# Doesn't Santa ever crave a Pepsi? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 14, 2008, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doesnt-santa-ever-crave-a-pepsi/477158 "2008-12-14T20:56:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![alfonzos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4bbf92/32.png) [@alfonzos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alfonzos)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2008, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doesnt-santa-ever-crave-a-pepsi/477158/1 "2008-12-14T20:56:32Z")
It’s Christmas time again and of course that means it’s time for little old ladies wearing gaudy sweaters. It also means lots of ads featuring Santa Claus swilling Coca-Cola. Why is that he is always in Coke ads? Has he ever been featured in any other ads for soft drinks? ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2008, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doesnt-santa-ever-crave-a-pepsi/477158/2 "2008-12-14T21:06:07Z")
I’m sure that Pepsi used Santa in its advertising; it’s just that Coke ads are better known. Also, remember, at the time Coke started iconicizing Santa with a Coke, Pepsi was marketing itself differently. It was the bargain cola. ---
**Author:** ![drastic\_quench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e36b37/32.png) [@drastic\_quench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drastic_quench)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2008, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doesnt-santa-ever-crave-a-pepsi/477158/3 "2008-12-14T21:37:29Z")
- the choice of a new generation, not some fat old bearded immortal Hyperborean ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2008, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doesnt-santa-ever-crave-a-pepsi/477158/4 "2008-12-14T21:38:32Z")
Saint Nicholas wore red and white robes. He has always been pictured wearing red and white since the earliest depictions. Coke comes in a red can with white lettering. coke colours = Santa colours. ---
**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2008, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doesnt-santa-ever-crave-a-pepsi/477158/5 "2008-12-14T21:40:54Z")
In the 2007 film that told his story, Fred Claus crashed his brother’s sleigh into an old-fashioned-looking billboard depicting Santa with a Pepsi, so Pepsi must have used Santa as a spokesperson in the past. ---
**Author:** ![Surbey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@Surbey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surbey)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2008, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doesnt-santa-ever-crave-a-pepsi/477158/6 "2008-12-14T21:42:27Z")
Unless Pepsi is really strong, Santa isn’t craving it. [Coke](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cocaine) is addicting. ---
**Author:** ![Terrifel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c68b51/32.png) [@Terrifel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terrifel)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2008, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doesnt-santa-ever-crave-a-pepsi/477158/7 "2008-12-14T21:53:29Z")
> [@mobo85](#): > > In the 2007 film that told his story, Fred Claus crashed his brother’s sleigh into an old-fashioned-looking billboard depicting Santa with a Pepsi, so Pepsi must have used Santa as a spokesperson in the past. **mobo85** : Santa does not want you to look at this spoiler, okay? Everybody else: Events depicted in the movie **Fred Claus** (2007) do not necessarily reflect historical accuracy. ---
**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2008, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doesnt-santa-ever-crave-a-pepsi/477158/8 "2008-12-14T22:00:18Z")
You didn’t need to spoiler that- everyone knows that the real Santa Claus had no heir apparent, as his unintentional death at the hands of Scott Calvin clearly showed. ---
**Author:** ![lissener](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lissener/32/6139_2.png) [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2008, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doesnt-santa-ever-crave-a-pepsi/477158/9 "2008-12-14T22:38:28Z")
Coke ads are responsible for giving us the iconic, jolly Santa most Americans are familiar with; he originated in Coke advertisements. So, to a certain extent, if Pepsi used the same imagery, they’d be indirectly advertising for Coke. Probly smarter not to do that. I mean, um, [not](http://www.snopes.com/cokelore/santa.asp). ---
**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2008, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doesnt-santa-ever-crave-a-pepsi/477158/10 "2008-12-14T23:30:28Z")
> [@alfonzos](#): > > Why is that he is always in Coke ads? An exclusive contract, obviously. ---
**Author:** ![Westrogothia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/3ab097/32.png) [@Westrogothia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Westrogothia)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2008, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doesnt-santa-ever-crave-a-pepsi/477158/11 "2008-12-14T23:55:11Z")
In Sweden santa drinks [Julmust](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julmust). Something that apparently makes the Coke execs loose sleep. “In Sweden, julmust outsells Coca-Cola during the Christmas season; in fact, the consumption of Coca-Cola drops by as much as 50% over Christmas” ---
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2008, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doesnt-santa-ever-crave-a-pepsi/477158/12 "2008-12-14T23:58:15Z")
[Coke and Santa](http://www.snopes.com/cokelore/santa.asp). [Coke on Santa](http://www.thecoca-colacompany.com/heritage/cokelore_santa.html). ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2008, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doesnt-santa-ever-crave-a-pepsi/477158/13 "2008-12-15T01:07:49Z")
Those polar bears have orders to kill Santa if he switchs brands. ---
**Author:** ![Labdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/439d5e/32.png) [@Labdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labdad)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2008, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doesnt-santa-ever-crave-a-pepsi/477158/14 "2008-12-15T02:14:39Z")
I live in Atlanta. What IS this Pepsi of which you speak??? ---
**Author:** ![Casey1505](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dc4da7/32.png) [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2008, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doesnt-santa-ever-crave-a-pepsi/477158/15 "2008-12-15T16:00:57Z")
His mother wouldn’t let him have a Pepsi. She thought he was on drugs. All he wanted was a Pepsi, but she said normal people don’t act like that. All he wanted was a Pepsi. Just one Pepsi. And she wouldn’t give it to him. ---
**Author:** ![even\_sven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dfb087/32.png) [@even\_sven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/even_sven)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2008, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doesnt-santa-ever-crave-a-pepsi/477158/16 "2008-12-15T16:29:49Z")
My mother is a dedicated Pepsi drinker, and won’t doesn’t drink milk at all. Growing up, we always left Pepsi and cookies for Santa Claus. I figured it all out pretty quick. ---
**Author:** ![Hampshire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hampshire/32/4887_2.png) [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2008, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doesnt-santa-ever-crave-a-pepsi/477158/17 "2008-12-15T16:56:22Z")
[Santa Pepsi](http://www.pepsitown.com/images/pc04_lg.jpg) [Santa Pepsi](http://forttumbleweed.net/pepsioldchristin.jpg) [Santa Pepsi can](http://www.popcan.org/pics/pepsi-santa.jpg)