Howdy SURGE fans and welcome to the 115th edition of SaveSURGE News! Since 2002; fighting to bring back that fully loaded citrus soda for you.

We’re right in the middle of our second annual edition of National SaveSURGE Month! Please give our friends at Coca-Cola a call toll-free at 1-800-GET-COKE and ask that SURGE be brought back immediately. For more information on National SaveSURGE Month, visit us at www.savesurge.org.

Sightings Report
There were no new confirmed SURGE Sightings added to the list this week.

Sadly, there were 2 more deletions in New London, CT and Ithaca, NY.

Currently, there are 56 SURGE Sightings listed. Thanks to all of you who keep an eye out for SURGE wherever you go!

For more info, visit SURGE Sightings at:
http://www.savesurge.org/surge/sightings.shtml

SaveSURGE.org to Appear in Beverage World – Again!
I was interviewed this past week by Andrew Kaplan from Beverage World Magazine. Andrew is working on a story for the industry publication about sodas that have been brought back after disappearing from store shelves.

The article is tentatively scheduled to be in the October 2004 issue of Beverage World. We will have more information as it becomes available.

To read past articles about SaveSURGE.org, check out SaveSURGE.org in the Press:
http://www.savesurge.org/surge/about_press.shtml

URGE Fans Support SURGE Fans!
SaveSURGE.org Hall of Famer Drew Bizzell recently made some new friends – from Norway! These two unnamed men from abroad recently sent in some photos of them enjoying SURGE’s Norwegian equivalent, URGE. They even posted some SaveSURGE.org flyers on their wall to show support.

Thanks to Drew and to our new friends in Norway for their continued support!

Check out the photos in For the Love of SURGE:
http://www.savesurge.org/surge/norway_fans.shtml

Syrup at Food Service Companies?
We received a tip from an anonymous employee of our favorite company recently that suggests the place to find SURGE syrup may just be your local food service company. The two companies that were mentioned specifically are SYSCO (http://www.sysco.com) and U.S. Foodservice (http://www.usfoodservice.com).

While there is no guarantee that your local branch of either company has SURGE syrup in stock, our source indicated that they have been known to carry expired syrup from time to time.

Personally, I have a message into SYSCO to see if they do have a supply of SURGE syrup. Hopefully they will have a few old boxes laying around!

If you happen to get your hands on a few gallons of that citrus goodness in syrup form, check out my step-by-step guide to help you make it into genuine SURGE:
http://www.savesurge.org/surge/eric_syrup.shtml

Poll Results – Coke by a landslide
The latest SURGE Poll asked you: Whose products do you drink more often?

50% - Coke
19.7% - Pepsi
17.7% - DPSU (Dr. Pepper/7UP)
7.2% - Other
5.2% - Faygo
0% - Jones

Total Votes: 96

There’s an awful lot of loyalty to our friends at Coca-Cola – now it’s time for them to return the favor!

That’s all the time we have for this week. Thanks to all of you for your love of SURGE!

Sincerely,

Eric Karkovack
Co-Webmaster
www.savesurge.org