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10 Foods That (Thankfully) Flopped

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lordmrw

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Gouken said:
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Providence, RI was part of the test market for that and I can say I contributed like a motherfucker to them expanding it. I remember almost every scrap of change I had would go towards a can of this.
 
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Christoff Yurievich

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Snuggler said:
On the flip side, best food item that flopped: Pepsi Blue
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I loved this stuff, drank a bottle almost everyday. It's demise was one of the great American tragedies.
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The funny thing is they keep bringing the flavor back in other guises: One of the new Mountain Dew flavors from a year or so ago was exactly Blue.
 
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Kentpaul

When keepin it real goes wrong. Very, very wrong.
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it was so awsome it could turn people orange, i remember everyone drinking a ton of it to see if they would turn orange (no one i knew ever did)
 
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mik

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Pepsi more or less cornered the market on wretched flavors. This was my dad's favorite beverage when I was a kid. And it tasted like the devil's piss.

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Plinko

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Kentpaul said:
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it was so awsome it could turn people orange, i remember everyone drinking a ton of it to see if they would turn orange (no one i knew ever did)
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This didn't flop at all. It's a huge seller in many areas of the country.
 
DoomGyver

DoomGyver

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SHOTEH FOCK OP said:
That sounds delicious, and I loved Coca-Cola Blak too.

Here is my contribution, as I bought a couple of these back in the day...

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I won an Orbitz in a raffle during the 5th grade. Shit tasted horrible.
 
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Kentpaul

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Plinko said:
This didn't flop at all. It's a huge seller in many areas of the country.
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it flopped in scotland, for one summer it was the biggest and best thing ever (kids riding on skateboards while drinking the stuff , kids mixing it with vodka , kids playing on rope swings with a bottle of it beside them , the shit was the best shit ever , then after that summer with news reports it was turning people orange, it was never seen on a scottish shelf , and beleve me you , i will never see it again on a scottish shelf.
 
Rukes

Rukes

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Speevy said:
What the hell does the Pepsi Ice Cucumber even taste like?
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I was actually lucky enough to be in Japan for a trip when they just came out with it, so I went searching stores in Shibuya to find one, and found one place that did have it.

It tastes like candy, pretty much. Like a slightly cucumber Jolly Rancher, in liquid form.

It does sort of smell/taste a little like watermellon too, surprisingly.
 
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chubigans

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Pickles the Firecat said:
Doritos 3D's were so Goddamned good. Delicious.

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Yes. YES!!!

I would get a bag of 3D Doritos, a coke slurpee and spend my weekend playing Ocarina of Time. Man, those are some good memories.
 
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Jeff Albertson

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SHOTEH FOCK OP said:
That sounds delicious, and I loved Coca-Cola Blak too.

Here is my contribution, as I bought a couple of these back in the day...

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Found a bottle of this in England, it looked awesome, then I had a drink and it felt like swallowing flem (or worse). Never again.

Also off topic but why the hell has wild cherry pepsi never come over here, I love that shit
 
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Snuggles

erotic butter maelstrom
3D Doritos sucked. They were like an even worse version of Bugles. It was all gross flavor dust and air.
 
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USD

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Snuggler said:
3D Doritos sucked. They were like an even worse version of Bugles. It was all gross flavor dust and air.
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wut

Doritos 3Ds were better than regular Doritos.
 
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Kentpaul

When keepin it real goes wrong. Very, very wrong.
Snuggler said:
That's not saying much, Doritos are vile. The most obnoxious snack food by far.
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i don't like the taste of doritos , the dorito its self is discusting, never mind when its masked with some shitty cheese powder or what ever
 
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Skilotonn

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I can't remember if I tasted Pepsi Blue, but I LOVED Pepsi Twist.

They had Orange Coke? I bet that happened around the time I moved to Europe.
 
desertdroog

desertdroog

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LiveFromKyoto said:
That looks awesome. What kind of nazi rapist doesn't like cheeseburgers?



Yes! It was so good.

Japan had this for a short time, it's the most messed up drink idea I've ever seen:

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I will go to my grave regretting not buying any when I saw it. It was gone the next week.
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There is a candy shop, "Big Top Candy Shop" on South Congress in Austin, Tx that has an old fashioned soda fountain. They make a Cucumber soda, and it is one the most damn refreshing drinks I have ever imbibed on a hot day.

http://www.austinchronicle.com/gyrobase/Issue/story?oid=oid:565805
 
desertdroog

desertdroog

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StoOgE said:
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Were it not for fucking Canadians this would have been a flop.
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I work with an Albertan ex-pat who brings me back a bag of those when he visits his parents every year.

America is missing out. Old Dutch chips make Ketchup chips as well, but I think it is an East Coast thing.
 
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Tarazet

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themadcowtipper said:
Cocaine Energy Drink, soon to make this list...

Arch Deluxe Son..
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Arch Deluxe was successful, but because of a typo they ordered 10x as much marketing as they intended to and blew their budget.. at least that's what I heard at the time.
 
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Alaskanbullworm

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Kuramu said:
I loved the 3Ds because they tasted like normal Doritos of old, back before they blew the flavor out by making them "Even Cheezier" 12 times in a row.
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Oh god yes. I hate the flavor of Doritos nowadays, I always thought I was nuts because others around me never noticed the change in flavor. Those 3Ds were sooo good.
 
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Thagomizer

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Last time I went to Disney, they had a cucumber cola in a "sodas from around the world" fountain in Epcot. As weird as it sounds, it actually works very well and is delicious.
 
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Lion Heart

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Ketchup chips are the best chips, also Doritos haters havent tried Jalapeno flavour I see.

I do miss Pepsi Twist though, goddamn.
 
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TheOMan

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StoOgE said:
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Were it not for fucking Canadians this would have been a flop.
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I hope you aren't saying these aren't good...because then you'd be wrong and I'm pretty sure that's bannable.
 
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UrokeJoe

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Alaskanbullworm said:
Oh god yes. I hate the flavor of Doritos nowadays, I always thought I was nuts because others around me never noticed the change in flavor. Those 3Ds were sooo good.
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not nuts.
 
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MikeE21286

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Snuggler said:
On the flip side, best food item that flopped: Pepsi Blue
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I loved this stuff, drank a bottle almost everyday. It's demise was one of the great American tragedies.
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This flopped hard too (maybe it was only regional, but it was around my area for about 2 months or so and now it's gone) but I liked it

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Snuggles

erotic butter maelstrom
MikeE21286 said:
This flopped hard too (maybe it was only regional, but it was around my area for about 2 months or so and now it's gone) but I liked it
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I remember seeing that around. But I just can't do Mountain Dew anymore, I liked it as a teen but it gives me gutrot now. I was really into the orange flavor, I dunno if they still do that.
I also liked this as a soda guzzling teen, also discontinued:

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Pickles the Firecat

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Alaskanbullworm said:
Oh god yes. I hate the flavor of Doritos nowadays, I always thought I was nuts because others around me never noticed the change in flavor. Those 3Ds were sooo good.
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I felt the same way. I would only buy 3D Doritos and my parents/friends would act like I was falling into some kind of marketing scam. They really did taste way better! I don't even care for regular Doritos much.

Anyway, around the time I was inhaling 3Ds this was my soda of choice.:

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I stopped drinking soda shortly after it went off the market, but only Vanilla Coke can match the awesomeness of original Sprite Remix.
 
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AceBandage

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ICallItFutile said:
They no longer sell these?! Fuck. I use to eat them all the time. :(
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Yup.
Not even listed on the Flat Earth site anymore.
I blame the marketing.
I mean, it's so easy to market a savory chip, but a sweet chip?
Delicious, though.
 
Azzurri

Azzurri

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MikeE21286 said:
This flopped hard too (maybe it was only regional, but it was around my area for about 2 months or so and now it's gone) but I liked it

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That shit was sooo good.
 
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talk show host

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Kentpaul said:
it flopped in scotland, for one summer it was the biggest and best thing ever (kids riding on skateboards while drinking the stuff , kids mixing it with vodka , kids playing on rope swings with a bottle of it beside them , the shit was the best shit ever , then after that summer with news reports it was turning people orange, it was never seen on a scottish shelf , and beleve me you , i will never see it again on a scottish shelf.
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Dude wtf. I gotta say, never stop posting kentpaul... Your news organizations were reporting that it turned people orange? Like their skin? That is some quality journalism. I don't know why but this made me laugh my ass off. I can just see the turning on the TV and breaking news report coming on of Sunny Delight turning children orange, stay far away folks.
 
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Snuggles

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Marvie_3 said:
Barbeque corn chips. Fritos used to make them but now I can't find any brand that makes them. :(
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We still got Fritos barbeque chips and plenty of other knock offs over here in Michigan.
 
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Meier

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Ninja Scooter said:
Pepsi Natural is one that I wish DIDN'T flop. Loved that stuff.
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You and me both, brother. I got one four-pack and never saw it again. :( Loved it.

The ketchup-flavored chips sound like they'd be disgusting.
 
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bean breath

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I don't know if these have flopped but this topic reminded me that I've wanted to try them. Individually wrapped peanut butter and jelly slices :lol
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