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Old 09-18-2014, 11:20 AM
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Originally Posted by sunnyatlast View Post
Did the NYC bureaucrats really think people were so stupid as to think they couldn't get around the big soda ban, by simply buying TWO smaller ones??

(Unless of course all of us dumbed-down, unwashed masses were given government rationing coupons that don't include soda at all)…..
Why did the soda companies come out with the double size sodas? Did they think people were so stupid that they couldn't buy two smaller bottles?

Answer: The soda companies do "test marketing" before they bring something to market. And they found that people consume more soda with the larger size. And that's what New York City was focused on, the net result. The net result being "higher consumption".