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Today's topic is...Doritos(R). Surprised? Yes...I know. In the office this morning we continued our Friday afternoon discussion about Doritos flavors. I'm old school. I like classic products in classic flavors. I'm the ultimate "brand loyal" consumer. Doritos should be nacho-cheese flavored. Not cool ranch...or cheeseburger...or "mystery/mixed up/try-to-guess" flavors. Most (maybe all) of my co-workers disagreed with me. They clearly don't know what they're talking about. But google-ing bits of the discussion led me to two new pieces of information. First, the ORIGINAL flavor of Doritos was actually "Taco", followed by "Plain" (we call those Tostitos now-a-days). This knowledge was kind of a blow...but I'm going with my boss (Brenda's) suggestion that Nacho Cheese is surely the longest lasting and most popular, so it's okay to support it. Second, there used to be a "Pizza Hut Pizza-flavored" Dorito! That's just a gratuitous shout-out to one of my favorite clients. And that's the only non-nacho-cheese-flavor I'd like to try, if it still existed.
Even more interesting...later today Brenda returned from lunch where she literally bought a "taco in a Doritos bag" from the gym restaurant. I don't even know how to wrap my mind around that. But yes...they were Nacho Cheese flavored Doritos! One comment was "Is there meat in there?" The answer was yes. And if you've never heard my "Hey! There's a hot dog in here!" story...ask me later. And now i feel like i need to go pitch the Doritos account. Is this an episode of "Trust Me"? So much product placement. Maybe tomorrow i'll talk about toothpaste.
As a snack-food connoisseur, I feel compelled to defend the Taco Dorito. I think you too readily dismissed it as unable to hold market share. Not only was it the FIRST Dorito...but it proudly shared shelf space with your championed Pizza Hut Dorito under the Taco Bell franchise umbrella.
ReplyDeleteI miss you, my salty, spicy friend.
To each his own. Taco is better than "Mystery Flavor" in any event. Aren't there enough surprises in life without being uncertain about your Doritos?
ReplyDeleteWith all the fodder out there in snackfoods alone, you should have plenty to discuss. I always thought Doritos had some kind of addictive agent added to their mix!
ReplyDeleteI have to say the taco in a Doritos bag was pretty good, but as Johna says..."you and Marty like your foods all mixed together." And I do! Doritos are classic junk food...they go good with a great bottle of wine or a cheap beer. Pretty much any time any place.
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