• @cybervseas
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    8629 days ago

    They’re temporarily renaming them “Chilean Sea Bass Crackers”.

    • @proudblond
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      4629 days ago

      I thought you were joking. How is this not the Onion?

      • @cybervseas
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        It’s nottheonion 🙃

        Edit: also it’s marketing! It works. It got us talking about a snack product that no one ever talks about. We’re doing it right now.

          • @ripcord
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            229 days ago

            I was just talking about Goldfish an hour ago when I got some Goldfish for me and my kid.

            • @some_designer_dude
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              128 days ago

              I was just talking about Chilean Sea Bass and how much I detest fish in general!

              This new name puts me off.

        • @[email protected]
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          529 days ago

          Unfortunately thinking about them dredges up memories of the taste of cardboard. So I will not be buying them.

        • @iamtrashman1312
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          228 days ago

          And while I hate that, it isn’t going to result in me buying any of said shit tier snack

  • @Lost_My_Mind
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    7229 days ago

    “Chilean Sea Bass? Ok, The Onion is losing their touch. Yes, it’s absurd, but it’s unrealistic. This wouldn’t happen in real life.”

    Not the onion

    …wait, what?

    • @TheOgreChef
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      828 days ago

      It’s the same as when IHOP renamed themselves the International House of Burgers to promote their stupid burger menu then immediately changed back.

      I’d love to know how much stunts like this actually convince anyone to consciously or unconsciously purchase more of whatever the marketing team is being paid to promote (I’m guessing nowhere near enough to cover their salaries and the stunt itself).

      • @nomous
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        228 days ago

        How much did the stunt really cost though? A couple articles and swapping out some labels can’t be that much.

        • @TheOgreChef
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          327 days ago

          Being honest, probably not much, but the amount isn’t zero. I guess I’m just not seeing how creating any kind of brand confusion helps an established brand like goldfish when people will just forget about this kind of thing almost immediately.

          Shorter version, you’re right that it isn’t a large expenditure, but god, it’s so dumb.

    • @[email protected]
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      It’s intentionally stupid, which is why it’s not a permanent change.

      They just want people to talk about it, send pictures of it to their friends, etc, and be an avenue for reminding people that goldfish crackers exist.

    • @[email protected]
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      328 days ago

      morals never effected most peoples eating habits, honestly I wouldn’t be surprised if the average American would eat homosapien if it was properly prepared.

  • @[email protected]
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    2429 days ago

    As a millennial, I’m going to just not buy goldfish crackers for awhile because this is dumb.

    But also I haven’t been buying them because I’m on a diet and I could eat an entire gallon container in one sitting if left to my own devices.

  • Adderbox76
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    2029 days ago

    How many millions did they pay to some yuppie marketing firm to come up with this jack-assery.

    • @[email protected]
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      1429 days ago

      just a marketing stunt. but watch, when ‘goldfish’ come back into the stores afterwords… they’re in smaller packages.

      • @AEsheron
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        228 days ago

        According to another comment, the sea bass version will only be for sale online. There will be no coming back to stores, normal goldfish won’t be leaving stores at all.

      • @residentmarchant
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        128 days ago

        “due to the rising cost of gold and Covid impacts…”

  • nek0d3r
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    1629 days ago

    Who here actually thinks “goldfish? That’s for kids.”

  • @[email protected]
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    1129 days ago

    How does this appeal to people? I like goldfish the same. Though Whales are cheaper and taste okie.

    • @[email protected]
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      229 days ago

      Well I don’t even like goldfish crackers but if I can I will buy some for other people. That name makes them the perfect guest offering

    • @ripcord
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      129 days ago

      It’s marketing stunt to get attention.

    • @Lost_My_Mind
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      129 days ago

      Hear that everyone? Hunt for whales!

  • @_bcron_
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    Yay capitalism. If you’re fading into irrelevance to the point that you print less bags in order to drum up a false sense of scarcity then your product sucks and you should feel bad. Thirst trap gimmicky

  • @Sanctus
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    1029 days ago

    How do these dumbass decisions keep getting made? That is the most recognizable fish cracker out there. Are they looking to Musk for ideas? Fire your marketing team, they’re blowing your budget on cocaine.

      • @Sanctus
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        229 days ago

        A shocking amount of publications are not mentioning its for a limited time. Maybe I missed it in this article.

  • Optional
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    1029 days ago

    Aw man, no Patagonian Toothfish crackers. Again!

  • @[email protected]
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    928 days ago

    We buy a lot of goldfish in this house. More than most people reading this, I can just about guarantee it.

    Please allow me to remind everyone that even Goldfish has gone the shrinkflation route. Maybe if their sales are dipping it’s because of their anti-consumer practices.

    Not only did the price we paid go up in recent years, but also they changed the size of the large cartons from 30 oz to 27.3 oz.

  • @YaDownWitCPP
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    29 days ago

    This is fish the they chose? Image