Friday, April 25, 2008

Stuff You Can Find in Stores These Days

I went to the supermarket specifically searching for it, even though I thought I would be too late to find it on the shelves. But there it was, in abundance.



What makes these two-liter bottles of Coke so special, you ask? The yellow cap indicates something. Coke bottles with yellow caps are only out in stores in the US for one week per year: They are kosher for Passover. The difference between regular coke and kosher coke is this:



The second ingredient is honest to god sugar, instead of high fructose corn syrup. You know, like it's made in the rest of the world that doesn't have to use corn as its main sweetener. It's not as sticky, and tastes better, and most people in the know raid the stores for them the second they appear on shelves, which was why I was shocked to find them toward the end of Passover. Hooray!



The second thing I spotted was in my local comic book store, which has a large display of sports figurines from McFarlane Toys. I spotted this one of Andy Pettite.



Can you see that someone wrote "HGH" on the price tag?



I shall end this with something Jarret spotted while we were in his local CVS.



"Love dolphins, but not condoms? Problem solved by being smart like our friends of the sea. Dolphin condoms are the perfect mix of fun to play with and safe to ride. Be confident and enjoy knowing you're protected and secure in the most beautiful-shaped condom ever."

I don't know what horrifies me more: That this product exists or that someone got paid to write that paragraph about it.

1 comment:

Dave said...

That last photo has rendered me completely speechless. Well done.