Costco places ‘star of death’ on Bud Light cases — suggesting it won’t restock beer

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  1. Darthcervantes

    Darthcervantes Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    Right, agreed! I'm just strictly talking about alcoholic beverages here
     
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    And we need to do that every time a company goes woke.
     
  3. gringo

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    practice what you preach..

    then tell us what life is like in the Australian outback or the Alaskan north country

    like it or not...history has proven the world and its people are constantly changing

    what you see as "woke" is what most well adjusted people see as "change"

    most have 3 choices

    1.accept change and be happy

    2. refuse to accept change and be miserable

    3. move to the Alaskan north country
     
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    I don't care about trans spokespeople. If there was a good IPA called "Men in Dresses", I would buy it if it was a good product. Bud Light in an inferior product for those on a low budget. For me, a good single malt scotch and an IPA is worth the money.

    I do look for cruelty free products, cage free eggs, wild caught fish, etc.
     
  5. fmw

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    I switched to Harry's several years ago. Exactly the same performance as Gillette at a lower price.
     
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    I choose 4. Refuse to accept wokeness and be happy.
     
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    Market cap down $16B

    Bud Light's Popularity At Bars And Restaurants Is "Almost Non-Existent"
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    "With the boycott still making headlines three months after the initial incident and Bud Light sales at Union venues still struggling, we believe it will take a while for the brand to see a full rebound."

    'Bud Light's "fall from No. 1 was swift following the marketing controversy that spurred a nationwide boycott."

    It's not a boycott, they just no longer want the beer. They insulted women and they insulted their customers, the relationship is over.

    "That sales spiral continued throughout Q2 at Union venues as the boycott took a stronghold across the US, dropping 34 percent in sales share compared to the prior year, since the fallout began on April 1."

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    Yup. I thought the plan was to reach out to that new audience?

    And Disney is thinking of selling to apple because of yearly loses.

    It's almost as if actions have consequences
     
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    agree, low-carb drinks are better for you.... fructose and alcohol can both add fat to the liver though

    they used to think only alcohol caused fatty liver, thus the name, but later found Fructose also did the same damage - and sugar is half fructose

    fructose is like alcohol without the buzz
     
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    after covid, people's spending habits have changed, the new money is in streaming, just like drive-ins died out, so are movie theaters today
     
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    Lol...no, just a few slobs who drink a lot.
     
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    Nice try.

    Nobody told Bud Light they couldn't do the marketing campaign, nobody tried to pass legislation to prevent it, nobody called for a sage space... they simply stopped buying the product.
     
  13. jcarlilesiu

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    Again. Nice try.

    Nobody is trying to cancel them. Bud can continue to run their business and marketing however they wish.

    This is drastically different then how the left wing snowflakes want to mandate prevention of things they don't like.
     
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    Funny because it's Disney's streaming service which has been it's biggest failure.

    https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/com...llar800-million-loss-this-quarter/ar-AA1e7DPN
    Disney+ Faces Massive $800 Million Loss This Quarter

    Don't worry! I'm sure Snow Brown and the 7 normal sized people will right the ship!
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    More than a few...lol
     
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    many streaming services failing, netflix and prime are the winners thus far

    everyone is trying to get into streaming though, look at all the new players
     
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    You just said the new money was in streaming and I just told you they are losing at where the "new money is"

    MAYBE...just MAYBE their racist, woke content is putting people off?
     
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    it is in streaming, many stay home and watch Netflix and Prime vs go out to the movies

    Covid changed people spending patterns

    but yes, woke to extremes put people off, but I think it's more the effects of covid
     
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    How anyone could say that a loss of only around 30% in sales from a year ago represents an “exclusive conservative audience” is beyond me. Their sales would be 0% if your ridiculous assertion were true.

    And the inherent assumption that the only people who don’t like woke are conservatives is equally mired in BS. The only people who like woke are woke.
     
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    I do not mind diversity, but I do not want to see heterosexuals getting down when watching a movie with my family any more than I would a homosexual
     
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    Budweiser printed a single can with a trans persons face on it. They don’t launch a massive marketing campaign. They didn’t distribute the cans. They didn’t sponsor the individual in commercials or events.

    The only people that could consider this to be “woke” is the far right wing. Not all conservatives are as outraged by this as the magas are but that doesn’t mean the primary consumers of piss water is anything other than conservatives.
     
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    yep, they just wanted to entice an influencers market to drink their beer, MAGA went nuts

    they're like, no, they can only entice heterosexual young adults to drink their beer, how dare they
     
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    Or there's an association between being conservative and drinking a lot of cheap beer...
     
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    Yeah. She is. She's latina. "skin is white as snow"...the one time the role specifically references a female who's skin is so light, it's like snow...SNOW WHITE.

    But Disney is sure as **** not going to hire a white actress for this one either! Let's go Latina!
     

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