Where I lived, the machines went from a nickel to a dime. One of the saddest moments of my childhood.
On Sun, Jan 18, 2009 at 1:39 PM, Jerry Belloit <[email protected]> wrote: > I remember getting really upset when the price for the machines increased > from 5¢ to 6¢! > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] *On > Behalf Of *Oliver Barry > *Sent:* Sunday, January 18, 2009 12:34 PM > *To:* Gatortalk > *Subject:* FW: [gatortalk] Coca Cola (was: Gatorade and G) > > > > And what did y'all pay for those icy cold bottles way back then, a nickel? > Oliver > > -----Original Message----- > From: Cecilia <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, January 18, 2009 10:46 AM > To: [email protected] <[email protected]> > Subject: [gatortalk] Coca Cola (was: Gatorade and G) > > Well, that was the first LARGE bottling company that was sanctioned by the > company. There was some dude down in Vicksburg, Mississippi, who came up > with the brilliant idea of bottling the most popular fountain drink at his > store. > > I don't actually drink any soda any more since I found out last March that > I have diabetes. I can't tolerate Nutradeath (gives me a pounding headache) > and really don't like the taste of any artificial sweeteners anyway, but the > high fructose corn syrup in regular Coke was destroying my pancreas. Not > surprisingly, IMO, I dropped 25 lbs in about 3 months as soon as I stopped > drinking sodas. Hmmm. I suspect that I could have continued drinking Coke > my whole life if they hadn't changed the formula back in the 80's when they > brought "Classic" Coke back after the New Coke bombed. Unfortunately, the > "Classic" Coke wasn't really the classic Coke... it had HFCS instead of > sugar. > > Yes, I'm bitter about it. Dang it, I *loved* Coke. After giving it up > nearly a year ago, though, I don't really like it that much any more. I had > a sip of my husband's at the movies last night, and it just didn't taste all > that good... and fountain Coke used to be my second favorite (right after > those little icy cold bottles we used to get in the chest style soda coolers > at service stations)! ;-) > > Cee > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Gatornet Admin > To: [email protected] > Sent: Sunday, January 18, 2009 10:02 AM > Subject: [gatortalk] Re: Gatorade and G > > > I'm a gator and Pepsi is the official soft drink of the University of > Florida, therefore, I drink Pepsi. > > Sounded good, but I drink Pepsi because I've just always drank it. To me, > it's just not as "syrupy" as coke. Besides that, I'm a "bi-drinker". If I'm > in a restaurant that only offers coke, I drink it and have no problem with > it. > > FWIW, coke rules here in Chattanooga. Something about it being the > location of the first bottling plant or something. > > Randy > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Cecilia > To: [email protected] > Sent: Sunday, January 18, 2009 12:47 AM > Subject: [gatortalk] Re: Gatorade and G > > > As a native Atlantan, I'm just not allowed to say anything good about > Pepsi. ;-) > > Everybody knows that Coke is the Real Thing. > > Cee > ----- Original Message ----- > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Sent: Saturday, January 17, 2009 9:59 PM > Subject: [gatortalk] Re: Gatorade and G > > > I hate pepsi. > > P is the right name! > > > On Fri, Jan 16, 2009 at 7:30 PM, Jerry Belloit <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Perhaps Pepsi should change their name to "P" as well. Then people > could drink "P". > > > > Jerry > > > > From: [email protected] [ > mailto:[email protected] <[email protected]>] On Behalf > Of [email protected] > Sent: Friday, January 16, 2009 4:32 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [gatortalk] Re: Gatorade and G > > > > I thought it was probably a new Gatorade drink or something.. > .didnt think it would be a total name change altogether. > > This is what happens when Pepsi gets involved.. they screw > everything up. > > Soooooooooo glad Im a diet coke man. > > Woody > > > > On Jan 16, 2009 4:11pm, Gatornet Admin <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Wow! So they're connected to Gatorade? I had no > > > > idea... > > > > > > > > > > > > Randy > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > > From: > > > > Jerry > > > > Belloit > > > > > > To: [email protected] > > > > > > Sent: Friday, January 16, 2009 3:30 > > > > PM > > > > > > Subject: [gatortalk] Gatorade and G > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I don't know how many of you saw the "G" commercials during > > > > sporting events lately. Frankly, I did not even know what G was > about > > > > until today. It is an apparent attempt by Pepsi to > disenfranchise the > > > > Gatorade name from the product in order to appeal to new > consumers (F$U > > > > grads?). Here is a link to an article about the program: > > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.palmbeachpost.com/sports/...rade_0115.html > > > > > > > > > > > > I was so enraged over their program than I contacted the > > > > company with the following: > > > > > > > > > > > > "I generally don't write to a company with a complaint on a > > > > marketing program. However, I feel as a business professor and > as a > > > > consumer, I need to let you know just how much I dislike your new > "G" > > > > marketing program. > > > > > > > > > > > > If your goal was to evoke a strong emotional response, you > > > > have succeeded. If your goal was to increase the desire to feel > positive > > > > about purchasing the product, you have failed miserably. > > > > > > > > > > > > I understand that you may be attempting to expand the > > > > market appeal, trying to reach a broader group, but, in my > professional > > > > opinion, I don't believe that this accomplishes your objective. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > First, I had no idea that the "G" commercials had any > > > > connection to Gatorade, Pepsi, or any consumer food product. In > fact, if > > > > I had been asked to guess, I would have thought that it was some > new program > > > > by Nike or some other shoe company. > > > > > > > > > > > > Second, the desire to disenfranchise the Gatorade name from > > > > the product is mind-numbing! The history and name brand loyalty > is > > > > important. If you would have liked to create a new product, why > didn't > > > > you just come out with a G brand and leave Gatorade to its own > market. I > > > > think that the result of this will be similar to the New Coke > disaster of your > > > > competitor. I might add that right now, the Gator brand > (University of > > > > Florida) is stronger than ever and seems poised to grow even more > as their > > > > athletic programs become even stronger. > > > > > > > > > > > > Finally, I have another concern. Two years ago you > > > > changed the formulation of Gatorade to be sweetened by fructose. > As an > > > > athletic performance beverage, fructose is not a particularly > good > > > > choice. With the existing formulation, I feel like it is > somewhat > > > > similar to any non-carbonated soft drink and not a beverage that > will enhance > > > > my ability to excel athletically." > > > > > > > > > > > > I responded to them through their "Contact Us" portal on > > > > the Gatorade.com website. > > > > > > > > > > > > Jerry > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
