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    Side-stepping the bull

    I bought a large bag of Fritos(R) chips last night and this is what the back of the packet said:

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    CUT

    THROUGH

    THE...

    This is the place where you

    normally get the marketing spin.

    You know, about how this

    product helps change your life, get

    the girl or meet the man of your

    dreams.

    We're a bit more down to earth.

    To cut through the nonsense,

    we're only going to say one

    thing because it's what Fritos

    stands for.

    With Fritos, what's

    important is the crunch.

    Nothing crunches as good as Fritos.

    We might play around with this

    and that, try a few different things,

    who knows? But one thing's

    guaranteed ...

    WHEN IT COMES

    TO THE CRUNCH,

    THERE'S NO

    COMPROMISE"

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    Thank you, Fritos, for taking a fresh promotional approach. I suspect they did their homework and understand that today's savvy youth market can spot bullshit a mile off and resents being spoken down to. Okay, the bit about the 'crunch' could maybe be seen as a slight capitulation to marketing spin, but well done, all the same!

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