Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site persci.UUCP Path: utzoo!decvax!tektronix!uw-beaver!tikal!cholula!persci!bill From: bill@persci.UUCP Newsgroups: net.consumers Subject: Re: New and old Coca-Cola Message-ID: <201@persci.UUCP> Date: Wed, 26-Jun-85 11:27:15 EDT Article-I.D.: persci.201 Posted: Wed Jun 26 11:27:15 1985 Date-Received: Thu, 27-Jun-85 11:17:14 EDT References: <1139@peora.UUCP> <2127@sdcc6.UUCP> <1604@hao.UUCP> <239@ttrdc.UUCP> <400@moncol.UUCP> Distribution: na Organization: Personal Scientific, Woodinville WA Lines: 13 Xref: tektronix net.consumers:02617 Summary: Can't sell it? Give it away! >>> Is it possible that Coke changed the formula of their soft drink, even know- >>> ing it would drop in popularity, because it calculated that the new formula >>> would be so much cheaper to put out than the old that even with the drop in >>> popularity that could be expected, they STILL would make more profit? >> > [...] It appears that now Coke is resorting to an appeal to the "lost lambs". Heard on a Seattle radio station: "With every fill-up of Shell gasoline, you get a *FREE* six-pack of Coke." It seems they can't sell it, so they're giving it away! -- Bill Swan {ihnp4,decvax,allegra,...}!uw-beaver!tikal!persci!bill