Starbucks, Refreshers with Coconut Water, Black Cherry Limeade, 12 fl oz. cans (12 Pack)

Like many others here, I got burned on my last batch of Refreshers. The taste was awful and way off. We ended up throwing them away. It was so bad I figured it HAD to be a manufacturing issue and not a "new and improved" formula. A couple days ago they showed up back in stock as a deal of the day so I figured I would give them another shot. I'm happy to report this new batch of Black Cherry Limeade is back to normal! They taste just like before! There was definitely a problem with the previous batch that seems to have been corrected. FYI, this new order I received has an expiration date of April 26, 2021. If you like these give them another try!

I love these healthy refresher drinks. Only problem which made me take a star away was that two cans leaked causing the box to be soaked. Of course the two dented leakers had to be tossed and the other 10 cans had to be washed and dried to prevent growth of mold. So while the price of these cans are slightly less than store price if you catch a 20 percent off coupon that savings disappears as the cans dent in transit and get thrown away. I don’t know of any way to get partial credit for damaged goods so I have absorbed the loss. Fault is on the can company because it is such a thin metal to be eco friendly that slight bumps cause pinprick holes and there goes $1.75 oops another one $3.50. A competitor wraps the whole box in bubble wrap and tape instead of boxing it and that seems to keep them whole.

Purification in a can

Both my husband and I love Starbucks Refresher drinks. His favorite is the black cherry/lime, mine the peach/passion fruit. This is best price we've found. It has green coffee bean extract and that gives you some caffeine boost. We use it for energy but it doesn't get you all hyped up like other energy drinks. We hope Starbucks never quits making it. Love it but can be harder to find in grocery stores now and they charge a ton more too. Love it.

The product is amazing so much so that I went for the subscription both at the office and my home. However the care in packing the product is lacking. When the cans are stacked in the box correctly, the bottom of the cans on the bottom of the box, opening the box is a breeze and there is no damage to the cans. When the cans are placed incorrectly on their sides at the bottom of the box that is too tight, even when carefully just barely breaking the tape with the tip of a pair of scissors, the metal on the sides of the cans is so thin that the cans are instantly punctured and the liquid leaks out all over everything. Out of four deliveries, this has happened twice losing two cans the first time and one can the second time. :(