"The Taste You Choose"?

Really? This is the taste people choose? People choose this taste? People actually want to put this in their mouths? Ok! I guess I should just chalk it up to the fact that everyone is different because, I would not choose this taste.

What am I talking about? Zicam's Multi-Symptom Cold and Flu To Go. They are portable single dose spoons and you can open them up and mix them in any drink you want. Water, tea, soda...whatever your pleasure. My sister let me try one of hers and she just suggested that I lick it off the spoon and not even bother putting it in a drink. That is her preferred method of use. But, she told me that it tastes horrible. I don't know if she prefers to take it this way because it is faster and less offensive than mixing it inside a drink. I would imagine that is the case. Anyway, I did as she suggested. The first time I took it, I had maybe about 3% of my taste buds so I could barely taste it and told her that the taste wasn't bad at all. Boy was I wrong. Once my senses of smell and taste came back, good Lord was I wrong. It is horrible. Possibly one of the worst things I have ever put in my mouth. I would rather eat seafood and fish for every meal for the rest of my life and, I hate seafood and fish. I literally have to psych myself up to take this stuff. But, because it works, I keep torturing myself. Now, when I say it works, I have to clarify that it probably works right at the start of a cold, before you actually feel bad. Probably around the time that you are getting signs that a cold is coming. Maybe when you are sneezing a lot or when you have that tell tale scratchy throat or post-nasal drip. I started using it over Christmas when my cold was about as bad as it was going to get. It made my symptoms slightly less offensive but, wasn't really working its magic to help me get rid of the cold. So, over the weekend I started taking it again and, it is helping both my symptoms and helping me get over the cold. I think I would still be much worse than I am now if I hadn't started taking it again.

So, my method of taking this stuff is to just lick it off the spoon thing and then gulp almost a full bottle of flavored water. I like Fruit2O in Tropical Fruit flavor. But, regardless of your beverage of preference, make sure you drink something with flavor. You will want to get the taste of this stuff out of your mouth A.S.A.P.

Anyway, my whole reason for this post was to beg the question: Who chooses this taste?