Caffeine-free soft drink shortage

MamaWick · ‎03-09-2010

I drink caffeine-free diet Dr Pepper and am down to my last 4 cans. I cannot find it anywhere. I've checked H-E-B (large local Texas grocery stores), Lowe's Market (local Texas small grocery stores), Walmart, Dollar General, etc. It is nowhere to be found.

I finally asked and was told caffeine-free is not available due to "the crisis." What the heck does caffeine-free have to do with the crisis?

I know, I know...this isn't important in the grand scheme of things, but my anxiety is high enough as it is, and they want me hopped up on caffeine?

Oh...I did find a 12-pack on Amazon for almost $40. Yeah....no.

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geezerette · ‎03-16-2010

Many of the large food/beverage companies are only producing their most popular products right now. They are still working with limited capacities.

SunSprite · ‎10-21-2019

@MamaWick Hang in there!

I'm a huge diet coke lover here, but I limiit myself to one with caffeine per day (I'm hyper/anxious enough). Today was the first time I have been able to get CF Diet Coke in cans from my Instacart order. First time since March! I have been able to find CF Diet Cokes in bottles here and there, but zero cans. Very excited today!

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1Snickers · ‎03-19-2016

@MamaWick Diet-caffeine free can be found in cans here but I've learned to always check expiration dates. They are usually not as good as regular drinks.
I drink more flavored water from Aldi now.

Jinlei · ‎07-25-2010

Glad I stopped drinking soda. I just drink water now and do not miss it.

chickenbutt · ‎03-09-2010

Very interesting. I don't drink a lot of soft drinks but when I do it's caffeine-free types. I usually have on hand some Diet 7-up, Diet Ginger Ale, and Diet Squirt. I used to sometimes drink Diet Coke but haven't for years. I also like Diet Dr Pepper but that one has caffeine. I didn't even know they made a CF one.

Hopefully, these things start being stocked again. I've done fairly well with things I want at the grocery store. For some reason the Lean Cuisines have not been very consistently stocked and when I was at the store the other day I wasn't even able to get one of the ones I like. I don't use them every day but I have a few favs that I like to have in the freezer for now and then.

Also cannot seem to get hydrogen peroxide. Funny how some of the things like that that I have always had on hand are now sparce. Well, not exactly funny but you know...

SeaMaiden · ‎03-10-2010

I quit drinking sugar free caffeine free canned soda in 2013.

Now, I make a big pot of herbal tea...caffeine free... sweetened with monk Fruit( no sugar natural sweetener) I brew enough for about 5 days each time. Much healthier and very inexpensive. Tastes great! Drink it hot and cold.

I use to drink about 6 to 8 cans of sugar free soda a day! Way too much!

fancy pantsy · ‎06-25-2014

i just wanted to say that i hope you find your dr. pepper soon @MamaWick

hckynut · ‎03-10-2010

Hi there @MamaWick

I didn't perceive you to be an anxious person. Must be some things of which I am not aware. Does have to be only Dr. Pepper?

Will have C check our stores and see if it's on the shelves around here. I quit all soda decades ago, and C a few years ago.

Let me know if we can help.

hckynut 🏒

hckynut(john)

tansy · ‎01-02-2011

@chickenbutt wrote:
Very interesting. I don't drink a lot of soft drinks but when I do it's caffeine-free types. I usually have on hand some Diet 7-up, Diet Ginger Ale, and Diet Squirt. I used to sometimes drink Diet Coke but haven't for years. I also like Diet Dr Pepper but that one has caffeine. I didn't even know they made a CF one.

Hopefully, these things start being stocked again. I've done fairly well with things I want at the grocery store. For some reason the Lean Cuisines have not been very consistently stocked and when I was at the store the other day I wasn't even able to get one of the ones I like. I don't use them every day but I have a few favs that I like to have in the freezer for now and then.

Also cannot seem to get hydrogen peroxide. Funny how some of the things like that that I have always had on hand are now sparce. Well, not exactly funny but you know...

@MamaWick, try a diet root beer to see if that would be a good substitute for you. I get the A&W brand. I used to drink diet Dr Pepper.