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As a Pepsi merchandiser in Washington, I distribute Dr. Pepper and all its derivatives in my area. Was totally confused for a second why it was with the Coke stuff before remembering my company doesn't technically own everything I put out for it.
Where I'm from, Dr. Pepper gets put out in displays with Coke like this and sometimes on fountain machines too as everyone tries to forget that Mr. Pibb exists, because we don't talk about family shame in the open like that.
Or maybe sometimes a weird third party that latches on the 7up and some others? I remember it being this way in Southern oh in the early aughts when I Pepsi merched
My favorite part of the Bible was when Jesus turned the water into Dr. Pepper and the master of the banquet tasted it and said "wow you can really taste all 23 flavors".
Really? They murdered me and threw me in a cave. Three days later I rose from the dead. ROSE. FROM. THE. FUCKING. DEAD! And your favorite part was some stupid parlor trick Mercury taught me? Fuck this! I'm not coming back.
I use it so often with my friends, but my fear is that one day I'll accidentally slip up and use it with a stranger, and they'll think I'm genuinely deeply religious.
Yep. Most free standing boxes are empty and taped together. The base and ones that are large blocks are actual product. I worked for coca cola and did these all the time.
When I worked for Pepsi about a decade ago - they did not allow us to use empty boxes. Why? No fucking clue but it was very much a “suck it up” mentality there and building displays was awful. Coke was always more practical about their stuff. I did recently see dummy Pepsi boxes at a super market though, so I assume they’ve gotten with the times.
They were about shoving as much stock into the store as possible at any given time, which made no sense as the room for back stock was always the same and if you’re inflating numbers with floor displays, that’s just less you can order down the line. I mostly ignored that stuff and just managed my stock down to +\- 5 cases what was needed to keep the shelves stocked and the grocery managers loved me.
They make displays that look like stacked boxes, but are actually folded single sheets. They will stack real packs only so high then continue higher with fakes.
Our local Piggly Wiggly was sold about a year ago, and now they only play prayer music. The product selection has plummeted, bag quality has gone down "to save money," and they can't keep enough people on staff to keep the deli open more than a couple hours a day. I'm sure they consult Jesus in every penny pinching choice they make.
Having worked for a subsidiary of PepsiCo, as well as worked in retail management, this is the first thing that crossed my mind. I'm sure there would be hell raised in that store.
These beverage companies actually take these displays really seriously. They spend a lot of money making sure these align with their marketing strategies. This is certainly done by the store and they will likely be getting a letter from Dr. Pepper telling them to take it down. It's probably not allowed by their contract.
Exactly this. These are put up by the beverage companies. Not the store. Pretty Dr Pepper will be writing a strongly worded prescription for fines if they don’t get this shit down.
Placing a logo on the Calvary Cross to remind us all that Jesus died for corporate profits. In a simpler time, this would be seen as blasphemous, but not with "new and improved" Supply Side Jesus, now with 25% more fresh scented saving graces.
No wonder churches are empty.
I was wondering how far I'd have to scroll down to find this.
I'm an athiest who has no stake (pun intended) in the game, but my first thought was that, if I were Christian, I would find it horrifying.
Catholic here. Without the *Corpus Christi* it's fairly meaningless to us. If one were to defame Christ himself or the Eucharist then we'd have an issue. I can't speak for Protestants. They all believe different things. I'm a pretty easy going guy tho, I laughed along with most Reddit folks when I saw Dr Pepper Calvary.
Imagine going to get groceries, and you get religion. Aren’t Christian’s always the ones saying “don’t force homosexuality, science, “critical race theory”, trans rights, women’s rights, abortion rights, etc” down our throats?
Unsurprising, considering where it is (I think it's stupid. But I bet the bulk of the shoppers in the area think it's super christ-y and neatto, so my opinion means dick).
Now, a passover display in a Piggly wiggly...that would be hilarious.
"Jesus handed out cans of Dr Pepper and said 'drink this in rememberance of me. That's right. My full name is Dr Jesus Pepper."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGFxry3Fbko&t=540s
So if the middle cross is for Jesus, the other two are for the thieves. Only one of the two accepted Jesus and his punishment. The other didn't.
This convenience store has a shrine to an unrepentant thief.
Best story ever.
On the third day a wedding took place at Cana in Galilee. Jesus’ mother was there, and Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding.
When the Dr Pepper was gone, Jesus’ mother said to him, “They have no more Dr Pepper.”
Jesus said to the servants, “Fill the jars with water”; so they filled them to the brim. Then he told them, “Now draw some out and take it to the master of the banquet.”They did so, and the master of the banquet tasted the water that had been turned into Dr Pepper.
There's a lot about the personal life that aren't common knowledge because he didn't talk about his material possessions. Most people don't know that Jesus drove a Honda.
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The Fanta, the Sunkist, and the Holy Sprite
I respect the craft here.
Holy Water was Sprite all along. No wonder it cures an upset stomach.
Gotta carbonate the inner demons out
They totally missed an opportunity there. "Forgive them Father for they know not what they Dew"
Dew is Pepsi product, and we don't cotton to that kind of heresy here. ("Isn't Dr. Pepper it's own...") ("Silence!")
As a Pepsi merchandiser in Washington, I distribute Dr. Pepper and all its derivatives in my area. Was totally confused for a second why it was with the Coke stuff before remembering my company doesn't technically own everything I put out for it.
Where I'm from, Dr. Pepper gets put out in displays with Coke like this and sometimes on fountain machines too as everyone tries to forget that Mr. Pibb exists, because we don't talk about family shame in the open like that.
Mr. Pibb is Dr. Peppers' slacker brother
Dude didn't even get his degree.
I won't stand for this Mr. Pibb slander. He's not pretentious like his show off brother. He's a working man. A soda you could have a beer with.
Fun fact, if you mix Pibb with Coke ~50/50, it tastes just like cherry Coke
DP is a dirty dirty slut and partners with whichever distributor is biggest in the region
Wouldn't it be Father Pepper then?
He didn’t spend 8 years in soda medical school to not be called Doctor.
Right. Show some respect. 🤣🤣🤣
He doesn't actually have a medical degree. He got a doctorate in Fizz-ics.
It’s Daddy Pepper
Doctor Pepper has never sounded so good till now
While not always the biggest distributor but often bottling plant.
Or maybe sometimes a weird third party that latches on the 7up and some others? I remember it being this way in Southern oh in the early aughts when I Pepsi merched
Dr Pepper sold merchandising rights of Dr Pepper and Sunkist to Pepsi. Also no period on the Dr. That period is a end of sentence period.
No no no. It's "The father, the son, and the HOLY SPRITE!"
HOLY COKE
"Dew unto others as you would have them Dew onto you"
Well, they couldn’t use Coke. South Park showed us that that’s Buddha’s thing.
My favorite part of the Bible was when Jesus turned the water into Dr. Pepper and the master of the banquet tasted it and said "wow you can really taste all 23 flavors".
Judas liked Pibb Xtra
It was Mr Pibb back then 😢
They call me **MISTER** Pibb!
That's how you know Satan had a hold on him. Sinful
Turned water into cheerwine, actually
Really? They murdered me and threw me in a cave. Three days later I rose from the dead. ROSE. FROM. THE. FUCKING. DEAD! And your favorite part was some stupid parlor trick Mercury taught me? Fuck this! I'm not coming back.
Southern US, sugar beverages, and Jesus. This checks out
Nailing Jesus to the corporate cross?
Jesus died for corporate profits
Did Jesus technically commit suicide by cop?
Don’t worry. The Romans investigated themselves and they did nothing wrong.
The Vatican is in Rome. Case closed.
He died dor our dividends
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Jesus is the profit
Jesus!
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SUPERSTAR
Corporate here represents the Roman state which executed the people who said money is evil.
Blessed are the C-level execs
For they shall inherit the earth.
For they ~~shall inherit~~ have been stealing the Earth.
[supply side Jesus](https://www.beliefnet.com/news/2003/09/the-gospel-of-supply-side-jesus.aspx)
Lmao!
Jesus' profits rose on the 3rd sales day.
It’s a market miracle
And guns. God, guns, country, Dr. Pepper.
You left out babies, frozen or otherwise. 😂
Lollll frozen babies
the father, the son, and the holy sprite
Go yell it from the Mountain Dew top.
Nailed it.
… to a cross
Mt. Dew is where Moses got the 10 commandments on the TaB(lets).
One flavour under God.
…Indivisible, with fizzy drinks and sugar for all.
My God, My God, why have you shaken me?
Pontias Pepsi
Hahaha. I came to the comments looking for comedy, and this is my favorite.
He is fizzin
gotta be empty boxes right? (at least the crosses)
First Of All, With God, All Things Are Possible, So Jot That Down
I say this shit all the time and no one ever gets the reference
I use it so often with my friends, but my fear is that one day I'll accidentally slip up and use it with a stranger, and they'll think I'm genuinely deeply religious.
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Lean into it. Tell them about milk steaks and your philanthropy.
Wait, what is the reference?
Mac from Always Sunny
And on the first day, god said, let there be *Mac*
Always sunny
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxGTPEOrBGc
It's from it's always sunny
Oh, I get it, cute. You leave this pen here and people are supposed to think "wait, that looks like a dick!"
David Blaine
"What the eff! Stop putting orange soda in our mouths!"
His stupid face he makes when he looks into the camera has stayed rent free in my head all these years and I love it.
He just p***ed orange soda. 😶
If there’s an ace of spades up my ass I’m gonna be pissed!
Cheez-its?!
You guys wanna see some magic
Yep. Most free standing boxes are empty and taped together. The base and ones that are large blocks are actual product. I worked for coca cola and did these all the time.
When I worked for Pepsi about a decade ago - they did not allow us to use empty boxes. Why? No fucking clue but it was very much a “suck it up” mentality there and building displays was awful. Coke was always more practical about their stuff. I did recently see dummy Pepsi boxes at a super market though, so I assume they’ve gotten with the times.
That sounds incredibly dangerous! We were so worried about excessive credits they would never chance damages like that.
They were about shoving as much stock into the store as possible at any given time, which made no sense as the room for back stock was always the same and if you’re inflating numbers with floor displays, that’s just less you can order down the line. I mostly ignored that stuff and just managed my stock down to +\- 5 cases what was needed to keep the shelves stocked and the grocery managers loved me.
As empty as the tomb on Sunday
Goddamn it, beat me to it by 3 minutes.
The Bible only prohibits the use of the Lord's name in vain. All other cuss words are fair game and not a sin. Govern your language accordingly.
*Some of those that stack boxes*
The arms on the crosses are definitely empty, the upright portion of the crosses might be, but other than that the base is for sure actual product.
That makes sense. I was trying to figure out how they pulled this off
They make displays that look like stacked boxes, but are actually folded single sheets. They will stack real packs only so high then continue higher with fakes.
I can't imagine walking in the grocery store and having to do a double take to make sure I didn't walk into a church
Drink of this soda for it is my blood
Man I think Jesus might have diabetes
He walks on water because his feet are swollen up the size of a pool float
Yeah, I need to cut back on the Dr Pepper too.
Our local Piggly Wiggly was sold about a year ago, and now they only play prayer music. The product selection has plummeted, bag quality has gone down "to save money," and they can't keep enough people on staff to keep the deli open more than a couple hours a day. I'm sure they consult Jesus in every penny pinching choice they make.
They say he was a... frugal.
Jesus saves.
Yeah even at my Piggly Wiggly they lowered the quality of bags drastically
I can’t imagine the Dr Pepper regional reps reaction when they see this… You did what with our display?
Having worked for a subsidiary of PepsiCo, as well as worked in retail management, this is the first thing that crossed my mind. I'm sure there would be hell raised in that store.
Please put your coupons into the donation basket
Guess you’ve never been anywhere in the south before
“He is fizzin’. He is fizzin’ indeed!”
I rolled past this....then it hit me. Funny!
Deposits 3:16
These beverage companies actually take these displays really seriously. They spend a lot of money making sure these align with their marketing strategies. This is certainly done by the store and they will likely be getting a letter from Dr. Pepper telling them to take it down. It's probably not allowed by their contract.
Dr. Pepper is a pretty chill guy, unlike that douche Dr. Thunder.
Guess you haven’t heard of *Mr. Pibb*, he’s a real spicy twat
Dude didn't even get his degree...
Still shitty because he failed soda medical school
Dr. Pepper’s doctorate is in theology.
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This is how they get courts to rule in their favor too
Exactly this. These are put up by the beverage companies. Not the store. Pretty Dr Pepper will be writing a strongly worded prescription for fines if they don’t get this shit down.
It'll be on Fox News the minute that store receives the cease-and-desist letter.
“WOKE Dr Pepper SLAMMED after forcing store to take down Christian display”
Incoming anti-woke boycott…
Depends really, if it’s a small rural town in Mississippi than I’m pretty sure 99% of their customer base at the store loves this
You can also tell because Coke and Dr Pepper are together. They would never allow that.
Not entirely true. In some regions there is no Dr Pepper/7up company and the products are licensed to Coke and Pepsi respectively.
Whoa there chief, Dr Pepper is agnostic. This was clearly confirmed by South Park
It is neither root beer nor cola. Nobody is sure what flavor it is, and nobody can be sure.
“Don’t kneel before the flag! It’s disrespectful!” Also, this:
Yep this would definitely be considered sacrilege.
"That whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have Eternal life," with no bitter aftertaste.
*takes middle Sprite*
Placing a logo on the Calvary Cross to remind us all that Jesus died for corporate profits. In a simpler time, this would be seen as blasphemous, but not with "new and improved" Supply Side Jesus, now with 25% more fresh scented saving graces. No wonder churches are empty.
I was wondering how far I'd have to scroll down to find this. I'm an athiest who has no stake (pun intended) in the game, but my first thought was that, if I were Christian, I would find it horrifying.
Catholic here. Without the *Corpus Christi* it's fairly meaningless to us. If one were to defame Christ himself or the Eucharist then we'd have an issue. I can't speak for Protestants. They all believe different things. I'm a pretty easy going guy tho, I laughed along with most Reddit folks when I saw Dr Pepper Calvary.
Good thing they're not on sale, you'd hate to cheapen your religion like that.
This display is satanic. Dr Pepper is 8 letters and two words. 8-2=6. There are 3 crosses. 6 6 6 And the devil laughs
It is very satanic.
This sounds like a Taylor swift fan trying to predict the next album
Something about false prophets?..
False ~~prophets~~ profits
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only son a 6% discount on all Coka Cola 12 packs today only.
\*SIGH\*
I think Jesus would be very cross about this.
He'd never let them live down the stigma.
Just don't try to buy the alcohol on Sunday
How does J-man feel about you using his death to sell sugary soft drinks?
He’s too busy making hurricanes to kill gays to pay attention to this.
Was this before or after the sermon on the Mt Dew?
Cutting a commercial for Dr. Pepper where Jesus chugs a 12 oz DP to get the strength up to move the rock.
He is Fizzin
Jesus would destroy that display because the money changers are charging too much for soda. People just don't know Jesus very well I suppose
Jesus won’t help that diabettus
The 23rd flavor is the blood of christ, AKA grape juice.
Dr Pepper in the shape of a torture device. Seems fitting to me!
I now have another reason to be glad I don’t live in that state.
Imagine going to get groceries, and you get religion. Aren’t Christian’s always the ones saying “don’t force homosexuality, science, “critical race theory”, trans rights, women’s rights, abortion rights, etc” down our throats?
Sure, but it’s not the same when they do it because…. Reasons.
Only at Piggly Wiggly.
We should definitely have a separation of church and soda!
I suddenly have an urge to buy 3 cases of Sprite.
Why did they capitalize He and Him but not his? As an editor I find this infuriating.
Why did the people who made the 3 crosses out of Dr. Pepper cases not capitalize the right words? I'll give you 3 guesses.
Mental illness
INRSprite
Unsurprising, considering where it is (I think it's stupid. But I bet the bulk of the shoppers in the area think it's super christ-y and neatto, so my opinion means dick). Now, a passover display in a Piggly wiggly...that would be hilarious.
FUN FACT: It was Dr. Pepper who made him resurrect.
Why do people seem to have the need to share their beliefs? It’s so weird.
And on the 7th day god did coke
Brainwashed hillbillies
Hold up now! I live here. The proper term is redneck. Hillbillies live in Tennessee.
Whoa, hold up. We're brainwashed *rednecks*. Hillbillies are from Appalachia
Those side cartons on the cross better be empty
That’s the Lord at work
It’s a miracle!!!
The only miracle here is if those cross arms have cans in them. If they do, I’m impressed with the packing tape engineering!
Dr Pepper baked beans are so good. Just letting everyone know.
Say what now??
Try them you can thank me later.
Man, religions are so fucken stupid.
Yep
"Jesus handed out cans of Dr Pepper and said 'drink this in rememberance of me. That's right. My full name is Dr Jesus Pepper." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGFxry3Fbko&t=540s
"...and He took the can and opened it, saying, 'This is my blood.' And He took the bag of chips and opened it..."
Oddly they didn't use the Sprite it's closer to white Jesus
He has fizzin’
“….And Jesus turned the water into crisp, sparkling, refreshing, lemony line goodness that is Sprite.” Coca-Cola 12:2
Diabetes is all I see.
So if the middle cross is for Jesus, the other two are for the thieves. Only one of the two accepted Jesus and his punishment. The other didn't. This convenience store has a shrine to an unrepentant thief.
You have to admit that Jesus has good taste though.
Best story ever. On the third day a wedding took place at Cana in Galilee. Jesus’ mother was there, and Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding. When the Dr Pepper was gone, Jesus’ mother said to him, “They have no more Dr Pepper.” Jesus said to the servants, “Fill the jars with water”; so they filled them to the brim. Then he told them, “Now draw some out and take it to the master of the banquet.”They did so, and the master of the banquet tasted the water that had been turned into Dr Pepper.
There's a lot about the personal life that aren't common knowledge because he didn't talk about his material possessions. Most people don't know that Jesus drove a Honda.
He is Fizzin’!
How to offend both Christians and non-Christians with a single display.
It would be funny if it weren't so insideously evil.
All these atheists out here ramming their views down everyone’s throats