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From exploding phones to deadly diet pills, these products went from store shelves to hall of shame! Join us as we explore corporate blunders that sparked outrage, recalls, and even lawsuits. Our countdown includes everything from failed tech gadgets to dangerous toys that left consumers wondering what these companies were thinking!
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00:00Can people taste the difference between Lay's wild potato chips and their favorite chips?
00:04Let's find out!
00:05Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we're counting down our picks for the 20 worst products that
00:10caused an enormous amount of public criticism.
00:12Whatever happened to Google Glass?
00:14It's still out there, but you know what? Sales of Glass stop at the end of this month.
00:20Number 20, Fen Fen.
00:22Four Chicago-area women are taking the makers of Fen Fen to court.
00:25It's been one week since a prescription diet drug was pulled off the market.
00:30That, after studies linked the drug to heart problems.
00:33Sometimes the next big thing in weight loss turns out to be the next big lawsuit.
00:38Fen Fen came out in the 1990s and was marketed as a miracle drug that could help people lose
00:43weight fast without much effort.
00:45Millions of Americans took it.
00:47And for a while, it really did seem like the miracle pill everyone was waiting for.
00:52But then came the horror stories.
00:53Users developed severe heart valve damage and even fatal lung conditions.
00:59The FDA eventually pulled Fen Fen from shelves, and the lawsuits flooded in.
01:03Legal damages rose to $13 billion.
01:07People died.
01:08You know the old adage, if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.
01:12Look, I just, I don't know what to do.
01:14I mean, every time I see him, I get so embarrassed and lonely and mortified.
01:20And I guess I was just hoping that you could, um, about 115 pounds.
01:28Fen Fen kills people, Mom.
01:30Number 19.
01:31The E.T. Video Game.
01:33This video game wasn't just bad, it was so bad it nearly destroyed an industry.
01:52In 1982, Atari rushed out a tie-in game for E.T.
01:56The Extraterrestrial, hoping to cash in on the Spielberg blockbuster while the hype was hot.
02:02The result?
02:02Probably the worst video game ever made.
02:06Kids were frustrated at the stupid game, parents were furious that they wasted all that money,
02:11and retailers just wanted to get that junk off their shelves.
02:14Unsold cartridges were literally dumped in a New Mexico landfill, an act that became video
02:20game legend.
02:22But the fiasco didn't just disappoint fans.
02:24It eroded consumer trust and symbolized both industry-wide overproduction and poor game
02:30quality, contributing to the video game crash of 1983.
02:34The game was so bad, people say Atari gave up trying to sell it and shipped a million or
02:40more copies to the dump, Atari never admitted to it.
02:43This afternoon, crews alongside more than 200 spectators witnessed that urban legend become
02:50a reality.
02:51Number 18.
02:52Tesla Cybertruck
02:53It didn't go through, so that's a plus side.
02:56Let's try the right one.
02:57Try that one, really?
02:57Yeah.
02:58Sure.
03:00Oh, man.
03:02It didn't go through.
03:02It was supposed to be the future of transportation, but the future looked kinda weird.
03:07When Elon Musk unveiled the Tesla Cybertruck in 2019, the world did a collective double-take.
03:14Its sharp and angular steel body looked like a futuristic dumpster, and Musk promised an
03:19indestructible exoskeleton.
03:21But that promise shattered.
03:23Literally.
03:24When its supposedly unbreakable window cracked on stage during the demo.
03:28You just can't script this stuff.
03:30Years of delays and questionable design choices didn't help, and by the time the truck finally
03:35launched in 2023, it had become as controversial as its creator, with its high price, safety
03:41concerns, and horrible build quality drawing criticism.
03:45It's an engineering meme come to life.
03:47But just a fraction of the more than one million reservation holders have actually made a purchase.
03:53There's been plenty of reports of trucks piling up on lots.
03:56Tesla has a tendency to drastically over-promise, and it's starting to catch up with the company.
04:01Number 17.
04:02Nintendo Virtual Boy
04:03Virtual Boy
04:08See it now in 3D
04:09Nintendo is a legendary company, but not everything they've done has been a home run.
04:15The Virtual Boy wasn't even a foul ball.
04:17In 1995, the gaming giant launched this 3D console meant to transport players into the world of virtual reality.
04:25Unfortunately, the only thing most players experienced was a throbbing headache.
04:29The headset was uncomfortable to wear, the game stunk, and the ghastly black-and-red color palette made it feel more like a medical device than a game system.
04:38Complaints of eye strain and pounding headaches poured in, and Nintendo discontinued the console within a year, making it one of the company's shortest-lived products ever.
04:47This thing was even worse than the Wii U. Think about that.
04:52Along with warnings about headaches, nausea, and dizziness, Nintendo also warned that kids under the age of 7 shouldn't play Virtual Boy, because eyesight is still developing at that age, and playing Virtual Boy could result in having a lazy eye.
05:05We can imagine the pitch meeting for this. It's juice, but with Wi-Fi.
05:21The Juicero launched in 2016 as a $700 smart juicer that made juice from prepackaged fruit and vegetable pouches.
05:29Silicon Valley investors poured millions into it, calling it the future of healthy living.
05:35But then came the plot twist. Someone discovered you could just squeeze the packets by hand. Save $700 and get the exact same result.
05:44Juicero became a meme overnight, mocked for being the ultimate example of tech overkill and overengineering.
05:51The company shut down less than two years later, leaving behind a sticky trail of wasted venture capital and a cautionary tale about overcomplicating a thing we've been doing for millennia.
06:02You can't bring your own fruits and vegetables either. You can only juice Juicero's packs, which are between $5 and $7.
06:08So if you buy Juicero, you're going all in. Oh, and by the way, if your internet's down, don't plan on making juice, because it is not happening. Internet connection required.
06:21Number 15. Segway
06:23The hope was that we would change the world. And now, you know, perhaps if the world has changed and it wasn't changed by us, that would have been okay. It's much less, I think, ultimately about who does it, and more about the fact that it's been done.
06:40Remember when the Segway was going to change urban life forever? When it was unveiled in 2001, the two-wheeled scooter was hyped as the next best thing in personal transportation.
06:50Some even predicted it would replace cars and buses. Instead, it mostly replaced walking for mall cops and city tour guides. With a ludicrous $5,000 price tag, awkward controls, and many legal restrictions barring its use, it never found an audience.
07:07Worse yet, a string of embarrassing accidents, like the owner of the company dying in a Segway accident, really didn't help its public image.
07:15The Segway ultimately became a pop culture punchline, remembered more for slapstick comedy moments than for the revolution it was supposed to lead.
07:24Dad, how do you know Neil will show up?
07:25Don't worry, Meg. I sent him an invitation he couldn't refuse.
07:34Hmm, strange. These conventions usually have Segway parking.
07:39Number 14. Aquadots
07:41What's more fun than arts and crafts? Not accidentally ingesting drugs, we tell you that.
07:53In 2007, Aquadots hit toy shelves, quickly becoming one of the year's hottest creative toys.
08:00The concept was simple and colorful.
08:01Kids could arrange small plastic beads into patterns, spray them with water, and watch them fuse together.
08:08Unfortunately, some batches of the toy contained a chemical that metabolized into a powerful sedative called GHB when swallowed.
08:16Several children fell seriously ill after ingesting the beads, triggering both seizures and global outrage.
08:22The toy's manufacturer faced many lawsuits and fines, and Aquadots were quickly pulled from store shelves.
08:28It was one of the most disturbing toy scandals of the 2000s, proof that not all crafts are safe fun.
08:34Consumer Product Safety Commission recalled the Chinese-made toys late Wednesday after two kids in the United States and three from Australia went to the hospital.
08:43Number 13. Samsung Galaxy Note 7
08:46Now to that stunning recall of Samsung's Galaxy Note 7.
08:49Company urging people with the smartphone to shut it off, return it immediately.
08:53The FAA out with a warning, too. ABC's Lindsay Janis here with the details.
08:56And Lindsay, this comes after scary new reports of the battery exploding.
09:00You could say that this phone had explosive performance.
09:03The Samsung Galaxy Note 7 was released in 2016 to glowing reviews, hailed as a sleek and powerful flagship smartphone that would dominate the market.
09:13But that excitement quickly turned to panic when reports surfaced that the phones were catching fire.
09:18Faulty lithium-ion batteries caused them to overheat, steam, and even explode, turning the phone into a mini-grenade.
09:26The situation became so serious that airlines banned the Note 7 entirely, and Samsung was forced to recall millions of units.
09:34Memes flooded the internet, and the company's reputation went up in flames right alongside its phones.
09:40Samsung managed to recover, but the Note 7 remains one of the biggest product disasters in tech history.
09:46Now Samsung has got to set to work to repair the damage to its brand.
09:50It's fair to say other companies have had issues with batteries, others have had software problems with phones, but nothing on the scale of the disaster that hit the Galaxy Note 7.
10:01Number 12. Lawn darts.
10:03Tammy, what is this you bid on? Weapons?
10:05Lawn darts. My boys will love them.
10:07They look dangerous.
10:08They wouldn't sell them if they were dangerous.
10:09Let's be real.
10:11Sharp metal missiles and backyard barbecues do not mix.
10:15Playfully known as jarts, probably to mask the danger, lawn darts were a popular outdoor game in the 70s and 80s, where players tossed heavy, pointed darts toward a target ring on the grass.
10:27And like many toys from the 70s, these were unbelievably dangerous.
10:31Many people, including children, were hospitalized after being struck by the falling metal spears.
10:36And tragically, a few incidents did turn fatal, sparking public outrage and calls for regulation.
10:42Metal lawn darts were officially banned in 1988, and they've remained off the market ever since.
10:48Today we have much safer plastic varieties that don't have the capability of puncturing human skulls.
10:54And now I steal you from the guild, if you survive the most dangerous game.
11:01Oh, we already did.
11:03Choose your color.
11:05One of those lawn darts?
11:07Yep.
11:08Banned throughout the world.
11:09Number 11. Ford Pinto.
11:11Hey, Al.
11:12What about side effects?
11:14You know, no one markets a product without testing it.
11:17Oh, no, Peg.
11:19Cigarettes?
11:22Ford Pinto?
11:23Well, that condom I used on our wedding night.
11:28Few cars are as notorious as the Ford Pinto.
11:31This car hit the market in 1970 as a small and affordable vehicle meant to compete with
11:36cheap Japanese imports.
11:37But beneath its modest exterior was a deadly flaw.
11:41A poorly placed gas tank that could rupture and ignite in rear-end collisions.
11:46Yes, cars were literally exploding on the street.
11:49Worse yet, internal memos revealed that Ford knew about this flaw, having calculated that
11:55it would be cheaper to pay legal settlements than to fix the design.
11:59When that information went public, outrage exploded.
12:02Lawsuits, news exposés, and congressional hearings followed, cementing the Pinto's reputation
12:08as a symbol of corporate negligence.
12:11Number 10, Amazon Fire Phone.
12:25I hope that you guys have as much fun using this phone as we had building it.
12:31And here it is, the new Amazon Fire Phone.
12:34Now, it looks like a standard smartphone.
12:36It's got a decent back camera, 13 megapixel.
12:39But what's more interesting about it is the four front cameras right here.
12:42Sure, the e-commerce giant has become arguably the biggest name in retail, with a number of
12:48successful non-retail ventures under their belt as well.
12:51But did you know that in 2014, Amazon attempted to compete with Apple by releasing the Fire Phone?
12:58Discontinued in 2015, it was an embarrassing misfire that the megacorporation would rather
13:03you forget.
13:25Touted by Amazon for its dynamic perspective technology, the Fire Phone was blasted by critics
13:31and consumers alike, who lambasted its lack of innovation, failing to bring anything new
13:37to the table.
13:38Worst of all, none other than Greenpeace labeled the Fire Phone as the, quote, most polluting
13:43phone due to its excessive use of non-renewable energy.
13:46Amazon's device will stand out.
13:49It is very different.
13:50The key question is, will that be seen as innovative or a gimmick?
13:54It's not just the hardware.
13:55Number 9, Soylent.
13:57Have you heard of Soylent?
13:58Not Soylent Green, just Soylent.
14:00It's billed as a bold breakthrough in nutrition, a liquid replacement for conventional food.
14:06It's caught on in Silicon Valley among those who don't want to spend precious time cooking
14:11food, eating it, and cleaning up afterwards.
14:14It's hard to argue that Soylent founder and software engineer Rob Reinhart had good intentions
14:19when devising the meal replacement brand.
14:22Taking the form of powders, shakes, and bars, Reinhart intended to revolutionize the food industry
14:27by excising the most time-consuming elements of meal preparation.
14:31It takes a little bit of perspective to see that food really is made out of chemicals.
14:36It is reducible.
14:37And we can build it back up, and we can change it, and we can make it better.
14:41Soylent is a powder.
14:43You mix it with water.
14:44Looking at the company's video, it seems people who drink Soylent live in a sleek, futuristic
14:49world, where there's always trippy electronic music playing in the background.
14:53However, unforeseen health consequences led to the product being banned in Canada for three
14:58years.
14:58Several reports of gastrointestinal illness, we'll spare you the gory details, led to
15:03the company issuing a recall, offering full refunds to dissatisfied and gassy customers.
15:10This was in addition to the presence of significant amounts of lead and cadmium, which Soylent defended
15:15by claiming that the product was non-toxic and that, quote, Soylent remains completely safe
15:20and nutritious, end quote.
15:22There are some real issues, though, with it.
15:24When you start looking at how people absorb vitamins, most people actually like using their
15:30teeth, and biologically, it's probably better.
15:34Do you recommend that people use Soylent?
15:36No.
15:37I'd recommend that they learn to cook.
15:40Number eight, Quickster.
15:41Over the long term, DVD and streaming are going to get more and more different.
15:46Streaming has incredible television.
15:48It shows streaming has incredible television shows.
15:51Streaming is instant.
15:53Streaming is fairly global.
15:55Streaming has many things that make it different from DVD.
15:58And that over time, both DVD and streaming will be much better because they're separate.
16:04Nowadays, Netflix is known as the granddaddy of all streaming services, beating other companies
16:09to the punch in terms of delivering high-quality original content.
16:13You might also remember that the company got its start as a DVD delivery service, originating
16:18as a scrappy, blockbuster competitor before usurping the rental chain entirely.
16:23However, what you might not remember is the streaming service giant's ill-fated Quickster
16:27service.
16:28So ill-fated that it never even properly got off the ground.
16:31I think what Reed Hastings did is actually going to be very prudent for the business.
16:35The writing is all over the digital wall.
16:37Physical media is dying, and Netflix's name is squarely implanted in association with that
16:42physical media.
16:43If that dies and the subscription base continues to fall, so does the Netflix brand equity.
16:48In 2011, Netflix announced its plans to split its subscription plan into two separate
16:53services, one that would cover DVD rental and another for streaming.
16:57Customer backlash was swift and harsh, and by October of 2011, plummeting stock prices
17:03convinced Netflix to abandon Quickster for good.
17:06Is it going to work?
17:07Long term, this is going to be a great business decision for Netflix.
17:10The timing, though, as heard mentioned, is atrocious.
17:13They're in the middle of huge contract negotiations with major studios to get content.
17:17So why they would choose to do it at a nighttime on a blog is completely mind-boggling.
17:22You know, because it's a smoke and mirrors type of thing.
17:24It doesn't change anything right now.
17:26Number seven, children's clothes that seemingly endorsed slavery.
17:31New clothing causing outrage this morning, making a joke about slavery.
17:35And the items aren't made for adults, but for children.
17:38Take a look at the shirt in question.
17:40It's got an image of the Egyptian pyramids with the word, slavery gets blank done.
17:45This is just one of those cases that gets people wondering, what were they thinking?
17:49The aforementioned Amazon came under fire in January 2018, when it was discovered that
17:54a third-party retailer was selling a questionable merchandise.
17:58That is, according to Reuters, a range of products, from mugs and bags to t-shirts,
18:04modeled by young children, that featured the eyebrow-raising slogan,
18:08slavery gets stuff done.
18:10They were being sold on Amazon, but since been removed, they were shirts, baby bibs, jumpers,
18:16tote bags, with that slogan on it.
18:19Note that the merch did not say, stuff, but a word not exactly fit for YouTube.
18:25The goods were pulled from Amazon following the embarrassing oversight, and a spokesperson's
18:29statement declared that, quote, all marketplace sellers must follow our selling guidelines,
18:34and those who don't will be subject to action, including potential removal of their account.
18:38Spokesman for an anti-slavery group, Anti-Slavery International, says the shirt, though,
18:43was meant to be a joke.
18:44It's no joke for 40 million people who continue to be affected by it around the world right now,
18:49and it's possible that sometimes people just put inappropriate stuff out there on purpose
18:53in an attempt to gain attention.
18:54You still just wonder how, you know, there's certain steps that have to be done to sell places.
19:00I mean...
19:00Can't fix stupid.
19:01Number 6.
19:03McDLT
19:04McDonald's new McDLT.
19:06It could be the best-tasting lettuce and tomato hamburger ever.
19:09You get a hot side hot.
19:11You get a cool side cool.
19:14New McDLT.
19:15You kind of have to admit that the McDLT was, at least on paper, not a terrible idea.
19:21As described by Chowhound, the McDLT's goal was to keep the hot burger patty separate from
19:27the lettuce, tomato, cheese, and condiments via a unique dual compartment container the
19:32burger chain patented.
19:34Launched in 1984, it was intended to compete with Burger King's beloved Whopper.
19:39Hey, you say you're getting tired of lettuce and tomato hamburgers in this town that don't
19:42quite make it?
19:44Yeah!
19:44You say that just once you'd like your hamburger hot and your lettuce and tomato cool and crisp
19:49all at the same time?
19:50Yeah!
19:51Well, I say, you got it.
19:53I'm talking McDonald's new lettuce and tomato hamburger.
19:56The McDLT!
19:57Being that one is still a fast food mainstay and the other went the way of the dodo, it
20:02doesn't take a great deal of imagination to determine that the McDLT was a flop.
20:06That was largely due to its excessive styrofoam packaging, which critics described as unnecessarily
20:12harmful to the environment.
20:14Can't McWin'em all, it seems.
20:16Keep it hot, hot, keep it cool, cool, McPie LT, McPie LT, hot, McPie McPie, cool, crisp
20:22LT, McPie, LT, it's a good time, hot, McPie McPie, for the great taste, cool, crisp
20:30LT, of McDonald's, could be the best tasting lettuce and tomato hamburger ever!
20:34New McPie, LT!
20:36Number 5.
20:37Lululemon's See-Through Leggings
20:38Escalating scandal swirling about exercise clothing giant Lululemon, the retailer pulling
20:44loads of their popular yoga pants off-store shelves across the country because they are,
20:49shall we say, too revealing.
20:51It doesn't exactly take a business school degree to know that you probably shouldn't
20:56blame your product's well-established shortcomings on your customers' bodies.
21:01That's the route Lululemon founder Chip Wilson decided to take in 2013, when the Canadian
21:06company triggered a recall for black yoga pants that, according to CNN Business, quote,
21:12were unintentionally see-through.
21:14I took back a pair of pants that were see-through.
21:17Did you actually worn them, though?
21:18Yeah, I had.
21:18It makes them look bad.
21:19It makes the consumer think about, am I getting the best bang for my buck?
21:23At around $100 a pop, this is no joke.
21:26Lululemon is apologizing for the cheeky issue, saying, quote,
21:30we're doing everything we can to fix the problem and replace these key items as quickly as possible.
21:35The recall stock amounted to 17% of all women's pants sold in Lululemon stores and resulted
21:41in a class-action lawsuit accusing the retailer of misleading shareholders as a way to cut
21:46financial corners.
21:47Wilson, interviewed about the debacle on Bloomberg Television, claimed that, quote,
21:52some women's bodies just don't actually work for the yoga pants, end quote.
21:57Oof.
21:58Lululemon shares closed nearly 3% lower on Tuesday as Wall Street analysts questioned
22:02how the company's management could have allowed this to happen.
22:05The company is not having a good year on the stock market.
22:08Shares down 16% since January 1st, while the rest of the market, of course, is on a tear.
22:13Number four, Lay's Wow Chips.
22:16They're simply named Wow.
22:18Chips that have very little or no fat.
22:20Yes, that's right, zero fat.
22:23Stores can't keep up with demand.
22:25The sales are tremendous.
22:26I guess with a new item, anything that's fat-free or half the calories, they just tend to fly
22:32off the shelf.
22:33You just can't keep them in stock.
22:34The famous American potato chip manufacturer might have gotten a bit too cocky with their
22:39betcha-can't-eat-just-one slogan.
22:41Capitalizing on the then-ubiquitous fat-free craze, Frito-Lay announced Wow Chips to the
22:47market in 1998, with the product's fat supplanted by the food additive Olestra.
22:52The main ingredient is Olestra.
22:54It passes through the body without releasing any fat or calories.
22:57There are concerns Olestra robs the body of nutrients and vitamins, but the new fat substitute
23:02was given the okay by the Food and Drug Administration.
23:06The new chips come in all types of flavors, everything from the skeet barbecue to nacho cheesier.
23:11And they look just like any other chip.
23:13Selling $400 million worth of product in its first year.
23:17That number halved by 2000.
23:19But why, you might ask?
23:20Doesn't it sound like Frito-Lay permanently solved the problem of pesky extra calories?
23:25Ask beleaguered Wow consumers, who experienced severe gastrointestinal problems because of
23:31Olestra.
23:32Prompting the corporation to add a warning label for the stuff.
23:35The label cautioned that, quote, Olestra may cause abdominal cramping and loose stools.
23:40Yeah, no kidding.
23:41These are fat-free.
23:42Talk to me, stock boy.
23:43Wow.
23:44Okay, sum it up ten words or less.
23:45Wow.
23:46Wow.
23:46Wow, these are good.
23:48You know, wow is mom upside down.
23:50Bet you can't taste the difference.
23:52Bet I can.
23:53Take the wow challenge yourself.
23:55Bet you can't taste the difference, or it's free.
23:57Number three, Google Glass.
23:59Here are the basics of how to use glass.
24:03This is your touchpad.
24:04It runs from your temple to your ear.
24:07Tap the touchpad to wake up glass.
24:10You should see the display above your line of sight.
24:13Adjust it to see everything.
24:15Where do we even begin with this colossal failure?
24:19Developed by Google's semi-secret research and development arm, XDevelopment, formerly Google
24:25X, Google Glass was the tech behemoth's attempt to turn its users into Tony Stark, aka Iron
24:31Man, boasting a touchpad which could navigate a heads-up display and a 5 megapixel camera.
24:37The product offered a glimpse into the future of human technology interaction.
24:41The home screen shows a clock.
24:44This is your timeline.
24:45It's a row of cards.
24:47Things to the left are happening now or coming up, like the weather, an upcoming flight,
24:52or an event in your calendar.
24:54You can tap on any card to see more.
24:56That was until numerous privacy concerns and safety considerations were posed by the public,
25:01which posited that Google Glass could be used for nefarious purposes, like voyeurism or even
25:07political espionage.
25:08Altogether, Google Glass was ultimately discontinued in 2023.
25:11In San Francisco last year, Glass explorer Sarah Slocum was attacked in a bar when she began
25:18videotaping without permission.
25:20Cameras are everywhere.
25:22This is the 21st century and this is just a part of the future.
25:25Obviously, people are having a hard time adapting to it and accepting it.
25:29Number two, H&M Coolest Monkey Hoodie.
25:33H&M is apologizing after one of their ads created a lot of backlash on social media.
25:37An image of a black child modeling a sweatshirt with a Coolest Monkey in the Jungle slogan is
25:44being called racist.
25:46The image appeared on the British version of the Swedish retailer's online store.
25:51Perhaps the most baffling, most head-scratching retail blunder of all time.
25:56One has to wonder how many degrees of checks and balances this sweatshirt passed to make
26:01it through to the H&M website.
26:03The hoodie resulted in an almost immediate public boycott of the fashion brand, with
26:08musical artists The Weeknd and G-Eazy pulling out of H&M collaborations and chastising the
26:13company's inexplicable choice to manufacture the offending merchandise.
26:17The Weeknd, who collaborated with the brand, tweeted,
26:21Woke up this morning shocked and embarrassed by this photo.
26:25I'm deeply offended and will not be working with H&M anymore.
26:29Said H&M in response, quote,
26:32We sincerely apologize for this image.
26:34It has been now removed from all online channels, and the product will not be for sale in the
26:39United States.
26:40We believe in diversity and inclusion in all that we do, and will be reviewing our internal
26:45routines, end quote.
26:46H&M has apologized after using a black child to model a sweatshirt with the logo Coolest Monkey
26:51in the Jungle.
26:53Worse, the shirt was made by the saddest child in the sweatshop.
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27:16Number 1.
27:17New Coke
27:18In the process of perfecting Diet Coke, we discovered something else.
27:24A new cola formula.
27:27A product which our flavor scientists quickly realized was highly preferred by in-house expert
27:35taste panels over Coca-Cola itself, and of course, over its primary competition.
27:41Sometimes, you just have to stick with what works.
27:44That's what executives at the Coca-Cola company should have taken to heart following the
27:49catastrophic failure of quote-unquote, new Coke.
27:52An April 1985 effort to rejuvenate its hold on the market resulted in the decision to reformulate
27:59that classic Coca-Cola taste, citing a fear of losing their grip to Pepsi.
28:03Recently, an independent research firm ran a taste test between Coke and Pepsi, and the
28:09taste more people chose was the taste of Coca-Cola.
28:13Yes, more people all across the country, when comparing Coke to Pepsi, chose the taste of Coke
28:19as the better taste.
28:20After receiving over 40,000 calls and letters of customers' heavy dissatisfaction, Coca-Cola
28:26reversed its decision and reintroduced Old Coke just three months later.
28:30Although conspiracy theories abound that the whole move was a ploy to boost Coke sales,
28:35the company has consistently denied them.
28:38Introducing the new taste of Coca-Cola.
28:41A taste that is Coke, and everything a Coke needs.
28:44A taste that's very familiar, yet totally new.
28:47A taste so good, so real, it couldn't be anything but a Coke.
28:52The great new taste of Coke.
28:54Watch for it, try it, and enjoy the best tasting Coke ever.
28:58Did you own any of these janky products?
29:01What did you think?
29:02Let us know in the comments below.
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