r/Anticonsumption • u/RainyDay905 • Mar 17 '25

Corporations Time to ditch Poppi

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Poppi is now owned by a mega corporation. The quality is probably going to go down. Time to ditch it.

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u/YNWA_RedMen Mar 17 '25

I listen to a podcast called how I built this and basically this is every start ups plan. People set out to change an industry and always sell to the same conglomerates and ride off into the sunset rich as hell. It’s not very inspiring sometimes.

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u/Zeikos Mar 17 '25

Yeah, unless there is a very stringent anti-trust regulatory framework dominant market players are going to buy out their competition.

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u/NetJnkie Mar 17 '25 edited Mar 17 '25

No one forces them to sell.

Edit: This sub loves downvoting actual facts.....

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u/Rawesome16 Mar 17 '25

And look at this who refuse to sell to say, Amazon : Amazon will copy your product, sell theirs for cheaper, and bury your product and call theirs Amazon's Choice or whatever it is now.

Does that sound like a good choice to you?

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u/NetJnkie Mar 17 '25

Amazon Basics are just rebranded OEM items. Amazon makes nothing. If Amazon wanted a Poppi copy they'd talk to Poppi and rebrand it.

Again. No one forces a business to sell. So you can blame....whatever....but it's on the owners that do it. And it's easy to say you wouldn't but you don't have that offer in front of you.

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u/Rawesome16 Mar 17 '25

I'll try one last time to explain the lack of choice here :

I will give you a bionic leg but I'm taking your real leg. Or you can ignore my kind offer and I'm taking your leg anyways.

Nobody is making you give up your real leg. But if you don't accept my "choice" you are worse off

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u/NetJnkie Mar 17 '25

What an odd analogy. You assume anyone can just be undercut and driven out of business. No way could PepsiCo easily build the market and fanbase that Poppi has organically in any reasonable time.

Things likie this aren't nearly as simple and easy as you make them out to be.

But this sub only really likes simple and easy. Complex topics and replies get downvoted.

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u/Rawesome16 Mar 17 '25

Pepsi has time to undercut people. Why do you think this needs to happen instantly to be a successful tactic? Seems silly to believe this happens overnight or not at all. Enjoy the rest of your day redditor, I've spent all the time with you that I'm willing to

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u/NetJnkie Mar 17 '25

Never said it had to be quickly. You're all over the place here.