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The Rise of the $8 Ice Cube

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Re: The Rise of the $8 Ice Cube

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Post by solarmist »

opendais wrote: post #7
_broody wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

They're not. They're actually paying for the del... illusion it brings. Just further proof that marketing doesn't actually need a product to succeed.

Maybe I should start selling Läce Oxygen, the better breathing experience certified to be fresh as it was extracted directly from a sealed room filled with plants. Don't breathe secondhand air from the mouths of peasants! Get Läce Oxygen! :/ EDIT: I was kidding, folks. ^^;

Ha! Bundle that with a fan that "mists" the pure air and you've got yourself a product!

I know you were kidding, but that doesn't mean you couldn't make a lot of money with that idea.

Ridiculous products can make tons of money.

Re: The Rise of the $8 Ice Cube

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Post by DanBC »

opendais wrote: post #7
_broody wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

They're not. They're actually paying for the del... illusion it brings. Just further proof that marketing doesn't actually need a product to succeed.

Maybe I should start selling Läce Oxygen, the better breathing experience certified to be fresh as it was extracted directly from a sealed room filled with plants. Don't breathe secondhand air from the mouths of peasants! Get Läce Oxygen! :/ EDIT: I was kidding, folks. ^^;

You know that Oxygen bars are a thing, right?

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxygen_bar

Re: The Rise of the $8 Ice Cube

#13

Post by tjr »

opendais wrote: post #7
_broody wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

They're not. They're actually paying for the del... illusion it brings. Just further proof that marketing doesn't actually need a product to succeed.

Maybe I should start selling Läce Oxygen, the better breathing experience certified to be fresh as it was extracted directly from a sealed room filled with plants. Don't breathe secondhand air from the mouths of peasants! Get Läce Oxygen! :/ EDIT: I was kidding, folks. ^^;

What kind of plants? I can see that idea working.

Re: The Rise of the $8 Ice Cube

#14

Post by nsxwolf »

opendais wrote: post #7
_broody wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

They're not. They're actually paying for the del... illusion it brings. Just further proof that marketing doesn't actually need a product to succeed.

Maybe I should start selling Läce Oxygen, the better breathing experience certified to be fresh as it was extracted directly from a sealed room filled with plants. Don't breathe secondhand air from the mouths of peasants! Get Läce Oxygen! :/ EDIT: I was kidding, folks. ^^;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbDgpKaFbZY

Please breathe responsibly.

Re: The Rise of the $8 Ice Cube

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Post by danohuiginn »

This is, of course, ridiculous. Still, there's logic to it: find some mass-market component that is used in a luxury service, and provide a high-end alternative. The kind of idio^H^H^H^Hcustomers who want luxury certainly don't want it contaminiated by something from Walmart, regardless of the actual quality. It's the same reason as for those gold-plated cables for audiophiles.

Re: The Rise of the $8 Ice Cube

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Post by mef »

throwaway5752 wrote: post #3

If you put ice in Macallan 18, you suck. Sorry for the light epithet, but it deserves worse. and as I read more: "Gläce states that the cubes are ideal for high-end cocktails -- those that employ splashes of $38,000-per-bottle liquors, and must not be diluted or contaminated by mere tap ice." ... ICE NUMBS YOUR TASTE BUDS. Fancy water or not. edit: Downvoted to -1? I'll double down. If you are going to drink a nice s…

Heaven forbid someone enjoy a product in the manner of their choosing.

Re: The Rise of the $8 Ice Cube

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Post by flyrain »

opendais wrote: post #7
_broody wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

They're not. They're actually paying for the del... illusion it brings. Just further proof that marketing doesn't actually need a product to succeed.

Maybe I should start selling Läce Oxygen, the better breathing experience certified to be fresh as it was extracted directly from a sealed room filled with plants. Don't breathe secondhand air from the mouths of peasants! Get Läce Oxygen! :/ EDIT: I was kidding, folks. ^^;

Consider the air pollution in some countries, such as China, your idea is brilliant.

Re: The Rise of the $8 Ice Cube

#18

Post by habosa »

The joke is that for very nice liquor (whiskey especially) you should definitely not be adding ice, no matter how "deserving" the ice is. If you want the drink cold, chill the liquor itself or even the glass.

In hindsight, fuck it. There is no point in dissecting this, it is what it is. It's ice for people who want to spend money just to spend it.

Re: The Rise of the $8 Ice Cube

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Post by sharkweek »

While perhaps there is some form of utility here for those more familiar with high end cocktails (I'm more of a dollar beer kind of guy, sometimes I'll splurge on a 22oz), this reminds me a lot of that "wealth badge [1]" or whatever it was -

"Yeah, I've got money, I spend $8 on ice cubes"

[1]http://www.vocativ.com/money/business/size-quarter-made-meta...

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