Comments on: Cheetos Lip Balm & More Bizarre Brand Extensions

By: foodjunkie

foodjunkie — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 21:00:05 +0000

Ummm, Dove chocolate is not referring to soap. Dove bars (ice cream coated in good quality chocolate) had been around since the 80′s and it was a natural extention of the brand (of ice cream bars) to produce a chocolate bar… kind of like Godiva ice cream, but in reverse.

By: kim

kim — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 02:25:40 +0000

I thought it was weird when the Dove brand first started making chocolate. oh wait, I still think it’s weird. Like eating a bar of soap or something….

By: popjunkie

popjunkie — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 16:54:52 +0000

I used to regularly buy the hubba-bubba bubble gum soda! it was very popular in the late 80′s with the 10-12 year old set. wish they still made it. regarding the jolly rancher soda, my husband recently brought me home a blue raspberry jr soda and it was fabulous! he got it at hy-vee,so if you are in the midwest, and are interested, check it out.

By: Dawn

Dawn — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 19:24:34 +0000

Bic also had a line of pantyhose at one time, but it didn’t work out so well like the undies!

By: indotexan

indotexan — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 16:49:28 +0000

I once had some Jolly rancher Green Apple soda. It tasted just like a green apple Jolly rancher along with a little carbonation, I think that it tasted AWESOME. I was on aroadtrip or something when I bought it and I don’t remember where I was, but I’ll never forget it (and if I see it again, I’m getting it again!)

By: A.W.

A.W. — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 23:19:42 +0000

Someone obviously didn’t learn their leasson from the Lifesavers Soda flop. In the grocery store last week I saw a huge bin of Jolly Rancher soda…

By: Melinda

Melinda — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 21:31:15 +0000

#2 reminds me of my kids’ stocking stuffer this year: M&M lip balm. sounds good, right? somehow the fake chocolate scent is WAY too strong and nauseates me.

By: Julie

Julie — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 21:50:48 +0000

And J-41s! Jeep makes shoes as well. They are my favorite – I have four pairs.

By: hflipper

hflipper — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:39:03 +0000

I have a pair of Caterpillar sandals. Yes, Caterpillar… of bulldozer fame. (These are women’s open-toe sandals, by the way. Not really likely to be worn while operating a bulldozer. But they’re super cute!)

By: Bill

Bill — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 15:33:35 +0000

The S&W bikes aren’t that far off-base. I remember when I could buy Kawasaki or Harley-Davidson mountain bikes, and if you Google “VW bicycle” or “Porsche bicycle” you might be surprised with what you find.