Diet cold drinks

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victorri DAFNE Graduate
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital
12 posts

Hi I don't know if anyone else gets frustrated by this but when I go into the supermarket (any of them) they only ever have diet coke in the chiller cabinet. I no I can go to the isle can get a warm diet fizzy drink but I don't like them warm. I no on dafne I could have a "full fat" drink and inject for it but it'd rather not when there is a diet option. Does any one else get frustrated by this and does anyone think we can do anything about it? I did speak to a floor manager in morrisons today and he just said they get sent a shelf list and that's what they have to put out, he did say he would see what he could do but I wasn't convinced he would. I'm looking at this not just from a diabetics point of view but also a healthy living view

Garry DAFNE Graduate
North Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust
328 posts

Confused 'they only ever have diet coke in the chiller cabinet.'
Do you mean they only ever have regular coke in the chiller cabinet?
Probably means your supermarket has no idea what stock has moved off the chiller cabinet shelf...maybe by the time you get there, whatever limited stock of diet coke has already been taken...or there is less profit margin in diet so they don't put it out??
Keep at them though. Up to them to satisfy your needs.
Regards
Garry

victorri DAFNE Graduate
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital
12 posts

I do mean diet coke there always that but There is never any other diet option ie fanta zero lilt zero etc i don't always fancy coke some times I want a fruit fizzy. Is it just me that finds this a issue

JamesW DAFNE Graduate
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital
24 posts

I know what you mean. I generally resign myself to being faced with a poor selection if in a supermarket and looking for a cold 500ml drink. I much prefer newsagents for their greater range, in most cases.

I see that you are aligned to the NNUH so if you find yourself in the city centre I can recommend the newsagents on Surrey Street for their wide range of diet drinks - ginger beer, Rio(?), irn bru (a personal fave) as well as Dr Pepper, Lilt etc.

Garry DAFNE Graduate
North Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust
328 posts

Right...got you now! Different types of diet drinks.
I'll try to go into the nearest Morrison's here and let you know what's on the chiller shelves here...and then I hope you can beat them up with that info. Bit out of the way but I'll see if I can get there in the next few days.
Regards
Garry