i think that one reason why some people hate the taste of the vanilla while others like it is that there are ( were?) 2 vanilla flavors. There was original vanilla PRALINE and then there was FRench Vanilla. VAnilla Praline was rather funky whereas French Vanilla isn't too bad at all! I don't know if the praline is still available but if it is, i'd get something else; Designer French Vanilla or the strawberry. so maybe this is the cause of the dissension.