Ads just work, no matter what you think

Re:Ads just work, no matter what you think by mrguyorama on Wednesday November 07, 2018 @12:13PM (#18400522)

Anecdotally, I find Coke branded soft drinks to use more "spice" for their flavors, while Pepsi branded ones (excluding Dr Pepper) to just load up on sugar. You can do the same comparison with Mug brand root beer versus Barq's. Mug is just caramel colored sugar, while Barq's seems to be "spicy"

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Re:Ads just work, no matter what you think by TremendousJudge on Wednesday November 07, 2018 @01:08PM (#18400917)

>while Pepsi branded ones (excluding Dr Pepper)

Dr Pepper is independent, neither a part of Pepsico or CocaCola Company. Part of their (successful) marketing campaign was making everybody believe that there are only two choices when it comes to soft drink: coke or pepsi. Dr Pepper (and other extinct brands) got left out of the public consciousness this way

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Re:Ads just work, no matter what you think by ameister14 on Wednesday November 07, 2018 @01:57PM (#18401271)

Dr Pepper isn't entirely independent - it's a part of Keurig Dr Pepper, and is associated with 33 other bottled beverages including schweppes, canada dry, yoohoo and Snapple

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Re:Ads just work, no matter what you think by philwelch on Wednesday November 07, 2018 @01:27PM (#18401059)

Though, on a regional basis, Dr Pepper gets bottled and distributed with one of the big two.

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Re:Ads just work, no matter what you think by isostatic on Wednesday November 07, 2018 @03:10PM (#18401965)

Back in the 90s when I used to watch ads, Dr Pepper had an advertising campaign in the UK which had besuited scientists examining, and declaring "we can you one thing, it is NOT a cola"

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Re:Ads just work, no matter what you think by deaps on Wednesday November 07, 2018 @12:40PM (#18400708)

It's 'spice' for me as well - I can always tell Coke from Pepsi because of the 'spice' flavor.

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Re:Ads just work, no matter what you think by giancarlostoro on Wednesday November 07, 2018 @01:52PM (#18401228)

Same, I always figure it's the leaf they use.

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Re:Ads just work, no matter what you think by testvox on Wednesday November 07, 2018 @11:29PM (#18404328)

Coke is still the only major soft drink to use coca leaves (with the psychoactive components chemically removed).

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Re:Ads just work, no matter what you think by 51lver on Wednesday November 07, 2018 @12:21PM (#18400572)

Perhaps what you are noticing is bitterness from caffeine.

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Re:Ads just work, no matter what you think by xienze on Wednesday November 07, 2018 @01:00PM (#18400861)

Nah, Coke has significantly more "bite" (boy it's hard to come up with the right term to describe it) than Pepsi does. I don't think there's a significant difference in caffeine content between the two.

I'm honestly baffled that there are people who have trouble telling the two apart...

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Re:Ads just work, no matter what you think by rlucas on Wednesday November 07, 2018 @01:31PM (#18401089)

In Barq's vs. Mug -- quite true. Haven't had either in probably 10 years but Barq's "bite" is the caffeine.

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Re:Ads just work, no matter what you think by mrguyorama on Thursday November 08, 2018 @02:42PM (#18409266)

It's not bitter, it's literally like dashing something from the spice cupboard on your tongue.

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Re:Ads just work, no matter what you think by Skunkleton on Wednesday November 07, 2018 @02:44PM (#18401716)

Only 22 mg of caffeine in a can of barqs. You sure that is what you are tasting?

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Re:Ads just work, no matter what you think by 51lver on Thursday November 08, 2018 @07:04PM (#18411218)

Ever tasted raw caffeine? Yeah I am sure.

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