I will eat an entire cake and/or pie, and I will down half a package of Watermelon Oreos (sorry, Lindy), but I will die before I drink calories*. I don't know if it was coming of age in the 90s with a mom who was both always dieting and in possession of a Costco membership, but I've indulged in my fair share of diet…
In an effort to educate consumers about the stark realities of carbonated syrup, soda giants are rolling out new vending machines that will prominently feature calorie counts. Coke, Pepsi, and Dr. Pepper will all launch their new machines in 2013, and also plan to focus aggressively on developing new diet drinks.
I think we can all agree those ridiculous Dr Pepper 10 ads, which suggest the beverage is not for women, are a big disaster. No one tells us what we can and can't drink! The penis-only version of the soda has hurt the entire brand's approval ratings. But as this video shows, if you have a vagina and you decide to…
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Comments on Dr. Pepper's Facebook page seemed to indicate that men and women alike were grossed out by commercials proclaiming that Dr. Pepper Ten is for dudes only. And now there are numbers to back that up.
By now you may have heard that, at least according to a recent ad, Dr. Pepper Ten is "not for women." Now some women — and men — have taken to Facebook to protest this sentiment. And some are doing so in a pretty unproductive way.
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