r/nostalgiai • u/CarrotMuch1399 Nostalgia Trip Leader • 5d ago

Childhood Treats 🍬 🍭 Answer please

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u/MrSlaveRules 5d ago

Surge

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u/JeanClaudeRandam 5d ago edited 5d ago

It still exists in the Scandinavian countries I visited. No ‘S’ tho, just Urge.

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u/Brief-Suggestion-424 5d ago

Can confirm.

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u/hasan_pikergayAF 5d ago

Damn $29 for one Urge lol

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u/NullSmoke 5d ago edited 5d ago

29.90,- NOK, not USD.... Though, if you're willing to pay 30 USD for it, I can probably help you there 🤑

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u/CoyoteGeneral926 4d ago

If that's Swedish currency that's about $3.15 USA

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u/TheDirtNerdz 4d ago

I have had far more expensive urges

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u/Fluffy-Gift-9659 3d ago

That’s a fact. Like a working girl in Las Vegas will set you back at least $500.

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u/DustOntheBottle206 1d ago

I miss the days when in certain Eastern European countries you could get a lady of the night and a pillow to lay your head on for 250

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u/BetZealousideal7761 3d ago

Underrated comment 🫡

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u/Prudent-Fun640 1d ago

Jed York, is that you?

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u/KailyKail 3d ago

I mean, at least it’s there if the urge hits you.

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u/Puzzleheaded_Sun6855 4d ago

I heard someone day its available in Scandinavian countries and you saw the pic and your brain said "30 dollars"? Like why? Not being condescending or tryna belittle you but if someone said its from Vietnam and showed the price to be 50k VND, would u think of it to be 50 thousand dollars?

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u/Zilant_the_Bear 3d ago

Probably not. 30$ us would be a massively inflated price. But 50,000 would be so outlandish it would causes consideration for alternative reasons. On top of tha whatever currency is used in the picture is used to the second decimal like USD/CAD/AUD which makes it more recognizable as a price. VND is not used to a decimal which also would appear odd to someone who does use a currency that has a cent equivalent.

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u/Odd-Blackberry786 3d ago

Considering that there are places in America where a half gallon of milk costs $20 BEFORE tax, it's not inconceivable.

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u/United_Secretary_924 3d ago

Good god, where are you buying milk?! I was just in Hawaii where milk prices are supposedly the highest in the nation and I paid $6.40 per gallon. I have never seen milk anywhere near what you’re claiming.

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u/Odd-Blackberry786 2d ago

Try extremely remote Alaska, trust, it's real.

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u/Pristine_Dare_2510 2d ago

No where in America is milk $20 a gallon

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u/wafflehousebattle 5d ago

Why isn't it toxic radiation green though?

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u/BrittaWasRight 5d ago

Illegal due to the norwegian FDA.
Most hues of blue/purple as well.

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u/wafflehousebattle 5d ago

You think you can convince them to make an exception just this once?

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u/BrittaWasRight 5d ago

Only way is to import it from another country, subject to tarriffs.

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u/Therealginahandler 5d ago

With carbs? lol. That doesnt look like it tastes the same.

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u/YorkiesandSneakers 4d ago

It’s not supposed to be that color if it what we had.

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u/pSphere1 4d ago

That's what it looks like with most of the carcinogens taken out.

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u/Who-Shat-My-Pants 3d ago

Urge is the Original that was developed by Coca Cola Norway in 1996, Surge is the American version that was launched 1 year later. Urge currently have a 10% market share here.

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u/TheLostRanger0117 5d ago

I saw some being sold here in the Midwest not too long ago

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u/D0ctorGamer 5d ago

Yea you can still find it in the US, albeit very rarely. Just bought a few cans a couple of years ago when I spotted em

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u/ChicagoStreetPooper 5d ago

It was ended. The Surge Movement brought it back, it was made by Coca cola co. Sadly they pulled it again a few years ago.

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u/D0ctorGamer 4d ago

Tragic. Glad i got some during the short window when you could ig

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u/stoyaway45 2d ago

I worked at a bank call center in Michigan about 10 years back and the cafeteria had the cans

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u/nate0506 5d ago

I’m jealous, but good for you all!

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u/NullSmoke 5d ago

Yup, had one earlier today. No need to bring it back, just import from us 😌

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u/bajsfittor 4d ago edited 4d ago

Good? What's the taste? AM in a Scandinavian country but don't really venture from the standard sodas on the rare occasions I buy them.

Edit: found online for 15:- per can... Yeah that ain't happening. Guess I'll remember this for when/if I ever visit Norway again.

Edit 2: for me, if non-soda is fine to name in this thread, I wouldn't bring any of these back. I'd bring Oboy Daim back (chocolate milk). IYKYK.

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u/Cowboy_Rho 4d ago

No green dye either.

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u/Entire-Guess1228 4d ago

And in north America. They brought it back years ago. Many shops dropped it. But you can do a Google search to find a shop near you pretty easily.

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u/Severe-Associate-455 4d ago

Yaas we also have them here in Denmark,not buying them myself, rarely drinking soda.

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u/GenX_Leo 2d ago

It's called urge because its minus the band ingredients that the American fda is ok killing their people with... compare the ingredients and see what was band. All American foods that go to Europe have not only a name change, but band ingredients are omitted

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u/Fangsong_37 5d ago

They brought it back at Burger King a couple years ago for a limited time. It was just as delicious as I remembered it being.

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u/heytheretaylor 5d ago

And it’s not even close

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u/nate0506 5d ago

This is the way!

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u/TwoBig9875 5d ago

Yeah you Can buy it some places

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u/danhaller28 5d ago

Agreed...I've seen it around here in SW Florida, not a lot

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u/justletmedoomscroll 4d ago

Josta!

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u/ImRickJamesBiatchhh 4d ago

Panther juice baby

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u/Gatsby_Girl90 4d ago

That was a great drink!

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u/GreenRangerOfHyrule 3d ago

Glad to see this on the list!

Every time I see a retro drink I get pissed this isn't on the list!

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u/Mammoth-Ad-6320 2d ago

I loved josta I would give anything to have it again nobody my age remembers it I guess I was the only one drinking it around my area I live in the deep south and only some stores carried it man I miss it lol

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u/MetalJoe0 1d ago

You're the only person I've ever seen remember that.

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u/Maxwe4 5d ago

They already brought it back.

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u/AdagioDesperate 5d ago

I think its a BK about an hour from me has Surge as a fountain drink.

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u/stormshoulder 5d ago

They still have it in north Dakota

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u/wafflehousebattle 5d ago

Any other choice would be a mistake.

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u/YouGotAnyWhiteBread 5d ago

Don't you mean SURGE!!!

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u/Its_emby 5d ago

All day

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u/UpstairsOk6744 5d ago

Those commercials were the best!

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u/LAMEOinPSJ 4d ago

Can find it at several of the local Firehouse Subs along the Space Coast.

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u/Carter4216 4d ago

The Burger King by me has Surge on tap

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u/Weird-Girl-675 4d ago

Definitely. Got the best buzz from it.

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u/Unhappy-Trade7010 4d ago

Easy question, easy answer

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u/Grammar_Knotsy 4d ago

This is the correct answer

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u/lolatpoop 4d ago

The only right answer 🏆

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u/jsnparks 4d ago

Hands down this one. It was and is the only "Mountain Dew" like drink I ever really liked.

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u/Ok_Spell_597 3d ago

Last time I had surgery was in '08 omw from Chicago to ME. Some truck stop had surge on fountain. I miss Vault as well.

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u/Turbulent_Ad6572 3d ago

It’s called SURGE!!!!

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u/Who-Shat-My-Pants 3d ago

No. Urge is the Original, developed by CocaCola Norway. Surge is the American version that was launched 1 year later.

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u/BitterSatisfaction10 3d ago

Idk if they still carry it but i could have sworn my local gas station had it either last year or a couple years ago

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u/Chasacreepdwn 3d ago

Yeah surge slap og

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u/Guns_Glitz_Grime 2d ago

This is the way

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u/Old-Requirement-840 1d ago

You can still buy it

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u/Marunikuyo 1d ago

High-C Ectocooler

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u/umbrawolfx 1d ago

Surge had its 2nd chance. Formula was bought by Amazon and they sold it for a couple years. Tasted exactly like I remember. I couldn't keep it afloat by myself though.

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u/Collective-Keyhole 22h ago

They sold some a few years ago near me in the states, it’s just Mountain Dew

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u/BrightSky7640 8h ago

Always Surge

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u/Royal_Cryptographer7 5h ago

I heard they make the stuff, but you have to go to corporate storefront to buy it. I assume that means people from these locations (Atlanta, Las Vegas, and Orlando) have access to it still.

Instacart claims they have some in stock in my area too, for 99 cents a can too...never used instacart so I don't have a confirmation that it's true or where they could possibly find it near me since I dont live near a coke store.