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From: john@moncol.UUCP (John Ruschmeyer)
Newsgroups: net.flame
Subject: Re: How "coke" will back out...
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Date: Thu, 16-May-85 14:52:41 EDT
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>From: lauren@vortex.UUCP (Lauren Weinstein)
>Organization: Vortex Technology, Los Angeles
>Message-ID: <657@vortex.UUCP>
>
>Just so that you heard it here first (I hope) here's my prediction
>regarding the new Coke.  Over a period of time, Coke will find that
>their average consumption drops with the new formula.  After they've
>slipped about 3-5%, they will start marketing the "old" formula
>alongside the new one.  The accompanying slogan will be something like:
>
>"Now you have a choice!"
>
>--Lauren--

How much would consumption have to drop before they burn the formula for
new Coke, hang the chemist who created it, and sack the whole team of
marketing experts who went along with it all?

Sorry, but I just had my first taste of whatever that stuff is. (It don't
taste like the real thing and it sure ain't *IT*.)


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