I came across cricket today in my morning internet wanderings, and was immediately drawn to because of its simply/happy/friendly feeling packaging.
Cricket is a Green Tea and Kola Nut Brew. None of those chemically ingredients such as the phosphorics or high-fructoses are included in the Cricket formula.

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Chris Harne has an unusual collection: portion control condiment packets such as the ketchup packs you get at a fast food restaurant. The Condiment Packet Gallery site states that in the beginning, back in 2003, Chris realized that he never actually needed to buy condiments, he could just go and get these packs from any [...]

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Whenever I go to China, I make a point to visit a grocery store to see the packaging. I end up buying a lot of it, and it’s almost always actually Japanese brands. It’s just so colorful and fun! James Bowskill has created “Off the Shelf: a Japanese packaging design scrapbook” online so you can [...]

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