Worst product ideas ever??

[Robin Garr]

One of the worst selling wine ideas ever was the low carb wines. Even those who were really counting carbs avoided those wines. We brought them into our store, and ended up sending all but 2 or 3 bottles back to the distributor

That was a Brown-Forman project, as I recall, and if memory serves was made by their Fetzer property. I actually blind-tasted the wines and thought they were pretty good for low-end wine, but sales apparently really stank up the place, and the product disappeared within a few months.

It was also a bit of a scam. Wine fermented to dryness contains little or no sugar, thus few carbs. ALL "dry" wines are by definition relatively low on carbs. The Brown-Forman low-carb line was a little lower than average, but not by an order of magnitude.

The point that is rarely brought up is that beverage alcohol (wine, beer, booze) is typically metabolized much like a carb, but it's not counted on the carb charts.

Champale.

non-food: The Ford Pinto
Food?: the McRIb Sandwitch, not a spelling error.They tried it in 2 different decades if
memory serves me correct, no takers.
Okay,I tried one the first time out of the gates.I still get ill thinking about the "meat" goo shaped like ribs.

Word. I shudder every time I remember that first mealy, disgusting mouthful. John, who actually doesn't hate the McRib, calls it the "McHuman Hand Sandwich".

Agreed on the McRib, but at least they got that "gristle-ly texture part " right!

2 come to mind for me in the food world:
Hot dog stuffed with chili, I dont remember who packaged them, I remember seeing them in Krogers.
This one is still out there in the C-store world. Found on the roller grill along side the dogs: the hotdog shaped hamburger. I dont care if its Kobe it just looks awful. A big brown t@#$d on a bun.

McRibs. Yikes, I had forgotten about those.

Frankly, to me, the worst idea ever was margarine. You can't replace butter!!!

Coca-Cola Blak...Now I have to be honest...I never tried a Coca-Cola Blak when the product was available...I just couldn't fathom a coffee cola fusion drink as being an appealing beverage combination...

McRib-It has a cult following. There are websites and followers that track when and where the McRib is available. I didn't like it, but several people do.

In fact one of (my 12,000,000) favorite Simpsons episodes lampoons the cult following, when Homer joins in on the fanaticism of the RibWich, from Krusty Burger.

As far as worst product ideas? Shamwow. Made by Germans, you know.... That's why I call it ze Shahm-vov.

Joseph, is the Shamwow really a bad product? I was considering a purchase to keep in the boot of my car to dry it off with when I run it through the car wash. Not worth it?

ARE YOU KIDDING?
ShamWow rocks. It's a great product. Do you have it?
It's in my kitchen right now.

My problem with the ShamWow was the pitchman, Vince Shlomi. As it turns out, we won't be seeing too much of this guy in the future:

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/years/2009/0327092sham1.html

"Are you following me camera guy?"

Aren't the chamois towels available at most auto parts stores?? If not, what is the difference between the ShamWow and the chamois?? Just asking.......Is it great marketing????

Anyone ever have Clear Pepsi??? Nasty.

Anyone ever have Clear Pepsi??? Nasty.

clear pepsi.....yes i had it......hated it......i also hate coke zero......