Subject: Diet Pepsi, scratch and sniff offer Date: 16 Jun 1993 02:08:05 GMT Here is a lett

From: linden@positive.Eng.Sun.COM (Peter van der Linden)
Subject: Diet Pepsi, scratch and sniff offer
Date: 16 Jun 1993 02:08:05 GMT

Here is a letter, recently despatched to the industrial effluent company
Pepsico.   I will let you know the response.

     Dear Sirs,

     I recently became aware of your latest promotional give-aways 
     while watching the tv news, and I am very dissatisfied not to have
     found one yet.

     I appreciate that you have to restrict the number of free gifts
     but as a regular consumer of your products I feel I have a claim
     in advance of the occasional purchaser.

     Would it be possible therefore to send me one of the syringes that
     you are currently including with your product?

                        Your faithfully,

                          etc etc.
-- 
Peter van der Linden       linden@eng.sun.com         415 336-6206
No shoes, no shirt?  No software.

Subject: Pepsi
From: vacsc00c@vax.csun.edu (snopes)
Date: Tue, 13 Jul 1993 05:15:00 GMT

I don't think these guys are taking me seriously enough . . .



                                                    22 June 1993
Pepsico, Inc.
Anderson Hill Rd.
Purchase, NY  10577

Dear Pepsico:

     I managed to collect three matching syringes from cans of Diet Pepsi 
before you stopped your recent promotional campaign.  Will you still be 
awarding all the prizes, or was that part of the contest cancelled as well?  
If so, can I trade in the needles for one larger prize, as I have little use 
for medical supplies?

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                                                    29 June 1993
Pepsi-Cola Company
Consumer Relations
Somers, NY

Dear Mr. Mikkelson:

Thank you very much for you recent humorous letter concerning the alleged 
syringes in Pepsi-Cola.  It is nice for us to hear from consumers such as 
yourself who realize that these claims were unfounded.

Your input helps us achieve our goal of producing and promoting only the 
highest quality Pepsi-Cola products.  I appreciate your interest in Pepsi 
Cola and hope you will continue to purchase and enjoy our products with 
confidence.

Please contact me again if I can be of further assistance.

Sincerely,


Angela Baumgartner
Consumer Correspondence Specialist


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