tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33892521.post2331129610429150746..comments2023-06-22T06:08:32.457-05:00Comments on The Opinionated Marketers: Dr. Pepper Guerrilla Marketing Gone Awry - And In Boston, No LessJohn Whitesidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11043220283018147707noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33892521.post-26789348680036411072007-02-23T13:30:00.000-06:002007-02-23T13:30:00.000-06:00Mary and John - I do think that Dr. Pepper is far ...Mary and John - I do think that Dr. Pepper is far more popular in the south than in New England, but there are some fans here. My brother-in-law grew up in California and he loves it, as does my 10 year old Boston-native niece (who acquired the taste from her dad).<BR/><BR/>And, Mary, thanks for the reminder of the civil War theme park - another exercise in bad taste.<BR/><BR/>Meanwhile, I just heard that they found the hidden coin under the slab at the entrance to a 200 year old crypt.How wonderful if that had been destroyed!Maureen Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18010555449338575037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33892521.post-77050822590764620472007-02-23T13:18:00.000-06:002007-02-23T13:18:00.000-06:00I like Dr. Pepper (I think it's a Southern thang -...I <EM>like</EM> Dr. Pepper (I think it's a Southern thang - maybe more specifically, a Southern White Trash thang.) <BR/><BR/>It's amazing what the pursuit of the almight dollar (or dollars) does to people - on both sides of a transaction. <BR/><BR/>We Americans really do take it to the limit and beyond, don't we? Remember when a group wanted to start a Civil War theme park, complete with rides, amid some of the battlegrounds? Was there going to be "Avoid the flying Minnie ball and win a prize" ride? Or, about "You're there with our great virtual reality game! Hack off limbs of maimed soldiers. The first "doctor" who builds a pile 6 ft. high wins!") <BR/><BR/>Suffice to say, I'm with you, Maureen. This was incredibly stupid. Even if you don't care about tramping all over our Founding Fathers, the cemetary is still a piece of (fragile) history and should be treated with some modicum of respect.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33892521.post-50356633048371996692007-02-23T09:11:00.000-06:002007-02-23T09:11:00.000-06:00The prize is in Houston? I hadn't even heard of th...The prize is in Houston? I hadn't even heard of this. So much for buzz. <BR/><BR/>I never understood Dr. Pepper when I lived up north - I never saw anyone drink the stuff. Then I moved to Texas, where it's amazingly popular. Um, whatever. <BR/><BR/>It makes the location of the big prize less surprising, though.John Whitesidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11043220283018147707noreply@blogger.com