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Like whats up with fucking cheeto chili bean cups, jolly rancher or skittles "juice", etc.

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[–] rubber_chicken@hexbear.net 27 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

Tendency of the rate of profit to fall. When you hit the wall in terms of how much you can make on Halloween or from impulsive people at the checkout counter, you have to try other shit, no matter how ridiculous. It was this or the Twix coin and that won't be far behind once this flops.

[–] FourteenEyes@hexbear.net 13 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

Should I invest in the Left Twixcoin or the Right Twixcoin?

[–] comrade_pibb@hexbear.net 10 points 4 weeks ago

Right Twixcoin, because coinbros are all dumb right wingers

[–] Crucible@hexbear.net 5 points 4 weeks ago

If you buy it through my coin brokerage you can get both for the price of one! (plus service and transaction fees)

[–] propter_hog@hexbear.net 9 points 4 weeks ago

Twix coin

Don't tempt Trump with a good time

[–] Llituro@hexbear.net 22 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (1 children)

A brand is disconnected from the actual capital that produces these products. So for them, this is basically the trump brand deal, they give permission to use the flavor and slap the name on and then some factory they don't own can produce this.

[–] Alaskaball@hexbear.net 14 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Amazing. Trump is truly the very epitome of capitalism in decay

[–] context@hexbear.net 10 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

trump-enlightened well yeah, trump is an empty vessel filled from the stream of american capitalism's collective subconsciousness, the incoherent and chaotically fractured will of the ruling class slows to a serene stillness within him

[–] Alaskaball@hexbear.net 3 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Avatar movie but it's Trump being as sassy as he humanly could while everything burns around him

[–] context@hexbear.net 4 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

avatar with the giant smurfs or avatar with the annoying kid?

[–] HelluvaBottomCarter@hexbear.net 18 points 4 weeks ago

You gotta put brands in your bands. Synergy. Vertical integration. It's the multiverse but for your mouth.

[–] dragongloss@hexbear.net 17 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Pretty sure this has been going on for decades. I'm gonna date myself here, but there were twix & snickers icecream, lifesavers & hubba bubba soda, trix yogurt...

Now we got Simply Spiked Canned Liquor from Simply Orange, Cheetos Mac & Cheese, Red Lobster Biscuit Mix, Heinz Red Paint, Eggo Sneakers, Hellman's Mayo Manicures.

As to WHY, well we all know why, CAPITALISM BABY! KA-CHING! capitalist-laugh

[–] GoebbelsDeezNuts@hexbear.net 9 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Cheetos Mac & Cheese

They didn't call it Mac & Cheetos and this should of been the last straw for all marketing teams to be fired into the sun.

[–] context@hexbear.net 3 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

the lawyers nixed it for not showcasing the brand first and focus groups got confused thinking there would be corn puffs mixed in with the pasta

[–] GoebbelsDeezNuts@hexbear.net 5 points 4 weeks ago

Launch the lawyers and the focus group analysts into the sun too.

[–] Sulvy@hexbear.net 15 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

Happening with lots of alcoholic drinks too. They’ve got a Lipton Tea hard drink now!

[–] Alaskaball@hexbear.net 13 points 4 weeks ago

kitty-cri-screm lemme make my bootleg liquor with shitty tea packs and vodka and sprite! Stop the gentrification!

[–] Robert_Kennedy_Jr@hexbear.net 8 points 4 weeks ago

I've loathed beers that are bacon and maple syrup flavored for years.

[–] 9to5@hexbear.net 12 points 4 weeks ago (3 children)

Coming Soon. Mountain Dew flavoured Vapes

[–] Shaleesh@hexbear.net 12 points 4 weeks ago

Theres quite a few attempted mountain dew flavors out there that have been around for over a decade. They just cant use the name for legal reasons and PepsiCo probably thinks its a dumb idea to get involved in vapes at this point.

[–] FourteenEyes@hexbear.net 7 points 4 weeks ago

Comes packaged with the Goodwill meatloaf flavor vape that doesn't let your arms bend

[–] Alaskaball@hexbear.net 6 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

Honestly surprised they haven't jumped in with an official flavor and are instead letting copy-cats try and replicate their toxic orange soda

[–] Des@hexbear.net 10 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (1 children)

i work in grocery adjacent stuff and have for quite a while. so just from observation i can firmly say these companies are running out of ideas.

the number 1 complaint i get and have always recieved is customers wishing they wouldn't discontinue some simple fav of theirs that had been sold for years

i really think people are getting burned out on this pretend "variety". they just want stuff they are familiar with and like.

and of course as we all know every time a food company merges or absorbs another they immediately rush to combine all their brands together in crazy ways and nothing good results from this

meanwhile there is what, maybe 3 or 4 corps left? all that variety lol it's not real

[–] infuziSporg@hexbear.net 7 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

I am still upset about a variety of treat that was discontinued back when I was a young kid.

[–] Des@hexbear.net 7 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

don't forget to blame the random clerk that stocks the product.

we had our secret collective worker's meeting a week ago and chose to stop carrying it out of spite

we also collectively agreed to raise prices because as everyone knows, every employee gets a direct cut of the profits (legit so many boomer customers think this shit)

[–] infuziSporg@hexbear.net 6 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (1 children)

don't forget to blame the random clerk that stocks the product.

That is literally me though

As for the treat, even my 4yo self knew that the right approach was to write a letter to the company.

[–] Des@hexbear.net 2 points 3 weeks ago

arm-L stocking heavy shit all day arm-R

yeah i stopped going to the gym and have maintained everything and get paid for it

[–] LanyrdSkynrd@hexbear.net 10 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

A lot of fast food companies have branded products in the grocery stores, now too

[–] Alaskaball@hexbear.net 7 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

Absolutely bonkers. I saw a coworker bring in a bottle of taco bell mild sauce and thought "does he have special connections to the company or some shit?" Turns out no. Capitalism is coming for the artesian sauce market.

[–] TommyBeans@hexbear.net 5 points 4 weeks ago

A coworker of mine has Chick Fil A sauce they put on absolutely everything, apparently you can buy bottles of the sauce in groceries now as well. Must be a trend

[–] carpoftruth@hexbear.net 7 points 4 weeks ago

Netflix bagged popcorn

[–] SteamedHamberder@hexbear.net 7 points 4 weeks ago

Because it’s about colonizing shelf space.

[–] hollowmines@hexbear.net 7 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

still sometimes think about the mutant 7-up gum that was briefly available when I was a teen and featured 7-up flavored goop in the middle

[–] Alaskaball@hexbear.net 3 points 4 weeks ago

Yo that's actually wild

[–] came_apart_at_Kmart@hexbear.net 6 points 4 weeks ago

liquify and caffinate my favorite candy bar so I can enjoy it on the go (sitting in my car in traffic).

[–] neon_nova@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 4 weeks ago

I saw snickers flavored instant coffee or coffee grinds.

Also where I live, we have "hard" mountain dew and sprite.

It sounds like the worst hangover.

[–] MineDayOff@hexbear.net 2 points 4 weeks ago

Why do you hate Innovation and job creation?