# Coke Zero may soon be phased out **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** soda-softdrinks\ **Created:** [June 10, 2017, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coke-zero-may-soon-be-phased-out/788561 "2017-06-10T01:53:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 10
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2021, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coke-zero-may-soon-be-phased-out/788561/182 "2021-12-09T22:13:23Z")
Holy crap! I wanted to pick up some Coke Zero today but they were out of my usual 12-can cases. Yeah, I’m still buying it, especially because I find that if I pour it into an empty spring-water bottle, the extra fizz from drinking it that way makes it OK. Looking around for some other form of Coke Zero, I found six-packs of plastic “mini bottles” – 300 ml instead of the 355 ml cans, so not really so mini. There was a whole shelf of them, so I got two six-packs. It wasn’t until I got home that I realized that these packs had black labels, like the original Coke Zero, and nowhere did it say “New” or “Improved”. I have no idea what’s going on, as this store has rapid turnover and this was obviously a large amount of new stock. I prefer to believe that the Coca-Cola Company has secretly re-introduced the original Coke Zero because of my heartfelt email complaint! 😋 😄 ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2021, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coke-zero-may-soon-be-phased-out/788561/183 "2021-12-09T22:16:19Z")
> [@wolfpup](#): > > I prefer to believe that the Coca-Cola Company has secretly re-introduced the original Coke Zero because of my heartfelt email complaint! 😋 😄 It works for me-Thank you so very much!! ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2021, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coke-zero-may-soon-be-phased-out/788561/184 "2021-12-23T13:15:08Z")
Well, dammit it all! 😠 Those really were the authentic old Coke Zero, I was not making it up, but I just bought four more cases of the same plastic bottles (they’re actually 8-packs, not six-packs) and behold, they are suddenly now “New and Improved!”. My feeling of superiority in lording over the Coca-Cola Company to bend to my will has vanished like the breath off a knife! Oh, well, I like drinking it out of bottles. It gives it an extra fizz that helps to disguise the “New! Improved!” taste. Another way of disguising the taste, I found, was to mix it with about 50% rum. 😄 ---
**Author:** ![lobotomyboy63](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobotomyboy63/32/2900_2.png) [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2021, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coke-zero-may-soon-be-phased-out/788561/185 "2021-12-23T13:32:49Z")
For the record, I found the Kroger knock off to be a pretty decent drink. IIRC it’s $3 for a 12 pack of 78 cents for a 2 liter. Not sure why the preview shows it as “Product Unavailable.” Name: Big K Cola OH, has similar black and red packaging. > **[Kroger - Big K® Cola OH! Zero Calorie Soda Pop Soft Drink, 12 cans / 12 fl oz](https://www.kroger.com/p/big-k-cola-oh-zero-calorie-soda/0001111050191)** > > Shop for Big K® Cola OH! Zero Calorie Soda Pop Soft Drink (12 cans / 12 fl oz) at Kroger. Find quality beverages products to add to your Shopping List or order online for Delivery or Pickup. ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2021, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coke-zero-may-soon-be-phased-out/788561/186 "2021-12-23T13:41:56Z")
I live in Ontario, Canada. What’s a “Kroger”? Some sort of alien, like a Klingon, that comes to earth bearing Coke knock-offs? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![lobotomyboy63](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobotomyboy63/32/2900_2.png) [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2021, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coke-zero-may-soon-be-phased-out/788561/187 "2021-12-23T13:52:41Z")
Ouch! Well, next time you visit… ---
**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:** [December 23, 2021, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coke-zero-may-soon-be-phased-out/788561/188 "2021-12-23T14:04:55Z")
Pepsi Zero Sugar is out of production in the 24-pack cans here in Michigan. 12-packs also appear to be gone for now. It’s like the early pandemic when I couldn’t find any. The Pepsi stocker said they aren’t making them right now. Just 2-Liters, I think. I do see Coke Zero Sugar, though. For now. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coke-zero-may-soon-be-phased-out/788561.md?page=9)