bigpoppanils Posted September 25 Report Share Posted September 25 according to today's Wall Street Journal, Red bull filed suit against Centro Fly back in April. The suit alleges that Centro (now i'm quoting from the article)"served a substitute energy drink to patrons who requested Redbull, negecting to tell them about the substitution. a bartender told a Red Bull marketing manager, who was at the bar acting like an ordinary parton, that it was selling its 'own' brand of Red Bull."i do not subscribe to WSJ, so i cannot provide a link.it was in the Marketplace section, in an article titled "Marketer Battles Bars Serving Phony Redbull" by Christopher Lawton.it is on page B1 and column 4 of B3.has anyone else heard of this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeeker Posted September 25 Report Share Posted September 25 whaaaaaaat!so if I go to a restuarant and ask for a Coke but they bring me a Pepsi, Coke can sue the place?????wtf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronin Posted September 25 Report Share Posted September 25 the stuff centro had was better then red bull anyway... came in that huge can Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felix_Leiter Posted September 25 Report Share Posted September 25 i think it was called LA BOMBA..bottle was shaped like a grenade :laugh: :laugh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronin Posted September 25 Report Share Posted September 25 Originally posted by smokesum i think it was called LA BOMBA..bottle was shaped like a grenade :laugh: :laugh: i remember that too, but when i was last there, for carl cox... theyhad these huge cans, like half as big as a normal soda can. Shit was tasty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abortionator Posted September 25 Report Share Posted September 25 Originally posted by zeeker whaaaaaaat!so if I go to a restuarant and ask for a Coke but they bring me a Pepsi, Coke can sue the place?????wtf But they didn't say it wasn't Red Bull Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonStephen Posted September 25 Report Share Posted September 25 I loved that energy drink Centro had.......for Digweed I was wired off one drink from 2-5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverbull Posted September 25 Report Share Posted September 25 I was also there for CARL COX and all times b4 and after that ive gone to that place they did serve some other shit besides REDBULL. I think it taste like crap what ever the other substance was. But some times some of the bartenders would tell me b4 serving that they dont have REDBULL but this other stuff. Other times it was like here take it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommyarmani Posted September 25 Report Share Posted September 25 Originally posted by zeeker whaaaaaaat!so if I go to a restuarant and ask for a Coke but they bring me a Pepsi, Coke can sue the place?????wtf If they deliberately tried to pass off another drink as coke when it in fact was not a coke and they had knowledge of this... they may have a case.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaydup Posted September 25 Report Share Posted September 25 This is true, two of my good friends are big reps one on the east coast and one on the west. And yes they do this all the time because Red Bull does not want a bar passing off a drink as Red Bull, because if the person drinks it and it sucks then it gives Red Bull a bad name. So the bar tender is supose to tell them that they dont have Red bull and it is KMX or some shit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
someclown Posted September 25 Report Share Posted September 25 This happens in so many clubs besides Centro Fly. I bet there will be more clubs in the suit then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codica3 Posted September 25 Report Share Posted September 25 I know there were signs all behind the bars hanging up on the wall saying "WE DON'T SERVE REDBULL WE SERVE _____" whatever it was called.. I don't remember the exact name, but I do remember seeing signs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glowgrlnyc Posted September 25 Report Share Posted September 25 That happens to me all the time in clubs....even in europe....I would ask for a red bull, and they would give me something else...and insisted it was red bull One time I replied with, "No this is DEFINETELY not a Red Bull....because a Red Bull Can does not have a picture of a Unicorn on the can??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djmikedr Posted September 25 Report Share Posted September 25 Originally posted by glowgrlnyc That happens to me all the time in clubs....even in europe....I would ask for a red bull, and they would give me something else...and insisted it was red bull One time I replied with, "No this is DEFINETELY not a Red Bull....because a Red Bull Can does not have a picture of a Unicorn on the can??? The problem is (for Red Bull) is they have become "brand-named".this is like Nintendo of Videogamesor Zerox for a copy"180" Kicks Ass! Tastes great too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majinbuu Posted September 25 Report Share Posted September 25 Originally posted by kaydup So the bar tender is supose to tell them that they dont have Red bull and it is KMX or some shit it must be hard to tell people this in a club where the music is really loud...give the bartenders a break! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotelie Posted September 25 Report Share Posted September 25 Originally posted by zeeker whaaaaaaat!so if I go to a restuarant and ask for a Coke but they bring me a Pepsi, Coke can sue the place?????wtf Yes they can.... If you order a coke and the restaurant only has pepsi, they are supposed to tell you... so actually you the customer can sue them too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaydup Posted September 25 Report Share Posted September 25 Originally posted by majinbuu it must be hard to tell people this in a club where the music is really loud...give the bartenders a break! Just show them the can Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommyarmani Posted September 25 Report Share Posted September 25 We have to look at "intent" on this one. If they purposely decided to pass off another drink as red bull knowing it wasnt, then that is the problem. It has nothing to do with loud music, making error about what you "thought" you were serving. It appears they KNOWINGLY & PURPOSELY, with malice aforethought................. served up the fake red bullIf this is the case, they deseve to be sued Big time. How dare they profit off of redbulls good name? How dare they risk damaging red bulls good name (if the drink wasnt good to the patrons)? Were they going to go back & pay Redbull for the sales they made off thier drinks?"NOOOOOOOOO, HOW DARE YOU SIR?" "GET OFF MY PLANE" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msoprano Posted September 25 Report Share Posted September 25 Originally posted by zeeker whaaaaaaat!so if I go to a restuarant and ask for a Coke but they bring me a Pepsi, Coke can sue the place?????wtf yes they can...actually coke has a deparment that goes around to restaurants and tests the coke....you can be sued for serving pepsi or any imitation of coke.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cotoncandydream Posted September 25 Report Share Posted September 25 Yea I heard about it when it happened. Apparently Centro asked Red Bull to get them concertrate because the can's took up too much space in storage and the concentrate would be more economical as well. Red bull Said no, the owner went around Red Bull to the distributor and got the concentrate and was serving it. Red Bull was being served technically but not in the canned form. So they took a fit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdeelite Posted September 25 Report Share Posted September 25 They had the la bomba stuff and rockstar energy drink instead.And there were def. signs at one point saying that had no red bull or something to that effect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigpoppanils Posted September 25 Author Report Share Posted September 25 Originally posted by sdeelite They had the la bomba stuff and rockstar energy drink instead.And there were def. signs at one point saying that had no red bull or something to that effect. the time at which the signs were posted is crucial....if they put them up after they got sued then that isnt much of a defense Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felix_Leiter Posted September 25 Report Share Posted September 25 Originally posted by bigpoppanils the time at which the signs were posted is crucial....if they put them up after they got sued then that isnt much of a defense thanks Johnnie Cochran Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdeelite Posted September 25 Report Share Posted September 25 Originally posted by bigpoppanils the time at which the signs were posted is crucial....if they put them up after they got sued then that isnt much of a defense umm...yeah.I was just saying there were signs up at one point. Don't know exactly when, and I don't think it matters b/c if u have a sign that says we don't sell Red Bull, time is not an issue. That's what RB is trying to fight against. I don't care either way, I like the other energy drinks better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveespa Posted September 25 Report Share Posted September 25 http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/030924/law075_1.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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