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PRIZE DRAWING: Because I Have Enough Blue and Enough Hawaii
By Marvo | July 4, 2008
When I first heard about the Pepsi Blue Hawaii being sold only in Japan, I knew I had to try it and review it, so I went about getting my hands on some. It wasn’t a matter of if, because I knew some capitalist soul would be selling some on eBay, but it was a matter of how much I was willing to spend. I ended up paying $22 (US Dollars) for three bottles of it, plus $20 for shipping from Japan. A few days prior to that, TIB reader Fury emailed me and asked if I’d be willing to review some snacks from Japan she wanted to send me. Because I’m not one to turn down free snacks, I told her to send them my way. When the box arrived, it was full of the Japanese snacks she promised, but there was a little surprise at the bottom of the box, which was a bottle of the Pepsi Blue Hawaii.
The bottles of Pepsi Blue Hawaii I purchased on eBay arrived the other day and since I already reviewed it, I don’t have a need for all three bottles, but I am going to keep one for myself in hopes that it will be worth $42 someday on eBay so I can make my money back. But as for the other two bottles, I’m going to give them away to two lucky readers via a prize drawing.
To enter this prize drawing, just leave a comment for THIS post with either your suggestion for the next Japanese Pepsi flavor or whatever else you’d like to say. Please fill out the email field, because I’ll be emailing the winner for their mailing address. The Impulsive Buy will stop accepting entries on Saturday, July 12, 2008 11:59 p.m. Hawaii Standard Time. Only one entry allowed per person. The drawing is open to everyone.
Good luck!
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July 4th, 2008 at 9:51 pm
I think it should be something truly strange like the Thanksgiving flavors Jones Soda has had, so what about a pepsi version of sushi? You could even call it PEPSushI. It would be something people would try because it’s so out there that their curiousity would get the better of them..
July 4th, 2008 at 10:24 pm
One thing that I would like Pepsi to do is to release the Holiday Spice version again at xmas time. That stuff was great!
July 4th, 2008 at 10:52 pm
Oh my god, I’m so interested in trying the Pepsi Blue Hawaii–plus two bottles means I could drink one, and put the other in my wine cellar, hoping it gets better with age.
Anyway, if I had to choose the next Japanese Pepsi flavour it would probably be some sort of… Pocari Sweat/Pepsi crossover. Like really really weak clear cola, with hardly any fizz.
It’s Japan. Someone would buy it.
July 4th, 2008 at 11:39 pm
Chocolate covered banana flavor sounds good.
July 5th, 2008 at 1:58 am
Blue Hawaii- The best 42$ you could spend!
July 5th, 2008 at 3:01 am
I’m going to Japan and I want sweet Pepsi Blue Hawaii before I go…!!!
July 5th, 2008 at 3:20 am
How about a Japan-flavored Pepsi, it can taste like sushi, Sony products and hello kitty.
July 5th, 2008 at 3:22 am
I think they should stick with the Elvis movie theme, after “Blue Hawaii” they should do a shellfish flavored cola and call it “Clambake” and after that something with with all burnt and blackened ingredients. They could call that “Charro.”
July 5th, 2008 at 3:59 am
Inspired by Japan’s most infamous vending product:
“Pepsi Schoolgirl”
with a used panties flavor.
July 5th, 2008 at 4:03 am
How about bacon flavored Pepsi? Bacon makes everything better!
July 5th, 2008 at 5:01 am
The newest Flavor should be Super Awesome Puppy Pepsi. Tastes just like fresh puppies.
July 5th, 2008 at 5:06 am
You’ve got to try the ice cucumber Pepsi!
July 5th, 2008 at 5:11 am
coke flavored pepsi
July 5th, 2008 at 5:40 am
They should make a pomegranate soda..yum
July 5th, 2008 at 5:44 am
Pickled Pepsi ftw? :D
July 5th, 2008 at 6:13 am
Thanks for this drawing. As for another Pepsi Japan flavor, it should definitely be something with an essance of fish to it.
July 5th, 2008 at 6:17 am
Shannon: They already do! Check out Izze.
Pepsi Orange Indecency would be a good flavor for Japan next time. It would be made with orange flavor and the sweat of a man who just cheated on his wife.
Oh, and a refreshing splash of lime!
July 5th, 2008 at 6:35 am
Another Pepsi Japan flavor?
Green Tea Bacon.
They have alot of Green Tea flavored items, and well. Bacon is always good.
July 5th, 2008 at 6:43 am
Pepsi Soba, it’s like food from a bottle
July 5th, 2008 at 6:47 am
beef jerkey
July 5th, 2008 at 6:55 am
In the same vein as Pocky… Men’s Pepsi.
mature chocolate soda?
July 5th, 2008 at 6:59 am
Red Bean Pepsi. It’s only natural.
July 5th, 2008 at 7:10 am
how about pepsi blaq?
i loved that coke blak, despite the fact that no one else did, and they’re always copying each other’s ideas, even if they fail epically (lime? wtf?).
July 5th, 2008 at 7:11 am
Mmmm, green tea flavored soda.
July 5th, 2008 at 7:32 am
The next flavour should be Pepsi Aloe Vera or Pepsi Yummy Cactus.
July 5th, 2008 at 7:41 am
Octopus testicle flavored Pepsi?!? Do octopi have testicles? One wonders…
July 5th, 2008 at 7:53 am
Why not Sake flavored Pepsi? It’s Japanese and it tastes like alcohol. :D But you could drink it in the streets of America without getting arrested for being drunk and doing something you’ll regret the next day!
July 5th, 2008 at 7:54 am
Oooh free blue hawaiin pepsi!
There are already so many yummy flavor suggestions.. but i heard coke has coke with vitamin c so pepsi obviously needs to one up them with pepsi plus centrum multi vitamins… that way old people could enjoy pepsi too… just an idea. :)
July 5th, 2008 at 7:55 am
Wasabi Pepsi! With a pickled ginger finish.
July 5th, 2008 at 8:09 am
How about some rice flavored Pepsi. All the blandness with none of the starch…
July 5th, 2008 at 8:16 am
i think some sort of mint chocolate pepsi would be a great seller.
July 5th, 2008 at 8:29 am
Seaweed Pepsi? Sashimi Pepsi? California Roll Pepsi with it’s distinct flavors of imitation crab, rice, nori, cucumber & avocado?
(I really miss Pepsi Light. From the 80’s, turquoise can with the lemons on it. Mmmm, saccharin. Thanks, Mom!)
July 5th, 2008 at 8:53 am
I think Peppermint Pepsi would be interesting, perhaps around Christmas.
July 5th, 2008 at 9:09 am
I think a pepsi ramune would be pretty cool =)
July 5th, 2008 at 9:17 am
Wasabi Pepsi!
July 5th, 2008 at 10:03 am
Milk. The Japanese have this odd fascination with milk-flavored things.
July 5th, 2008 at 10:04 am
The next Japanese flavor Pepsi should be Melon Pepsi.
July 5th, 2008 at 10:21 am
well how about Pepsi super guarana+ginseng and other un-natural “energy” producing ingredients..They could start with the Pepsi Max they already create and go crazy.. I am sure everyone under age 30 would lap it up!
July 5th, 2008 at 10:33 am
Pepsi Lychee sounds great, if you like lychee nuts the slogan should be Taste the Lychee
July 5th, 2008 at 10:43 am
Sweet. I totally collect all sorts of crazy colas!
Okay - I don’t. But I totally wanna try this weird stuff.
July 5th, 2008 at 10:54 am
all the above suggestions sound really good. i’d like to submit: black-squid ink flavored pepsi.
July 5th, 2008 at 11:36 am
Maybe Pepsi could work out a deal with a game show and show the contestants happily drinking pepsi, covered in mud and bleeding from their alligator bites.
July 5th, 2008 at 12:20 pm
How about bubblegum flavor infused greentea cola?
July 5th, 2008 at 12:30 pm
How about Sake flavoured pepsi? Could be something.
July 5th, 2008 at 12:48 pm
I *LOVE* this Pepsi challenge!!
Peps-Ube
Pepsi Durian
Pepsi Yuzu (winter only!)
Sakura Pepsi and Momo Pepsi (spring only!)
Corn Pottage Pepsi
Pepsi Black (coffee-flavored Pepsi) & Pepsi White (with milk)
Aloe Pepsi (for those Aloe yogurt eaters in Japan)
Pepsi Wakame
…and some generic energy drink from Pepsi called Pepsi Dragon.
July 5th, 2008 at 12:53 pm
Matcha Pepsi could be good…
July 5th, 2008 at 1:24 pm
Perhaps chocolate Mochi pepsi!
July 5th, 2008 at 1:26 pm
How about a nice beer flavor
July 5th, 2008 at 1:33 pm
chocolate mint, my favorite flavor combo. Would be odd as a pepsi, but then again they come out with wacky flavors often.
July 5th, 2008 at 1:38 pm
Pocky flavour Pepsi would be nice.
July 5th, 2008 at 1:52 pm
How about gardenia-honey flavored pepsi. Hmm, I can almost taste it.
July 5th, 2008 at 1:54 pm
Considering how many new sodas i’ve had the privilege to drink over the past few months, not to mention “cast my vote for”- which i’m sure will somehow go over a little bit smoother than the upcoming presidential hoo-ha. Anyway, all criticisms aside, i actually heard about this flavor, and was curious to how it would taste.
As for a new flavor- my first guess was going to be something insane like urine. I mean, if there’s a cute anime girl with a cute anime tree and some puppies, people from japan would like it. However, since Milwaukee’s Best Ice actually is made with urine, my second guess would be mirin. It’s this weird, obnoxiously sweet alcohol stuff that Japanese people enjoy. It’d probably make the pepsi taste like rice puddin’.
Yum.
July 5th, 2008 at 2:04 pm
I think that an orange/mango/strawberry flavor for Pepsi Japan would be sweet. I also think that it might be better with a splash of Ginseng to it.
July 5th, 2008 at 2:13 pm
are there any savory pepsi flavors?
July 5th, 2008 at 2:48 pm
Throw in some acai? Or li hing mui?
July 5th, 2008 at 2:52 pm
Without a doubt, a coffee soda. Possibly a latte flavor. I have tried a coffee soda before and it was AWESOME! Manhattan Special is the brand I have tried…both in diet and regular. Pure carbonated caffeine coffee decadence! You must try it! :)
July 5th, 2008 at 2:55 pm
This is my 3rd time trying a drawing, :P
I think they should make a papaya pepsi flavor, with all the benefits!!
July 5th, 2008 at 2:59 pm
How about a Watermelon Pepsi, might cost less than the $6k Japanese Special watermelon.
July 5th, 2008 at 3:07 pm
LTRFTP
I would do anything for a Blue Hawaii Pepsi.
The best choice for a Japanese Pepsi flavor? Gobo! Or maybe Daikon.
July 5th, 2008 at 3:10 pm
Kiddie Cocktail Pepsi would make me happy, although isn’t it called a Roy Rogers if you use Cola? Or is that Dr. Pepper?
July 5th, 2008 at 3:18 pm
I stopped drinking soda a year and six months ago, but I might make an exception for this interesting concoction. Next Japanese soda flavor? Let’s see- Plum? Tuna? Coffee?
July 5th, 2008 at 3:19 pm
SEXUAAAAL HEEEAAAALINNNG
July 5th, 2008 at 3:32 pm
Yoai pepsi for the girls and Yuri pepsi for the guys. They both taste like salty clams.
July 5th, 2008 at 3:33 pm
Pepsi Water Splash: Water, Caffeine, with a hint of blue.
July 5th, 2008 at 3:56 pm
Pepsi should dgo the same route as Budwiser did and make Pepsi Clamato.
July 5th, 2008 at 4:30 pm
Pepsi Scarlett Johansen panties flavored!
/lost in translation
July 5th, 2008 at 4:33 pm
Pizza flavored. Or pork.
July 5th, 2008 at 4:38 pm
As mentioned before… I’m a sucker for blue drinks so count me in for the drawing!!
July 5th, 2008 at 4:57 pm
This is like Iron Chef Pepsi…
I choose Wasabi or maybe Squid Ink.
July 5th, 2008 at 5:14 pm
How about Pepsi Godzilla? They could make the bottles slightly bigger and make the pop green. The flavor should taste nothing like anything green, so they could make it strawberry flavored or something.
Yeah - that is a pretty lame suggestion. But my original suggestion was already taken.
July 5th, 2008 at 6:50 pm
For wacky flavors, how bout a savory soda? They’ve done veggie sodas…so how about something like pork soda or something like that.
For realistic flavors, how about durian, the stinky fruit? that would make a great weird flavor…
July 5th, 2008 at 7:30 pm
Happy Ending Pepsi. I drink you long time.
Tentacle Porn Pepsi. Mmmmmm, beastiality and rape.
July 5th, 2008 at 7:34 pm
Orange Pepsi?
July 5th, 2008 at 8:00 pm
a new soda with the same flavor as that orange ginger dressing they serve on their salads.
July 5th, 2008 at 10:06 pm
fried chicken soda, maybe.
no, wait. fried mars bar soda. much better.
kiss.
July 5th, 2008 at 10:36 pm
water melon favor might be a good choice.
July 6th, 2008 at 2:19 am
Well, I like the idea of the melon flavor… that might actually *taste* decent (cherry blossom might not be too bad either)… although if Japan brings back Crystal Pepsi, it will prove that they are much smarter than we are.
I’ll shut up now… mostly I just want some Pepsi Blue Hawaii!
July 6th, 2008 at 4:16 am
Okayu (rice congee) Pepsi: sick nasty shiznit.
July 6th, 2008 at 4:39 am
An azuki/red bean flavour Pepsi!
July 6th, 2008 at 7:10 am
They should have sake pepsi! because c’mon, we all wish our pepsi was alcoholic in the first place.
July 6th, 2008 at 7:52 am
I am dying to try this.
How about Strawberry Banana Pepsi?
Or Grape Pineapple Pepsi?
July 6th, 2008 at 10:49 am
I want to try it even though there aren’t any disturbingly cute anthropomorphic animals on the bottle.
July 6th, 2008 at 11:15 am
I think that the next Pepsi flavor should be coffee.
July 6th, 2008 at 11:56 am
I want them to bring back Crystal Pepsi…yum.
July 6th, 2008 at 12:04 pm
Durian Pepsi sounds good right about now, actually..
July 6th, 2008 at 12:23 pm
How about kumquat pepsi? I’ll bet they’d LOVE that over there.
Either that or squid-ink pepsi.
July 6th, 2008 at 1:14 pm
I don’t know any other Pepsi flavors besides the normal ones here in the US, so I totally want to win a bizarre one.
July 6th, 2008 at 2:49 pm
I just want to try this so I can act out that one scene from Heathers without actually drinking Draino :o
July 6th, 2008 at 2:56 pm
There should be a Pepsi Yellow Sun. It would be banana flavored and only be available on the international space station and the various satellites that come within a hundred or so billion miles of the sun. It would end up costing the average ebay-er at the very least a few thousand dollars per bottle on shipping costs alone.
Also those bottles make me think of that one song… BLLUUUUUE VELLLLVET.
That is all.
July 6th, 2008 at 3:13 pm
OMG! I want to win this so I can start on my mission of creating world peace for children in Africa and Iraq.
July 6th, 2008 at 3:19 pm
Hmmm, Japan needs to do something like Ginger Pepsi. Japanese Ginger ice-cream is bizarre and delish… so why not soda? Whhhhhyyyyy?
*wants weird Blue Japanese Pepsi*
July 6th, 2008 at 4:18 pm
I’ve been waiting to try this flavor, thanks man
July 6th, 2008 at 5:15 pm
i don’t even know… but I bet it’s good. i want to try the weird pepsi!
July 6th, 2008 at 5:29 pm
Black Licorice Flavored Pepsi?
July 6th, 2008 at 6:23 pm
How about Pepsi Water- super carbonated water with a tiny hint of cola flavor (no sweetener)…I imagine it would taste like when you get a fountain soda and the syrup has run out. I love that.
July 6th, 2008 at 6:35 pm
How about Wasabi Pepsi?
July 6th, 2008 at 6:39 pm
orange pepsi! :]
July 6th, 2008 at 6:42 pm
Banana Pepsi!!! (peanut butter optional)
July 6th, 2008 at 7:01 pm
Kumquat pepsi
July 6th, 2008 at 9:17 pm
I don’t have any ideas because I don’t want to win, but next time you need Japanese soda sent to you. Just email me, I live here. I’ll make you pay shipping, but I won’t jack up the price of 3 bottles to 20US.
-Geoff
July 6th, 2008 at 9:57 pm
I’d like to see Pepsi revive Pepsi Kona just for the Japanese market. Somehow, I think that they Japanese might take to it.
July 6th, 2008 at 9:59 pm
How about a Pepsi just for men? Kinda of like that Otoko Kaoru menthol gum. You could chew the gum, drink the Pepsi, and feel that testosterone rising!
July 6th, 2008 at 10:14 pm
Cherry Green Tea Pepsi. It’d be like TapEx mixed with Pepsi. Pretty fun.
July 7th, 2008 at 12:20 am
How about EXTREME Pepsi Code Blue. Blue raspberry, except with enough caffeine to give you a heart attack.
July 7th, 2008 at 1:45 am
Pepsi Spike, Pepsi with bourbon. Mmmmmmm, Pepsi gets me drunk.
July 7th, 2008 at 3:33 am
I’m shocked no one has mentioned this yet — Coconut Pepsi! Yeah, I don’t know why it would be a Japanese flavor…I guess the whole Hawaii thing made me think of it. Or Sweet Tofu Pepsi…even though tofu has no real flavor on it’s own. I fail.
July 7th, 2008 at 4:11 am
Green Tea flavored Pepsi with lemon! ;)
July 7th, 2008 at 4:14 am
Cheddar Cheese flavored Pepsi!
July 7th, 2008 at 4:58 am
since food companies seem to incorporate bacon into everything nowadays, I suppose a bacon-flavored pepso is just around the corner..
July 7th, 2008 at 5:24 am
Bonito.
I mean, they put it in everything else…
July 7th, 2008 at 6:06 am
I just know that bukkae flavored Pepsi has made its way through the test kitchens. Crazy Japs!!!
July 7th, 2008 at 6:16 am
Three words… Dolphin Flavored Pepsi.
Or maybe Prawn Flavored Pepsi?
July 7th, 2008 at 6:23 am
Pepsi Pepperoni! Maybe not exactly Japanese, but they’d probably try making it anyway.
July 7th, 2008 at 6:39 am
(I’d actually buy the coconut & Lychee suggestions above);
Persimmon Pepsi
Milk Tea Pepsi
Chocolate Pepsi
Squid Chip Pepsi
Enoki Pepsi
Cinnamon Pepsi
Salted Plum Pepsi
July 7th, 2008 at 8:54 am
x-treme pepsi.
with a caffine burst thats OVER 9000
July 7th, 2008 at 9:03 am
I support a coconut & pineapple Pepsi.
July 7th, 2008 at 9:19 am
Strawberry flavored Pepsi.
July 7th, 2008 at 9:29 am
Pepsi with Boba balls in the bottom… just because it’s fun to say “balls”….
July 7th, 2008 at 9:41 am
Diet pepsi with a lemon is the best pepsi.
They should make orange pepsi. I would actually buy that, as I mix pepsi and orange soda all the time.
July 7th, 2008 at 9:44 am
Is there anything less natural or glorious than a blue food/beverage?
July 7th, 2008 at 10:07 am
Mint flavored Pepsi, but named Emerald Frosion Pepsi
(cookie to those who get the name reference)
July 7th, 2008 at 10:54 am
Something with ginger. Pear and ginger? Cherry? Ginger SOMETHING. But not garlic because that’s just pleh…..
July 7th, 2008 at 11:47 am
Banana and Strawberry pepsi.
July 7th, 2008 at 12:06 pm
lychee pepsi is the obvious choice
July 7th, 2008 at 12:54 pm
I’m curious enough to see what it’s like. I think Orange Pepsi would taste pretty good. Anything Orange flavored is good in my book.
July 7th, 2008 at 12:55 pm
My good side says Matcha (green tea) Pepsi… my evil side says Kewpie Mayonnaise Pepsi!
July 7th, 2008 at 12:59 pm
Watermelon-Kiwi flavored pepsi. You’d be a fool not to want to try some of it. Seriously.
My apologies, I forgot to fill in my email, how could I win without it?
July 7th, 2008 at 1:54 pm
Pepsi Chai
July 7th, 2008 at 2:42 pm
Shrimp-flavored Pepsi.
July 7th, 2008 at 3:34 pm
I’d say either something fruity (banana or strawberry or something) or something totally off-the-wall. I know a few people from Japan who delight in eating chocolate on their Cheetos, so it doesn’t seem like much would be off-limits!
July 7th, 2008 at 3:48 pm
OH yeah, this I could NEVER live without. Gimme gimme.
July 7th, 2008 at 3:54 pm
unshu mikan pepsi! hai!
July 7th, 2008 at 5:19 pm
I would like to start off by saying, Pepsi forever! Long live the Pepsi-Frito Alliance.
To answer your question, I would like, nay I DEMAND, Pepsi Max: Beyond Thunderdome.
This Pepsi will have twice the normal caffeine as well as 8% alcohol by volume. It shall also contain a daily serving of all needed vitamins and minerals and come with a free itunes song on every bottle.
Oh, also, I want it to have two cigs worth of sweet sweet nicotine, and a modest amount of prozac to make me feel ok about drinking something so terrible for me.
July 7th, 2008 at 6:48 pm
mmm i can already taste me some bubblegum flavored pepsi. its hot pink!