written by on 10/12/2008
Good Points
It doesn't have aspertame or caffeine. It tastes better - crisper, cleaner, less sweet - than either Diet Coke or Diet Pepsi.
Bad Points
Most supermarkets do not carry Diet Rite sodas because of unfair pressure by competitors Coke and Pepsi. My local supermarket (Gristede's) is often understocked and I have had to wait more than a week sometimes for a new delivery. I cannot find a distributor for home delivery, either!
General Comments
If more people knew that Diet Rite, a better-tasting diet cola without aspertame, was available and cheaper than the two major cola companies, more people might start asking their stores to stock up on Diet Rite products. Unfortunately, I do not see any real marketing or advertising push from the Diet Rite corporation. Here in NYC, there are only two supermarkets in the Upper West Side area that carry Diet Rite - but it is rarely in stock (they don't seem to order sufficient quantities) and one manager of Gristede's said that the store was going to stop ordering Diet Rite. I am very unhappy about that, since I hate the competitors' use of aspertame.