check_bin_krap Posted November 27, 2002 Report Share Posted November 27, 2002 According to this excellent WEB site: http://www.carabaothai.com/newse.asp Carabao have gone into the soft drink market with the drink "Carabao Daeng". A contender to "Krating Daeng". This is a step further than being sponsored by Cola and promoting beer Chang..It somehow comes in contrast to Ad Carabao's political views. Anyone tried the drink? Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fidel Posted November 27, 2002 Report Share Posted November 27, 2002 Yeah, I've seen that stuff around a lot lately.It's really popular. I'll tell you what, I'll go and buy a bottle and tell you how it tastes tomorrow. I bet it tastes just like Red Bull and MM150. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 27, 2002 Report Share Posted November 27, 2002 Have you seen that horribly inappropriate television ad for it? There was even a Letter to the Editor in the "Bangkok Post" about how it was too violent for young viewers. I think the whole thing is proof posiitve that Caribao has sold out in the worst way, and I've lost a great deal of respect for the group. (What little was left of my respect, that is, after seeing Ad crooning for Chang beer.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
check_bin_krap Posted November 27, 2002 Author Report Share Posted November 27, 2002 I haven't seen the TV ad. I agree about losing respect after beer Chang promoting. At least he should have had enough pride to choose a proper beer! Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samak Posted November 27, 2002 Report Share Posted November 27, 2002 1. the beer choosed him not vice versa 2. what's so bad about the beer chang promotion; the song is popular and chang achieved a great success! 3. i myself do not mind if the last leftover of the thai flowerpower generation went with the mainstream and came out of the djungle and is driving his well deserved benz in bangkok 4. he is not interested in farang's opinion, he's just asking "pen khon thai reu plao?" or kidding about the farang, who like patpong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 27, 2002 Report Share Posted November 27, 2002 Check: If you think the Chang ad is in poor taste, this new one is MUCH worse. It actually makes me want to turn Right Wing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fidel Posted November 27, 2002 Report Share Posted November 27, 2002 Yep.. tried it and it's indistinguishable from Red Bull / Gratien Daeng. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
check_bin_krap Posted November 27, 2002 Author Report Share Posted November 27, 2002 "what's so bad about the beer chang promotion; the song is popular and chang achieved a great success!" Thats just it, beer Chang is crap. Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pattaya127 Posted November 28, 2002 Report Share Posted November 28, 2002 quite agree with you, but to be frank, thais are not the greatest revolutionnaries in the world, money in the bank a lot more pragmatic after shouting in a mike for years, and still, this is, it seems, a perfect "follow-up" to the anthem "made in Thailand".They will never invent beer or rock and roll,but trust them to put a thai label on it,and laugh their way to the bank. Life goes on.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 28, 2002 Report Share Posted November 28, 2002 I have no problem with people like Britney Spears promoting Pepsi, but I would have a problem with The Rolling Stones advertising adult diapers or Pink Floyd pushing jock-itch powder. The legendary newsman Walter Cronkite was badgered for years after retirement, and probably still is, to endorse this or that product, and he always refused, saying it would be inappropriate. And he was right! There comes a point where a certain group or person attains a reputation of such moral caliber that any activity which smacks of crass commercialism will destroy it, and the group or person will end up looking like just another money-grubbing monkey act. Carabao has crossed that line. I see their recent antics as a last-gasp attempt to rake in whatever they can out of fear of being forgotten by the public. If you're going to exploit your fame, you've got to do it early on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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