Orbitz. Did anyone actually like these?

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Dunes_Day_@reddit

Yes, I actually did. I was sad when they were discontinued.

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North-Persimmon2221@reddit

Off brand juice in a tiny bag was my jam...

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Concordic_Dissonance@reddit

I remember liking the raspberry lemon and orange cream flavors. It took a few times drinking it to get used to the texture. (My mother bought several pallets of them on sale.)

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kimchiman85@reddit

I tried them a few times. Didn’t really like them.

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5WattBulb@reddit

I feel the same way about Boba teas that seem to be really big now. I really dont get it, theyre nasty

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d00mslinger@reddit

Eating or drinking stuff from a different country than your own is the new smoking cigarettes. You're not cool unless you're doing it. PSA: Pho is just soup.

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d00mslinger@reddit

I WOULD be a hoot at parties. I mean, I'd have to be invited to one first. I'd rather start putting together my business plan for a restaurant... I'm going to serve Korean soup and call it Pho King.

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Make sure to do it somewhere in the Midwest that's never seen a Vietnamese person. Your take on pho is insane... it's like saying PB&J is just a sandwich, so I'm going to serve BLTs and call it Pee & BJs

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d00mslinger@reddit

Is it Vietnamese? Damn, thought it was Korean. Either way, it's protein, broth, veg, spices and noodles. It's soup. I admit when my wife just had to have it, we had to go to the international store for special spices.

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XennialBoomBoom@reddit

I mean, *pho* specifically is made of a beef bone broth that has to be simmered for hours, to get the fat and protein from the marrow, along with spices like star anise, cardamom, and some common ones here in the US. It's then served at the time of order with one of like 16 options from the rest of the cow. Lime wedges, bean sprouts, basil leaves, jalapenos, chili oil, and hot sauce are served as condiments to your desire. Remember that dumb scene from Crocodile Dundee where he dumps the cocaine into the boiling water? If you think all soup is "just soup" you're grossly mistaken. Nobody thinks "pho" is cool "like smoking" because it comes from a different culture. It's pretty fucking magical.

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d00mslinger@reddit

I understand if you put extra effort into cooking, it yields much better results. I also get that you're enamored by it. Doesn't change the fact that pho is, BY DEFINITION, a soup. And I would guarantee not all of the 20some pho shops that popped up around my city put as much effort into it as you've described. And yes, things that come from different cultures are majorly hyped up and loved by the public because it's suddenly popular. Boba tea, ramen bars, pho... aioli is on everything now. I'm not saying it won't stick around, but it is definitely a current trend.

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PenisVanDyke@reddit

Is this the pho queue?

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d00mslinger@reddit

Thought of a second one... Pho King A

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d00mslinger@reddit

Pho King right it is!

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5WattBulb@reddit

I wonder how much ethnic food is just popular because of the people outside of the native country eating it. I have a friend in Australia who says that nobody he knows eats vegemite, they just give it to the tourists

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Impossible_Cow_9178@reddit

I loved them.

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salb80@reddit

I loved these when I was in high school. To be fair, I can barely remember what they tasted like at this point in my life, but in those sweet mid-90’s….

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thegreatturtleofgort@reddit

I don't even remember what they tasted like, but here's an accurate portrayal of showing up in 4th grade with one while watching the other kids drink milk out of a bag https://preview.redd.it/4ry86hwlp0hf1.jpeg?width=1200&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c4d40a4f030c90a076593c7fa805ff2776901303

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Battle-Any@reddit

As an Ontarian, what's wrong with milk in a bag?

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rjcpl@reddit

Side helping of microplastics…also in jugs/plastic lined cardboard cartons. Very few brands offer it in glass anymore in more upscale grocery stores.

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Prudent-Lake1276@reddit

A recent French study found dramatically more microplastics in glass bottles than plastic ones, which they attributed to the plastic used in the caps shedding more because it's rubbing against the harder glass.

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scrotanimus@reddit

Are you Canadian?

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Used_Bodybuilder_670@reddit

Texan here. Middle school milk was in a bag

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no1nos@reddit

Hah I remember my elementary school trying them in the early 90s. I think by day 3 kids were sneaking them onto the playground and throwing them at each other. Day 4 kids were taking them on the bus and throwing them at passing cars. By the next Monday we were back to cartons. Never saw another cup sized bag of milk ever since.

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fidgetypenguin123@reddit

Maybe that's what happened where I lived too because I have a vague memory of bags of milk at some point and then they were gone as fast as they came.

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BunrakuYoshii@reddit

I know a kid that would pretend he had women’s breasts and run around the playground yelling “touch my boobies”. After a few days, some kid took the pointy little straw and jammed it through the pouch so hard, it went through his shirt, both sides of the pouch and about 1/4” into his peck. Blood and milk look weird when they mix.

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no1nos@reddit

Huh, I woulda guessed it looked like strawberry milk

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theplacewiththeface@reddit

I've never in my whole life seen milk in a bag here

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Used_Bodybuilder_670@reddit

1994-96

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Swimminginthestorm@reddit

Not in the Texas schools I went to during that time, thankfully. Kids absolutely would have made a mess.

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theplacewiththeface@reddit

I looked up pictures of the little bags they give kids. I could go for two chocolate bags of milk right now.

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texan01@reddit

Texan here’s well, your milk was in a bag, but mine was in a cardboard carton.

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thegreatturtleofgort@reddit

Nope, from Kentucky

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scrotanimus@reddit

Every day is a school day! Texans and milk bags. I’m in Chicagoland and the only milk bags I heard of were in Canada. Thanks!

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Kenway@reddit

I am; and unless they were drinking over a liter at a time, they weren't having milk out of a bag. We had the little cartons, same as everyone else.

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GarminTamzarian@reddit

>the other kids drink milk out of a bag https://preview.redd.it/0p69q3bd31hf1.png?width=1080&format=png&auto=webp&s=ea095030fd3a71af50238f1d2808141009eff567

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kevlar51@reddit

For my kids this was Prime.

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gitismatt@reddit

this was just boba training wheels

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NoneOfThisMatters_XO@reddit

I tried these once and gagged

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MinSocPunk@reddit

Made me sick, spewed both times I tried it.

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DeliciousMoments@reddit

My 4th grade class once had a "movie day" where everyone could bring a drink and snack from home. My mom for some reason let me pick out one of these bad boys at the gas station and I was the envy of the classroom. After one sip (spoiler alert) I realized it was disgusting and traded it for a Fruitopia.

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Frosty_Cloud_2888@reddit

Me too

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round_is_funny@reddit

No. But I'll remember the experience always.

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Icy_Hippo@reddit

This was a sensory nightmare for me!! Also don't do Boba tea for the same reason. Only eat smooth soup, smooth yogurt and smooth mashed potato with nothing added to it.....yes I was diagnosed in my 40s lol

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LordLaz1985@reddit

I remember seeing them in stores, but I never actually tried them.

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iamchipdouglas@reddit

The texture of the balls takes a very specific kind of customer

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Hilsam_Adent@reddit

They were vile. Tasted like someone took all the water out of a Clearly Canadian, leaving only corn syrup and weird little balls.

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Thin_Cable4155@reddit

I had one, and I remembered liking it! I think the problem was that they were more expensive than other drinks, so we just bought one and shared it.

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NoContextCarl@reddit

I can't for the life of me remember what they tasted like, but I do remember liking them more or less as a novelty. Not necessarily something you'd drink on a regular basis but here and there. I think mostly the reaction back then was people were generally grossed out by the floating gel balls, but Boba tea is all the rage now so I think a comeback is in order...

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skinnyminnesota@reddit

They were pretty good except for all the shit floating around

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Swimminginthestorm@reddit

I think I liked them. I probably just thought they looked cool.

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SicilianShaver77@reddit

Had a few of 'em. My boss (had em at the bagel store I worked at), was lookin at me like I was willingly swallowing radioactive bits.

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antisocialnetwork77@reddit

If I liked the sensation of thick chunks sliding down my throat I’d be a very different person.

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Ltimbo@reddit

I think I did but I really don’t remember what they tasted like.

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bibliophile224@reddit

My daughter wonders why I can't drink boba and this is my answer. Tried it once. Never again.

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blue_suavitel@reddit

Wooooowwwwwwww

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AncientMatter1042@reddit

I didn’t care for it.

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oxnardmontalvo7@reddit

I wanted to because they looked cool. I couldn’t because of the jizz giblets.

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Quimbymouse@reddit

Of course not! I'm no sheep that the capitalist system can trick with fancy gimmicks and shiny advertising! I drank OK Soda! \*jokes aside, my wife says she absolutely loved orbitz. I didn't care much for it.

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LazyBengal2point0@reddit

Bubble tea before bubble tea was a thing?

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FoppyDidNothingWrong@reddit

Yes. But there were too many other good drinks to mess with these often.

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DVRCD@reddit

I mean I remember liking em but I was also a kid and incapable of having any sense of good taste.

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Purple_Lawfulness897@reddit

No, but I don't care for Boba either. Chewing while drinking is a weird combo.

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QuoVadimusDana@reddit

I remember these. Gross. Also probably why I've never had any interest in boba tea.

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d00mslinger@reddit

TRYING Boba tea is why I don't have any interest in Boba tea 😀

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ObligationJumpy6415@reddit

Same. I don’t wanna chew my drink 🤢

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bh4th@reddit

I have almost no recollection of the taste or texture, but I thought it was cool how the little blobbers were close to neutrally buoyant so they just hovered in place in the drink.

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Affectionate-Pay2670@reddit

Nope….nope…nope…..

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0sqs@reddit

I was buying Snapple Elements, Fruitopia, and Sobe. I don't know if I ever had one if these.

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gooddayokay@reddit

They went heavy with the advertising on Much Music one weekend

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photogypsy@reddit

Nope couldn’t do the texture. Same for Boba now.

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NemeanMiniLion@reddit

I liked them. They tasted like fruit cocktail light syrup lol

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GotWood2024@reddit

No. How can you even drink it?

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Payinchange@reddit

Ew, BARF!

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WolverineFun6472@reddit

Lava lamp. Yum

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spderweb@reddit

If you removed the liquid, and added water, the bubbles couldn't float anymore. They'd sink. The liquid was suspending them. Not sure what to do with that I fo, but the sugar content of that liquid must have been extraordinary.

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prosequare@reddit

See I’d do the opposite. Add a little sugar so all the beads would float to the top, then get them all in one sip. I like when food self-organizes.

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jmaneater@reddit

I cam distinctly remember how gross these were. But god damn they were cool to look at. Disgusting though.

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H-A-R-B-i-N-G-E-R@reddit

Isn’t this just boba?

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hobsrulz@reddit

I know I tried these but I'm sure I never actually drank one

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Crovax-6977@reddit

My brother used them as wedding decor. Had a large bowl at each table filled with orbtiz and a floating candle. Very pretty but tasted like crap.

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Hardwarestore_Senpai@reddit

Well, I certainly Did Not.

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Graybeard_Shaving@reddit

90s bubble tea for the suburban white kids.

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Calm_Tonight_9277@reddit

I can still taste this stuff 🤮

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myheromeganmullally@reddit

Was stationed in Virginia when these were a thing. Had to get some from New York.

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ElGranQuesoRojo@reddit

My friend and I liked them. We were pretty much the only people we knew that drank them though.

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TalkingRaccoon@reddit

No it was like drinking snot

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ReindeerOk227@reddit

Mmmm… microplastics.

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Solo4114@reddit

Never had one. I didn't want to chew my drink.

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Holmes221bBSt@reddit

Those things were so nasty

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therealpopkiller@reddit

I actually did, but only had them a few times. Not sure that would have lasted much longer. Plus by then I was drinking raspberry All-Sport like it was liquid crack

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ConfidenceFragrant80@reddit

Omg... All sport!!! Forgot about that

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therealpopkiller@reddit

Wish it still existed like it used to. Apparently the brand is still alive but none of the products are the same

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loose_springsteen@reddit

I liked Orbitz then, and I love bubble tea now

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wheniwaswheniwas@reddit

They tasted like the juice in canned pears.

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cottoncandyclub@reddit

This is such an accurate taste description

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MoonlitBlossoms@reddit

I guess I’m a bit strange, because I liked these.. 😆 Course I love boba now, too.. so.. 🤷‍♀️

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jymothie@reddit

![gif](giphy|7xabZfCbSHg4w|downsized)

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greendemon42@reddit

Me. I loved them. And I feel such bittersweet nostalgia whenever someone posts this. I used to drink them while staring into my lava lamp and listening to Dreamland with Art Bell.

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lexluthor_i_am@reddit

of course! I remember buying them with my parents at a 7-11 or grocery store and i remember them being good. But i was a soda junkie.

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Liveandletlive-11@reddit

No, it was thick ugh! I hated the consistency

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sardonicmarvel@reddit

Loved the little bitties, but I always recall the liquid because it was more thick almost like a juice? Even tho it was clear. Weird.

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E23R0@reddit

Yes

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GossamerStrand@reddit

https://preview.redd.it/k9ezddzfz0hf1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=03e357e83bcd110f19d7f4677b57fc0959e0572d Found the adult version of this while abroad. Was not brave enough to try it.

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Foxy_locksy1704@reddit

I liked the one with the orange beads and the white beads, my best friend liked the red one. I had no idea how hated these things were, I was so sad when I couldn’t find them anymore. For them to taste the best I think they had to be super cold.

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Historical-Crab-2905@reddit

It was like drinking cold vomit, no one wants shit floating in what they drink.

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iFilmUBangingMyWife@reddit

I made my Mom get me one and it was horrible and she made me finish it.

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Matryoshkova@reddit

Like drinking a lava lamp

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transient_thought_CA@reddit

I tried it once. Tasted like chemical water and cough syrup. I dumped it out after the first sip. Thank God for Snapple Peach Tea.

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actionerror@reddit

I did, the yellow one. I would probably hate it now.

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No-Regular-4281@reddit

Me me me !!’ The one with the white orbitz

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Valahiru@reddit

Bought it once. The liquid had a pretty weak flavor and the little boogers were gross.

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rhymeswititch@reddit

Yes, young me really enjoyed how weird it was.

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YakApprehensive7620@reddit

Haha yeah gateway to bubble tea

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locomuerto@reddit

Yes, but it's not like I did the grocery shopping so I had plenty of Snapple facts to go around.

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xargos32@reddit

Yes, and whenever I see a picture I want one!

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Dean_Proffitt@reddit

We got it once for the novelty to try it, but it was gross and we stuck with Snapple pink lemonade as our go to drink.

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marathonrunner79@reddit

Bad memory unlocked.

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JJHall_ID@reddit

I tried one once and didn't care for it at all. It obviously has been a very VERY long time, but if I remember right the juice had an off flavor to it, and the orbs were flavorless at best and had a very odd texture. And I like boba with tapioca pearls, so these things were just like all of the "wrong" ways to do it.

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SpiderHairPeas@reddit

I loved those! The orange one was awesome.

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WaxWorkKnight@reddit

Couldn't ever bring myself to try one. They just looked gross.

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NW_Forester@reddit

I always confuse this with Bawls, which incidentally is an awful name for an energy drink aimed at bros. "Hey everyone, Nick likes having Bawls in his mouth!" you would say when you caught a friend drinking it.

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OctoWings13@reddit

So disgusting Some chunks in your gross tasting drink

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EclipseCaste@reddit

Don’t remember where the quote is from, but drinking these was most accurately described as ‘throwing up in reverse.’

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Transplanted_Cactus@reddit

I never even tried one. Didn't look appealing. I also don't like boba.

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cerealfamine1@reddit

I liked them, should have enjoyed more when I had the chance.

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purpleteenageghost@reddit

I drank them a lot, so I assume there was some kind of "like" there, but the gimmick was probably strong too.

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MadcatFK1017@reddit

Hell no, don't mess with Boba either

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90s-modem-noise@reddit

Orbitz walked so Boba could run

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narnarb0t@reddit

the mango one when ice cold was good enough that I probably bought it 3 , maybe 4 times in my life. Teen years maybe? lol

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Consistent_Drink5975@reddit

Somehow resistant to refrigeration, the moment you open it it becomes a warm slurry of "why did i get this ?"

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MsBlondeViking@reddit

I did.

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Living_Ladder6610@reddit

I liked seeing them, like little lava lamps, adding a retro vibe to any drink cooler. When it comes to beverages, though, I prefer mine without things floating in it. I never had the guts to give one a try.

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beat_u2_it@reddit

We bought some at Quincy market once and my dad asked them how to buy their stock lol

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Ambitious-Loan5323@reddit

Hell yeah they were good. There were so many new things that were coming out in the 90s. You were just riding the consumer train, and it. was. A W E S O M E !!!

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RyogAkari@reddit

Dude I loved these.

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throwaways-101@reddit

They were gross.

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Double_Distribution8@reddit

What's floating around in there?

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Illustrious-Roll7737@reddit

Not I says this guy.

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LastCallKillIt@reddit

I swiped one from teachers refrigerator during summer school when we were roaming around all the the unlocked classed. A total degen move, but I probably did them a solid.

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Siphoneder@reddit

Had the texture of juice with mold and bacteria growing in it.

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PlentyOfMoxie@reddit

Define "like". I would buy them whenever I could and drink them, but it ends there.

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SubstantialDog9170@reddit

I wanted to like them but was disappointed every time

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exqvisitely@reddit

Absolutely not. I still saved 3 or 4 of them (unopened) because I thought they looked cool. I ended up selling them on eBay like 10 years later for a nice profit.

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LostOldAccountTimmay@reddit

No

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RobertBDwyer@reddit

No

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mrs_hippiequeen@reddit

thick chemicalwater with lumps in it. mmmmmm...MMMMMMM!

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