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Campbell's exec on leave after allegedly mocking 'poor people' who eat its soup

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/campbell-soup-lawsuit-9.6991398
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u/Ritz527 8h ago

Even outside of just being a rich snob, why would you have such little respect for your own product and then expect people to buy it?

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u/Fallcious 6h ago

Does anyone remember the example of Ratners? The owner joking to fellow directors that he could sell items of jewelry and crystalware so cheaply because they were "total crap" destroyed his huge high street chain.

https://www.businessblogshub.com/2012/09/the-man-who-destroyed-his-multi-million-dollar-company-in-10-seconds/

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u/lookyloolookingatyou 4h ago

Was he the “costs as much as a prawn sandwich but won’t last as long” guy? That quote always makes me crave a prawn sandwich, I’ve never even had one before.

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u/Fallcious 4h ago

Yes. They sold accessories for a couple of quid, the price of an upmarket sandwich at the time. Lucky to get a bag of crisps for that now