Odd Thoughts

OK Soda

Back in the mid-90's the Coca-Cola company experimented with a new soda called OK Soda. They only tested it in big-city markets, so it wasn't readily available in Texarkana, although Dad got us some from Dallas or Little Rock. The soda was average (dare I say OK?) at best. But they had one of the most remarkable marketing features ever. The had an 800 number. It was 1-800-I-FEEL-OK. Christin and I spent hours calling this number, over and over again, just going through all the different features. There was the OKness quize, OK Coincidences, The OK Soda Personality inventory, The OK Manifesto, OK Poems. . . it was great.

So I decided to do a search on it and found that there are still some people out there that really loved the OK Legacy. I even found a few empty cans and bottles being bought and sold on ebay.This page has some good links and pictures of OK products. The best site is right here; it includes downloadable sound clips from the phone line.

Other than Christin and me, I really don't know many people that even know about OK Soda. Did you? Did you call the number? Check out the extended entry for the OK Manifesto.

1) What's the point of OK? Well, what's the point of anything?
2) OK Soda emphatically rejects anything that is not OK, and fully supports anything that is.
3) The better you understand something, the more OK it turns out to be.
4) OK Soda says, "Don't be fooled into thinking there has to be a reason for everything."
5) OK Soda reveals the surprising truth about people and situations.
6) OK Soda does not subscribe to any religion, or endorse any political party, or do anything other than feel OK.
7) There is no real secret to feeling OK.
8) OK Soda may be the preferred drink of other people such as yourself.
9) Never overestimate the remarkable abilities of "OK" brand soda.
10) Please wake up every morning knowing that things are going to be OK.