Pibb Xtra Spicy Cherry Soda Pop, 2 Liter Bottle

Being stricken by covid several years ago altered my taste buds and effectively ended my love affair with Coke, Pepsi, Royal Crown, and all other brand of cola (not one is palatable for me anymore). Mr Pibb (along with Dr Pepper) has been my go to drink of choice for soda ever since. I enjoy the taste and quality of the soda very much. The only thing I don't like is that it isn't available at all locations. Something this good should be available everywhere. It's very unusual but hopefully Walmart will correct this oversight one day soon.

Mr Pibb Extra! It's delicious!!! Have you ever looked through old photos and seen relatives that no longer look like they once did? I mean, over time, they look nothing like they did in the photos with you as a child. For all you know, they could have been replaced. True, you don't have a gap in your memory of them disappearing and coming back completely different. But when you look at your older brother, or even your parents, or, gasp! your children, they look COMPLETELY DIFFERENT. You think, this couldn't possibly have happened, I would have noticed. YET THERE IT IS, THE PHOTOS OF THEM TWO DECADES AGO ARE, LET'S BE HONEST, DIFFERENT PEOPLE. There. I said it. Now we come to Mr. Pibb. Mr. Pibb. That's what I grew up with. Mr. Pibb. So, what's this “Extra”? They thought they could slip that in there without me noticing it. Well, I noticed it. And, to be honest, there was a summer when there was no Mr. Pibb to be found. Then, I was glad to find it on the shelves again, with “Extra" in the title. I didn't think much of it at the time, I just figured, like Mountain Dew, they are playing with new flavors. Except, where's the old Mr Pibb? The one I grew up with. The one who slept next to me in the orphanage, the one who would loan me coins at elementary school for lunch time. I think Mr. Pibb, the Mr Pibb I grew up with, has been replaced. They really aren't even trying to hide it, they just gave me a new Mr. Pibb “Extra” and figured, like some dullard, or a dog getting a cheaper dog food, I would just keep wagging my tail and eat my dog food and not ask any questions. Well, what am I going to do? Nothing. I grew up with one family, loved my mom and dad and brother, now I have a new family. The original ones are no where to be found, I have these replacements, a woman who calls herself my “wife” and kids who have no clue who my friends were thirty years ago, I have them to take care of and to feed, and I'm supposed to pretend like nothing's happened.