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Re:Amazon will reportedly soon sell its own private-label gr... by skykooler on Monday May 16, 2016 @11:38PM (#11711221)
hey look, it's https://xkcd.com/993 in the real world!
Re:Amazon will reportedly soon sell its own private-label gr... by hbosch on Monday May 16, 2016 @11:59PM (#11711280)
One of the best parts of the movie Repo Man (1980s) was this exact thing: http://static1.squarespace.com/static/5583664de4b088692d5198...

Also just an all around fantastic movie in general.

Re:Amazon will reportedly soon sell its own private-label gr... by zach on Tuesday May 17, 2016 @12:41AM (#11711381)
I must confess that I am old enough to remember that this was based on an actual brand, "Plain Wrap", which was the store brand of the long-defunct Alpha Beta supermarket chain: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CU25MNEU8AAbnvx.jpg

They actually used to stock all the Plain Wrap items in a single aisle, and the effect was like a consumer sensory deprivation tank.

Re:Amazon will reportedly soon sell its own private-label gr... by utexaspunk on Tuesday May 17, 2016 @09:35AM (#11713467)
I never realized Qaddafi was in that!
Re:Amazon will reportedly soon sell its own private-label gr... by dagw on Tuesday May 17, 2016 @05:39AM (#11712275)
The Swedish Coop chain of food stores did that for very many years: https://fredrikedin.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/blavitt.jpg
Re:Amazon will reportedly soon sell its own private-label gr... by viraptor on Tuesday May 17, 2016 @02:58AM (#11711787)
IGA / black and gold comes close, but with yellow packs: http://www.catalogueaus.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/iga_p...
Re:Amazon will reportedly soon sell its own private-label gr... by TeMPOraL on Tuesday May 17, 2016 @05:05AM (#11712153)
Oh God, please yes. If I ever saw such products in my supermarket, I'd be buying them all. This is exactly how packaging should look like; what we currently have is ridiculous and only serves as an example that advertising isn't about informing people anymore.
Re:Amazon will reportedly soon sell its own private-label gr... by Double_Cast on Tuesday May 17, 2016 @01:29AM (#11711511)