Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site mit-athena.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!whuxlm!harpo!decvax!genrad!mit-eddie!mit-athena!treese From: treese@mit-athena.UUCP (Win Treese) Newsgroups: net.misc.coke Subject: Re: "Classic" propaganda Message-ID: <285@mit-athena.UUCP> Date: Sun, 14-Jul-85 15:44:43 EDT Article-I.D.: mit-athe.285 Posted: Sun Jul 14 15:44:43 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 17-Jul-85 08:31:54 EDT Reply-To: treese@mit-athena.UUCP (Win Treese) Distribution: net Organization: MIT Project Athena Lines: 22 One point I think is being missed is that having yet another version of Coke to go into machines and dispensers can create an enormous problem for bottlers. Most dispensers have four or six spigots, and the sellers already have to decide which drinks to use (especially in areas where the Coke bottler also bottles things like 7-UP or Dr. Pepper). Having both "classic Coke" and "New Coke" means that you can't have as many alternatives. It would be silly to try to sell both of them at the same time. Already on Coke machines at MIT I've seen notes saying: "Please put in Classic Coke quickly. No New Coke please." As for me, my roommate and I bought 16 cases of the old stuff before it all disappeared. It looks like we weathered the storm. Win Treese MIT Project Athena ARPA: treese@athena.MIT.EDU UUCP: ...!decvax!mit-athena!treese "Another fine product of the Sirius Cybernetics Corporation."