Cola Wars: Coke versus Pepsi

This one is a win for Pepsi.

03/02/13 21,301 Views 49 Comments

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IN THE BUILD-UP to the Super Bowl, we hear as much about the commercials as we do about the football.

Companies fork out huge money to secure the coveted primetime slots. But then comes the hard part…how do they make their ads memorable?

Coca-Cola may rue the day it decided to release its ad early because it gave traditional rivals Pepsi time to counter-attack. The soda maker, eh, “borrowed” the characters used by Coke in a *slightly* mocking way.

Yep, someone at Pepsi is defintely getting a pay rise.

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(H/T to Buzzfeed)

Here at DailyEdge.ie, we can feel a taste-off coming on.

READ: What’s the difference between Coke and Pepsi?

Taste-off: Is Barry’s tea or Lyons tea better?

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Conor McLaughlin 03/02/13 #

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Pepsi is piss but that add just beat coke

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Audrius Neviera 03/02/13 #

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I never realised that so many people tasted piss.

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K 03/02/13 #

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Used to drink nearly 2litres of coke a day…was advised medically to give the stuff up!

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- Gearóid Ó Murchadha 03/02/13 #
  
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  Once I drank 2 liters of coke in a day, didn’t need medical advice that it was a bad idea afterwards, common sense kicked in!
  
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Peter Connolly 03/02/13 #

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Who says advertising doesn’t work !

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Brian Khumalo 03/02/13 #

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At least some of you know what ‘shit’ tastes like.

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Keith Flood 03/02/13 #

51 128

A Jack Daniels and Pepsi is just wrong .

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- James Attley 03/02/13 #
  
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  Cola in whiskey is just wrong
  
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- Griffosaurus 03/02/13 #
  
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  Anybody who doesnt drink whiskey straight is a panzy
  
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- Joseph McGranaghan 03/02/13 #
  
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  Anything in Whiskey is wrong, altho Jack Daniels is crap anyway.
  
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- Tony Groome 03/02/13 #
  
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  Jim Beam is way better than that Jack Daniels muck!
  
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- RiobairdOMaingain 04/02/13 #
  
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  Once drank cheap (brown) Polish vodka with flat Pepsi Max..didnt end well i blame the Pepsi
  
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Helen Thornbury 03/02/13 #

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They’re great ads together! Nice story in them :-)

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My Anarchic Trek 03/02/13 #

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Actually, Cold Coke has a much better ‘bite’ to it, when you’re thirsty.
Pepsi is sickly sweet.
The ads mirror real life, in that, Pepsi was always only a second-rate copy of a great original.
Competition is always good though.

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Brendan Harlowe 03/02/13 #

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Water… The way forward! It’s all terrible for ya! I wouldn’t touch either, anyone that saw me last night in a bar, that wasn’t coke!

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Pádraig O'hEidhin 03/02/13 #

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Pepsi is piss.

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- Seán Ó Briain 03/02/13 #
  
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  No it’s not. It’s nice. Coke is also nice. Just buy whatever is conveniently closer to your hand. The differences between them are minute.
  
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- Ryan'O 03/02/13 #
  
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  Sean you would definitely fail the Pepsi challenge :) there is a significant difference, coke has a more caffeine taste, Pepsi has a more artificial sweet taste.
  
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- malcom 03/02/13 #
  
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  Coke is piss
  
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- Seán Ó Briain 03/02/13 #
  
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  Yeah yeah – Masquerading as cola connoisseurs. I suppose you argue about which is better – Lyons of Barrys tea aswell? It’s all the same shite. Drink up.
  
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- Seán Ó Briain 03/02/13 #
  
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  I would like to add however, that it’s hilarious how polarising a topic like Coke versus Pepsi can get. I can just imagine someone sitting down at their keyboard right now – screaming at their monitor “SHUT YOUR FAT AIR BREATHER SEÁN – PEPSI IS OBVIOUSLY DIFFERENT!! DIEEEEE!!”
  
  You wouldn’t see as much energy invested into a news story about mass genocide. Lulz.
  
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- Griffosaurus 03/02/13 #
  
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  Pepsi is piss…..
  
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- Tim Jones 03/02/13 #
  
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  can’t imagine that last scenario happening Sean
  
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- Julian King 04/02/13 #
  
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  Oh there’s differences alright, Coke is better than Pepsi and Lyons is better than Barry’s.
  
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Alan 03/02/13 #

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Can I have a Vodka and Coke?
We only have Pepsi.
It’s grand I’ll just have a beer….

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Shauna Dodd 03/02/13 #

40 42

Both ads were rubbish, I prefer 7up.

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Lisa Flaherty 03/02/13 #

27 29

Coke and pepsi taste different in the US, pepsi is nicer than coke there.

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- Browns Cows 03/02/13 #
  
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  Back to the States then Lisa, we will all miss ya!
  
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- Lisa Flaherty 03/02/13 #
  
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  Cheers man, nice to be missed. How’s coke for a souvenir…
  
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- Browns Cows 03/02/13 #
  
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  Only if its the stuff I can put up my snout
  
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- Lisa Flaherty 03/02/13 #
  
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  From speaking to some of the Irish folks over there there seems to plenty of the “coke” you’re looking for floating about ;)
  
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My Anarchic Trek 03/02/13 #

18 21

The whole Jew/Muslim conflict in a nutshell…
- if you know what I’m talking about, gimme a thumbs up….!!

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Mike Meyers 03/02/13 #

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Coke has an acidic taste. Besides, when Pepsi gets warm it is still good. When coke gets even a touch warm it tastes like shit. That’s why I usually drink Mountain Dew….

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Clayton de Oliveira 03/02/13 #

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Both of them are piss I would rather have water.

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Audrius Neviera 03/02/13 #

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And counting (hence my previous comment)

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Joey Reilly 03/02/13 #

5 6

Bring back fido dido.

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Sean Slevin 03/02/13 #

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They are both p1ss.
Why don’t you drink a bottle of water or something that doesn’t rot your insides.

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- Bernard Cribbons 04/02/13 #
  
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  Like alcohol?
  
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Garrett Moran 03/02/13 #

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Anyone who says Coke is piss is just a troll!

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Glangan 03/02/13 #

26 16

Guinness is mingin

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Aoife Manning 04/02/13 #

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Just proves the power of Branding

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gary power 03/02/13 #

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Dr pepper

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Karen Reidy 03/02/13 #

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Pepsi gives me migraine

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Karen NíDhochartaigh 03/02/13 #

38 15

A pay rise for someone who blatantly ripped off their competitors add. Wow where can I sign up.

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Ed 03/02/13 #

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Piss is better than copsi

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Stephen Murray 03/02/13 #

34 8

Dr Pepper all the way.

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Keith Flood 03/02/13 #

188 16

Show me some red thumb love ………..,

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Jack Bowden 03/02/13 #

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The Pepsi add annoys me. It’s just trying to put down the competition. Just negative advertising. The coke add was just a fun add. Neither were funny.

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Daniel Wilson 04/02/13 #

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Pepsi is usually always in 750ml bottles for the same price as coke so it often wins me over. Not Pepsi max though that’s nasty

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