There are Coke drinkers and then there are shasta Drinkers. I don't think I ever heard the "shasta" answer in the "which do you prefer Coke or pepsi?" challenge. I always grew up with coke, and my parents never bought us shasta. It was always looked down upon, and was as prestiges as a food stamp. When you went over to your friends house, and they served you "COKE", you would taste it and think to yourself...."This ain't COKE!!! this is Shasta...they must be having money troubles". Which soda gives you more bang for your buck? Shasta does! Where else can you get 3 liters of soda for .99 cents... that big ass bottle that can't even fit in your fridge. So you leave it out, "yum!!!I Yes!!! I would love some hot, flat Shasta!!!" I mean C'mon, Who buys regular "shasta'? I mean you can splurge since your being cheap or you poor, to get a flavor one like black cherry, or take the "pinapple" flavor challenge.
You can tell so much about "the soft drnk" experiance when you were raised in the ghetto. You saw your R.C. colas, Store brand sodas, but when my friend gave me Kool-Aid, I thought..."ok...he's not going to college".