New Coke again?

[cowboy_ron]

I read earlier today that Coca-Cola is once again going to bring it back after failing miserably back in the 80's.
That stuff was absolutely horrible and left an after taste that lasted like the rest of the day. They lost millions in the experiment.

If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

 

[Runwildboys]

I read earlier today that Coca-Cola is once again going to bring it back after failing miserably back in the 80's.
That stuff was absolutely horrible and left an after taste that lasted like the rest of the day. They lost millions in the experiment.

If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

I don't drink Coke now, so maybe it's broke?

 

[cowboy_ron]

I don't drink Coke now, so maybe it's broke?

SOOOO, You are the one huh?....

 

[Kevinicus]

I read earlier today that Coca-Cola is once again going to bring it back after failing miserably back in the 80's.
That stuff was absolutely horrible and left an after taste that lasted like the rest of the day. They lost millions in the experiment.

If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

It's a Stranger Things tie-in.

 

[YosemiteSam]

I read earlier today that Coca-Cola is once again going to bring it back after failing miserably back in the 80's.
That stuff was absolutely horrible and left an after taste that lasted like the rest of the day. They lost millions in the experiment.

If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

Apparently, it's due to some Netflix show or something. Some show, I can't recall which show.

 

[cowboyec]

new coke....aka...syrupy piss water.
LEAVE IT ALONE!!!!!

 

[Roadtrip635]

I read earlier today that Coca-Cola is once again going to bring it back after failing miserably back in the 80's.
That stuff was absolutely horrible and left an after taste that lasted like the rest of the day. They lost millions in the experiment.

If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

It wasn't exactly broke, but they had been losing market share. I think it was just a big marketing ploy, they garnered millions in free promotion, people scrambled to buy up all the old Coke, then everybody went out to buy the new Coke to try it, then when Coke Classic came back people bought all back again happy to have it back. Whatever they lost during the brief change, they more than made up for after they went back to the classic. They created a viral moment before viral was thing.

 

[cowboy_ron]

It wasn't exactly broke, but they had been losing market share. I think it was just a big marketing ploy, they garnered millions in free promotion, people scrambled to buy up all the old Coke, then everybody went out to buy the new Coke to try it, then when Coke Classic came back people bought all back again happy to have it back. Whatever they lost during the brief change, they more than made up for after they went back to the classic. They created a viral moment before viral was thing.

Great point.

 

[Hardline]

Even Classic Coke doesn't taste as good as the original Coke before the new Coke came out.
I love drinking Mexican Coke made with REAL pure cane sugar and not the artificial crap.

 

[Tabascocat]

Mexican Coke is the only way to go if it isn’t a Mt Dew

 

[Hardline]

 

[chagus]

I tried new coke back in the 80's. It was Pepsi Jr.

 

[chagus]

Even Classic Coke doesn't taste as good as the original Coke before the new Coke came out.
I love drinking Mexican Coke made with REAL pure cane sugar and not the artificial crap.

I heard the Mexican Coke is still the original formula.

 

[Londonboy]

They say that if You leave teeth in a glass of Coke overnight....



.....You're probably English.

 

[Roadtrip635]

Even Classic Coke doesn't taste as good as the original Coke before the new Coke came out.
I love drinking Mexican Coke made with REAL pure cane sugar and not the artificial crap.

Coke had been slowly changing over from pure cane sugar in the early 80's to by the time New Coke there was none left in it. Coke had also been losing market share and Pepsi had been gaining, maybe it was due to Pepsi's marketing are the changes in sweetener. Either way, creating a demand and distraction, the change in sweetener became less a thing because people were just happy to have the "original" formula back.

 

[Runwildboys]

I heard the Mexican Coke is still the original formula.

I think that would be pretty expensive, since it started out as a "cure all", and it got its name from cocaine.

 

[lukin2006]

I read earlier today that Coca-Cola is once again going to bring it back after failing miserably back in the 80's.
That stuff was absolutely horrible and left an after taste that lasted like the rest of the day. They lost millions in the experiment.

If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

 

[CyberB0b]

It failed in the early 90s when they called it Coke II, as well.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Coke#Coke_II

 

[cml750]

The "New" Coke in the 80's tasted just like Pepsi. Pepsi sucks.It sucked back then and it still sucks now.

 

[Reality]

Coca-Cola is bringing back New Coke in honor of 'Stranger Things'
https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/21/business/new-coke-stranger-things/index.html

There are three ways for customers to get the retro product: As a gift when they buy limited-edition "Stranger Things" Coke and Coke Zero Sugar glass bottles online starting Thursday, through "Stranger Things" themed pop up vending machines that will be in cities this summer, or as a giveaway when they purchase a gift or ticket at the World of Coca-Cola in Atlanta. Coca-Cola has produced under 500,000 of the New Coke 12-ounce cans, and expects to run out quickly.

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It's just a marketing ploy that seems to have worked because this thread exists.