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"Fauna"??! Grody! Y'all shoving lizards up ye bum or what???
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Bloody Hedgehog posted:Then a little company named Coca-Cola came along, and in short order proceeded to no-lube assfuck Moxie back into the stone age. https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/food/2018/08/28/coca-cola-acquires-moxie-soda-brand-beloved-maine/1123348002/ 
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Sep 3, 2018 12:19
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Sep 3, 2018 12:38
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ToxicSlurpee posted:Same reason Coke and Pepsi do. Someone on the forums once brought up the soft drink company (whose name, ironically, I can't recall right now) which used to have like 95% market share in the US in the early 19th century. Their owner decided, "Why bother advertising, we own the market?" and slashed his advertising budget to almost zero. Apparently they were pretty much gone in just a couple of years. People are stupid, fickle and have the short term memory of a puppy. If you're not in their face, you're out of their minds. EDIT: This is why you read to the bottom of the page before replying: Bloody Hedgehog posted:Moxie did that. They were the top soda in north america for decades. They were so big they said "Why bother spending money on advertising? Everyone knows who we are, everyone drinks us, we're too big to be forgotten." So they drastically reduced their advertising budget. Megillah Gorilla has a new favorite as of 12:54 on Sep 3, 2018 |
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Meanwhile Huoy Phong Foods doesn't advertise and they're the top of the game because people actually like sriracha sauce.
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Megillah Gorilla posted:Someone on the forums once brought up the soft drink company (whose name, ironically, I can't recall right now) which used to have like 95% market share in the US in the early 19th century. Yeah, they get brought up pretty much every time this conversation happens. I've mentioned them before and I'm probably not the first. It really is a prime example of what not to do if you want to have a successful gigantic company. Moxie still exists. It's apparently still popular in various parts of New England. You can even order it online. I've never seen it personally sold anywhere I've lived but now I'm really tempted to snag a case to see what it's like.
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ToxicSlurpee posted:Yeah, they get brought up pretty much every time this conversation happens. I've mentioned them before and I'm probably not the first. It really is a prime example of what not to do if you want to have a successful gigantic company. Its owned by Coke
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Sep 3, 2018 13:12
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Only since a week ago.
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ZenVulgarity posted:Its owned by Coke It's owned by the Coca-Cola Bottling Company of Northern New England, which is 100% owned by Japan's Kirin Brewery Company. Coke doesn't own an interest at all. E: well, poo poo, I guess that changed a week ago
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Sep 3, 2018 13:28
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ToxicSlurpee posted:Moxie still exists. It's apparently still popular in various parts of New England. In this case "various parts of New England" means Maine. It's even the state beverage! It tastes fine but has a VERY strong aftertaste that is hard to get used to
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Internet Wizard posted:Meanwhile Huoy Phong Foods doesn't advertise and they're the top of the game because people actually like sriracha sauce. They get free advertising from the billion an one people on youtube and recipe sites that swear by sriracha sauce and dump it on everything.
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Sep 3, 2018 13:46
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The Bloop posted:In this case "various parts of New England" means Maine. And the mascot is, uhh, kind of intense.  Man, I mean, chill out guy. It's a carbonated beverage, not a mob hit.
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Sep 3, 2018 13:48
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It's just gentian flavored cola, you can approximate it with a bottle of angostura bitters from the bar
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Skippy McPants posted:And the mascot is, uhh, kind of intense. "Hi, I'm Michael Corleone for Moxie."
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For Moxie has a flavor all it's own Good and pure, safe and sure! Let everyone proclaim it's name and then, it's praises ringing While they're singing... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHX0g7WMK6Q
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Who the hell is David Hogg? Is he related to that total babe Daisy Hogg?
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Dagen H posted:Rob Cockerham approves. drat, that takes me back to before alcohol, and long-term memory of the most obscure poo poo.
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Blackchamber posted:Who the hell is David Hogg? Is he related to that total babe Daisy Hogg? Speaking of, here's a thing that just showed up in the Trump thread in D&D, https://twitter.com/aterfoddbitch/status/1036428729495351297
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Sep 3, 2018 15:36
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Karate Bastard posted:"Fauna"??! Not initially, but a fly got up there and I lost the spider I sent after it. Things sorta got out of hand from there.
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Skippy McPants posted:Speaking of, here's a thing that just showed up in the Trump thread in D&D, didnt this thread do this with trumps cabinet like a year ago and everyone was thirsty af for jeffmina sessions
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punchymcpunch posted:didnt this thread do this with trumps cabinet like a year ago and everyone was thirsty af for jeffmina sessions I think that was the result of an Instagram/Snapchat filter. I remember Rei Priebus being a cutie. That was a fun image, these new ones are just... disturbing.
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Sep 3, 2018 15:54
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Skippy McPants posted:Speaking of, here's a thing that just showed up in the Trump thread in D&D, This is the most cursed image I've ever seen
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It came up briefly But outside of a little discussion no, this thread didn't do anything near the attempt to fetishize these people. I'm pretty certain that popped up elsewhere as well so I can't guarantee nobody on SA did that. nerdz posted:Steve Bannon wants to speak to the manager still makes me laugh though
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 I won't say hot but Guliani as a lady is pretty striking, good look.
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Sep 3, 2018 17:28
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Steve Bannon lady is literally my mom holy poo poo
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Rigged Death Trap posted:They get free advertising from the billion an one people on youtube and recipe sites that swear by sriracha sauce and dump it on everything. I dont like the strong vegetable aftertaste that taints everything it touches It does have a light heat which works for babies first hotsauce. fight me sriacha nerds.
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snergle posted:I dont like the strong vegetable aftertaste that taints everything it touches It does have a light heat which works for babies first hotsauce. fight me sriacha nerds. It's really good as an alternative to the "flavor packet" in cheap instant ramen.
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I don't know who the one in the lower left is but the App really hosed up because it looks like the guy Hannibal convinced to cut his own face
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Samuringa posted:I don't know who the one in the lower left is but the App really hosed up because it looks like the guy Hannibal convinced to cut his own face Don't blame the app, it tried, it really really tried. 
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Pookah posted:Don't blame the app, it tried, it really really tried. That one's great cause the app just didn't know what the gently caress to do with him. A female turtle is still the turtle
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The Bananana posted:Idgi 
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Megillah Gorilla posted:Someone on the forums once brought up the soft drink company (whose name, ironically, I can't recall right now) which used to have like 95% market share in the US in the early 19th century. Plus, I could have sworn I heard a nearly identical story about a toothpaste brand.
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Strudel Man posted:Is there any evidence that this is true? It'd make (or, makes) a dramatic story, but searching for a simple "moxie stopped advertising" turns up nothing relevant. Yes. Colgate did the same thing. Had like, 90% market share, stopped advertising, and now has only about a third of it.
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Strudel Man posted:Is there any evidence that this is true? It'd make (or, makes) a dramatic story, but searching for a simple "moxie stopped advertising" turns up nothing relevant. It's not so much that they stopped advertising out of hubris because they owned the market and were high on their own farts, but they cut back their advertising budget because of the Great Depression and Coke and Pepsi overtook them in popularity.
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