I am 100% serious about this, and I wish you guys knew me for the last 25 years so you could verify this. From the time I could remember, Dr. Pepper was always my choice of carbonated beverages. If I wasn't drinking tea, it was Dr. Pepper. Never any other soft drink. At the trophy presentation last year, the CEO (I believe) of Dr. Pepper gave the camera a hook'em horns hand gesture to the camera just before presenting the trophy to Nick Saban. That would have normally been enough to destroy my life long partnership, but because I'm a very loyal person, I decided I'd forget about it.
The next morning at work, I learn from my partner (Au fan) of the Wal Mart presentation. Because of my disbelief, he googled it to show it to me. After I found out that Dr. Pepper was behind the bullshit, I wrote them off for good. It's been 368 days since I've partaken of the 26 flavors.
Is it petty? Fuck yes. Do I care? Fuck no.
Fuck Dr. Pepper, fuck the CEO of Dr. Pepper, and all 26 flavors of Dr. Pepper.