Stock Up On Vanilla Coke!
Like millions of other Vanilla Coke fans I was disgusted to learn that the Coca Cola company plans to quit producing VC. Like the superior consumer that I am I sent Coke an email to vocalize my displeasure. I encourage my readers to do the same. Send messages to,
coca-cola.support@na.ko.com
For your reading pleasure here is my letter and Coke's reply:
Mine:
Why are you guys getting rid of Vanilla Coke? I love that
stuff and must say that I am VERY disappointed.
Black Cherry Vanilla Coke is not an acceptable substitute.
I don't want a funky fruity flavor added to my VC.
Please reconsider your decision. LAN parties won't be the
same without Vanilla Coke.
Theirs:
Thank you for contacting The Coca-Cola Company, Mr. ******.
We appreciate your interest in Vanilla Coke and Diet Vanilla
Coke.
We will be launching Black Cherry Vanilla Coke and Diet Black
Cherry Vanilla Coke in January of 2006.
Vanilla Coke and Diet Vanilla Coke have been solid
contributors for the Coca-Cola brand over the past three
years. What we are demonstrating is the ability to create
and market profitable line extensions for our core brands
and the flexibility to capitalize on new opportunities when
we see them. Consumers still like vanilla and we think
Coca-Cola Black Cherry Vanilla will appeal to them. We
believe that Coca-Cola Black Cherry Vanilla gives us the best
opportunity to further develop our Coca-Cola flavors at this
time.
Vanilla Coke and Diet Vanilla Coke will go on hiatus at year's
end, but may be made available again in the future. Please be
assured that your comments have been shared appropriately.
We hope this information is helpful. If you have any
additional questions or comments, please visit our website
again.
Janice
The Coca-Cola Company
Industry and Consumer Affairs
Their reply confirms my belief that they don't
even care enough to read their fan mail. They merely used a
keyword search to get an idea of the topic and fired back a
spamo reply.
Hopefully their keyword search counts my message as opposing
their anti-VC policy.
8 Comments:
lol. tx for the comment. l8r
Ha! You know nowdays if you go to convinient stores/gas stations youcan get your drink, then they have these neat little buttons you push to add in flavores, they have vanilla, cherry, lime, and somthin else. You can just buy ten or twenty fountain drinks for you parties! he,he,he
At least you get free refills.
My friend on the subject of Diet Vanilla Coke: "This must be what death tastes like."
And I must agree.
No more Vanilla Coke? What!? What is this world coming to, I wonder? Black-Vanilla-Cherry-Wangy-Tangy or whatever the substitute is supposed to be called will surely be very disagreeable to my tastebuds. :( Kinda like the new "Now even Cheesier" Doritos. Yuck. Double Yuck. GRRRRR! Why do they have to mess up a good thing?
BTW, cool blog. I'll be back.
Thank you for contacting The Coca-Cola Company. We appreciate your interest in
Vanilla Coke and Diet Vanilla Coke.
We will be launching Black Cherry Vanilla Coke and Diet Black Cherry Vanilla
Coke in January of 2006.
Vanilla Coke and Diet Vanilla Coke have been solid contributors for the
Coca-Cola brand over the past three years. What we are demonstrating is the
ability to create and market profitable line extensions for our core brands and
the flexibility to capitalize on new opportunities when we see them. Consumers
still like vanilla and we think Coca-Cola Black Cherry Vanilla will appeal to
them. We believe that Coca-Cola Black Cherry Vanilla gives us the best
opportunity to further develop our Coca-Cola flavors at this time.
Vanilla Coke and Diet Vanilla Coke will go on hiatus at year’s end, but may be
made available again in the future.
We hope this information is helpful. If you have any additional questions or
comments, please visit our website again.
Jennifer
Industry and Consumer Affairs
The Coca-Cola Company
Yeah, same cookie-cutter response that I got 2 weeks ago. I'm shopping for syrup right now, as it costs around $10 a gallon which translates to a little over 1 cent per fluid ounce of beverage.
Vanilla Coke is nasty, diet Vanilla Coke is even worse with less calories, But black cherry vanilla coke sound like....
I don't know it just sound icky.
good luck on vocalizing you displeasure.
I can just see the head line now "Teens take over the cola company" Just kidding.
The Blonde
AAHHHHH! No vanilla coke? I SWEAR pple are idiots. This is a sign of the apocolipse. I see horses...
Okay, I'm pissed.
Same Cookie-cutter letter for me too.
Grr...
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