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I have a question that was posed to me by my aunt this week. She's not a member of the church and she came and took a tour a bit ago and wondered why it was that she couldn't buy a normal diet coke (she had to get the caffeine free version). She asked me why this was, and I couldn't tell her really. In my opinion we should be able to govern ourselves about whether we drink caffeine or not. I know on the bookstore side of things it would create a lot more cashflow that currently is going to the chevron and philips 66 stations south of campus. Also I thought it queer that even though there is a *ban* on caffeine here anyone can buy the guarana drink which has more caffeine per ounce than coffee. I'm confused. Perhaps someone there can point me toward the policy so that I can understand why caffeine is generally not sold and why with the one exception to that rule it has to be something with so much caffeine it makes most people jittery. Thanks
Ah, the knotty caffeine issue. Decades ago it was decided that caffeinated beverages would not be offered at BYU. Anywhere. The Bookstore, always obedient and compliant, upholds that policy. End of story.
Mostly. Caffeine is a bit tricky, and some people get an additional buzz from ferreting out the inconsistencies about caffeine. We sell chocolate, and it has caffeine. You can guzzle full-blown Coke and still get a temple recommend. Some headache remedies contain caffeine And, as you pointed out, we sell guarana (at least we did until you aimed the searchlight at it).
Conclusion: we follow the BYU policy of no caffeinated Coke, Pepsi, and Mountain Dew. Or Guarana. We just read the label on Guarana. Caffeine is not listed. So there you are.(Posted 1/24/2007)
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