Budweiser and bud light discount

[xcr440]

I could care less either way as well.  But isn't it funny, even the target crowd, now that BL walked it back, are complaining and are stopping selling it at a Gay bar in downtown Minneapolis - 

Maybe just sell beer, and quit infusing politics into your products.

https://kstp.com/kstp-news/business-news/minneapolis-bar-the-saloon-to-stop-serving-anheuser-busch-beers-after-company-walks-back-support-of-trans-influencer-dylan-mulvaney/

[Vintagesleds.com]

[SRXS]

I could care less either way as well.  But isn't it funny, even the target crowd, now that BL walked it back, are complaining and are stopping selling it at a Gay bar in downtown Minneapolis - 

Maybe just sell beer, and quit infusing politics into your products.

https://kstp.com/kstp-news/business-news/minneapolis-bar-the-saloon-to-stop-serving-anheuser-busch-beers-after-company-walks-back-support-of-trans-influencer-dylan-mulvaney/

It's not politics.  It's rough and tough beer drinkers not being happy with someone considered not rough and tough representing something so important to their livelihood.

[duallydave]

Somehow, I don't relate rough & tough beer drinker with any lite beer.

[399jlo]

Supply and demand, it seems. Bud Light especially has buyer resistance lately.
Today's younger consumers are all about "craft", micro and IPA. The old "King" may likely be dethroned.

HA HA Yeah, that's the reason behind it all right

Well, basically it is still supply and demand. Their current stupid marketing campaign process has killed demand from tasteless consumers and they have to drop prices to try to generate or liquidate supply.

just the tasteless consumers? Maybe it's the consumers who are sick of this crap being pushed on them

[chris r]

I'm not too upset over something that never made the store shelves. Must be being pushed onto people online only, but I didn't see the offensive can so I can't comment on it. Must be a lot of people did see it though if they're mad enough to tank something that's important to them.
 

[SeaScout]

Supply and demand, it seems. Bud Light especially has buyer resistance lately.
Today's younger consumers are all about "craft", micro and IPA. The old "King" may likely be dethroned.

HA HA Yeah, that's the reason behind it all right

Well, basically it is still supply and demand. Their current stupid marketing campaign process has killed demand from tasteless consumers and they have to drop prices to try to generate or liquidate supply.

just the tasteless consumers? Maybe it's the consumers who are sick of this crap being pushed on them

"consumers who are sick of this crap being pushed on them". -- That pretty much sums up how I feel about ALL advertising these days. It's not about agendas. It's about being constantly barraged with the message of separating me from the contents of my wallet. I'm not sure who said it first but it holds true: "any publicity is good publicity". The BL ad campaign was/is successful in that a whole lot of people are now speaking about BL. Did sales temporarily drop? Yes. Will they eventually rebound? Likely. In the meantime apparently Modelo is now #1. (also owned by AB).

[emrickmn]

Really could care less either way.
I don’t buy products because of a trans saying I should or some old rocker saying I shouldn’t.
Tend to think for myself and get what I want.

[stilldoonit]

I don't understand why any manufacturer, supplier, retailer, leagues, teams etc would allow themselves to get in the middle of this crap.  No matter what side you side with you are alienating about half your customers. Why would you get into that situation?

[xcr440]

Really could care less either way.
I don’t buy products because of a trans saying I should or some old rocker saying I shouldn’t.
Tend to think for myself and get what I want.

Yes!  I wore a shirt during the plandemic that said:

Mask?  I'm sorry.
I have a Mental Disorder.
I think for myself!

[tj66]

A couple of things to note here....     A-B was bought out by a Belgian company (InBev) in 2008. No longer an American Company. The issue with Global and American Corporations pushing things that may turn off their customer base does not matter. Hope the link works, but the New York Post had an article saying the Companies had no say in the matter.

https://nypost.com/2023/04/07/inside-the-woke-scoring-system-guiding-american-companies/

In addition another article had an A-B insider saying the whole thing was planned to "regrow" the brand and that current employees that were with the original A-B hate the new owners. Also how in the world does a former CIA agent end up as CEO of A-B brands???

[8A8340]

... it doesn't matter to 75 percent of the respondents in this thread, yet they responded.  Lol .. I guess it does matter to get their .02 cent in.

Planned ... unplanned ....... bottom line is they stepped on their tubesteak and you better believe they care.  Hypocrite Allisa Hindershide ad campaign now the college course for what not to do with a sucessful brand name.  Maybe that's a "fratty and out of touch" take?  LOL

I've found another beverage to support, and it's a local Wisconsin brewery. 

It's not about the beverage and what they choose to support, it's about shoving an agenda down someones gullet and expecting them to accept it.  Nope, not here.  Made up "my own mind" and they can now pound sand.  Accept us for what we are ??  Sorry, not when you cannot accept what you are to begin with.

[bnkmotorsports]

Yep tons of other beer out there.And way better.

[Lanceman9]

Maybe any advertising is good advertising?
In January, Mars announced that the company would 'pause' the use of its M&M candy mascots in ads after backlash to changes to the ad campaign. FOX News host Tucker Carlson sparked outrage earlier this year, claiming that the changes to the Green M&M mascot were proof that the Mars company had gone 'woke. (Feb 12, 2023)

Then, The spokescandies are back. The official M&M Twitter account announced the return of the candy company’s mascots during the Super Bowl.

The best part of a bud light is the color of the can in my opinion.

[Won 1 Seven]

Really could care less either way.
I don’t buy products because of a trans saying I should or some old rocker saying I shouldn’t.
Tend to think for myself and get what I want.

Speaking of Old Rocker's and gettin cancelled ...........   


https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/ted-nugent-alabama-concert-canceled-1234730699/

[SirSpamalot]

Yes I feel sorry for old Ted. The man needs Kevlar shoes as his career issues are self inflicted. The hardest thing about trying to be a professional musician is having people you’ve never seen before, dump on you to your face and having to eat it and smile or not get paid. My experience was before the internet existed. I quickly realized this wasn’t for me and bailed before I got beyond the minor leagues Amen. Talents secondary and politics and schmoozing  is everything. The BS just sucked all the fun out of it. I can’t fathom what a young fellow full of dreams would have to go through today. Scary.