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Why am I always the last one to hear about these things
« on: December 13, 2007, 09:42:57 AM »
Apparently these are nothing new, but I just "discovered" them this weekend.  Two added to a 24oz coffee was enough to keep me wide awake and alert for 250 miles.  Heck, I didn't even start to slow down until 1am that night. 

http://www.getstokd.com/

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Re: Why am I always the last one to hear about these things
« Reply #1 on: December 13, 2007, 09:49:45 AM »
Apparently these are nothing new, but I just "discovered" them this weekend.  Two added to a 24oz coffee was enough to keep me wide awake and alert for 250 miles.  Heck, I didn't even start to slow down until 1am that night. 

http://www.getstokd.com/

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Re: Why am I always the last one to hear about these things
« Reply #2 on: December 13, 2007, 09:54:12 AM »
You need this:



Italian 12v car espresso maker, around $70.  grin

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Re: Why am I always the last one to hear about these things
« Reply #3 on: December 13, 2007, 09:56:24 AM »
I can't deal with that slowass website.  Just tell me how many mg caffeine per serving.

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Re: Why am I always the last one to hear about these things
« Reply #4 on: December 13, 2007, 10:09:01 AM »
40mg per tub.

That's almost twice as much caffeine per oz as espresso and half as much as a can of Red Bull.

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Re: Why am I always the last one to hear about these things
« Reply #5 on: December 13, 2007, 10:16:00 AM »
Those could be dangerous to me....I want....
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Re: Why am I always the last one to hear about these things
« Reply #6 on: December 13, 2007, 10:17:03 AM »
All the filling stations around here have them alongside the coffee creamers,

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Re: Why am I always the last one to hear about these things
« Reply #7 on: December 13, 2007, 10:18:29 AM »
All the filling stations around here have them alongside the coffee creamers,

That's where I found them.  I don't get coffee at filling stations other than when traveling long distances, so I didn't know they had been out for a while.

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Re: Why am I always the last one to hear about these things
« Reply #8 on: December 13, 2007, 10:18:44 AM »
40mg is not that much.  Doesn't stuff like no doz and its generic knockoffs have about 200mg caffeine in one little pill?  Probably cheaper than stok'd, too.  Just chug down that caffeine pill with a cup of 7-11 coffee.  laugh

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Re: Why am I always the last one to hear about these things
« Reply #9 on: December 13, 2007, 10:21:04 AM »
All the filling stations around here have them alongside the coffee creamers,

That's where I found them.  I don't get coffee at filling stations other than when traveling long distances, so I didn't know they had been out for a while.

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are they free like the creamers?

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Re: Why am I always the last one to hear about these things
« Reply #10 on: December 13, 2007, 10:21:18 AM »
When I talked to Chris earlier this week he was all proud of himself, thinking he had found something new...

I hated to burst his bubble, but at least it didn't affect his caffeine high!  laugh

I've found these VERY occasionally at 7-11s in the DC metro area.

I haven't gotten a cup of coffee at a filling station (unless it's a 7-11 or Rutters with pumps out front) in a couple of years.
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Re: Why am I always the last one to hear about these things
« Reply #11 on: December 13, 2007, 10:24:02 AM »
40mg is not that much.  Doesn't stuff like no doz and its generic knockoffs have about 200mg caffeine in one little pill?  Probably cheaper than stok'd, too.  Just chug down that caffeine pill with a cup of 7-11 coffee.  laugh

These were free at the filling station (to answer Charby at the same time).  For some reason, NoDoz never really did much for me.  I would be wired, yet drowsy at the same time.  I wasn't overly wired, nor drowsy after drinking coffee and Stokd.  YMMV.

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Re: Why am I always the last one to hear about these things
« Reply #12 on: December 13, 2007, 10:26:24 AM »
The Japanese supermarket also has little tubs like that that turn one water bottle into iced coffee.  grin

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Re: Why am I always the last one to hear about these things
« Reply #13 on: December 13, 2007, 10:27:26 AM »
Give a few, and a hershey bar or two, to your average 8-9 year old boy...

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Re: Why am I always the last one to hear about these things
« Reply #14 on: December 13, 2007, 10:29:27 AM »
Give a few, and a hershey bar or two, to your average 8-9 year old boy...

Oh hell no! 

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Re: Why am I always the last one to hear about these things
« Reply #15 on: December 13, 2007, 10:39:24 AM »
Give a few, and a hershey bar or two, to your average 8-9 year old boy...

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