McD heads, rejoice! “Refreshers” are coming to/for ya!
IDK what a refresher is, but it sounds like a cold sugar drink. #tracks
So, like a thin smoothie? Or just another name for “drink”?
I’m going with “drink.”
You know, like “broth” is now called “bone broth.” 
Awww, I’m disappointed.
I thought a childhood favourite had crossed the Atlantic.
Made just up the road in New Mills.
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“what is known as a crafted or dirty soda — like Sprite mixed with blueberry syrup and topped with whipped foam.”
Oh good lord. This sounds absolutely vile.
"For the uninitiated, refreshers have two essential components: They are cold and bright. “They come in vibrant colors,” said Alyssa Buetikofer, the chief marketing and customer experience officer for the 14,000 McDonald’s locations in the United States. “They are very Instagrammable.”"
Annnnnd there you go. Aimed at pouring more sugar down the throats of the young’uns. I looked up a Dunkin’ Mango Pineapple Refresher (which is green tea-based) and it has 29g of total sugar - and it’s ALL ADDED SUGAR.
Nutrition Facts…Per Serving…Medium
Calories 130
% Daily Value*
Total Fat…0g… 0%
Saturated Fat…0g…0%
Trans Fat…0g
Cholesterol…0mg…0%
Sodium…15mg…1%
Total Carbohydrate…32g…12%
Dietary Fiber…0g…0%
**Total Sugars…29g **
Includes Added Sugars…29g…58%
Protein…1g
Vitamin D…0mcg…0%
Calcium…12mg…0%
Iron…0mg…0%
Potassium…25mg…0%
Caffeine…99mg
I just can’t with this shit.
"It’s almost easier to say what a refresher is not. It is not a coffee or a tea. It is whatever we decide it to be,” echoed Claire Conaghan, a “trendologist” at Datassential, a market research firm in Chicago. “Brands will call a strawberry lemonade a refresher, but really it’s just a strawberry lemonade.”
A “trendologist”. :::Sigh:::
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BUT THEY ARE SO PRETTYYYYYYYYYYYY!
Maybe we’re just old 
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how can we charge $6.89 (that’s the price for a medium one at my nearest Dunkin Donuts) for something that costs 0.08 to produce? the Refresher. when soda gets old, and the margins on coffee are too thin? the Refresher. also, see popcorn at movie theatres.
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Sometimes Mexican Aguas Frescas are called Refrescas. Makes sense.
See, that’s a major ICK for me. Pepsi Vanilla, Pepsi Blue - nope.
Steel yourself. One of them was Pepsi coconut.
Oh, my.
