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From: scott@hou2g.UUCP (Scott Berry the Unbeliever)
Newsgroups: net.flame
Subject: Re: The "New" Coke
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Date: Thu, 23-May-85 11:53:40 EDT
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Posted: Thu May 23 11:53:40 1985
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I'm hearing a hell of a lot of flack about the new Coke,
all from Coke drinkers (of course; what do Pepsi drinkers
care?).  Have any of you loudmouths bothered to back up your
comments with some experience?  Have you even attempted to conduct
a test?  Let's have some (HONEST and UNEMOTIONAL) discussion.

Let me state, for the record, that I have always been a Pepsi
drinker.  (If you can't handle that, don't bother "n"-ing this
article, just turn off the terminal so its condition will match 
your mind.)

The other day, I participated in a blind taste test involving
Coke, "new" Coke, and Pepsi.  I found I liked the new Coke the 
best.  It was certainly sweeter than the old stuff, but not as 
sweet as Pepsi (Pepsi has always been a little TOO sweet, although 
much prefered over the *relatively* bitter Coke).  It was certainly
NOT bong water.

Did it ever occur to any of you WHY the people at Coke did this?
Provided that the change doesn't draw massive numbers of people away
from cola altogether, it can't help but increase the market share!
For those Coke drinkers who find Pepsi too sweet, the new Coke is
still not as sweet as Pepsi.  For those who found Coke not sweet
enough, this is probably gonna cause some (like myself) to switch 
from Pepsi.  After all, they don't give one damn about you--they 
are (and always have been) out to make money.  It's just fortunate 
sometimes that the public's interests intersect with Coca-Cola's.

			Viva la difference!

			SJB