https://www.businessinsider.com/red-bull-settles-false-advertising-lawsuit-for-13-million-2014-10
Red Bull Will Pay $10 To Customers Disappointed The Drink Didn’t Actually Give Them 'Wings'
“Red Bull gives you wings” has been the energy drink’s slogan for nearly two decades. Now the company has agreed to pay out more than $13 million after settling a US class action lawsuit that accused Red Bull of making false and misleading advertising claims.
ed Bull does not, it turns out, give you wings — even in the figurative sense. Red Bull says in its marketing that the drink can improve concentration and reaction speeds, but the plaintiff in the case said these claims were false and lacked scientific support. While the suit did not allege that plaintiffs were disappointed that they didn't suddenly sprout wings, it does say that Red Bull relies a lot on terms like "wings" and "boost" to give consumers the impression that the drink gives people some sort of physical lift or enhancement.
30 May 21
@vivify saidLOL....Funny story!.....Only in the good U.S.A.!!!
https://www.businessinsider.com/red-bull-settles-false-advertising-lawsuit-for-13-million-2014-10
Red Bull Will Pay $10 To Customers Disappointed The Drink Didn’t Actually Give Them 'Wings'
“Red Bull gives you wings” has been the energy drink’s slogan for nearly two decades. Now the company has agreed to pay out more than $13 million after settling a US cla ...[text shortened]... sumers the impression that the drink gives people some sort of physical lift or enhancement.
-VR
31 May 21
@ghost-of-a-duke saidNo, it makes you pay for them.
@vivify
Fair enough, but Kentucky Fried Chicken does give you wings.
31 May 21
@very-rusty saidShould have snorted some white powder instead.
No it is an exercise drink they use to give themselves more energy. A guy use to drink it waked out of Goodlife the fitness center and dropped dead on the way to his car. The said he over dosed on it.
-VR
31 May 21
@great-big-stees saidThen it's probably a very good thing that you did not also get wings!
It gave me...the runs.😲
It would have given a whole new meaning to 'cloud bursts'! 😆
31 May 21
@great-big-stees saidok, then I must have missed the 'wings' point. I thought we were talking about getting virtual wings that could get you airborne!
Oh I did get the wings but they were “under done”.😡