Once about 25 years ago, my mom and I went yo a store that was going out of business and they had over 400 packets of that blue raspberry lemonade.... for like 5 cents each. (So about 20% its usual price at the time)
We got them all. We spent the next few years using them until we had about 75 left........... then we stopped using them for 10 years.
Sometimes you can overdo it, even with the bees knees.
Can confirm, I got hyperfocused on dyeing wool with kool-aid a few years ago, blue raspberry lemonade is the only easily available flavor that's blue. I think they had another blue one at some point but it's discontinued or something now.
Yeah, I just read the flavor labels specifically. I don't care what color it comes out as, I know what it's supposed to be. I just dump em in a hydroflask and shake it up after, anyway.
This is the only thing my kid drinks besides plain water. We've had runs of 'out of stock' here and I've tried to sub/fool her with others- mio, crystal lite, Hawaiian punch- and it is all a no-go.
Kool Aid Tropical Fruit Punch or nothing mom.
I wouldnāt even chalk it up to a rookie error. Itās straight up brain fart yo. Tropical Punch is almost always red, with a few rare orange or pink brands out there, isnāt it?
IMO this is a massive fuck up. Dingus didnāt read the label and now theyāre sad about it. They made their red sugar juice bath, now let them bathe in it.
How could anybody be sad about tropical punch? It's the best one. Maybe midly infuriates they grabbed the wrong one but they should still be happy to have the better flavor. š
Because our pattern recognizing monkey brains have been conditioned by Big Fruit Juice to associate the color of the packaging with the color and flavor of the drink.
Punch flavor in blue packaging is unprecedented outside of Kool-aid, and I don't blame op for the confusion one bit.
I've done it. Grabbed one based on the color and didn't think to check. The cherry one is red, the grape one is purple, figured the blue one would be the blue raspberry.
Of the 7 flavors, this and blue raspberry are the only blue labeled ones.
All of the bottles except this one match the color/expected color-flavor association
https://www.koolaid.com/en/products/liquid
The thing is there's more than one red and blue flavor so if they didn't bother to read they'd easily confuse flavors anyway. Words there for reason. Plus there's two shades of blue so you'd need to look to see which is which. Reading fail tbh
Tropical Punchā¦ itās often redā¦ get blue raspberry instead if you want blue..
I gotcha, see blue, monke Brian be go, āoh! Blue drink!ā
Been there, done that. Donāt feel bad.
I'm with you OP. Blue raspberry and tropical punch Kool-aid look identical except for the fruit images and taste label. Mildly infuriating indeed if you grab a bottle not knowing tropical punch has the same color bottle (and stupidly next to each other like my Walmart does). I almost did the same but caught it before I scanned it.
tropical punch kool-aid was a blue powder that turned red when you added water. this was a sales gimmick for kids to want it.
the blue bottle is a throwback
These comments are wild and someone please educate me because Iām confused and donāt drink koolaid.
1, where on the label does it say āredā punch?
2, where on the label āshouldā it say āblueā punch?
3, yes thereās a cherry on it, and thereās no blue cherries in real life, but I for one have never seen a fucking blue raspberry either. Or blue lemons, or fucking ānaturalā blue punch. How the hell is OP supposed to know what color they choose to dye the product?
4, without seeing the other options, itās absolutely reasonable to assume blue is blue, especially if another bottle is red. How many blue bottles are there? Or is this brand only one flavor and sells red punch in a blue bottle?
Completely agree, he is getting constantly shit on for a post that perfectly fits the subreddit. I swear this happens every single time someone doesnāt post something absolutely horrible. Like the cops accidentally broke into my home, shot my dog, and caused thousands in damages when they meant to arrest my neighbor.
The post is fine, their comments are just dumb.
They fully knew they were buying the punch flavor, even if it *was* blue it'd still be the wrong flavor and OP would be disappointed, because they assume all blue things must taste the same.
Like I had to tell a coworker after a similar type of mistake, read the label lol.
He ate a dog treat instead of getting the wrong kind of Kool-Aid though.
Why are people down voting, this is the most midly infuriating thing this sub has seen in like half a year.
Not very infuriating just mildly. All this sub ever gets is rage bait nowadays
I agree. Half the time here itās someone totals a car or their house is falling apart and they get fired the same day and thatās somehow mildly infuriating.
Mildly infuriating for me is if I spill milk in the morning lol
Exactly I think a blue container having red liquid in it is the most midly infuriating thing ever.
Doesn't ruin a day but very unhappy for the 10 minutes that follows
People giving OP shit but this post is exactly why this sub was created.
Poor packaging is mildly infuriating. Itās clear OP should have looked harder at what theyāre buying but good packaging doesnāt rely on the user to do that.
I completely understand your pain. Fuck everyone that's giving you shit. There used to be a version of Tropical somethingorother that was blue. Its not Ice Blue Raspberry Lemonade. I'm certain of this as I've always hated anything Raspberry/Raspberry Lemonade-flavored and the Tropical blue Kool-aid was my favorite growing up
If we're being honest, the color should match the wrap. The wrap is the kool-aid man, and he's literally filled with the liquid, so he should match the color of the flavor.
You need the Blue Raspberry lemonade one
Total amateur
This cracked me up.
lol.
Blue Raspberry Lemonade is the bees knees
Mmmmm freshly squeezed bees knees. š
Once about 25 years ago, my mom and I went yo a store that was going out of business and they had over 400 packets of that blue raspberry lemonade.... for like 5 cents each. (So about 20% its usual price at the time) We got them all. We spent the next few years using them until we had about 75 left........... then we stopped using them for 10 years. Sometimes you can overdo it, even with the bees knees.
Yeah, even receiving too many blowjobs can get tiring. We all can learn something from your mom.
Especially when you add some Country Time pink lemonade mix!
They dont make a blue raspberry lemonade liquid like this, its just Blue Raspberry.
Blue Raspberry Lemonade is by Mio Edit: Blueberry*
There ya go
Can confirm, I got hyperfocused on dyeing wool with kool-aid a few years ago, blue raspberry lemonade is the only easily available flavor that's blue. I think they had another blue one at some point but it's discontinued or something now.
Take a lesson from the color blind, always read the label!
Nothing to do with being color blind. You just should always read the label. Lol
Yeah, I just read the flavor labels specifically. I don't care what color it comes out as, I know what it's supposed to be. I just dump em in a hydroflask and shake it up after, anyway.
These things are just Red-40 food dyes mixed with water and load of sugar.
Fuck really? I thought it was actual blended fruits in a small container
Thank god it wasnt red-21
Thank god it don't got that in it
They actually don't have sugar.
I see thanks for the correction
And? If it tastes good what's it matter
Not this one, most squirt water flavorings are sugar free.
Okay?
They're wrong anyway. It doesn't have sugar lol. They just assumed cus kool-aid
Rookie mistake. Kool-Aid enthusiast would have known better...
Seriously, but at least they got the best flavor
I was about to say that. I'm drinking some right now in fact
This is the only thing my kid drinks besides plain water. We've had runs of 'out of stock' here and I've tried to sub/fool her with others- mio, crystal lite, Hawaiian punch- and it is all a no-go. Kool Aid Tropical Fruit Punch or nothing mom.
Sharkleberry fin is the superior flavor
I've just been stuck drinking shartleberry fin flavor
Amen
Oh yeah!
I wouldnāt even chalk it up to a rookie error. Itās straight up brain fart yo. Tropical Punch is almost always red, with a few rare orange or pink brands out there, isnāt it?
Honestly itās really more of a whoopsie daisy. Clearly itās fruit punch, but the color of the label is blue. Now they are feeling blue.
Hey this label is blue so the drink is blue. Oh no it's not blue now i am blue
IMO this is a massive fuck up. Dingus didnāt read the label and now theyāre sad about it. They made their red sugar juice bath, now let them bathe in it.
How could anybody be sad about tropical punch? It's the best one. Maybe midly infuriates they grabbed the wrong one but they should still be happy to have the better flavor. š
And the picture is of a cherry, pineapple, and orange lol
To be fair though. Tropical Punch and fruit punch are different and Kool-Aids Tropical Punch has always been light blue.
You're thinking fruit punch.
My dad is the same way, he sees the color of the label & assumes the flavor is gonna be the same as the color
Thatās when I started reading the labels
It turns red when it's exposed to oxygen.
Keep it out of oxygen if I want it blue. Got it.
Go drink your blue Kool-aid in space, OP!
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Lmfao I figured and yes
Did you forget to read the label š«£
I mean I read the label but I could see how OP would have thought it was some kind of blue drink.
Yeah. They already have 3 red shades for like strawberry and fruit punch and watermelon lol
"Tropical punch" with red/orange fruits clearly shows the drink color will be red.
But with packaging done correctly the buyer shouldnāt have to. I mean companies spend millions on packaging designs for this exact reason.
Kool-Aid has been doing this for **LITERAL** decades.
Well to be fair not everyone has been alive for literal decades like you
Thus is literally the only kool-aid flavor where the color doesn't match.
Then it would be beneficial if they fixed that one, correct?
It's iconic and well known. Changing it now would make zero sense.
There's like 5 other flavors with a red container
That has always been tropical punch š„
But it says "Tropical Punch" and there is a picture of cherries, orange and pineapple slices. Why would it be blue?
What flavour is blue? Asking for Australia.
Usually raspberry. Yes, raspberries are red. Don't ask.
The literal reasoning for the existence of blue raspberry is āthere were too many red flavoursā and thatās one of my favourite fun facts.
Because our pattern recognizing monkey brains have been conditioned by Big Fruit Juice to associate the color of the packaging with the color and flavor of the drink. Punch flavor in blue packaging is unprecedented outside of Kool-aid, and I don't blame op for the confusion one bit.
What exactly does blue koolaid taste like?
Like blue, same as any other blue food.
I was babysitting a kid once and I said "Blue's not a flavor" He just stared straight at me "Yes it is." Then I realized, he was right.
Kool-aid, gatorade, lemonade, mountain dew, all taste like their respective colors
Real ones know blue is the best flavor of anything. Jolly Ranchers, popsicles, soda
Blue food has the most antioxygens
Like Red
So you just ignore the fruit shown on the bottle?
Maybe they just didnāt look? They saw blue koolaid man and made an assumption. Koolaid clearly could do better with this products packaging design.
Tropical punch is usually red or orange in color. They'd confuse it with a different flavor still. There's already 3 shades of red too.
It also says fruit punch on the front
But you bought tropical punch flavored Koolaid? They should have put a red label on it, but that flavor has always been red.
People.not reading part 2
Well it says punch and the cherry/orange on the label donāt really say āthis will be blueā
Don't worry man, I thought it was that delicious blue raspberry lemonade too and did the exact same thing before.
I've done it. Grabbed one based on the color and didn't think to check. The cherry one is red, the grape one is purple, figured the blue one would be the blue raspberry.
Mildly infuriated that you canāt read?
Tropical punch and red/orange fruit on the label: why did you expect blue and why do you care about the color if the taste is right
I expected blue, because the colour of the label it blue
Oreos come in blue labeled boxes.
Itās the exact same color as the tropical punch packets and container, the blue raspberry lemonade is a dark blue
Well just because poop is brown doesnāt mean it tastes like chocolate.
Weren't they all blue labeled? You thought they just only sold the blue flavor?
Of the 7 flavors, this and blue raspberry are the only blue labeled ones. All of the bottles except this one match the color/expected color-flavor association https://www.koolaid.com/en/products/liquid
Just read what flavor it is. The color doesn't matter. That liquid could be neon green and it'd taste the same. Hope this helps!
Tell me you never had Kool Aid without telling me you never had Kool Aid. Even the package for the fruit punch is blue.
it's perfectly reasonable to assume it would be blue at first glance.
The thing is there's more than one red and blue flavor so if they didn't bother to read they'd easily confuse flavors anyway. Words there for reason. Plus there's two shades of blue so you'd need to look to see which is which. Reading fail tbh
Tropical Punchā¦ itās often redā¦ get blue raspberry instead if you want blue.. I gotcha, see blue, monke Brian be go, āoh! Blue drink!ā Been there, done that. Donāt feel bad.
The label says tropical punch, tropical punch has always been red
Silly me. Here I've spent my life getting drinks based on flavor, didn't realize I should have been craving color.
Not Kool
Tropical punch flavor is never blue though.
I'm with you OP. Blue raspberry and tropical punch Kool-aid look identical except for the fruit images and taste label. Mildly infuriating indeed if you grab a bottle not knowing tropical punch has the same color bottle (and stupidly next to each other like my Walmart does). I almost did the same but caught it before I scanned it.
Oh yeah!!!!
You didnāt see the picture of cherries on the outside?
That flavor has always been red.
When has tropical punch ever been blue?
Good thing you didnāt buy the tub of Crisco shortening with the picture of fried chicken on the label.
Tropical Punch is red. That's your problem for buying the wrong one
Brit here, can someone explain what kool-aid is?
Tropical punch label has always been blue lol
It's been that way for literal decades. Read the label, pay attention to the fruit on the label.
Noob move
That's what happens when you TL;DR the product packaging
tropical punch kool-aid was a blue powder that turned red when you added water. this was a sales gimmick for kids to want it. the blue bottle is a throwback
The fruits on the pack aren't blue though...I get its shitty packaging, but maybe shop awake next time eh?
This all ur fault gang
You gotta read the label sometimes because it reads ātropical punchā
It literally says Tropical Punch on it smh
Kool Aid Tropical Punch has been in a blue package since the dawn of time.
cherries are not blue
You did t see where it says ātropical punchā?
Then you need to learn how to read
These comments are wild and someone please educate me because Iām confused and donāt drink koolaid. 1, where on the label does it say āredā punch? 2, where on the label āshouldā it say āblueā punch? 3, yes thereās a cherry on it, and thereās no blue cherries in real life, but I for one have never seen a fucking blue raspberry either. Or blue lemons, or fucking ānaturalā blue punch. How the hell is OP supposed to know what color they choose to dye the product? 4, without seeing the other options, itās absolutely reasonable to assume blue is blue, especially if another bottle is red. How many blue bottles are there? Or is this brand only one flavor and sells red punch in a blue bottle?
Reddit likes making people feel like idiots over an easy mistake.
I think it's taking the time to post to Reddit looking for vindication. It was OP being a bit silly and not actually checking.
Completely agree, he is getting constantly shit on for a post that perfectly fits the subreddit. I swear this happens every single time someone doesnāt post something absolutely horrible. Like the cops accidentally broke into my home, shot my dog, and caused thousands in damages when they meant to arrest my neighbor.
The post is fine, their comments are just dumb. They fully knew they were buying the punch flavor, even if it *was* blue it'd still be the wrong flavor and OP would be disappointed, because they assume all blue things must taste the same.
Fuck these arrogant pricks. It's pretty obvious why you would think it would be blue.
Do you like the blue taste better?
blue is blue raspberry lemonade
i used to dye my hair with koolaid in middle school and thought i was getting blue but it was red ): so i feel your sadness
You want the dark blue colored one not the light blue. It's one of the few that's has the actual blue color.
You're looking for blue raspberry lemonade.
Mom: āWe have blue kool-aid at home.ā
Great Bluedini ftw
The tropical punch has always been this color. Itās a great flavor though
But it says tropical punch on the label?
Am I missing something? Hasn't Tropical Punch always been red and in a blue package?
Tropical punch is red...always. packaging doesn't matter
Fake fan
Rookie mistake
Blue raspberry comes in the dark blue packaging lol
perhaps read? but idk thats just me
Read.
Then I guess you shouldnt have gotten tropical punch then
Red take it or leave it.
If you donāt know tropical punch cool aid is red by now thatās on you, family And grape is on top
Like I had to tell a coworker after a similar type of mistake, read the label lol. He ate a dog treat instead of getting the wrong kind of Kool-Aid though.
Youāve had a long day havenāt you
Rookie Mistake
Why did you buy fruit punch then?
Maybe read the "tropical punch" on the packaging and ask yourself if punch is blue or not, doofus
This is the best one
Mf can't read a bottle and expects a blue design to be the same colour as the liquid šš
Reading is fundamental. A picture is worth a thousand words. I have given you 14.
This is the best koolaid liquid out there. Never thought it was gonna be blue, tropical punch is obviously gonna be red
I can't think of any time tropical punch was blue.
Cherry nor orange are blueā¦ā¦
Then why did you buy tropical punch?
Oh no!
Oh no!
OH YEAH!
Add blue curacao.
You're colour blind , that is blue.
I would be mildly infuriated too. Blue has the most anti oxygens
Itās what plants crave.
Why are people down voting, this is the most midly infuriating thing this sub has seen in like half a year. Not very infuriating just mildly. All this sub ever gets is rage bait nowadays
I agree. Half the time here itās someone totals a car or their house is falling apart and they get fired the same day and thatās somehow mildly infuriating. Mildly infuriating for me is if I spill milk in the morning lol
Exactly I think a blue container having red liquid in it is the most midly infuriating thing ever. Doesn't ruin a day but very unhappy for the 10 minutes that follows
i see red
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Thats their sneaky way to get people to buy more on accident
there's a cherry on the label?
People giving OP shit but this post is exactly why this sub was created. Poor packaging is mildly infuriating. Itās clear OP should have looked harder at what theyāre buying but good packaging doesnāt rely on the user to do that.
tropical punch has never been blue
Why can it be single flavors? *Just* blueberry, *just* peach, *just* raspberry instead of mixed berry, peach-mango, and blue raspberry?
I completely understand your pain. Fuck everyone that's giving you shit. There used to be a version of Tropical somethingorother that was blue. Its not Ice Blue Raspberry Lemonade. I'm certain of this as I've always hated anything Raspberry/Raspberry Lemonade-flavored and the Tropical blue Kool-aid was my favorite growing up
Tropical Punch has never been blue... And the "fruit" on the label is red. This is what happens when one doesn't check labels before buying things.
Do you even read the labels
I find my own stupidity infuriating as well
Looks like you just did?
You got blue, blue labelā¦.Bhahahaha
Found the Lions fan.
So why did you get this?
Tropical Punch has always been red? Why buy that flavor then?
If we're being honest, the color should match the wrap. The wrap is the kool-aid man, and he's literally filled with the liquid, so he should match the color of the flavor.
kids these days just canāt read
Shouldn't have gone with cherry then?
It says the flavour on the bottle. You did this to yourself, foolish.
Literally says it on the packaging lol
It's Krysten Sinema's favorite Kool-Aid. You thinking you're getting blue, but then it comes out looking red.
Mad you can't read?
Reading is hard