Addiction to energy drinks, is that possible?

**Elysium** · 15th August 2009, 08:51

If anyone reads today's paper you'll come across a story of a 15 year old school girl who bought one of the energy shot drinks. As you proberly guessed she collapsed after compaining of racing heart.

Not surprising the dairy owner doesn't care he's selling these things to young kids.

"Dairy owner Hitesh Vyas blamed a "new employee" for the mistake and said it would not happen again.

The school has also criticised the dairy for selling stink bombs, water bombs and single eggs to pupils, which were later used during fights.

Mr Vyas said the dairy had every right to sell what it wanted and it was not up to him to ask customers what they intended to do with their purchases.

"I have a business to run."

Sounds like a load of crap to me but I bet he's also been selling cigarette to the same age group if he says "I have a business to run"

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/heal...rgy-shot-drink

**AllanB** · 15th August 2009, 09:31

Originally Posted by Rcktfsh

Hate to let facts get in the way of a good story, fortunately though the above hardly rates as a goos story. Diet Coke wasn't introduced until independence day 1982 therefore being to young to be drafted to nam.

Plus Diet Coke does not contain sugar so it's unlikely to F your teeth.

I too have been V free this week, however my consumption was only a can every second day. However by lunch time yesterday I have saved enough to purchase a venison pie for lunch!

Possibly a new addiction here ......

**Madness** · 15th August 2009, 09:38

Originally Posted by Elysium

"Dairy owner Hitesh Vyas blamed a "new employee" for the mistake and said it would not happen again.

The school has also criticised the dairy for selling stink bombs, water bombs and single eggs to pupils, which were later used during fights.

Mr Vyas said the dairy had every right to sell what it wanted and it was not up to him to ask customers what they intended to do with their purchases.

"I have a business to run."

Sounds like a load of crap to me but I bet he's also been selling cigarette to the same age group if he says "I have a business to run"

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/heal...rgy-shot-drink

Hitesh Vyas is indeed a dirty unscrupulous money-grabbibg slimeball.

**Elysium** · 15th August 2009, 14:14

Yeah I mean sure you have a business to run but you'd think common sense would come into situations like that where school kids want to buy energy drink shots.

**Number One** · 15th August 2009, 16:45

They ARE very addictive. I am currently trying to kick the habit...not very successfully I might add but at least the thought is there and I have admitted I have a problem - this is apparently the first step to recovery

**Number One** · 15th August 2009, 16:46

Originally Posted by Elysium

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/heal...rgy-shot-drink

Wahoo let's hear it for the HUTT! Go Heretaunga college pupils - keep up the good work folks

**Harvd** · 15th August 2009, 22:12

Originally Posted by Rcktfsh

Hate to let facts get in the way of a good story, fortunately though the above hardly rates as a goos story. Diet Coke wasn't introduced until independence day 1982 therefore being to young to be drafted to nam.

Oh im always so gullable, or i got it wrong and it was just coke?

Either way the man aint no hillbilly but he doesnt have a lot of teeth either hahha

**James Deuce** · 15th August 2009, 23:04

Thank you, come again.

**Street Gerbil** · 16th August 2009, 18:04

A good part of addiction is a psychological component.
At my old place of work, I was replacing all coffee beens with decaf for two weeks for fun and no one noticed. Then another dude took over my kitchen duty and... (you can imagine the rest).

**James Deuce** · 16th August 2009, 18:44

Someone tried that on me once. So I dropped the budget for staff tea and coffee.

**Conquiztador** · 20th August 2009, 08:59

After close to two weeks w/o V (and considering that it has been a many years habit) I feel 100% better when waking up in the mornings. No "hangover" feeling, no "shit, another bloody day". And as dropping V from my life is the only difference, it is the only thing I can put this down to!