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The Jones Soda Holiday Pack, reviewed.

Okay, it's not the most important X-E article in history -- that was a lie -- but this review of the Jones Soda Holiday Pack provides the most vile materials ever found on the site. The already famous set includes cola flavors like "Turkey & Gravy" and "Green Bean Casserole," and I've enlisted the help of four friends from work to tell you how disgusting all of it is. Enjoy. Had to postpone the scheduled (ha) Macy's Parade review until next weekend, but for the sake of potato juice, you'll have to accept it.

Posted by Matt on 11/14/2004. E-mail me!

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HG = cute. :¬)

Thank you for confirming my suspicions, Matt. Now I know that I can live a full life without ever touching those vile bottles. Ever.

Chestnuts roasted by The ORIGINAL Paul @ 11/15/2004 5:57 AM

Huh, I was halfway expecting cranberry to be the best out of the bunch, (likes the idea of a sweet cranberry soda)

Chestnuts roasted by J @ 11/15/2004 6:05 AM

YES! i dont even know what a greenbean casserole is!

Chestnuts roasted by manny phesto @ 11/15/2004 6:42 AM

vt is a cutie

Chestnuts roasted by loser @ 11/15/2004 6:42 AM

Chestnuts roasted by sonmanic @ 11/15/2004 7:27 AM

how festive of Jones Soda to market a beverage that induces chronic vomiting. Great article by the way!

Chestnuts roasted by sonmanic @ 11/15/2004 7:28 AM

Hey there:) I read your site all the time and was thrilled to see this review!! My boyfriend had just mentioned to me the other day about the Turkey and Gravy Soda, he’s never actually tried it but did recall when they sold it individually. It kind of makes one a bit curious to try it but since I’m most likely not getting my hands on a pack I’m guessing I’m out of "luck";)

Chestnuts roasted by Core @ 11/15/2004 8:16 AM

I am a morning radio host in Grand
Rapids, Mi.
We interviewed the president of
Jones Soda and tasted the product.
I was the first of the crew to taste…it was the Green Bean Casserole…I felt ill for hours
afterward. Numerous beers were required to dull the taste of the
vile substance. It is indeed not
meant for drinking.

Chestnuts roasted by Ed Buchanan @ 11/15/2004 8:41 AM

So does this mean Matt and X-E can get a plug on your show?

Semper Fi,
Erik Majorwitz

Chestnuts roasted by EMajorwitz @ 11/15/2004 8:57 AM

VT is quite the fine *does stupid little "hang loose" hand motion to head.."call me"*..or, um…*"air types"*.."im me"…hehe
b r a d

Chestnuts roasted by cycoyuk @ 11/15/2004 9:23 AM

Only really good friends would taste test something that sounds horrendous. Which reminds me of my friend Erika. Oh yeah, I’m like that too. We’d probably taste test it if you asked, Matt. Seeing my face after drinking ANYTHING is worth the price of admission, except you don’t have to pay to see it. Great article, as always!!!

Chestnuts roasted by Allison @ 11/15/2004 10:35 AM

Thanks for reviewing this stuff, but did you actually have to drink it to know it was a bad idea? And what planet are you from, California? We already have cranberry soda (regular and diet) in New England. It’s quite good–tastes like cranberry juice with soda water. There is also a soda bottling company here in Connecticut called Avery’s that will let you come in with your kids and mix any soda flavor you like. So if you decide you want to try roast beef and nasturtiums pop or pork bellies with chocolate chips pop, come on down and get a kid to mix it up for you.

Chestnuts roasted by Dave's Mother-in-Law @ 11/15/2004 10:39 AM

HG is very hot.

Great review. I’ll be sure to buy these sodas, re-label them, and deliver them to my enemies

Chestnuts roasted by Mike @ 11/15/2004 11:27 AM

Could be worse…… They could have made The Italian Fish Dinner 7 pack…
Especially bad since most of the fish are dried, salt cured or canned in oil

Imagine, the soda flavors of my Christmas Eve

(sorry for not knowing the proper spelling)

Baccala – Dried Salt Cod Stew flavor, Or carbonate the water left over after soaking the fish for 2 weeks.

Aliche Crunch – crumbly topping of tiny oily fish mashed into stale bread. Fish Oil Flavor w/ chunky bits

Calamari Spaghettini – In the good name of the squid, This just can’t be done

Smelt fritters– The 3” fish you fry and eat whole bones and all. Soda that could get stuck in your esophagus.

The other 7 flavors – More Salty Fishy garlic oil soda

Chestnuts roasted by Angela @ 11/15/2004 11:37 AM

What’s the deal with getting the first post? I think the bigger deal is getting the last post. Go me!

(awful drink by the way, looks like dog puke)

Chestnuts roasted by Gaz @ 11/15/2004 11:39 AM

Good stuff. Definitely worth the wait.

Chestnuts roasted by J-Dog @ 11/15/2004 11:43 AM

Now we all know the true reason your coworkers agreed to do this… so they can get dates with strangers from the Internet!

Chestnuts roasted by D @ 11/15/2004 11:56 AM

[[shudder]]

I just was at the Jones Soda site (randomly actually) last Friday and ran into this lovely…uh…product. Since some of the flavors already freak me out, the prospect of a Thanksgiving theme complete with Turky and Gravy and Mashed Potatos curdled my blood. Blech. Glad I don’t have to taste it now even if it’s at the expense of the test subjects.

Chestnuts roasted by shelly @ 11/15/2004 12:00 PM

I can’t believe the creepy label on the Cranberry Soda didn’t get a comment. Pedophile Santa with two shirtless young lads on his lap? Ick.

Chestnuts roasted by Rob @ 11/15/2004 12:27 PM

Anybody want to join my VT fan site?

Great article, Matt. The Jones Soda Co. headquarters is about 2 blocks from where I work. I’ll have to go down there at lunch and beg for some Green Bean Casserole Soda.

Chestnuts roasted by Chris @ 11/15/2004 12:29 PM

"Whoever drinks this or green bean is like, woah."

I fell in love with VT after this remark. That great, funny way to express herself, combined with her good looks, make her a dreamwoman to me. Matt, please put her in more articles!

Chestnuts roasted by Sjoerd @ 11/15/2004 12:33 PM

Man only if I could get a bottle of that green bean crap…I wonder if I could put my self up to the challange of drinking the whole bottle…where do i get me a genie and talk to the devil so I can get a bottle….

Chestnuts roasted by LordSorrow @ 11/15/2004 12:41 PM

You’ve done a great service to society. Also wanted to re-affirm the babeness of HG and propose a women of X-E contest.

Chestnuts roasted by K @ 11/15/2004 1:20 PM

My posts have disappeared like the Great GOB’s magic show rabbit. Sniff.

Chestnuts roasted by trajeal @ 11/15/2004 1:54 PM

Sorry Traj — was trying to fix your coding, but the browser started wigging out. Had to zip out on a deleted entry to avoid any potental foul-ups.

Chestnuts roasted by Matt @ 11/15/2004 2:08 PM

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