# Availability of Mello Yello **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 12, 2017, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/availability-of-mello-yello/796196 "2017-09-12T21:49:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2017, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/availability-of-mello-yello/796196/21 "2017-09-14T01:32:15Z")
I occasionally buy Mellow Yellow Zero (of all things) at my local grocery store as a change up from my usual Cherry Coke Zero / Diet Root Beer habit. [Sodafinder.com](http://Sodafinder.com) says; “12 pack. Originally, Diet Mello Yello was VERY rare, only sold in Sioux Falls/Sioux City and Knoxville/Chatanooga TN, is more regionally available now, but still not nationwide.” ---
**Author:** ![Shagnasty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2017, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/availability-of-mello-yello/796196/22 "2017-09-14T01:46:54Z")
I have never seen it in the Boston area although we did have it when I was growing up in Louisiana. We do have Moxie though in case you get the urge to drink something vile. I was never a huge fan of Mellow Yellow even though I don’t think it is actively bad. I do miss the bubble-gum flavor of Big Red though. It isn’t available here either but I was always quite partial to it even though it is overly sweet. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2017, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/availability-of-mello-yello/796196/23 "2017-09-14T04:09:33Z")
> [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > Not quite the same. The better comparison is Monster Energy, the NASCAR series sponsor. MY is the NHRA series sponsor - aside from being the “Mello Yello Winner”, their logo is on the start line, billboards, programs, behind the winners when they are being interviewed, and a small decal on each car. They even have a [cool commercial](https://www.ispot.tv/ad/A9YJ/mello-yello-change) they run several times during the race. It’s impossible to miss. It wouldn’t surprise me if Mello Yello has fairly good distribution in regions of the country with a particularly strong NHRA following – particularly the Southeast, which is where Mountain Dew (of which Mello Yello was developed to compete against) was originally a regional brand, before Pepsi bought it. ---
**Author:** ![Asimovian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asimovian/32/172_2.png) [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2017, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/availability-of-mello-yello/796196/24 "2017-09-14T12:03:48Z")
Thread relocated from IMHO to Cafe Society. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2017, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/availability-of-mello-yello/796196/25 "2017-09-14T12:23:29Z")
Meanwhile, electrical bananas are nowhere to be found anyplace. ---
**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2017, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/availability-of-mello-yello/796196/26 "2017-09-14T12:53:20Z")
Not that common in Michigan. Seems like it was more ubiquitous, though, during the 80’s ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2017, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/availability-of-mello-yello/796196/27 "2017-09-14T13:05:26Z")
> [@jz78817](#): > > not common in Michigan, IME. > [@Cardigan](#): > > Not that common in Michigan. Seems like it was more ubiquitous, though, during the 80’s I’m in Michigan and not only does my Meijer carry the 12-packs, they also have a Coca Cola Machine(one that makes any flavor) that carries it and its Zero variety. ---
**Author:** ![Kron](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kron/32/12444_2.png) [@Kron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kron)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2017, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/availability-of-mello-yello/796196/28 "2017-09-14T13:18:02Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > In a blind taste test does Mello Yello taste different than Mountain Dew? > > How about Mr Pib and Dr Pepper? > > I’m not picky about soft drinks. I wouldn’t notice if I ordered one and was served the other. I personally think Mello Yello tastes like hot garbage, but I used to live on Mountain Dew. Both are plentifully available around here. Mountain Dew generally takes up one entire cooler case in most convenience stores, while Mello Yello takes up one or two slots at most. Pibb always seemed just a bit smoother than Dr. Pepper to me, but it was generally not available where I lived, so it is likely just a reaction to the novelty of it whenever I got some. ---
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2017, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/availability-of-mello-yello/796196/29 "2017-09-14T13:32:14Z")
> [@Backwater\_Under\_Duck](#): > > No, it’s [Quite right, Slick](https://www.google.com/search?client=opera&q=mellow+yellow+song&sourceid=opera&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8). Or something like that. In the provided link he sings “quite rightfully”. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2017, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/availability-of-mello-yello/796196/30 "2017-09-14T15:16:05Z")
> [@Kron](#): > > I personally think Mello Yello tastes like hot garbage, but I used to live on Mountain Dew. Both are plentifully available around here. Mountain Dew generally takes up one entire cooler case in most convenience stores, while Mello Yello takes up one or two slots at most. > > Pibb always seemed just a bit smoother than Dr. Pepper to me, but it was generally not available where I lived, so it is likely just a reaction to the novelty of it whenever I got some. OK, so there’s a difference. To my palate a “cola” is a “cola”, be it pepsi/coke/RC/faygo. ---
**Author:** ![Kropotkin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kropotkin/32/18045_2.png) [@Kropotkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kropotkin)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2017, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/availability-of-mello-yello/796196/31 "2017-09-15T00:30:59Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > Meanwhile, electrical bananas are nowhere to be found anyplace. They’re implied in post 9. ---
**Author:** ![SpeedwayRyan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce7236/32.png) [@SpeedwayRyan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpeedwayRyan)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2017, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/availability-of-mello-yello/796196/32 "2017-09-15T15:26:02Z")
> [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > NHRA drag racing is sponsored by Mello Yello (now that Winston is out) Winston has been out for over 15 years now. Coca-Cola has held the title sponsorship rights since, and used their Powerade and Full Throttle brands until Mello Yello took over about 4 years ago. ---
**Author:** ![WolfpackJeep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpackjeep/32/2921_2.png) [@WolfpackJeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WolfpackJeep)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2017, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/availability-of-mello-yello/796196/33 "2017-09-15T18:41:47Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > Meanwhile, electrical bananas are nowhere to be found anyplace. When they are found, it’s sure to be a sudden craze. ---
**Author:** ![GoodOldKJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bc79bd/32.png) [@GoodOldKJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GoodOldKJ)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2017, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/availability-of-mello-yello/796196/34 "2017-09-16T06:07:54Z")
Mello Yellow is best consumed in PA from a free style machine in a Sheetz. DELICIOUS!!! ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2017, 10:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/availability-of-mello-yello/796196/35 "2017-09-16T10:28:07Z")
> [@Lucas\_Jackson](#): > > In the provided link he sings “quite rightfully”. I used to hear this as “quite right smidge,” until someone convinces me it’s just “quite rightly” with a Scottish accent. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2017, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/availability-of-mello-yello/796196/36 "2017-09-16T14:52:36Z")
> [@JKellyMap](#): > > I used to hear this as “quite right smidge,” until someone convinces me it’s just “quite rightly” with a Scottish accent. OK, in the video posted above he clearly ennunciates [quite rightly.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64mb_hUOb4g&feature=youtu.be&t=125). There’s no slurring or anything in there. It’s not “quite right, slick,” it’s not “quite rightfully,” it’s not anything else, except perhaps “quite right, Lee.” 😉 Now, I can’t guarantee that he sings it exactly the same way on every recording – for all I know he changes the words around, but right there, it’s definitely “rightly.” ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2017, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/availability-of-mello-yello/796196/37 "2017-09-16T15:07:46Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > OK, in the video posted above he clearly ennunciates [quite rightly.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64mb_hUOb4g&feature=youtu.be&t=125). There’s no slurring or anything in there. It’s not “quite right, slick,” it’s not “quite rightfully,” it’s not anything else, except perhaps “quite right, Lee.” 😉 > > Now, I can’t guarantee that he sings it exactly the same way on every recording – for all I know he changes the words around, but right there, it’s definitely “rightly.” I made a typo – I meant to write “…until someone convince **d** me…”. In other words, I agree, and thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2017, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/availability-of-mello-yello/796196/38 "2017-09-16T20:31:26Z")
> [@GoodOldKJ](#): > > Mello Yellow is best consumed in PA from a free style machine in a Sheetz. > DELICIOUS!!! Yes, Mello Yello Zero Cherry is a great thing and should be enjoyed by all. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2017, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/availability-of-mello-yello/796196/39 "2017-09-20T02:11:56Z")
> [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > Though I’ll check the multi-machine next time I’m at our Burger King. They might have it. > > Quite right-tlee. Went to Arizona’s only Steak n Shake and they had a multi-machine, and it had five or six MY variations. I had some. Wow, what a taste. It’s like Squirt on acid. Way more…something than Mountain Dew. I can see how some peole might hate it. E-leck-trical banana, indeed! ---
**Author:** ![TBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2017, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/availability-of-mello-yello/796196/40 "2017-09-21T23:44:28Z")
> [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > NHRA drag racing is sponsored by Mello Yello (now that Winston is out) and so, my wife and I succumbed to the advertising and decided that we needed to sample the stuff, and see if it is any good. Neither of us have ever had one. It’s moutain dew with a different label made by Coke instead of Pepsi. Taste differences are negligible It’s harder to find because Pespi distributors have managed to keep it out of a lot of areas. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/availability-of-mello-yello/796196.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/availability-of-mello-yello/796196.md?page=3)