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Originally posted by: toneman
Man, some of you folks must have a lot of luck on your side; I've been shut out the last four days (including today)... 🙁
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Wow. Do you play three codes every day (that's how many the site gives every person)? The chance of going a dozen straight with no winners is a little over 4% or about 1 in 24. Our average is 23.8% winners, and we have 105 tries and 25 winners.
 
I've won 35 bottles. I got those pretty quick and about the last 4 days I havn't won anything. Having a dry spell I guess.
 
Originally posted by: TGregg
How long can one expect a plastic two-liter to stay fizzy?
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Bottles are usually dated anywhere between 4 and 8 weeks beyond the present date. You really don't want to leave it more than a few weeks beyond the expiration as it either loses carbonation or become rancid.

Like I said in a previous post, a better idea would be to use 1 or 2 coupons a week, that way you won't get stuck with a hundred bottles that have similar expiration dates, or worse, be stuck with that many just in case the batch itself is bad (which has happened to me--I now make sure to not buy all with the same batch codes)

 
Originally posted by: catnap1972
Originally posted by: TGregg
How long can one expect a plastic two-liter to stay fizzy?
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Bottles are usually dated anywhere between 4 and 8 weeks beyond the present date. You really don't want to leave it more than a few weeks beyond the expiration as it either loses carbonation or become rancid.
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I'm pretty sure that the diet drinks have either a 90- or 180-day shelf life, and the non-diet drinks have either a 180- or 270-day shelf life. Nowadays it usually only takes a few days to get from the bottler to the distributor. Apparently either your individual distributor or your store aren't getting the product onto the shelves quickly.
 
I have lost count of how many bottles I have coming to me. Suffice to say, I will have enough soda for myself to drink at ALL of the LAN Parties I attend in 2006.
😀
 
I am 21/63. The US only won 25 medals and some were multiples in one event, so I must be near the maximum.
 
I have entered about 20 codes and still have not won anything. I do not drink a lot of soda, but I just want one winning code for the heck of it!
 
Originally posted by: catnap1972
Originally posted by: TGregg
How long can one expect a plastic two-liter to stay fizzy?
Click to expand...

Bottles are usually dated anywhere between 4 and 8 weeks beyond the present date. You really don't want to leave it more than a few weeks beyond the expiration as it either loses carbonation or become rancid.

Like I said in a previous post, a better idea would be to use 1 or 2 coupons a week, that way you won't get stuck with a hundred bottles that have similar expiration dates, or worse, be stuck with that many just in case the batch itself is bad (which has happened to me--I now make sure to not buy all with the same batch codes)
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Thanks for the reply. Man, you've had some terrible luck with soda, are you in the States? We routinely have bottles for a couple months or more and haven't had any rancid or flat ones yet. And certainly no bad batches, although we mostly stick to Coke products - not sure about the other lines.

Having said that, I agree that it would be nice not to have to buy a couple hundred bottles all at once. Although it would make a funny internet short film. 😉

 
Originally posted by: kcreekmore
Originally posted by: catnap1972
Originally posted by: TGregg
How long can one expect a plastic two-liter to stay fizzy?
Click to expand...

Bottles are usually dated anywhere between 4 and 8 weeks beyond the present date. You really don't want to leave it more than a few weeks beyond the expiration as it either loses carbonation or become rancid.
Click to expand...
I'm pretty sure that the diet drinks have either a 90- or 180-day shelf life, and the non-diet drinks have either a 180- or 270-day shelf life. Nowadays it usually only takes a few days to get from the bottler to the distributor. Apparently either your individual distributor or your store aren't getting the product onto the shelves quickly.
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I just called our local Coke bottler and they said 3 months shelf life on two liters of Diet Coke.
 
Originally posted by: TGregg
Originally posted by: kcreekmore
Originally posted by: catnap1972
Originally posted by: TGregg
How long can one expect a plastic two-liter to stay fizzy?
Click to expand...

Bottles are usually dated anywhere between 4 and 8 weeks beyond the present date. You really don't want to leave it more than a few weeks beyond the expiration as it either loses carbonation or become rancid.
Click to expand...
I'm pretty sure that the diet drinks have either a 90- or 180-day shelf life, and the non-diet drinks have either a 180- or 270-day shelf life. Nowadays it usually only takes a few days to get from the bottler to the distributor. Apparently either your individual distributor or your store aren't getting the product onto the shelves quickly.
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I just called our local Coke bottler and they said 3 months shelf life on two liters of Diet Coke.
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I haven't bought any Diet Coke lately, but the bottles of regular Coke that the stores around here have right now are dated early-mid May (goes along with my 8 week rough estimate).
 
Originally posted by: TGregg
Originally posted by: toneman
Man, some of you folks must have a lot of luck on your side; I've been shut out the last four days (including today)... 🙁
Click to expand...

Wow. Do you play three codes every day (that's how many the site gives every person)? The chance of going a dozen straight with no winners is a little over 4% or about 1 in 24. Our average is 23.8% winners, and we have 105 tries and 25 winners.
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Yep; now if you want to calculate some odds, try this--my bro just started last week, and he's yet to win even one...he's been completely shut out six days running.

FWIW--I guess you reversed-jinxed my drought...I won two out of three today--LOL!!! :Q
 
Originally posted by: toneman
Yep; now if you want to calculate some odds, try this--my bro just started last week, and he's yet to win even one...he's been completely shut out six days running.
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1 in 120. Long, but not impossible.

 
I had 2 of 3 yesterday, and 2 of 3 today. 13 wins of 43 entries for total of 30% winners.
 
It's good to have this on the ATHD page 1 every day.
Thanks OP from your friend Ride, a true Cokeic.
(Alcohol-ic -- Coke-ic)
 
I am a bit late to the party but I signed up none the less. They told me that a code was emailed to me but it never came. I wonder if this party is no longer a party?
 
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