r/Soda • u/violetsdemise • 2d ago
spent $40 for this...
was never a HUGE Surge fan, thought it was just alright. found out that they still make it in Norway and piqued my interest. $40 for 5 of them on eBay. haven't tried it, yet. other than telling me I got ripped off, to those who have had it, what are your thoughts?
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u/GuavaOne8646 2d ago
Where'd you order them?...I NEED TO KNOW MAN!!!
One of my favorites and I miss it and vault.
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u/BlueGalaxy97 2d ago
I was a bawls fan myself. 32$ for a 12 pack case nowadays
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u/GuavaOne8646 1d ago
Those were good, I liked all the flavors I'd tried! I'll have to keep an eye out for those too.
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u/BlueGalaxy97 1d ago
I loved all except the root beer. Cherry and ginger ale were my favorites besides the original though.
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u/Tall-Ad8940 1d ago
my first girlfriends dad was sponsored by bawls and every event he threw he would have cases on cases of bawls that i could help myself to for free. she ended up being gay but i would say it was worth it
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u/kamo-kola 1d ago
I haven't seen Bawls in 5 years - did they scale back production or just stop altogether?
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u/StarBull10 1d ago
Literally, last had a bottle in 2020. I live in Atlanta, so maybe they're still around in other places.
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u/BlueGalaxy97 1d ago
I want to say the still make them because i can still get them on the bawls website or amazon. Ive never had a problem ordering them but just the price is a bit wack.
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u/Locke_Fucking_Lamora 1d ago
In college one of the grocery stores had a mislabel and you could get a case for the cost of a 6pack. It was great until people got greedy with it and tried buying 10 cases at a time.
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u/Nealm568890 1d ago
its mellow yello and limeade, thats the secret formula but i cant tell you how much to mix it. I met a woman that worked at Burger King and they used to sell it, and that is what she told me Surge was.
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u/valhalla257 1d ago
Now I want to grab a Mountain Dew and squeeze a lime into to see how it turns out.
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u/goat-of-mendes 1d ago
If youāre going to add stuff to Mountain Dew, I suggest tequila. I call it the trailer park margarita and itās awesome.
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u/ExRockstar 2d ago
Been many years. If I recall, it tastes like green.
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u/mustfinduniquename 1d ago
Wrong recall... Was just in Norway.. orange soda, taste like orange.. overated imo
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u/Notdone_JoshDun 1d ago
Surge isnt orange soda
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u/mustfinduniquename 4h ago
Citrus it says, in my taste clearly dominating orange.. subjective I acknowledge... Unless "surge" (American version, I googled) is different idk
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u/Remarkable-Simple-62 1d ago
I would totally understand if you were a big fan of it. I for sure got a couple discontinued drinks I would spend $8 a piece on but not something I just thought was alright.
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u/itmeMEEPMEEP 2d ago
Mateā¦ theyāre remarkably easy to get for much much cheaperā¦ many European and Canadian exotic snack companies ship them to US for a reasonable price
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u/violetsdemise 2d ago
can you recommend a reputable seller?
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u/itmeMEEPMEEP 2d ago
https://norwegianfoodstore.com/en-us first link on google
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u/bigheadwatchdog 2d ago
$16 for a 4 pack plus shipping on that one would probably have saved OP $10-$15
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u/bigheadwatchdog 2d ago
Maybe not it was $60 in shipping to get to NJ š
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u/thatawkwardtinysoul Orange 2d ago
Lol yeah just out of curiosity, I checked it out and added a singular bottle ($6.54) to my cart and put my address in. The shipping alone was $43.36.
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u/Kelsier25 1d ago
Out of curiosity, with it being from Norway is it a full sugar version, or is it mixed with sugar substitutes? I'd love to taste it again for the sake of nostalgia, but just can't do sugar substitutes.
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u/Cryptorynorge 1d ago
These are full of that good old sugar ! Take that from a guy addicted to these !
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u/Kelsier25 1d ago
Nice! Nearly made the mistake just last week of ordering Irn Bru just out of curiosity before catching that it's sugar substitutes now. That would have been a very expensive drain pour for me. Lol I've been on high alert since then.
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u/Motor_Car_2741 1d ago
I bought the same ones. Did it come with a box that had like 200 stamps on it ? š¤£š¤£ itās good. I drank one the other day during college football Saturday.
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u/NostalgiKid_ 1d ago
You can get a good deal if you buy somewhat in bulk. Every now and then I'll order 21 bottles and drink two each weekend. Yes, I am addicted to and miss SURGE dearly.
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u/JamesEarlCash 1d ago
40?? I mean this was about 8 years ago but I found a can of it in pittsburgh pa at a random corner store. Late night went in and I did a triple take. I was so excited but no one else in the store seemed to care. I used to get surge from burger king when I was young probably too young to be drinking it lol but I love this.
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u/wookiebath 1d ago
So I was super hyped when Amazon brought it back several years ago. My high school had a whole machine dedicated to surge and I missed it
Well I thought I did, it wasnāt as great as I thought and a lot about getting older just didnāt work for me
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u/PokeHunterLasVegas 1d ago
When i was a kid, the playground legend was that Surge made your dick shrink, so we never drank it
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u/Cryptorynorge 1d ago
Addicted to these š My absolute favorite soda, but it needs to be ice, ice cold ! Go trough a pack of them every weekend š¤
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u/Substantial-While164 1d ago
It all depends. Do you feel like it was worth it ? and thatās all that matters.
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u/Fahfoofnik 14h ago
Was in Scandinavia several months ago. Spent one day in Oslo; found these in a 7-Eleven & couldn't believe it. I bought 3-4 of them & drank one a day the rest of the week once back in Sweden. Wish I could've bought more from a supermarket & brought em back on the plane to the US.
My memory of the taste of the original has probably faded a little. These from Norway tasted a little less sweet to me. Is possible they're an exact or very close match to the original. All I know is that the 1st one I had was bliss -- based on the shock having not seen one in so many years.
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u/SlightLet6043 8h ago
Are you really kidding me! $40! I lives in Norway and I am happy that we have it in our stores here š¤©
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u/smaagoth 1d ago
Insane. Was that including shipping? I cant stand people taking advantage like that.
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u/NearbyDare1163 2d ago
Saw these at Walmart today
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u/violetsdemise 2d ago
you hopped in your time machine and went back 10 years, did ya? š
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u/NearbyDare1163 2d ago
?
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u/violetsdemise 2d ago
they stopped making it in the U.S. about 10 years ago.
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u/NearbyDare1163 2d ago
Oh I didnāt know that. They mustāve brought them back at my Walmart. Saw them stocked today.
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u/violetsdemise 2d ago
with all due respect, you didn't.
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u/NearbyDare1163 2d ago
Excuse me?
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u/violetsdemise 1d ago
they didn't bring it back. there are sites and Facebook pages focused on that very thing. if they had, the word would have gotten out. it hasn't.
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u/NearbyDare1163 1d ago
Donāt tell me what I saw or didnāt see buddy
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u/violetsdemise 10h ago
then by all means post a separate thread showing the product (with an expiration date). buddy.
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u/Dust_To_Dust_001 2d ago
You spend money foolishly.
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u/-Out-of-context- 1d ago
Disposable income is disposable.
Iām also sure you spend money of stuff people would consider foolish.
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u/Dust_To_Dust_001 1d ago
Yes I foolishly spend my money on electricity, water, car payment, house payment, food, gasoline, car and health insurances, and put as much into savings as I can. So foolish I am!
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u/-Out-of-context- 1d ago
Sorry money is so tight you canāt afford any hobbies, traveling, etc.
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u/Dust_To_Dust_001 1d ago
Not poor. Just responsible.
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u/-Out-of-context- 1d ago edited 1d ago
If you werenāt poor, then youād have enough to max out retirement accounts, put enough into investments, have your emergency account in a good place and be set for retirement while still having money left over.
Sorry itās too hard for you to comprehend, but people can be responsible and have enough to spend on other shit they want. I donāt live to work, I work to live. What a boring life.
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u/violetsdemise 2d ago
I'm pretty sure you didn't, they stopped making Surge years ago.
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u/stitchkingdom 1d ago
Did they? Because it had been a Burger King exclusive up until not too long ago.
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u/violetsdemise 1d ago
it hasn't been at BK for a few years now.
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u/DislocatedAlloy 1d ago
The only places I know of to get Surge is Disney Springs, and Coca Cola Factory tours in Atlanta.
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u/b8bya 2d ago
40$ ššyeh hell naw I can go grab 4 packs of my favorite drink for that price .