Before I came across Baja Blast in 2016, I kept switching between soft drinks because I didn't have a favorite. Baja Blast changed me. I bought dozens of 12 packs in 2016 for the football season..I introduced it to all of my friends back then. They all loved it just as much as I do. In fact, one of my friends who highly dislikes soda was open to trying a Baja Blast that I offered him one day...he liked it..a lot (this is a true story).

Unfortunately, Baja Blast was defeated by Pitch Black in a contest determining which drink stays in stores permanently, otherwise known as the "2016 DEWcision".

Pitch Black defeated Baja Blast by less than a half of a percent of the total 5,789,284 million votes. When it is that close, you know the support for Baja Blast is strong, considering that Pitch Black would've been gone forever and Baja Blast would've been limited to Taco Bell.

To this day, Taco Bell still sells Baja Blast, but why not have the ability to store some 12-packs or bottles in the comfort of your own house? Nobody wants to drive to Taco Bell every day to get the greatest drink on planet earth.

When Pitch Black won the 2016 DEWcision, it did not take long for the local retail stores to sell out of Baja Blast. I had about a week to gather up 12-packs before they were gone.

On September 1st, 2017, Mountain Dew gave people the chance to have a temporary Baja Blast return in 2018 if there was enough demand in the form of tweets with #BringBajaBlastBack on Twitter. The demand was enough. The people payed attention, the people tweeted, the people cared. The people want Baja Blast to stay in stores for good!

Please make it happen, PepsiCo! Do it for the people!