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backscatter712 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-19-09 09:46 PM Original message |
Pepsi Throwback: Why do I get the feeling some Pepsico suit wants this product to fail? |
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valerief (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-19-09 09:49 PM Response to Original message |
1. Soft drinks offer little enhancement to living and should be avoided. |
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Joe the Revelator (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-19-09 10:03 PM Response to Reply #1 |
7. Damn kids! Get off of my lawn!! |
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valerief (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-19-09 10:09 PM Response to Reply #7 |
10. Huh? My organic non-concentrate 100% orange juice is Kool-Aid? |
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Joe the Revelator (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-19-09 10:26 PM Response to Reply #10 |
13. Yes, it is mainly fructose and water |
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valerief (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-20-09 09:23 AM Response to Reply #13 |
25. So oranges are just fructose and water? Nothing nutritious in them? Golly gee whiz. nt |
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lame54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-20-09 09:46 AM Response to Reply #10 |
27. and also $15 a gallon |
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valerief (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-20-09 11:35 AM Response to Reply #27 |
32. Yep, it is. Gotta pay extra for no (hopefully) pesticides. nt |
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Renew Deal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-20-09 10:25 AM Response to Reply #10 |
31. That's obnoxious. |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-20-09 01:02 PM Response to Reply #10 |
34. Oranges have pretty much the same amount of fructose as HFCS. |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-19-09 11:23 PM Response to Reply #7 |
22. my doctor agrees with that 100%. juice is NOT a good alternative. |
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Believing Is Art (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-19-09 11:57 PM Response to Reply #22 |
23. I'll agree 90% of the time |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-20-09 08:18 AM Response to Reply #22 |
24. I also seriously dilute most juices. A glass of coke every other day - I don't drink alcohol... |
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immoderate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-20-09 01:18 PM Response to Reply #24 |
37. I mix juice with seltzer. |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-19-09 09:50 PM Response to Original message |
2. They should sell it in the summer when all the stored Kosher Coke and Pepsi runs out. nt |
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backscatter712 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-19-09 09:58 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. Ah, yes - scheduling! |
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BrklynLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-19-09 10:06 PM Response to Reply #2 |
9. Great idea!! :D I only have 10 bottles of K Coke left!! |
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Captain Hilts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-19-09 11:02 PM Response to Reply #9 |
19. Use them wisely! We could get only those damned 2 litre things here. Too big and too carbonated.nt |
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aikoaiko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-19-09 09:54 PM Response to Original message |
3. throwback is probably a nod to throwback jerseys. |
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Cirque du So-What (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-19-09 09:58 PM Response to Original message |
4. Reminds me of the term 'atavistic throwback' |
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mudesi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-19-09 10:00 PM Response to Original message |
6. How Dumb |
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backscatter712 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-19-09 10:09 PM Response to Reply #6 |
11. Why would the tobacco companies suppress safe cigarettes? |
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tkmorris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-19-09 11:23 PM Response to Reply #11 |
21. Then you have to provide a motive for them selling it at all |
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Hoopla Phil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-19-09 10:04 PM Response to Original message |
8. Bet they ramp up marketing when Coke comes out with something similar. |
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csziggy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-19-09 10:13 PM Response to Original message |
12. Here is some info from an interview with a Pepsi representative |
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Cheap_Trick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-19-09 10:37 PM Response to Original message |
14. Since I've been working for Pepsi for the last 26 years, I can tell you a few things. |
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Sydnie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-19-09 11:11 PM Response to Reply #14 |
20. It it's profitable enough, Pepsi WILL keep selling it. |
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Q3JR4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-19-09 10:37 PM Response to Original message |
15. Since I don't drink |
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AndyTiedye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-19-09 10:42 PM Response to Original message |
16. They Have Noticed The Trucks Full of CocaCola (with Real Sugar) Coming Up from Mexico |
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backscatter712 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-19-09 10:43 PM Response to Reply #16 |
17. I saw Mountain Dew Throwback at my local grocery store. |
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ContinentalOp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-19-09 10:44 PM Response to Original message |
18. Yep, I think you nailed it. Reminds me of the Chevy Volt. |
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TCJ70 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-20-09 09:38 AM Response to Original message |
26. Throwback: |
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lame54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-20-09 09:49 AM Response to Original message |
28. it's better than the alternative names they had to choose from... |
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Dreamer Tatum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-20-09 09:54 AM Response to Original message |
29. I'm sorry, was Pepsi sentenced to make this product? |
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backscatter712 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-20-09 12:59 PM Response to Reply #29 |
33. I'm thinking internal company politics has something to do with it. |
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bmbmd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-20-09 01:07 PM Response to Reply #33 |
35. There is a regional product of DrPepper |
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Renew Deal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-20-09 10:23 AM Response to Original message |
30. When is our health valuable enough to purchase or not purchase Pepsi. |
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Fire1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-20-09 01:12 PM Response to Original message |
36. I stopped drinking 'cola' ages ago anyway. |
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Politicalboi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-20-09 01:21 PM Response to Original message |
38. They all need to go back to |
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backscatter712 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-20-09 02:15 PM Response to Reply #38 |
39. I do indulge in Mexican Coca-Cola from time to time. |
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B3Nut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-20-09 02:24 PM Response to Original message |
40. I'm more a Coke guy, but |
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