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We buy a lot of goldfish in this house. More than most people reading this, I can just about guarantee it.
Please allow me to remind everyone that even Goldfish has gone the shrinkflation route. Maybe if their sales are dipping it's because of their anti-consumer practices.
Not only did the price we paid go up in recent years, but also they changed the size of the large cartons from 30 oz to 27.3 oz.
Quarterly profit margins demand YOUR sacrifice.
Im glad their marketing department still does drugs. Makes life less boring.
Is this a ploy to bankrupt the company?
been a goldfish fan for years. change the name all you want. dont fuck with the product
I'm trying to wrap my head around not wanting changes to shitty orange crackers
just dont buy/eat them. best way to keep them away from you
I'm an elder millennial and I have had absolutely no problem buying goldfish into adulthood. With this change, i'll inevitably be calling them Chilly SeeBas, so idk how much more adult they're going for in my demographic
Adults already have cheez-its though
Article from 6 months from now:
"Cracker maker Pepperidge Farms filed for a motion to dismiss the class action lawsuit brought against the company by buyers of its 'Chilean Sea Bass Crackers' and the FDA, and the FTC. The crackers contained zero Chilean Sea Bass putting the company's actions clearly in the area of False Advertising and Fraud. When reached for comment the spokesperson for Pepperidge Farms responded 'Its just a prank, bro!'"
Who here actually thinks "goldfish? That's for kids."
Elon Musk didn't buy the company did he? This is the dumbest business decision since he changed Twitter's name to X.
Or did someone just post their April fool's joke way too late?
i present Y, the new goldfish. The offical snack of X for all my smoothbrain followers
A sea bass? No, wait - it's at least a C+!
Throws 400 bells at you.
"Chilean Sea Bass? Ok, The Onion is losing their touch. Yes, it's absurd, but it's unrealistic. This wouldn't happen in real life."
Not the onion
........wait, what?
It’s the same as when IHOP renamed themselves the International House of Burgers to promote their stupid burger menu then immediately changed back.
I’d love to know how much stunts like this actually convince anyone to consciously or unconsciously purchase more of whatever the marketing team is being paid to promote (I’m guessing nowhere near enough to cover their salaries and the stunt itself).
And people say advertising dont work
Are they at least ill-tempered?
Chilean Mutant Sea Bass Crackers
They could at least strap a frickin laser beam on their head
How does this appeal to people? I like goldfish the same. Though Whales are cheaper and taste okie.
Well I don't even like goldfish crackers but if I can I will buy some for other people. That name makes them the perfect guest offering
temporarily
I knew it!
just a marketing stunt. but watch, when 'goldfish' come back into the stores afterwords.. they're in smaller packages.
According to another comment, the sea bass version will only be for sale online. There will be no coming back to stores, normal goldfish won't be leaving stores at all.
Most regulatory agencies classify Chilean sea bass as “overfished,”...
https://www.allthingsnature.org/is-chilean-sea-bass-endangered.htm
They changed the name to something which is morally not cool to eat.
Did they put an an "AI" in charge of marketing?
morals never effected most peoples eating habits, honestly I wouldn't be surprised if the average American would eat homosapien if it was properly prepared.
How many millions did they pay to some yuppie marketing firm to come up with this jack-assery.
As a millennial, I'm going to just not buy goldfish crackers for awhile because this is dumb.
But also I haven't been buying them because I'm on a diet and I could eat an entire gallon container in one sitting if left to my own devices.
Baked Chilean Sea Bass crackers sounds dank as fuck.
They're temporarily renaming them "Chilean Sea Bass Crackers".
Well, it's clear they've spared no expense.
For one week. And they can only be bought online.
Do they still taste like sad, slightly burnt air?
No, now they taste that sad slightly burnt air with a tablespoon of salt.
If I saw the new and old bags next to each other, I probably wouldn't even notice the difference before reading this headline lol. It's basically the same.
Spared no expense.
