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Dr Pepper for NOT WOMEN

Oct 11, 2011#1

GasBandit

Looks like Dr. Pepper's going for the POWERTHIRST demographic.

Controversial Carbonated Beverage Campaign of the Day: Dr Pepper Snapple Group yesterday unveiled a new low-calorie version of its classic soft drink called Dr Pepper Ten.

Unlike the existing diet Dr Pepper drink, the new beverage will be marketed exclusively to men.
How exclusively? It’s tagline is “it’s not for women.”

The drink’s Facebook page is supposedly open to men only, and upcoming TV spots “heavy on the machismo” tell women to ignore the drink and go back to their “romantic comedies and lady drinks.”

Asked if he was concerned that some might find the sexist undertones in poor taste, Dr Pepper VP of marketing Jim Trebilcock (yep) said “women get the joke” and called the campaign a conversation starter.
As the label suggest, Dr Pepper Ten contains 10 calories from 2 grams of sugar (its non-diet sibling packs a whopping 27 grams of sugar per can). The company assures consumers that while the soda is skimpy on the calories, it still contains all of Dr Pepper’s 23 signature flavors.

Oct 11, 2011#2

Shegokigo

The commercials are just as stupid.

Oh, and it doesn't even taste better than Diet Dr.Pepper, so it tails completely.

Oct 11, 2011#3

BananaHands

I mean... come on. It's not like it's NURSE Pepper.
Added at: 19:39
Also, please don't hurt me, females of Halforums.

Oct 11, 2011#4

Biannoshufu

it's so utterly lame that men must be marketed to by exclusion. The idea of "a real man" is about as relevant as the notion of Santa Claus. I know, ranting about ad dollars defining socially acceptable norms is pointless, but damn, neither boys nor girls need this shit. It's a soft drink. Drink it, or don't. Whatever.

Oct 11, 2011#5

phil

Romantic comedies are alright but lady drinks are delicious.

Oct 11, 2011#6

makare

Maybe it is reverse pyschology or something? I don't get it.

Oct 11, 2011#7

Gusto

Man Dr Pepper isn't even that great.

Oct 11, 2011#8

BananaHands

phil said:
Romantic comedies are alright but lady drinks are delicious.

If you'll excuse me, I'll be waiting for the manly edition of the Appletini.

Oct 11, 2011#9

AshburnerX

phil said:
Romantic comedies are alright but lady drinks are delicious.

Oct 11, 2011#10

Jay

I hate Dr. Pepper. Never liked it as a kid or a teen. Haven't tried in over a decade.

I miss me my Vanilla Coke.

Oct 11, 2011#11

GasBandit

YOU GIRLS JUST AREN'T MAN ENOUGH TO INTENTIONALLY DRINK SOMETHING THAT TASTES AWFUL!

Oct 11, 2011#12

Emrys

Dammit, how dare they deny me my malted battery acid!!!

Oct 11, 2011#13

AshburnerX

I have to say, of the big name sodas, Dr. Pepper is by far my favorite.

However, it's still after...

- Jones Soda Berry Lemonade
- IBC Rootbeer (now that I can get 24 packs of glass bottles!)
- Mr. Pibb Xtra
- Sioux City Sarsaparilla (when I can fucking find it...)

Oct 11, 2011#14

GasBandit

In all actuality, the 79 cent 2 liter of store-brand soda is plenty fine for me.

Oct 11, 2011#15

Tress

I enjoy Dr. Pepper, but I don't drink it very often because it's so terrible for you. I was intrigued when I heard about this. I thought it would worth a shot if it tasted close to the original and wasn't as bad.

Then I saw the ad campaign. It was so colossally stupid I decided to not even bother.

Oct 11, 2011#16

Officer_Charon

I will try it. If I like it, I will continue to drink it.

Simple.

Oct 11, 2011#17

makare

I very rarely drink dr pepper so Im not really bothered that this isnt for me. haha.

I like Coke zero or Sprite Zero.

Oct 11, 2011#18

strawman

How long has it been since the "strong enough for a man, made for a woman" deodorant campaign ended (unless, of course, they are still advertising it that way...)?

Oct 11, 2011#19

makare

men sure are smelly

Oct 11, 2011#20

Chibibar

makare said:
I very rarely drink dr pepper so Im not really bothered that this isnt for me. haha.

I like Coke zero or Sprite Zero.

I actually LOVE coke zero, but my wife hates it.

Oct 11, 2011#21

sixpackshaker

Well they are trying to one up Coke Zero etc... because they were marketed to men and succeeded. But I don't know why they went completely stupid on the campaign.

Oct 11, 2011#22

BananaHands

They should really just go the Axe route.

"Drink Dr. Pepper! You'll get @$%#ed so many times your %#&@ will bleed!"

Oct 11, 2011#23

makare

I don't think I ever saw an Coke Zero ad. What was the premise?

Oct 11, 2011#24

GasBandit

makare said:
I don't think I ever saw an Coke Zero ad. What was the premise?

That it shriveled uteruses into uselessness.

Oct 11, 2011#25

sixpackshaker

makare said:
I don't think I ever saw an Coke Zero ad. What was the premise?

It is the full package of marketing.
Tagline - There's nothing Diet about it. i.e. Men don't diet. Then the ads end with a chorus of men... DA DA DADADA!!!
Can design - It is black and bold, not dainty and pink like TAB

Added at: 21:35

Men supposedly like stupid ads too.

Oct 11, 2011#26

GasBandit

Oct 11, 2011#27

Krisken

I drink Dr. Pepper quite a bit (though down to 2 cans a day).

Honestly, marketing is dumb no matter who it targets, and generally insulting someone somewhere.

Oct 11, 2011#28

MindDetective

Krisken said:
I drink Dr. Pepper quite a bit (though down to 2 cans a day).

Honestly, marketing is dumb no matter who it targets, and generally insulting someone somewhere.

Its true! As soon as I got married, I felt my IQ start dropping.

Oct 11, 2011#29

makare

Does anybody still drink Tab?

Oct 11, 2011#30

Baerdog

I had a boss back in college who drank Tab.

Oct 11, 2011#31

ScytheRexx

Wait... so how was this just unveiled? I have seen the "Anti-Woman" Dr. Pepper 10 commercials on both the radio and television for months here in Austin. Why is this only becoming relevant today?

Oct 11, 2011#32

Krisken

Mr. Pibb declared war and started a smear campaign.

Oct 11, 2011#33

GasBandit

ScytheRexx said:
Wait... so how was this just unveiled? I have seen the "Anti-Woman" Dr. Pepper 10 commercials on both the radio and television for months here in Austin. Why is this only becoming relevant today?

Did it maybe only now hit shelves, and what you've been seeing is prepromotion? I dunno.

Oct 11, 2011#34

strawman

ScytheRexx said:
Wait... so how was this just unveiled? I have seen the "Anti-Woman" Dr. Pepper 10 commercials on both the radio and television for months here in Austin. Why is this only becoming relevant today?

Perhaps you were in a test market and they've just rolled the ads out nationally. I haven't seen any ads, but it was just noted on the daily what.

Austin is known to marketers as a good test market - a reasonably diverse audience with no particular national interest (ie, unlike, say, LA or New York, what goes on in austin is usually not widely reported on).

Oct 11, 2011#35

makare

I don't think it is possible for a soda to be gender specific. I mean it is soda.

Oct 11, 2011#36

Charlie Don't Surf

I saw these ads on Sportscenter (where else) and rolled my eyes. They're getting what they wanted - people talking about their product.

I tried the drink a while back. It's not good. Diet Dr Pepper > Dr Pepper >>>>>>>>>> this

Oct 11, 2011#37

GasBandit

makare said:
I don't think it is possible for a soda to be gender specific. I mean it is soda.

That depends entirely upon what chemicals are put into it. I joked about shriveled uteruses... (uterii? utereon?) but say somebody comes out with a MAN SODA that IMPROVES YOUR HAIR, I would wager you don't want women of childbearing age getting anywhere near that stuff.

(yes that's an extreme example of a prescription substance, I'm just illustrating that there are things that affect genders differently, possibly in a very negative way).

Oct 11, 2011#38

makare

It just occurred to me that Dr Pepper is also the people that compared Dr. Pepper to cake as a dessert possibility.

Their ad department is mental.

Oct 11, 2011#39

ScytheRexx

GasBandit said:
Did it maybe only now hit shelves, and what you've been seeing is prepromotion? I dunno.

It was on shelves here, I remember trying it once (it was meh). Checking out youtube, the commercials I was seeing have been around since at least February. Someone even had a review up around the same date as the commercial posting.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTs-BmLOGWQ

stienman said:
Perhaps you were in a test market and they've just rolled the ads out nationally.

That is my best guess too. It's just weird when you see something that has been around being promoted for months locally just suddenly become a national controversy like it's all brand new.

Oct 11, 2011#40

Shegokigo

It's been on the shelves here for almost 4 months. So to me, the commercials are new, the product is not.

Oct 11, 2011#41

Tress

Shegokigo said:
It's been on the shelves here for almost 4 months. So to me, the commercials are new, the product is not.

Sounds like parts of Texas were the test markets. This is brand new for us in California, and apparently most of the rest of the country.

Oct 11, 2011#42

AshburnerX

Test markets at work, people.

Oct 11, 2011#43

sixpackshaker

DrP is from Texas after all.

@makare, Diet Coke has been targeted at women for a generation now. There are some troglodyte men out there that will not touch it, because it is a "chick's drink." DC is the #2 cola in sales, it even beat out Pepsi recently. Still, Coke thought it was in their best intrest to start another competing cola to get the weight conscience male. Now Dr Pepper is trying the same thing, but in an even more over the top way.

Still my favorite series of "Man Soda" commercials...

There were others that were even more over the top.

Oct 11, 2011#44

GasBandit

Hell yeah Rondo.

Oct 11, 2011#45

Vagabond

Only 10 calories?

It's definitely not for Americans then.

Oct 11, 2011#46

Dei

The commercials for this were on the radio in Colorado months ago. I was as baffled by them then as I am now. I wonder if they even used data from test markets.

Oct 11, 2011#47

figmentPez

For their next ad campaign:

Oct 11, 2011#48

Cajungal

This is gooberish.

Oct 11, 2011#49

ThatNickGuy

Women only have themselves to blame.

Themselves...and ducky lips...

Oct 11, 2011#50

Officer_Charon

I don't drink Diet Coke, not because it's a chick drink, but because it tastes of rancid ass and fail.

Oct 11, 2011#51

Chronos[Ha-G]

Personally, I don't drink soda (Don't like the carbonation - yeah yeah, wuss and all). Guess I'll never know if this stuff is what it's cracked up to be, or if it's the equivalent of chugging liquid land mine.

Oct 11, 2011#52

makare

I don't mind the gender specific marketing I just don't think the soda itself can be gender specific.

Although this is the Diet Coke commercial I think of when I bother to think of it lol

Oct 11, 2011#53

Officer_Charon

Liquid Land Mine sounds like an AWESOME mixed drink

Oct 11, 2011#54

Chronos[Ha-G]

Officer_Charon said:
Liquid Land Mine sounds like an AWESOME mixed drink

Now that you mention it...yeah. Wonder what it would be made of...

Probably Scotch, Gin, Absinthe, and a strawberry for color.

Oct 11, 2011#55

Officer_Charon

According to idrinks.com, it's

1 oz.

151 proof Rum
1 oz.

Jagermeister

.... There's got to be a better way to make that... that's less of a land mine and more of a liquid punji trap.

Oct 11, 2011#56

Chronos[Ha-G]

Haha - when I was randomly thinking drinks for the joke, I thought of Jager. But wait, I thought to myself, then I can't put the Absinthe in. Stupid Absinthe...

Oct 11, 2011#57

Tress

Officer_Charon said:
According to idrinks.com, it's

1 oz.

151 proof Rum
1 oz.

Jagermeister

.... There's got to be a better way to make that... that's less of a land mine and more of a liquid punji trap.

That's a random recipe from an idiot and the drink has a terrible rating. I say we make one up right here and now, and something far better than that.

Oct 11, 2011#58

Chronos[Ha-G]

Tress said:
That's a random recipe from an idiot and the drink has a terrible rating. I say we make one up right here and now, and something far better than that.

I VOTE MY DRINK! I'd test it myself if I had any Absinthe.

(Yes, it'll probably be terrible.)

Oct 11, 2011#59

Officer_Charon

No gin, for the love of Christ.... *BLECH*

Oct 11, 2011#60

Chronos[Ha-G]

Heheh - gin's probably my preferred drink out of what I listed. I was mostly going for the shock value of completely mismatched liquors.

Whatever we come up with, it better have a damn punch - I didn't call it "Sweet Caress with a Lemon and that rather attractive person from Russia" for a reason.

Oct 11, 2011#61

Officer_Charon

Make it a bomb... with the shot resting on two toothpicks. Pull the toothpicks (step on the trigger) to set off the landmine

Oct 11, 2011#62

Chronos[Ha-G]

But then it's just liquid with a land mine! Damn - I wonder if you can blend a land mine. That'd make a nice "Will It Blend?"

Oct 11, 2011#63

sixpackshaker

If you can't get a land mine... have an Irish Carbomb

Recipe Rating: 29 % (of 75 votes)
Ingredients to use:

1 Glass

Guinness Beer
1 Shot

Irish Cream
1 Shot

Whiskey (pref. Jameson) Rye/Whiskey

Oct 12, 2011#64

Mathias

ThatNickGuy said:
Women only have themselves to blame.

Themselves...and ducky lips...

That's stupid. If anything it should compare a celeb to a celeb, or a 1950s greaser chick to ... duck girl... DEAR GOD!

Oct 12, 2011#65

sixpackshaker

I thought that was one of the celebs on the Jersey Shore.

Oct 12, 2011#66

Chronos[Ha-G]

Mathias said:
That's stupid. If anything it should compare a celeb to a celeb, or a 1950s greaser chick to ... duck girl... DEAR GOD!

Yeah, somehow I don't see the comparison working out any more favorably for Quacks McGee there.

sixpackshaker said:
I thought that was one of the celebs on the Jersey Shore.

It isn't? I can't tell the difference...

Oct 13, 2011#67

checkeredhat

Personally, I think Dr. Pepper is the second worst* soft drink available. Given the choice between it and footsweat, I'm not sure how I would choose. So a sexist ad campaign isn't going to get me to boycott it, but even if it were the equivalent of the greatest ad campaign ever, I still wouldn't be convinced to buy it, because its still Dr. Pepper.
So I'll just laugh at their stupidity. HAHAHAHAHA! Someone thought this was a good marketing idea.

*(Brio)

Oct 13, 2011#68

Krisken

checkeredhat said:
Personally, I think Dr. Pepper is the second worst* soft drink available. Given the choice between it and footsweat, I'm not sure how I would choose.

Good. Leaves more for me.

Oct 13, 2011#69

Baerdog

Dr. Pepper is the new steak?

Oct 13, 2011#70

Tress

Baerdog said:
Dr. Pepper is the new steak?

No, nobody has gone apeshit in this thread. Yet.

Oct 13, 2011#71

Baerdog

Well I like MY Dr Pepper MEDIUM RARE and I drink it sitting down THANK YOU VERY MUCH and if you don't like it WELL YOU ARE JUST SO WRONG!

(How's that?)

Oct 13, 2011#72

CrimsonSoul

Ok you have your dp sitting down, but how do you WIPE?!?!

Oct 13, 2011#73

makare

CrimsonSoul said:
Ok you have your dp sitting down, but how do you WIPE?!?!

painfully?

Oct 13, 2011#74

Baerdog

CrimsonSoul said:
Ok you have your dp sitting down, but how do you WIPE?!?!

With my pizza folded.

Oct 13, 2011#75

Chibibar

You know, personally, I can't stand Dr. Pepper. My sister on the other hand LOVES it, but she would only drink the original cane Dr. Pepper which are not sold in Oregon.

Oct 13, 2011#76

fade

This one intentionally sexist commercial is almost as offensive as the 4000 intentionally sexist "stupid husband" commercials on television right now.

Oct 13, 2011#77

makare

Those arent really sexist. They aren't against men they are against husbands.

It's classist!

(this was a joke so no one get your panties in a wad)

Oct 13, 2011#78

Krisken

My panties take offense to your wadding comment.

Oct 13, 2011#79

fade

We've discussed this and the panties are strictly a comfort thing.

Oct 13, 2011#80

makare

Krisken said:
My panties take offense to your wadding comment.

oh ill wad your panties

Dec 30, 2011#81

GasBandit

Just to necro a 3 month old thread, one of my Radio stations just got our first ad buy in this campaign. It's attached for any who are curious to hear the hilarious sexism continue.

Dec 30, 2011#82

Hailey Knight

I know they think they're doing it all tongue-in-cheek, but it's coming off more ass-to-mouth.

Dec 30, 2011#83

Adammon

How much do you charge for a 1 minute spot? How many times would you run that per day?

Dec 30, 2011#84

GasBandit

Adammon said:
How much do you charge for a 1 minute spot? How many times would you run that per day?

In this case, roughly 30 bucks a spot, around 3 times per day between 6a and 7p.

Dec 30, 2011#85

SeraRelm

What the hell is th-...

Dec 30, 2011#86

Adammon

GasBandit said:
In this case, roughly 30 bucks a spot, around 3 times per day between 6a and 7p.

I knew I was getting screwed by our local stations. $33 per spot, 4 times per day in a 20,000 person market, screw that bunk!

Dec 30, 2011#87

GasBandit

Adammon said:
I knew I was getting screwed by our local stations. $33 per spot, 4 times per day in a 20,000 person market, screw that bunk!

Depends on the ratings and the demographic. There are some positions/demos we sell for over 50 bucks a spot.

Dec 30, 2011#88

Steve

Dr. Pepper has the same effect on me as a laxative. It's carbonated prune juice. And the "you keep your girly drinks" commercial could have only worked if Bruce Campbell had been the star. Anyone else in that commercial fails.

Dec 30, 2011#89

ThatNickGuy

Quotemander Prime said:
I know they think they're doing it all tongue-in-cheek, but it's coming off more ass-to-mouth.

Sounds like my...wait, no. No, it does not.

Dec 30, 2011#90

Hailey Knight

ThatNickGuy said:
Sounds like my...wait, no. No, it does not.

Yes, it does.

Dec 30, 2011#91

Krisken

Beeker never goes ass to mouth.

Dec 30, 2011#92

ThatNickGuy

Meepin' right he don't.

Dec 30, 2011#93

Mathias

Dec 30, 2011#94

Shegokigo

Sometimes, in the heat of the moment.... he finds it allowable....

Dec 30, 2011#95

checkeredhat

I had just assumed this ad campaign got pulled. Didn't realize they were still going through with it. Wow.

Dec 30, 2011#96

jwhouk

10 calories. Really? Really???

That's the real reason why they're marketing this as a "man's drink" - the guys they had developing the drink couldn't find a way to eliminate the last 10 calories.

Dec 30, 2011#97

Dei

I don't know about that, it's not like they don't already have Diet Dr. Pepper.

Dec 30, 2011#98

jwhouk

Yeah, but what happened when they tried to do the exact same thing Coke did to their Diet Coke formula to create Coke Zero?

I suspect that the drink tasted horrible and they had to add something to hide the aftertaste of whatever artificial sweetener they used.

Dec 30, 2011#99

AshburnerX

Yeah, but this new Dr. Pepper STILL tastes horrible.

Dec 30, 2011#100

Shegokigo

I honestly think it has a better caramel taste than Diet Dr.Pepper.

Dec 31, 2011#101

Ravenpoe

Shegokigo said:
I honestly think it has a better caramel taste than Diet Dr.Pepper.

But it's NOT FOR YOU!

Dec 31, 2011#102

Hailey Knight

In Shego's world, Dr. Pepper 10 won't have a demographic.

Jan 1, 2012#103

Bowielee

Yor vagina can't HANDLE Dr.Pepper 10!

Jan 1, 2012#104

Mathias

Dr. Pepper 10 is like driving, voting, and holding a job position higher than a secretary.

Women just shouldn't do it.

Jan 1, 2012#105

Hailey Knight

Mathias said:
Dr. Pepper 10 is like driving, voting, and holding a job position higher than a secretary.

Women just shouldn't do it.

I want that to be their next radio ad. Just keep getting more extreme each time.

Jan 1, 2012#106

Mathias

Dr Pepper 10 is like pissing standing up with your PENIS!

FUCK YOU WOMEN!

Jan 1, 2012#107

Dave

We joke about the nature of the commercials, but if it were reversed (like deoderant that is strong enough for a man but made for a woman) it would be just fine.

And no, that's not a mensrights rant.

Jan 1, 2012#108

Shegokigo

I laugh everytime I see "BlackPeopleMeet.Com" commercials on TV like it's perfectly ok.

I could just imagine the backlash of "WhitePeopleMeet.Com" commericals playing on network TV.

Jan 1, 2012#109

Ravenpoe

Shegokigo said:
I laugh everytime I see "BlackPeopleMeet.Com" commercials on TV like it's perfectly ok.

I could just imagine the backlash of "WhitePeopleMeet.Com" commericals playing on network TV.

They already have those. They just call it eharmony.

Jan 1, 2012#110

Null

"Are you sick of meeting people who are probably good match for your wants and personality, but they're just not the right ethnicity to meet your racist standards? Try our site!"

Jan 1, 2012#111

Officer_Charon

Ravenpoe said:
They already have those. They just call it eharmony.

Yeah, because eHarmony promotes itself as racially-exclusive

Jan 1, 2012#112

Shegokigo

Ravenpoe said:
They already have those. They just call it eharmony.

eHarmony is anti non-Christian and Gay. They have no problems with races as long as you're part of their ~~Cult~~ Religion.

Jan 1, 2012#113

AshburnerX

Shegokigo said:
eHarmony is anti non-Christian and Gay. They have no problems with races as long as you're part of their ~~Cult~~ Religion.

Basically this. It's only as successful as it is because they are so choosey about who they let in to begin with.

Jan 2, 2012#114

Cajungal

If I buy a strap-on or a fake mustache, can I drink this? Cuz I prefer it to my usual Cherry Diet Dr. Pepper.

Jan 2, 2012#115

sixpackshaker

Cajungal said:
If I buy a strap-on or a fake mustache, can I drink this? Cuz I prefer it to my usual Cherry Diet Dr. Pepper.

You can buy whatever you want while wearing one of those.

Jan 2, 2012#116

Cajungal

sixpackshaker said:
You can buy whatever you want while wearing one of those.

Kewl. Ima go to the religious store and stock up on scapulars and St. Francis medals.

Jan 2, 2012#117

Bones

sweet momma, cajun, if you run around with a strap-on in public you got bigger cahones then most of us menfolk on here

Jan 2, 2012#118

SeraRelm

Cajungal said:
If I buy a strap-on or a fake mustache, can I drink this? Cuz I prefer it to my usual Cherry Diet Dr. Pepper.

Now now, never buy what a friend may lend.

Jan 2, 2012#119

Cajungal

SeraRelm said:
Now now, never buy what a friend may lend.

Riiiight, I forgot about your mustache collection. Can I borrow the one that makes you look like the Pringles guy?

Jan 2, 2012#120

Ravenpoe

Cajungal said:
Riiiight, I forgot about your mustache collection. Can I borrow the one that makes you look like the Pringles guy?

There are many uses for a pringles can.

Jan 2, 2012#121

Charlie Don't Surf

Also, reminder that these commercials are plenty insulting and damaging towards men as well, even though they are "pro-guy" or whatever.

Jan 2, 2012#122

SeraRelm

Jan 2, 2012#123

LordRendar

Whats this weird feeling in my pants? Im confused.

Jan 2, 2012#124

Shegokigo

Charlie Don't Surf said:
Also, reminder that these commercials are plenty insulting and damaging towards men as well, even though they are "pro-guy" or whatever.

Totally.

Jan 2, 2012#125

Hailey Knight

Dr Pepper 10: the taste you can hate.

Jan 2, 2012#126

jwhouk

Taste test time: I think what they did was make Diet Dr. Pepper, but then put in the minimal amount of sugar or whatever they could to put it at 10 calories per whatever. (Disclosure: the 20-ounce bottle I had was 20 calories total.)

On the whole, I'd rather drink Diet Dr. Pepper than this stuff, "manliness" be dipped.

Catchphrase!

Jan 2, 2012#127

Covar

jwhouk said:
Taste test time: I think what they did was make Diet Dr. Pepper, but then put in the minimal amount of sugar or whatever they could to put it at 10 calories per whatever. (Disclosure: the 20-ounce bottle I had was 20 calories total.)

On the whole, I'd rather drink Diet Dr. Pepper than this stuff, "manliness" be dipped.

Catchphrase!

Pretty much the same as Coke Zero, which is the standard coca-cola concentrate, but mixed with artificial sweetener instead of corn syrup/sugar. Unlike Diet Coke which is a different concentrate.

Jan 2, 2012#128

AshburnerX

Covar said:
Pretty much the same as Coke Zero, which is the standard coca-cola concentrate, but mixed with artificial sweetener instead of corn syrup/sugar. Unlike Diet Coke which is a different concentrate.

Fun fact: Diet Coke cans float, while Coca Cola Classic cans do not. Coke refuses to explain why, because it would reveal their formula.

Jan 2, 2012#129

sixpackshaker

It is likely that Diet Coke is half carbonation. Same reason that they are great for dropping Mentos into.

Jan 3, 2012#130

evilmike

As ill advised as this new Dr. Pepper strategy is, it is still better than Pepsico's new campaign for Mt. Dew:

Mountain Dew, not for Mice

Jan 3, 2012#131

GasBandit

For some reason I'm reminded of one of the few American Dad episodes I've watched -

Stan to delivery woman, hauling away the suspension fluid tank for his "fake vacation" VR system- "Hey lady, don't let any of that touch your skin, it'll shrivel your ovaries into raisins!"
(Haley's eyes go wide, stares into space, unconsciously puts a hand on her abdomen)

Jan 3, 2012#132

Necronic

So they can go the "direct" route and say that it's "not for women", or they can go the more direct route and say:

"Hey guys we know you don't drink diet drinks because men don't really have to give a damn about their body image, at least not like women, so you really could care less about the extra calories from a drink with sugar in it, but for some reason we're going to try and market a diet drink to you"

Which illustrates the stupidity of the campaign. Diet drinks ARE for women because men really don't care. Unless they have diabetes.

Jan 3, 2012#133

makare

I think men care more than they let on. It's just the image of diet drinks is for women and that is what campaigns like this are trying to get around. They failed but the intent was good.

I think coke zero and pepsi one did a better job. They took the diet out and they are both very popular with guys.

Jan 3, 2012#134

Necronic

But diet drinks ARE for women. And diabetics.

Seriously I am curious how many men in here drink diet drinks? For most guys they either don't care about the small number of calories that they get from soda or they are health-smart dudes and understand that a diet drink is equally bad for you due to the skeletal damage and excessive caffeine so they don't drink soda at all.

I know very few men who drink diet drinks.

Jan 3, 2012#135

makare

I don't know about small number of calories. 240 calories in on 20 oz soda is a lot.

That's why people say "i stopped drinking soda and dropped weight like crazy!"

Jan 3, 2012#136

GasBandit

Necronic said:
But diet drinks ARE for women. And diabetics.

Seriously I am curious how many men in here drink diet drinks? For most guys they either don't care about the small number of calories that they get from soda or they are health-smart dudes and understand that a diet drink is equally bad for you due to the skeletal damage and excessive caffeine so they don't drink soda at all.

I know very few men who drink diet drinks.

I prefer diet soda... normal soda tastes too "syrupy sweet" to me.

Jan 3, 2012#137

Necronic

I think the issue is that very few men are "casually" health concious. They are either over the top health nazi's that run 5 miles a day and refuse to eat processed nuts or they sit on the couch watching TV while drinking beer and eating pizza, pausing only occasionally to eat a peperonni slice the fell on their shirt.

Edit: And yeah, that 250 calories means pretty much nothing to me since the 3-4 beers I drink each day are what, like 800?

Jan 3, 2012#138

makare

I think the health nazi's drink water.

Jan 3, 2012#139

Necronic

I'm pretty sure they drink virgin water from the springs of mount olympus that has been passed through a 6 phase ion filtration cycle and then sweeted with a twist of lemon zest from the tree of life.

Jan 3, 2012#140

SeraRelm

Tea, just reiterating.

Jan 3, 2012#141

makare

diet tea!

Jan 3, 2012#142

GasBandit

SeraRelm said:
Tea, just reiterating.

Tea never did it for me. It just always tastes like somebody needs to clean out the water filter... or maybe it just captures all that rustic charm of drinking from a stagnant puddle found out in the woods.

Or the taste of the liquid left in your cup when you drink a soda on ice from a fast food drive through but then leave it in the car while you go back in to work, so it all melts and creates a liquid which looks and tastes almost exactly like "tea."

Jan 3, 2012#143

Necronic

Earl Gray with a pinch of sugar. It was the best thing since sliced bread.
Sadly there have been many innovations since.

Jan 3, 2012#144

SeraRelm

Sorry it's not Brawndo.

Jan 3, 2012#145

makare

I love Earl Gray. mmmm

Jan 3, 2012#146

Necronic

IT WILL MUTILATE YOUR THIRST
Seriously though I like Ear Gray a lot.

Jan 3, 2012#147

SeraRelm

Gross.

Jan 3, 2012#148

Jay

I drank this over the holidays. I finally felt like a real man.

Jan 3, 2012#149

GasBandit

SeraRelm said:
Sorry it's not Brawndo.

Even Brawndo's no Powerthirst.

Jan 3, 2012#150

Necronic

EARL GRAY

THE THIRST SOPHISTICATOR.

Jan 3, 2012#151

sixpackshaker

DP10 may not be for teh ladies...

But Mountain Dew dissolves rats.

http://news.yahoo.com/pepsi-says-mountain-dew-dissolve-mouse-carcasses-213911576.html

Jan 3, 2012#152

Officer_Charon

BRB, buying more Dew

Jan 3, 2012#153

Necronic

When it said rats it didn't mean snitches.

That requires aqua regia

Jan 3, 2012#154

Ravenpoe

Vanilla chai tea

Mmmmmm

Jan 3, 2012#155

Hailey Knight

Ravenpoe said:
Vanilla chai tea

Mmmmmm

FOR WOMEN.

Jan 3, 2012#156

Shegokigo

Ain't gonna lie, I freakin love Vanilla Chai Tea....

Jan 3, 2012#157

Ravenpoe

Quotemander Prime said:
FOR WOMEN.

Any ladies are welcome to join me for a cup.

And by a cup, I mean SEX!

...

And by sex, I mean tea.

Jan 3, 2012#158

klew

Ravenpoe said:
And by a cup, I mean SEX!

The line delivery at 13 seconds is amusing.

Jan 4, 2012#159

jwhouk

Necronic said:
But diet drinks ARE for women. And diabetics.

Seriously I am curious how many men in here drink diet drinks? For most guys they either don't care about the small number of calories that they get from soda or they are health-smart dudes and understand that a diet drink is equally bad for you due to the skeletal damage and excessive caffeine so they don't drink soda at all.

I know very few men who drink diet drinks.

Coke Zero here. Pretty much exclusively diet soda. And, unfortunately, it's for the second reason mentioned.

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