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The volume of email at (email address removed) has been surprising. Some select comments:

"Oh, the pain! There are not sufficient words to describe how much I hate the Tuned Up Taste of Diet Mountain Dew. The first words that come to mind are repulsive, undrinkable, and blasphemy. Those words are followed by lament, longing, and dread. " - L.K., Milwaukee, WI

"I even submitted a request to Coca-Cola asking them to bring back Diet Mello Yello, hoping that they would want to take advantage of thousands of betrayed Diet Dew drinkers willing to switch their allegiance until the old Diet Dew returns. " - G.S., Des Moines, IA

"I was ill in 1993, and found myself on a respirator for 11 days. For those of you lucky enough never to have been on a respirator, let me explain that it is a horrible experience. You don’t breathe, the machine is doing that for you; in fact, it feels like you’re holding your breath – extremely disconcerting. You also can’t talk or eat or drink because of the tube down your throat...when I finally got off the machine after the 11 days, the very first thing I wanted was a Diet Mountain Dew. I had been craving it madly the whole time I was holding my breath, and absolutely nothing else would do the trick. My first taste of it was positively bliss. Now they have gone and changed the taste, to that insipid watery poison with the gross aftertaste. I didn’t think anything could force me back to That Other Diet Soda which here shall remain nameless, but I am on the verge of doing just that. And Pepsi will be out the profits from the 2 12-packs a week that I’ve put away every week for 16 years. " - A.A., Myrtle Beach, SC

"I appreciate your efforts (time and money) developing/maintaining this web site. I'm thinking positively that they will restore 'classic' Diet Mountain Dew. If not, I guess it's the excuse I've been looking for to drink more water. " - S.M., Centerville, UT

"I am so glad to see the petition and others who agree with me! It has ruined my morning routine! I hate the new formula! " - L.L., central NC

"This stuff is godawful. " - T.G., Joppa, AL

"The new Diet Mountain Dew tastes like they mixed beer in it, and I don't like beer! After the first can I brushed my teeth twice and rinsed with mouthwash and still that horrible taste was there. It took a solid 24 hours to get rid of the taste." - P.P., Madison, WI

"Well done. Go get 'em! Keeping them crossed for Diet Dew’s return to drinkability!" - P.G., Chicago, IL

"The new Dew is more than just yucky, it is undrinkable. I used to drink at least a 12-pack a day...this new Dew, I can't drink more than a swallow before I dump the rest of the can where it belongs, down the drain. " - S.D., Ottumwa, IA

"Until the true Diet Dew returns, no more Pepsi products for me! " - S.D., Austin, TX

"I gave up smoking and cut way back on drinking and I am too old for a great sex life! But I had my Diet Dew...what is left now that they took that away? " - A.K., La Crescent, MN

"Diet Mountain Dew got me up, and going, and was as refreshing and familiar as a hot shower after days without one camping in the Sierras. I was stranded in fact on a hiking, climbing trip, for 3 days in 2001, and all I could think of was a hot shower and the original bite of a Diet Mountain Dew. Bring back the old formula. " - D.R., Split Creek, CO

"When I recently bought my Diet Dew, I literally spat it out, thinking I had gotten a bad, flat batch. " - C.C., Nashville, TN

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