Dr. Pepper 10

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  • tsh0ck
    tsh0ck Posts: 1,970 Member
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    seems to me the entire thing is sarcastic ... or, maybe more accurately, is trying for ironic machismo, like old spice. it didn't work well and the product tastes awful, I hear.
  • Kristin2984
    Kristin2984 Posts: 54
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    I was disappointed in the taste. Was expecting something similar to the love I felt for sprite zero and coke zero but it still tasted like a fake version of dr pepper.
    I wont buy it now that I heard about the ad campaign. I hate crap like that.
  • Helenatrandom
    Helenatrandom Posts: 1,166 Member
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    seems to me the entire thing is sarcastic ... or, maybe more accurately, is trying for ironic machismo, like old spice. it didn't work well and the product tastes awful, I hear.

    I'm just curious.. Why did you (or your "friend") decide to take a sip (or slug?) of Old Spice?
  • BarbWhite09
    BarbWhite09 Posts: 1,128 Member
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    That commercial drives me nuts. Normally I never care about that stuff...But everytime I see it I'm just like are you kidding me right now? There's another soda now too that their commercial basically says the same thing...Can't remember what it was though.
  • tsh0ck
    tsh0ck Posts: 1,970 Member
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    first ... there's not a "." after the "dr" -- something true dr pepper fans know.

    but, more importantly? I think they were counting on viewers understanding sarcasm.

    Are you new here? :wink:

    The purpose of it was to market Dr. Pepper to men (sorry; grammar teacher-- can't do it.), so where is the sarcasm in that?

    I'm a journalist. you've gotta write it the way it is.

    (unless you are me and don't feel the need to use the shift key when typing online.)

    it's kind of like adidas, which has no caps, even if it is the first word of a sentence.

    Don't start ts0ck...that's the Queen...you can't win

    uh-huh ... because I'm a journalist. and a man. so I can't be wrong.
  • nicholettebell
    nicholettebell Posts: 414
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    I love that commercial. "It's only got 10 calories. 10 manly calories!" Cracks me up every time.
  • QueenJayJay
    QueenJayJay Posts: 1,139
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    seems to me the entire thing is sarcastic ... or, maybe more accurately, is trying for ironic machismo, like old spice. it didn't work well and the product tastes awful, I hear.

    You capitalized "I."
  • kymberly316
    kymberly316 Posts: 13
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    Since it has real sugar and aspartame, it tastes better than diet dr pepper, but not as good as real dr pepper. I didn't realize it had aspartame until after I had bought a 12 pack. I am not a fan of the taste of aspartame. I finally just gave up all sodas and switched to water.
  • QueenJayJay
    QueenJayJay Posts: 1,139
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    not a fan of the taste of aspartame.

    Neither am I.
  • tsh0ck
    tsh0ck Posts: 1,970 Member
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    seems to me the entire thing is sarcastic ... or, maybe more accurately, is trying for ironic machismo, like old spice. it didn't work well and the product tastes awful, I hear.

    You capitalized "I."

    yup. I capitalize the important words. examples would be I, Montana, Texas, BBQ, etc.
  • muscular_dude
    muscular_dude Posts: 36
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    out of curiosity... how many ladies have tried it?

    be honest.

    I think the ad was to make women so curious that had to run out and grab a bottle. IMO
  • LuckyAng
    LuckyAng Posts: 1,173 Member
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    I've had it. Not bad.
  • hesn92
    hesn92 Posts: 5,967 Member
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    When I heard that commercial my first thoughts were "wow someone in their marketing department needs to be fired."

    Seriously.

    I want to try it because it's 10 calories but... "it's not for women" so I can't.

    lol

    does it taste any different than diet dr pepper? I hate diet drinks... they taste so ... fake.
  • lizzys
    lizzys Posts: 841 Member
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    when i seen the commercial,i never took as a slight to women i thought it was gay happy hour for to good old boys no women aloud they need a few cals for theirs hard activity so i said ok i can deal with that
  • mommamindi
    mommamindi Posts: 273
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    I used to drink Dr Pepper 10, since those commercials I quit. My husband also stopped. Its completely rude and disrespectful.
  • kayleesays
    kayleesays Posts: 564 Member
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    I think they were counting on viewers understanding sarcasm.

    I think it's more a play on the "manly" lite beer and soda commercials... it's making fun of them, guys.
  • Anomalia
    Anomalia Posts: 506 Member
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    Am I the only woman who isn't offended by this? I just thought it was a joke...or am I not reading far enough into it?
  • Ready2Rock206
    Ready2Rock206 Posts: 9,488 Member
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    Hmmm... I don't get the uproar. Advertisers market to their target audience - there's a lot of diet beer ads right now targeting men and no one throws a fit about that. Let the men have the Dr Pepper 10 - it's not nearly as good as diet dr pepper anyway.
  • DataBased
    DataBased Posts: 513 Member
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    It's funny - I had a whole different take on their strategy. To me, I thought they were trying to attract women to the product by using sexism to "deny" them access. I think their most-wanted-response was for women to say "OH YEA? WATCH THIS!" and run out and buy a bunch.

    Epic fail, either way you look at it. I hate people using psychological tricks to try to modify my behavior.
  • LuckyAng
    LuckyAng Posts: 1,173 Member
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    Am I the only woman who isn't offended by this? I just thought it was a joke...or am I not reading far enough into it?

    You aren't the only one, no.

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