Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site watdcsu.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!water!watdcsu!lwb From: lwb@watdcsu.UUCP (L.W. Borsato [DCS]) Newsgroups: net.misc.coke Subject: Re: "Classic" propaganda Message-ID: <1530@watdcsu.UUCP> Date: Fri, 12-Jul-85 11:36:02 EDT Article-I.D.: watdcsu.1530 Posted: Fri Jul 12 11:36:02 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 13-Jul-85 08:25:18 EDT References: <541@hou2g.UUCP> Organization: U of Waterloo, Ontario Lines: 26 > And for those of you who think "consumer pressure" did the > trick, wait until you find out how they'll PRICE the stuff > before you congratulate each other. Someone earlier theorized > that the only reason Coke did this was so they could "miraculously" > bring back the "good ol' stuff" due to "popular demand" and > charge an arm and a leg for it. Maybe I'm cynical (Hell! I KNOW > I'm cynical), but that's what this looks like it to me. I too have the feeling that this was just a tremendously successful Coke marketing strategy ... did you see how Coke stock shot up ... highest in 12 years I believe. I don't believe in "popular demand" where marketing is concerned. -- A memo from the desk of : Larry W. Borsato Just one step away from total mental collapse ... but fine otherwise. {decvax|utzoo|ihnp4|allegra|clyde}!watmath!watdcsu!lborsato