freaking out because "tomorrow is garbage day" remains the same.

    What were we talking about?

    lol Your comments are always quite amusing! :D Thank you for putting a smile on my face and making me chuckle! :)

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