August 06, 2003

Jones is lame. Jones Soda Co. is a small pop company that produces a colorful assortment of carbonated pop. Their bottles are clear and look much like those for beers like Shaftbury or Sleemans, and the flavors aren't bad. But, the packaging is ridiculous. I have a bottle of Cream Soda in front of me. On the front, there is a picture of two guys in a car wearing helmets. Off on the side, it reads:

"Send us your photo, if we like it we will put it on our label"

Bad grammar. Retarded photo.

On the back of the label:

"Ya gotta make a living somehow; we chose the beverage world. At Jones, we want you to buy a lot of soda and recycle the bottles. The labels are kinda like our minds - always changing. Run with the little guy... create some change. www.jonessoda.com"

Underneath the cap:

"Children will play an important role in your life."

Furthermore,
"We swiped these quotes from actual fortune cookies. Send your quotes to us at www.jonessoda.com."

Granted, I think the concept is kind of neat - to have consumers decorate their soda bottles with submitted pictures and other - but they need to filter some of the submissions. And I think they also need to get a new writer for the back of the label.

My two cents.

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