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Coca-Cola Blak
Bad Taste 5/4/20 Bad Taste 5/4/20

Coca-Cola Blak

The beverage was launched in 2006 and was aimed at adult consumers

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Cash Card
The Future Is Not Now 5/3/20 The Future Is Not Now 5/3/20

Cash Card

In the late 1990s in Sweden, someone thought there had to be a better way to pay than cash. And the Swedish banks thought so, too.

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Orbitz - soda
Bad Taste 5/3/20 Bad Taste 5/3/20

Orbitz - soda

Orbitz soda offered something unique and exciting: small edible balls.

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Shared Girlfriend
Failure XXX 5/3/20 Failure XXX 5/3/20

Shared Girlfriend

The Shared Girlfriend service rented sex dolls. They were made of high-quality silicon with anatomy...

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Amstrad Em@iler
What Were They Thinking 5/3/20 What Were They Thinking 5/3/20

Amstrad Em@iler

An early attempt at an all-in-one telephone/email messenger with Internet access.

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Colgate Kitchen Entrees
Bad Taste 5/3/20 Bad Taste 5/3/20

Colgate Kitchen Entrees

Colgate launched a line of frozen food in the 1960s. This was a mistake ...

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Heinz Purple ketchup
Bad Taste 5/3/20 Bad Taste 5/3/20

Heinz Purple ketchup

Ketchup in Blastin’ Green, Funky Purple, Stellar Blue, Passion Pink, Awesome Orange, and Totally Teal.

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Blockbuster
Failure to innovate 5/3/20 Failure to innovate 5/3/20

Blockbuster

Blockbuster was a chain of home movie and video game rental shops. In 2004, it was an enormous company with over 9,000 stores.

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Little Miss No Name
What Were They Thinking 5/3/20 What Were They Thinking 5/3/20

Little Miss No Name

An alternative to Barbie. It wanted to teach little girls compassion and the realities of life for those less fortunate.

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Lifesavers Holes
Bad Taste 5/3/20 Bad Taste 5/3/20

Lifesavers Holes

Lifesavers Holes were supposed to resemble the punched holes from the original candies

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Spray-on Condom
Failure XXX 5/3/20 Failure XXX 5/3/20

Spray-on Condom

We are not all created equal. Condoms can be too big. Or too small. For some of us, it is hard to find the perfect fit.

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Gerber Singles
Bad Taste 5/3/20 Bad Taste 5/3/20

Gerber Singles

Singles: adult food in baby-food-jars. It seemed like a smart idea: a convenient alternative for single adults who didn’t want to cook.

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Levis Type 1 Jeans
What Were They Thinking 5/3/20 What Were They Thinking 5/3/20

Levis Type 1 Jeans

Launched with an artsy and misguided Superbowl commercial.

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Facebook Gifts
Digital Disasters 5/3/20 Digital Disasters 5/3/20

Facebook Gifts

Facebook Gifts was a clumsy attempt at e-commerce by a company desperate to start making money.

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Olestra
Bad Taste 5/2/20 Bad Taste 5/2/20

Olestra

Olestra that became known for causing anal leakage.

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Donald Trump - the Game
Trump 5/2/20 Trump 5/2/20

Donald Trump - the Game

This game is was described as a boring and complicated variation of the popular game Monopoly

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DeLorean
Failure in Motion 5/2/20 Failure in Motion 5/2/20

DeLorean

The DeLorean, with its exotic gull-wing doors, was one of the most spectacular innovation failures in history.

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Fisher-Price video recorder PXL-2000
So Close And Yet 5/2/20 So Close And Yet 5/2/20

Fisher-Price video recorder PXL-2000

The PXL-2000 was a video recorder made by the Fisher-Price toy company. The innovation was its use of a standard audiocassettes...

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Lego Fiber Optic
The Future Is Not Now 5/2/20 The Future Is Not Now 5/2/20

Lego Fiber Optic

In the early 2000s, LEGO was close to bankruptcy with poor management and runaway costs.

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Persil Power
So Close And Yet 5/2/20 So Close And Yet 5/2/20

Persil Power

When Unilever launched their new innovative detergent, Persil Power, they were warned by their main competitor, P&G, that their new formula was too powerful for general use and could harm clothes.

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