On a side note, I overheard someone in a sports bar a few days ago say how watching ads on TV makes them nostalgic. Not basic cable itself, fucking ads. Eat my ass America.

  • WhatAnOddUsername [any]
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    4 years ago

    So efficient how Pepsi and Coke each spend billions of dollars on advertising, even though the only reason they advertise is to compete with each other.

    • qublic69 [none/use name]
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      4 years ago

      That is not true at all, Coke and Pepsi advertising are much more symbiotic. If you see a Coke ad, but prefer Pepsi, then you are likely to purchase more Pepsi because of that Coke ad.
      If anything, Coke/Pepsi are competing with iced tea, lemonade, coffee, beer, or just not feeling thirsty. But most of all they are competing with water, which is a perfectly good drink for almost any occasion.

      • PeterTheAverage [he/him]
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        4 years ago

        Coke and Pepsi each own a bunch of water brands though, water is one of their products not their competition.

        • qublic69 [none/use name]
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          4 years ago

          Sometimes I forget that most people buy water in disposable plastic bottles instead of just drinking from tap basically for free.