Should Coca-cola apologize for New Coke

Postby **Shellie** » March 29th, 2007, 6:07 am

I remember the way I felt when New Coke was announced. Could it be? A better coke? It was too much to ask for.

...and then, I tasted it. I was shocked...stricken with grief...fully traumatized. I had expected so much only to have my dreams dashed and my hope demolished.

Within a short time, the Coca-cola bottling company pulled the product, but still the damage was done.

MrDanger · Postby **MrDanger** » March 29th, 2007, 6:21 am

Yes, I am bitter and they owe me. I still have nightmares for what they did to me and my relatives.

rjc · Postby **rjc** » March 29th, 2007, 6:22 am

Yes, and they should have to pay for me for my pain and suffering. I still am attending counseling sessions for PTNCS (post traumatic New Coke syndrome). Every time I see someone order a coke I get flashbacks of that taste

teach · Postby **teach** » March 29th, 2007, 6:46 am

yes! the new coke is disgusting!

wendy k

DaJudge · Postby **DaJudge** » March 29th, 2007, 7:40 am

New Coke was one of the biggest travesties ever visited upon mankind. Not only should they apologize, they should also pay us reparations.

DaJudge · Postby **DaJudge** » March 29th, 2007, 7:41 am

teach wrote:yes! the new coke is disgusting!

wendy k

Teach, were you even born when New Coke came out?

Postby **Shellie** » March 29th, 2007, 7:51 am

DaJudge wrote:

Teach, were you even born when New Coke came out?

That's what I was thinking!!

jessicacook · Postby **jessicacook** » March 29th, 2007, 8:11 am

I remember a professor of mine talking about the New Coke. (He also said it was horrible!) He said when they changed it back to the old Coke and called it, "Coca-Cola Classic" the sales went way up! He thought it was a great marketing move to call it "Classic." I guess it was, they still call it that!

teach · Postby **teach** » March 29th, 2007, 8:13 am

DaJudge wrote:
teach wrote:yes! the new coke is disgusting!

wendy k

Teach, were you even born when New Coke came out?

ok, I am wrong. I thought you guys were talking about that new coke that came out not to long ago.
when did new coke come out?

wendy k

Paully_44 · Postby **Paully_44** » March 29th, 2007, 8:34 am

teach wrote:
DaJudge wrote:
teach wrote:yes! the new coke is disgusting!

wendy k

Teach, were you even born when New Coke came out?

ok, I am wrong. I thought you guys were talking about that new coke that came out not to long ago.
when did new coke come out?

wendy k

Coke Zero?? that is pretty recent.

I have blocked from my memory "New Coke" it was pathetic.

DaJudge · Postby **DaJudge** » March 29th, 2007, 9:57 am

teach wrote:
ok, I am wrong. I thought you guys were talking about that new coke that came out not to long ago.
when did new coke come out?

wendy k

I think it came out sometime around 1985 or so. It tasted like Pepsi (blecch!). I had a cousin who drank a 12 pack of Coke a day, and he went out and picketed Coke headquarters when they changed the formula.

I think it had to have been a publicity stunt. No one could be so stupid as to think messing with the Coke formula would be a good idea.

justsam · Postby **justsam** » March 29th, 2007, 11:09 am

From the articles I have read, including one on the executive who came up with the idea (he was fired, BTW) it was a deadly serious attempt to deal with Pepsi's successful marketing campaigns portraying coke as an old person's drink and Pepsi as the choice of a new generation.

However, it has gone down as one of the biggest failures in business and marketing history.

God Bless You- Sam Smith

Brenda · Postby **Brenda** » March 29th, 2007, 11:19 am

So.. it goes to show old is a good thing. $\:D/$

For get not, the old ways.. =P~

ImaPK · Postby **ImaPK** » March 29th, 2007, 2:22 pm

I drink RC so it didn't affect me or my ancestors nor is it going to affect my descendants. I got over it. :wink:

Susie Hamilton · Postby **Susie Hamilton** » March 29th, 2007, 3:00 pm

New Coke. The Edsel. nuf said

Jude 2