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AJPugh
Mrs.Stanford
ENG124
4December2015
TheFlavorThatHasTakenOver
Itsthattimeofyearagain:whengentlecrystalsofsnowfallgracefullyfromtheskyand
hopefullylanduponthetonguesoflittleones,whenthenumbersofoutrageouslypricedproducts
dropdrasticallybelowaveragecausingpeopletowaitinlinesoutsideofstoresforhours,when
parentsspendthemajorityoftheirpaychecksongiftsfortheirchildrentowhichtheydonteven
receiveanycreditduetothesimplefactthattheybelieveitwasfromajolly,roundmannamed
SantaClaus.Duringthistimeofyear,joyisspreadthroughouttheheartsofpeopleandplaced
uponthemwiththerepresentationofasmile.Although,Christmasismeantspecificallyto
rememberthebirthofJesus,byputtinguptheChristmastreewiththeglisteningornaments
placedgentlyuponthebranches,andtogiftpresentstoothersthatweadore,itdoescomewith
someotherratherpettytraditions,butnotoneevencomesremotelyclosetotheflavorthat
dominatesalltheothers.Theflavorthatsoarsthroughoutstoresnationwidesuchas
Bath&Body
Works,VictoriasSecret,YankeeCandle,McDonalds,
and
Starbucks.
Theflavorthatisseen,
smelled,andtastedallthroughoutsociety.Thewhitegirltrendwhichisprofessionallyknown
as
PumpkinSpice.
Nowthatpumpkinspiceexists,oursocietyhasbeenforeverchangedthe
salesofpumpkinspicehasgoneupdrastically,goingintostoreswithoutseeingpumpkinspice
hasbecomeanearimpossibletask,andpumpkinspicehasalsotakenatollonpeopleshealth
which,intime,couldpossiblybecomedeadly.

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Eventhoughnowpumpkinspicehasdominatedtodayssocietyandbecameoneofthe
worldsmostpopularflavors(McDonnell2015),ithasntalwaysbeenthisway.Itwasntuntil
about2013thatthepumpkinspiceflavorhadbecomearatherlargetrend.
Starbucks
hadfirst
releasedthe
PumpkinSpiceLatte
in2003butthedeliciousdrinkneglectedtotakeoffuntilabout
tenyearslater,causing
Starbucks
tosellover200million
PumpkinSpiceLattes
withinthepast
elevenyears,bringinginanoutrageousprofitofabout88milliondollarseveryyear.Although,
Starbucks
sellsabout70%oftheir
PumpkinSpiceLattes
inthemonthsofSeptemberthrough
November.Assoonas
Starbucks
releasestheimmenselypopulardrinkthedayafterLaborDay,
salesgothroughtheroof.Thisdrasticchangeinprofitismainlyduetothefactthat
Starbucks
raisesthepricetagonthisalreadyoutrageouslypriceddrinktocometoanevenanhighertotal.
Onaverage,
PumpkinSpiceLatte
buyersspendabout$7.81versusthe$6.67pricetagthatmost
nonpumpkinspicebuyerspay(Little2015).Letsnotforgetabouttheothers,though.
Pumpkin
SpiceLattes
arenttheonlythingreceivingsubstantialgrowthinnumbers.Whenitcomesto
pumpkinflavoredproducts,yogurt,babyfood,andsaltysnackswerejustsomeoftheitemsthat
seenanimmensegrowthinprofitbyabout11.6%,bringinginabout361milliondollarsinsales.
Allthatfromaflavoreddrink?
Asthepumpkinspicetrendisrisingmorerapidlywitheachpassingyear,ithasbecome
nearlyimpossibletogointoastoreandseeabsolutelynothingpumpkinflavored.Thistrendhas
becomemoreofanaturalmovementwithinoursociety,makingitmoreofatraditionthat
pumpkinflavoreditemsaretobedistributedthroughoutstoresinalldifferenttypesofproducts:
coffee,airfresheners,candles,lotion,perfumeandcookies.Duetothefactthatpumpkinspice
hasmadeitswayintosuchadiversevarietyofproducts,pumpkinspiceisboundtobe

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discoveredatalmosteverystorewithininAmerica.Forexample,becausepumpkinflavored
Oreos
wereinventedtheycannowbefoundinalmostallgrocerystoresalongwiththepumpkin
flavored
Pringles
andthepumpkinflavoredvodka(Cury2015).Thepumpkinflavoredlotions
guaranteepumpkinflavoredproductsin
Bath&BodyWorks
canbefoundaswellaspumpkin
flavoredcoffeewhichcanbefoundinnearlyeverycoffeeshop,thankstotheoneandonly
PumpkinSpiceLatte.
Besidesthefactthatpumpkinflavoredproductssuchasthe
PumpkinSpiceLatte
are
dangeroustopeople'swallets,theycanalsotakeahugetollonpeopleshealth.
PumpkinSpice
Lattes
mayseemallsweet,tasty,andinnocentbutinreality,couldpotentiallybecomedeadly.
Whena
PumpkinSpiceLatte
isconsumed,itcausesonesbloodpressureandpulsetoraisedue
toallthecaffeineandsugarthatthebodyisworkingsohardtoridthebloodstreamof,whichin
theendcouldresultinhighbloodpressureforaboutonehourafterdigestion.Notonlydoes
PumpkinSpiceLattes
affectonespulseandbloodpressure,butitalsoaffectstheirstomach.
Becauseofallthesugarandcaffeine,onesmetabolismgetssloweddowndrasticallycausingthe
bodytoabsorbmorecaloriesthanitshouldoriginally.Ifsomeoneweretodrinkenough,weight
gainwouldbealmostguaranteed.Withinthirtyminutesofdrinkinga
PumpkinSpiceLatte
,the
kidneysinthebodyareworkingashardastheypossiblycantoridthebodyofallthe
unnecessarysugar.Allthesugarthattheycantgetridofeventuallyturnsintofat,whichisnot
goodforthebody,especiallywhensomeonehastoomuch.Althoughthisdeliciousdrinkmight
tastegoodinthemoment,itmightnothavethebesteffectsonsomeonesbodyinthelongrun
(Caba2015).

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Withthepumpkinspiceflavortakingoversocietyslowlybutsurely,itwontbelong
beforethepumpkinflavorcompletelytakesoverthemonthsofSeptember,October,and
November.Asthemonthsofcoolertemperaturesstartandtheleavesturntoadullcolored,
crispychipthatsfallsfromthetrees,thepumpkinspiceflavorwillbecomingrightaroundthe
corner.Sure,thetastydrinkmostdefinitelyhasitsbenefits,butinthelongrun,allthepumpkin
spiceflavorisreallygoodforisbringinginatremendousamountofmoney,makingitswayinto
nearlyeverystoreinAmerica,andcausinghealthproblems.Aslongas
PumpkinSpiceLatte
Diets
donteverbecomeathing,societyshouldbesafefromthehealthaspect,though.Lets
hope.

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Cury,James."5ThingThatsProveThatthePumpkinFlavorTrendHasGone
TooFar."
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.Details,2015.Web.2Dec.2015.
<http://www.details.com/story/5thingsthatshouldneverhavebeenpumpkinflavored>.
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CNBC.com
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Sept.2015.Web.1Dec.2015.
<http://www.cnbc.com/2015/09/22/5keyfactsaboutpumpkinspicemania.html>.
McDonnell,Mollie."Top5CoffeeFlavors."
VidetteOnline.com
.IllinoisState
University,11Nov.2014.Web.2Dec.2015.
<http://www.videtteonline.com/index.php/2014/11/11/top5coffeeflavors/>.

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