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Consumers International, an international federation of consumer groups, recently announced its Global Bad Product Awards.  On the list was Coke’s Dasani water, which was included “for continuing the international marketing of its bottled water, Dasani, despite admitting it comes from the same sources as local tap water.”

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Since tomorrow is Halloween and my last post about Jones Soda wasn’t terribly positive (”Perspiration soda is the worst tasting soda ever”), I decided to give Jones Soda another post….This time, it’s about their Halloween flavors, which are available at Target.

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This is fantastic. Courtesy of WTAE TV in Pittsburgh. Remember — shelf space is one thing, but a broken nose is another.

INDIANA COUNTY, Pa. — Pepsi or Coke? The battle continues.State police in Indiana, Pa., are investigation after a Pepsi employee allegedly assaulted a Coca-Cola employee while making a delivery at a Wal-Mart in White Township on Oct. 1.According to police, Robert Koscho, 48, of Ebensburg, and the Pepsi employee, who has not been identified, were bickering back and forth while making their deliveries at the Oakland Avenue store.

As Koscho left the store, police said, the Pepsi employee called him over and punched him three times in the face, breaking Koscho’s nose and giving him a black eye. A Coca-Cola representative told WTAE Channel 4 Action News that the fight started over shelf space in the aisles of the store. Shelf position is very important to companies that sell their products at Wal-Mart, according to a former store manager who spoke with Channel 4 Action News.At this time, police continue to investigate the incident.

A new survey being marketed by consumer trend watchers the NPD group has uncovered the sad little secret of energy drinks — the biggest use isn’t for snowboarding across flaming ski slopes while playing video games and humping everything in our path. It’s for getting enough focus to re-enter the cube and finish up our daily drudgery.

According to the survey, 36 percent of energy drink purchases are work-related; more than travel, school, mealtime and sporting evens combined.

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Given the amazing brand power of the NFL, the Jones Seattle Seahawks Collector’s Pack is the best of Jones’ collector’s packs to date.  It’s a good way to take advantage of their landmark deal with this NFL club….Plus, I ‘m glad to see that they’ve evolved beyond the Holiday packs.

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