A handsome young American man with well-coiffed hair is sitting in the front seat of a car, promising us an easier alternative to coffee and energy drinks. A pretty British woman, also in a car, is tapping her long nails against a plastic puck, excitedly telling us how you can now get hold of this covetable product in the UK – thanks to TikTok shop.
These are “upper deckies”, slang for caffeine pouches that slot between the lips and gums – the upper deck of your mouth. They come in round tins and look like a tiny white teabag that can be discretely held in the user’s cheek. A “lower decky” goes in the bottom lip, and the highly risky “double decky” involves two pouches in the mouth at once.
