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It begs the question: is it a diet drink or isn't it? It seems a wee bit contradictory to trumpet both claims on the same can but Dr. Pepper's peeps don't see it that way.
Leslie Vesper, brand manager for Diet Dr Pepper, sent Slashfood the following perky statement.
"Our loyal consumers tell us all the time that Diet Dr Pepper doesn't taste like a diet soft drink. This is where the "There's Nothing Diet About It" tagline comes from. We'd encourage anyone who is confused to give Diet Dr Pepper a try -- it's unbelievably satisfying!"
So hopefully that clears up the case of the puzzling and perplexing Dr. Pepper diet declarations.
[via The Consumerist]
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1-11-2010 @2:18PM Warren Lawson said... What confusion? Regular Dr. Pepper comes in brown cans. Diet Dr. Pepper comes in mostly white cans. Most people can figure that out. Find a real story.
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1-11-2010 @3:03PM Al Schrader said... I prepare food in a restaurant, so I have access to everything - beer tap, soda tap, etc.
Of course, I have test it from time to time ! Have to wait to drink the beer until after hours, but soft drinks are ok anytime. I got tired of Coke, etc. So I began to experiment by mixing different flavors. And ? Yum. My latest fav is 30% Coke, 30% Diet Coke, and 40% Sprite. Result is a reduced cal kinda lemony Coke blaster....Chef Alfred Schrader.
1-11-2010 @5:43PM MissAnthropy said... People, people....The Bloggess is a satire site. Satire. With the joking and the ha ha and the zombie apocalypse and cat face lifts. Not to be taken seriously.
Good lord, some of you are dumber than advertised.
1-11-2010 @2:12PM PSDD1926 said... People are idiots. The can says DIET on it. They can't understand that the other phrase is a slogan? I can't figure out if these people who are confused are just lain clueless or if they have way too much time on their hands and fill it by finding things to complain about.
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1-11-2010 @3:55PM terry said... I couldn't agree more. How stupid do you have to be to not know there is diet soda in a can labeled "diet"?
1-11-2010 @4:56PM John said... I agree. Besides, all they need to do to be sure is read the calorie count on the back of the can. Zero calories on the label will confirm their stupidity.
1-11-2010 @6:28PM scott said... I totally agree with all of you guys too. Also, HELLO? It clearly says on the can that it's a Doctor, not a can of Diet Soda? So why does everyone thinks it's diet soda? It's clearly a medical professional! I wish Jenny the Bloggess would have more respect for people who went to school to learn medicine.
Not getting sarcasm is a symptom of Aspergers Syndrome. Several authors/commenters on this site might want to be tested.
1-12-2010 @9:09PM EverythingFunnyTonight said... Is the "lain clueless" the opposite of the standing clueless?
1-11-2010 @3:00PM jim said... You got to be kidding. This is what you blog about? There's nothing confusing at all unless you're IQ is akin to your shoe size.
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1-11-2010 @4:02PM Kristy said... Is this seriously a report? This is lame Slashfood editor!!
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1-11-2010 @2:28PM D said... The can says diet.Bloggers live in a world which is separate and different than the physical world.It is a made up place of imagination where a soda company puts diet on a can of soda that is not and strangers that you meet on line are not psychos , of course it's diet ,bloggers isn't even a word..yet.God willing it never will be.
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1-11-2010 @2:42PM krystal said... Jenny the Bloggess is stupid. Do people really have to have everything simplified infront of them? You can't figure it out thats its really DIET. It says it on the can! Obviously its just their sloggan means is has none of that diet taste most people hate.
Grab a clue! Lets stop acting like chickens with our heads cut off & use your brain!
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1-14-2010 @10:11PM Chanson said... So how many of you get the neighbor's kid to explain the daily comic strips to you?
Jenny the Bloggess is a SATIRIST. It was satire. Satire. SATIRE. As in, not serious. Humorous. Just for laughs. It was a sarcastic way to point out "Diet - nothing diet about it" is a ridiculous slogan.
Did anyone bother to read her post before slamming her?
1-11-2010 @4:53PM Val said... Jenny isn't actually stupid at all. The stupid ones are the people who read her SATIRE POST and took it seriously. She was making fun of people who might actually be dumb enough to get confused by these cans.
1-11-2010 @2:31PM gumby said... The confused people are the same ones that made it necessary to put "cook before eating "
on a frozen pizza!
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1-11-2010 @7:15PM budrunning said... I just put a frozen pizza in the oven and was looking at the cooking time and I noticed it sais "Cook before eating" LOL
1-11-2010 @2:44PM Susan said... If people are THAT easily confused, they shouldn't be allowed out of the basement.
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1-11-2010 @2:46PM Kirk said... If you are aware of their advertising then there IS NO CONFUSION. The phrase "Nothing Diet about it" is and always has been about the taste of it.
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1-11-2010 @11:17PM timo said... Are you saying someone is stupid for not being aware of a certain advertising campaign?
Honestly, think, people.
1-11-2010 @2:57PM Betsaida said... This is ridiculous, if people are confused they can just turn the can and read the nutrition facts. But then again if they're confused by this they might not even be able to read them.
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