8 reasons why 純萃。喝 isn’t worth the hype; go catch Pokémon instead

Even before the craze of 純萃。喝 (Chun Cui He) took Singapore by storm, I’ve already known its existence a while back and tried a few of them. Back then, my impression was this: looks unique, tastes awful.

Now that it’s officially in Singapore, I’m still bewildered at the extent people would go to get a bottle. In fact, Mothership.SG just reported that some fellow from Tampines had proudly got 80 cans just to shower in milk tea show off his tenacity in finding these coveted drinks.

If you, like some Singaporeans, are still trying to get hold of a bottle, here’re eight reasons why it’s not worth it.

It tastes more like milk than anything else
It’s beyond sweetness. I remember trying to use it as my morning coffee, but it became a morning sugar rush instead. All I can say is that the taste doesn’t appeal to me; and from what I gathered from people in my office, those who have tried it agreed with me.

It looks good but tastes awful
I’ve got to admit that it looks good; place it in the bathroom and people might just mistake it as a shampoo bottle. But other than that, that’s all: you buy a drink to drink, not to look at it for hours, right?

The bottle isn’t designed for drinking
Okay, maybe I’m being a little extreme in my words, but here’s the thing: the mouthpiece is sharp. I’ve no idea why that is so, but that’s one aspect that stops me from using it as a water bottle.

I hate products that always go out of stock
Anyone who has studied economics will know this: when there’re more demand, there’ll be more supply. If demand is higher than supply, and supply is limited, the price will increase. Nowadays, it seems like when demand is higher than supply, someone’s ego will increase instead. #youknowwhatIamtalkingabout

It’s readily available in Taiwan
If you’ve been to Taiwan, you’ll see lots of them (which comprises ALL flavours) everywhere. Granted that we all don’t go to Taiwan often, but why go apeshit over something that is old, readily available elsewhere and most importantly, a trend?

It’s overhyped
It’s milk coffee or milk tea, for goodness’ sake. You can get one from your favourite coffeeshop at half the price.

It becomes a trophy to some people
Expectation: You buying it means you’ve resourceful enough.
Reality: You eat full nothing to do

Soon, it’ll just be another product on the shelf
Let’s face it: evergreens like Nescafe or Ipoh Coffee stays on the shelf because they’ve got a loyal following. This? A trend. What happens to trendy food? Cue churros, bubble tea and frozen yoghurt.

This article was first published on goodyfeed.com