Water Fail

Blogger was down last Thrusday afternoon and Friday most of the day . . . soooooo . . . no post last Friday.  Bummer, I know!  I'm going to continue on this week with a few more examples of product failures that you may or may not remember.

Coors is an interesting case because the product failure below almost makes sense.  Back in the late 80's, Coors decided to start selling bottled water:

Pretty clever, right?  Coors is made from Rocky Mountain spring water, right?  Surely, if it's good enough to make beer out of, it's good enough to drink straight!  I'll be honest, I would've tried it once.  

Here's the rub, though.  There's no alcohol.  When your loyal customer base consists entirely of consumers who consume alcohol, you're really setting yourself up for disappointment with bottled water.  Coors bottled water is missing the key ingredient they build their brand on: booze!  

This would be like Budwiser selling frog legs . . . 

or Fat Tire selling bicycles . . .

or Shiner selling pet goats . . .

It's hard to put your finger on what's wrong with Coors water.  It just failed miserably.  It begs the same question as the last few posts: how did this one slip through the cracks?

This one was over 20 years ago, but it's still worth a good laugh.

Happy Blog-a-versary!

Happy 1-year Blog-a-versary to me!!


As of today, I've been officially blogging for a whole entire year!!  I can't help but keep putting two exclamation points!!  (I wish I had a cake right about now. . . chocolate . . .)

It kind of sneaked up on me, too.  I've been tirelessly working on building my other website, Blog Treader.  (It's my first site from scratch and let me tell you, it's an adventure.)  Once it's done, I'll stop missing posts here at Dry Humor Daily.

So let's see . . . how could I celebrate?
-Drink a 6 12 18 pack of Fat Tire?  (my favorite beer)
-Go to a restaurant and order a dessert-to-share, but eat it myself?
-Go cow-tipping?
-Watch Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles early-90s reruns?

Any other ideas?  :)

Word Verification #19

Word Verification #19


First off, too bad we don't live in medieval times, because today we would be celebrating this holiday.  (Trust me, you want to see what it is.  Don't worry, it's not a shameless ad or anything.  It really is funny.)

Second, I hope you like my new menu buttons.  I made them from scratch!  :)

And third, for any new readers out there, I like to find funny Captchas and post about them on Fridays.  This is better explained in the the first captcha post.  You should check it out if you need to get up to speed.

So finally, have a good weekend!  Here's today's:

Bongbor:

-noun

1. And uninteresting and un-entertaining beer-guzzling device

Blog Awards!

I have received a couple of awards lately!  I am very thankful for them and I happily accept them.  I'll put two of them up today and the other one, tomorrow.

The Versatile Blogger

What can I say?  I'm flattered.  I really do try to keep Dry Humor Daily interesting.  I'm glad someone else thinks so, too.  This is from my blogger friend, Jess.  Thank you for the award and thank you for the nostalgia I often get from reading your blog.

I actually got two of these bad boys.  (Kind of drives a point home, doesn't it?)  I am equally happy for both of them.  This one comes from Cyn, over at Quintessence.  Check out her blog, too.








So now I have to say seven things about myself and then pass on the award to 15 other versatile bloggers.  (This is going to cover for both awards.)

1. Reese's Peanut Butter Cups are my favorite candy.  More specifically, the small ones.
2. I really like Malcolm Gladwell's books.
3. I'm from Texas (I'm still there, actually) and I play ice hockey on a recreational league.  Weird, huh?
4. I play the piano.  I have been for about as long as I could push a button.
5. My fiance and I are like a mini Brady Bunch.  I have a child from a previous relationship and so does she.
6. I'm a one-beer kind of guy.  I can honestly say that I typically drink pretty much any alcohol for its taste.  My favorite beer?  Fat Tire.
7. I worked for Starbucks for almost 3 years and I was a Coffee Ambassador.  (It's kind of like the Knights of the Round Table, except for coffee.)  Now, I work for a software company.

So about those 15 other bloggers.  I bestow the Versatile Blogger award to the following bloggers.  Check them out.  I don't just put anyone up here.  :)

1. This Freckled Lemonade , 2. Melanie's Randomness , 3. Diary of a Fair Weather Diver , 4. Little Lost Soul , 5. Dibbly Fresh , 6. Inside The Mind of Booya , 7. Arguing With a Donut , 8. From the STUPIDEST Corner of My Mind , 9. Simply Kate , 10. Overserved and Undertall , 11. Mi Vida en Buenos Aires , 12. Northwest Betty , 13. Thank Goodness For The Good Ones , 14. Fantasy Casting , and 15. Red Pen, Inc.

Coors' Blue Mountains

Coors’ Blue Mountains

One of my biggest pet peeves is when companies “dumb down” their products for the general public.  It’s insulting.  And it definitely doesn’t make me want to buy their products.  The example that has been on my mind for a while is the Cold-Activated bottles and cans from Coors. 

Let me just ask this question.  Before cold-activated bottles hit the shelves, how did you know when your Coors was cold?  You picked it up, right?  If it was cold to the touch, then it was cold.  Duh.  It’s pretty basic.  (If you don’t drink Coors, imagine any bottled beverage instead.  Like root beer.) 

Aren’t we all fairly experienced in beverage cooling matters, anyway?  I’m sure you know several ways to cool down a bottle of something and even further, you know about how long each method takes.  It’s like the honchos at Coors think a bunch of Neanterthals are running around, drinking their beer:

“Me like beer.  Blue beer cold.  Me drink Coors.  Ug like Coors.”

All I have to say is: come on, Coors.  We’re not that stupid.  (At lease, not all of us.)