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Cutesy Booze For Teenyboppers




Irresponsible Advertising - Cutesy Booze For Teenyboppers
Cutesy Booze For Teenyboppers
 Posted: May 18, 07
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Spykes, is an alcoholic beverage that features some really unique package. So unique that it’s caught the attention of certain national advocacy groups… and not in a good way. Spykes has actually been yanked from the shelves due to claims that it’s cutesy advertising is actually aimed at kids.

Anheuser-Busch has abandoned its Spykes malt beverage after pressure from advocacy groups that claimed that Spykes was being marketed to underage drinkers--what they called a "shameful ploy to market malt liquor to the Lunchables set." (daveibsen.typepad)

References:  anheuser-busch, daveibsen.typepad

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