Drink the Music

[steve.b@TQS.COM (Steve Berlin)]

Well, I tried some Fruitopia, and sorry, Kate, but I have to give this
stuff the thumbs down.

First, Kate aside, this is the DUMBEST packaging I have seen since...
well, I don't think I have seen stupider packaging.  It is a VERY sad
example of when Suits try to be hip.  Faux-Peter Max design (with some
Faux-Keith Haring doodles for good measure), stupid corporate quotes
on the side (picture Celestial Seasonings box with not-subtle-at-all
product placement), and really cringe-worthy names.

The stuff itself?  Pure sugar water.  I tired "Pink Lemonade Euphoria",
and even that tasted like what it was - colored corn syrup.

As for the "Peace, Love, and Understanding" message they pretend to
portray, don't forget it's brought to you by Minute Maid, a Florida
orange juice - yup, the same juice that gave big bucks to Rush Limbaugh
and Anita Bryant for pitching it.  And Minute Maid is owned by Coca
Cola, which was one of the biggest money-makers for the South African
Apartheit government.

I'll stick with Juicy Juice, thank you.  The *ONLY* good thing I can
say about Fruitopia is that they have good music for their teevee
comercials.

- Stev0 the wizard, the true star

"Oops, wrong planet!" - Todd