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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
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Posted: Sun Jul 14 15:44:43 1985
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Reply-To: treese@mit-athena.UUCP (Win Treese)
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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
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