chuckymack Posted October 25, 2008 Share Posted October 25, 2008 Why do you go to a restaurant and order a Coke whether they serve Coke or Pepsi, because Coke has established itself as the brand and has not changed and is reliable in look and taste.You DO realize that your statement is a regional thing, and not everyone does that, don't you?Please - a very large percentage of posters on here have no idea what any bit of the world is like outside of the little piece that they occupy - and based on a few threads, most of those never care to find out. Not necessarily directed to oddball, but in general.Not that you care to hear (i.e. READ) it, but most of the people I know practice this very ordering technique. Hell, when I have company, I ask my guests 'Would you like a Coke or anything', regardless of what I have in the refrigerator. The the friends I have that don't do that ask, but ask "Do you serve Coke or Pepsi products?", always with Coke first.Coke rules the American Midwest (and the South, from what I can tell) with an iron fist. Sigs are for sissies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STL FANATIC Posted October 25, 2008 Share Posted October 25, 2008 Why do you go to a restaurant and order a Coke whether they serve Coke or Pepsi, because Coke has established itself as the brand and has not changed and is reliable in look and taste.You DO realize that your statement is a regional thing, and not everyone does that, don't you?Please - a very large percentage of posters on here have no idea what any bit of the world is like outside of the little piece that they occupy - and based on a few threads, most of those never care to find out. Not necessarily directed to oddball, but in general.Not that you care to hear (i.e. READ) it, but most of the people I know practice this very ordering technique. Hell, when I have company, I ask my guests 'Would you like a Coke or anything', regardless of what I have in the refrigerator. The the friends I have that don't do that ask, but ask "Do you serve Coke or Pepsi products?", always with Coke first.Coke rules the American Midwest (and the South, from what I can tell) with an iron fist.Coke being the favorite soda and Coke being synonymous with soda are two different things.Yes, Coke is the dominant cola in most of America.No, most people do not refer to all soda as Coke. That is totally regional. In many regions it is known as pop. Others as soda.The only one that is correct is Soda. JUSTIN STRIEBEL | PORTFOLIO | RESUME | CONTACT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwinsTerritory Posted October 25, 2008 Share Posted October 25, 2008 Terrible... Twins-Territory.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac the Knife Posted October 25, 2008 Share Posted October 25, 2008 Why do you go to a restaurant and order a Coke whether they serve Coke or Pepsi, because Coke has established itself as the brand and has not changed and is reliable in look and taste.You DO realize that your statement is a regional thing, and not everyone does that, don't you?Please - a very large percentage of posters on here have no idea what any bit of the world is like outside of the little piece that they occupy - and based on a few threads, most of those never care to find out. Not necessarily directed to oddball, but in general.Not that you care to hear (i.e. READ) it, but most of the people I know practice this very ordering technique. Hell, when I have company, I ask my guests 'Would you like a Coke or anything', regardless of what I have in the refrigerator. The the friends I have that don't do that ask, but ask "Do you serve Coke or Pepsi products?", always with Coke first.Coke rules the American Midwest (and the South, from what I can tell) with an iron fist.First thing I ask in a restaurant I'm not familiar with - do you serve Coke or Pepsi products? If they serve Coke, I'll have a Coke or, more likely, a Diet Coke. If it's Pepsi, I drink water or sweetened tea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgie6543 Posted October 25, 2008 Share Posted October 25, 2008 I actually liked these, until I saw the Sierra Mist can. The way the tree is integrated and the "misting" of the word mist just seems fairly high-school design to me. And if we're keeping score, it is pop among my friends, unless you are asking for an actual brand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHaMROCK Posted October 25, 2008 Share Posted October 25, 2008 Why do you go to a restaurant and order a Coke whether they serve Coke or Pepsi, because Coke has established itself as the brand and has not changed and is reliable in look and taste.You DO realize that your statement is a regional thing, and not everyone does that, don't you?No, I really don't think that is regional at all. I am from Canada and everyone orders a Coke! Not Pepsi!!! I've heard so often "Is Pepsi OK?" from waitresses after I've ordered a Coke. It's not regional it's universal!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilkCookies Posted October 25, 2008 Share Posted October 25, 2008 Oh, and here are the Pepsi cans. The fail just as miserably, if not more...That Sierra Mist can is HORRID.I wish they'd go back to the 2003 design for the Pepsi cans; don't fix it if it ain't broke! That or the 1998 design.And in all honesty Sierra Mist should go back to this:I don't care if it looks like it jumped out of 1998, I still prefer it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJTank Posted October 25, 2008 Share Posted October 25, 2008 EgadI agree I prefer Pepsi, but that is ugly www.sportsecyclopedia.com For the best in sports history go to the Sports E-Cyclopedia at http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Korbyn Posted October 25, 2008 Share Posted October 25, 2008 The blur tool is a privilege not a right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burgundy Posted October 25, 2008 Share Posted October 25, 2008 I don't even know if the words exist yet to describe how horrendously awful that Sierra Mist can is. What the hell were they thinking? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STL FANATIC Posted October 25, 2008 Share Posted October 25, 2008 Why do you go to a restaurant and order a Coke whether they serve Coke or Pepsi, because Coke has established itself as the brand and has not changed and is reliable in look and taste.You DO realize that your statement is a regional thing, and not everyone does that, don't you?No, I really don't think that is regional at all. I am from Canada and everyone orders a Coke! Not Pepsi!!! I've heard so often "Is Pepsi OK?" from waitresses after I've ordered a Coke. It's not regional it's universal!!!Well.You're wrong. It's not just certain regions. But it is regional.If you're talking about ordering a coke when you want a cola, that's a whole 'nother story.That's really not much different than me order Mr. Pibb and being asked if Dr. Pepper is fine.We all have our preferences and order those if we don't think about it. And yes, Coke is dominant everywhere.But what's regional is coke being a synonym for soda. JUSTIN STRIEBEL | PORTFOLIO | RESUME | CONTACT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilkCookies Posted October 25, 2008 Share Posted October 25, 2008 I don't even know if the words exist yet to describe how horrendously awful that Sierra Mist can is. What the hell were they thinking?First thing I thought of upon looking at it was the Blair Witch Project.And I agree Tank, I prefer Pepsi as well (Coke's too sweet for me, and it's coincidential I live in the metro area where the Pepsi Center is). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBTV Posted October 25, 2008 Share Posted October 25, 2008 Why do you go to a restaurant and order a Coke whether they serve Coke or Pepsi, because Coke has established itself as the brand and has not changed and is reliable in look and taste.You DO realize that your statement is a regional thing, and not everyone does that, don't you?Please - a very large percentage of posters on here have no idea what any bit of the world is like outside of the little piece that they occupy - and based on a few threads, most of those never care to find out. Not necessarily directed to oddball, but in general.Not that you care to hear (i.e. READ) it, but most of the people I know practice this very ordering technique. Hell, when I have company, I ask my guests 'Would you like a Coke or anything', regardless of what I have in the refrigerator. The the friends I have that don't do that ask, but ask "Do you serve Coke or Pepsi products?", always with Coke first.Coke rules the American Midwest (and the South, from what I can tell) with an iron fist.Not sure what the point of this was supposed to be, but all you did is reinforce my post.Just to stay on topic - now that I've seen the results, I'm impressed with the pepsi rebrand (just pepsi - not Mtn DEW!1!) I think the globes should have maintained more of a classic swirl to them, but they pulled the first batch of bottles and cans very well, and I think they've set themselves up for some great variations in the months / years to come. What happens to Cherry Pepsi? Is that gone, or will it be repackaged like this too?Oh - and I'm digging the swirlie-"e" even more now. Nice job. "The views expressed here are mine and do not reflect the official opinion of my employer or the organization through which the Internet was accessed." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xnylived Posted October 25, 2008 Share Posted October 25, 2008 That Sierra Mist can looks like something out of The X-Files Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YELDARBfield Posted October 25, 2008 Share Posted October 25, 2008 The blur tool is a privilege not a right.But it's misty! Twitter • Facebook • Instagram • LinkedIn • Tumblr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TampaBayEverybodyLovesRays Posted October 25, 2008 Share Posted October 25, 2008 If I were to see that Sierra Mist can at a grocery store, I'd assume it's a cheap knock-off of the real deal. Lordy, that's horrible. Tampa Bay Everybody Loves Rays Go 'Nova | Go Irish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabrejeff Posted October 25, 2008 Share Posted October 25, 2008 "Mtn Dew Voltage"? Well, that is some confused imagery there."Mountain Dew" had been a brand that, true to the suggestions of its name, traded in imagery that was natural, outdoorsy, even rustic. Didn't they once run ads showing a group of kids swinging on a tire over the ol' swimmin' hole, and other such homespun scenes?The word "voltage", a word carrying imagery of "energy" and "speed", would be a fitting complement to a name already possessing connotations of "power", such as "Gatorade". So, for instance, if the boys over at Pepsi were bringing out something called "Gatorade Voltage", then the connotations of these words would blend nicely -- and the metaphor of "athlete as finely tuned machine" would be lurking somewhere in the background, as a nice bonus.But appending "voltage" to "Mountain Dew" creates a conceptual farrago. The best sense that the flailing brain can make out of this mess of colliding imagery ("rustic, countryside" meeting up with "electric, energetic") may be something like: the arrival in Mayberry of the first telegraph pole.A very disappointing turn for my favourite soda. And I drink Mountain Dew a lot, so I am going to have to look quite often at that new "Mtn Dew" wordmark. (I have the urge to pronounce "mountain" without the vowels, in the manner of Michael Palin as the newsreader in the "Michael Ellis" sketch, saying "-nd of announcement".)Mountain Dew has many variations, and Mountain Dew Voltage was the newest one released just this summer. It beat out Mountain Dew Supernova and Mountain Dew Revolution during the summer DEWmocracy. Other Mountain Dew's are: Diet Mountain Dew, Caffeine-free Mountain Dew, Diet Caffeine-free Mountain Dew, Mountain Dew Code Red, Diet Code Red, Mountain Dew LiveWire, Mountain Dew Baja Blast, and Mountain Dew AMP (which is now officially known as AMP Energy and comes in regular Mountain Dew and Mountain Dew Code Red flavors). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ONUV Posted October 25, 2008 Share Posted October 25, 2008 tropicana orangeade got a completely new design Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arts11 Posted October 25, 2008 Share Posted October 25, 2008 The blur tool is a privilege not a right.okay, so it's not just me then. for a second i thought i wasn't wearing my glasses or something Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadSeed84 Posted October 26, 2008 Share Posted October 26, 2008 And it only gets worseYay tropicana now has a generic wordmark.Pepsi really needs to stop, they are changin too many labels, too often, I mean hell Life Water has changed twice in the past year! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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