Marketing majors stay fed and housed for another year.

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    5 months ago

    I don’t think they need a name change to encourage anyone.

    If numbers of consumers have dropped it’s because the little bag went from $1 to $2.50 since 2021. It’s why I don’t buy them any more. I haven’t checked the jumbo carton lately. Used to be $7.

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      5 months ago

      I believe my wife and kids now snack on cheese flavored turtle crackers for this reason. Couldn’t tell you the brand, I think its from Aldi (I can’t eat them so not 100% on the name, but they are definitely turtles)

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      5 months ago

      Bet money they’re at least 10.99 now.

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        5 months ago

        Those cartons are $14 now. Occasionally on sale for $7-8

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    5 months ago

    I’ve got a better idea: lower the price and people will start impulse buying them once in awhile again. I routinely see these tiny bags for FIVE DOLLARS. It was not long ago that I’d pass on a 4/$5 deal on them because I treated myself to the same deal two weeks prior

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    5 months ago

    Definitely a temporary thing to drum up some attention, guys. Stop taking it so seriously. I give it a month at most.

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    5 months ago

    LIMITED EDITION GOLDFISH CRACKERS. Alright fuck this, I’m building a guillotine. Fucking hell.

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    5 months ago

    I thought this was an Onion article

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      5 months ago

      I think it’s just to get some viral marketing, get people talking about it, and it’s working

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        5 months ago

        yeah, it says it’s temporary, but surely they could have come up with a funner/cooler name, even for grown-ups.

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    5 months ago

    Non American here, I have no idea what these are but see them mentioned a lot - what are they? Are they crackers, sweets or biscuits?

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      It’s a cracker, but fairly iconic due to the shape. Very popular snack for toddlers/young kids. They’re fairly tiny, so not as big a choking hazard. They go back to the 60s, so many of us have our own fond memories of them as children. As an adult, I still find them fun for their shape, but Chez Its, or at least the Aldi knock off I get, are much cheaper, though less exciting visually.

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        5 months ago

        Ah I know what those are, that makes sense!

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    5 months ago

    Surely this has to be just a silly temporary marketing stunt like when IHOP changed their name to International House of Burgers. I did see some Franks Red Hot flavored goldfish at the store though, and those are clearly not targeting kids.

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      It literally feels like an out of season April Fool’s joke. Felt like it would be better if they saved it for April lol