PRIME taste-tested: it's aggressively average

[Jan]

We tried all four PRIME drink flavours Checkers sells

Checkers launched the PRIME “hydration drink” line of beverages to much fanfare on Monday, with each 500ml bottle selling for R39.99.

PRIME grabbed headlines in mid-April when well-known broadcasters Leanne Manas and Anele Mdoda posted on Twitter about kids pestering their parents about it, and its high domestic price.

 

[RedViking]

Shame... You fell for the hype as well.

 

[FiestaST]

Should have rather got this Hype deal. More wallet friendly for us peasant who don’t Add Hope.

 

[Went_For_Beer]

And yet some people payed over R600 a bottle last week

 

[Lament]

Luckily we dont have high status people on SM telling young people its cool chopping of their dcks....o wait.

 

[Flanders]

Missed opportunity for a MYBB "MASSIVELY overrated" there, @Jan.

 

[Fulcrum29]

As I said in the other thread, FOMO is evil. PRIME is too expensive; that is what truly makes it obnoxious. I don't care about its ambassadors, but I would much rather have a Lucozade.

 

[Cranjus McBasketball]

The only thing that set this apart from any other generic energy drink is how hard people fell for that price anchoring.

Don't know who the bigger suckers are. The people who bought into the strategy or the people who dropped up to a grand a bottle on it.

 

[Cranjus McBasketball]

And yet some people payed over R600 a bottle last week

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I saw an article where they were going for a grand a bottle at one point. All based on the Logan Paul and KSI hype train.

 

[Gazg]

Meh

 

[Mystic Twilight]

I saw an article where they were going for a grand a bottle at one point. All based on the Logan Paul and KSI hype train.

That would be the scalpers trying to cash in on the hype.

 

[Mike Angelo]

You can put a ribbon on a turd and idiots will pay for it.

 

[Cranjus McBasketball]

That would be the scalpers trying to cash in on the hype.

Wait. I just checked and people were paying 1400 a bottle you can't even be mad at the scalpers. It takes a special kind of stupid to drop 1400 on a bottle of energy drink because a muppet like Logan Paul promotes it.

 

[Fulcrum29]

I saw an article where they were going for a grand a bottle at one point. All based on the Logan Paul and KSI hype train.

In my view, people are making this too much about Logan and KSI. They are brand ambassadors and may have a 20% stake in the brand, but Congo brands do have a consistent pricing strategy aligned with their respective brands,

Prime Energy - $29.99 (12 pack)

Prime Hydration - $29.99 (12 pack)

Alani Nu Energy - $29.99 (12 pack)

Their 3D Energy varies, and is sold directly on Amazon, priced anywhere between $24.00-$43.00 (12 packs).

Yes, scarcity is being exploited, but you either need to be mad or a crypto bro to pay a grand.

 

[My_King]

This right here is the problem/thing

 

[Fulcrum29]

I was going through the 3D Energy reviews on Amazon and this is what one person rated,



he still gave them 5. 2,104 ratings 4.5 stars... Those who do complain are concerned with the price increase and getting headaches. I am pretty sure that all Congo Brands products are more or less the same, but are set apart by varying in packaging and taste. $29.99 (12-pack) is not expensive in the USA.

 

[Fulcrum29]

This right here is the problem/thing

Still gave them 5, not nice, but KSI is nice

 

[Cranjus McBasketball]

In my view, people are making this too much about Logan and KSI. They are brand ambassadors and may have a 20% stake in the brand, but Congo brands do have a consistent pricing strategy aligned with their respective brands,

Prime Energy - $29.99 (12 pack)

Prime Hydration - $29.99 (12 pack)

Alani Nu Energy - $29.99 (12 pack)

Their 3D Energy varies, and is sold directly on Amazon, priced anywhere between $24.00-$43.00 (12 packs).

Yes, scarcity is being exploited, but you either need to be mad or a crypto bro to pay a grand.

Sure but a large chunk of the people who bought this stuff whether at a grand or for 40 bucks only bought it because of the influencers. I guarantee there were a whole bunch of idiots flashing Prime bottles flooding social media for the status

 

[Fulcrum29]

Sure but a large chunk of the people who bought this stuff whether at a grand or for 40 bucks only bought it because of the influencers. I guarantee there were a whole bunch of idiots flashing Prime bottles flooding social media for the status

I agree, it is not an obsession that I understand. I do think that the online social sphere is ballooning, it is incredibly niche to be recognised. Those who are in the mind that they are someone, authoritative, it is not in touch with the analytics. I pity some people, what would they be without online social interaction? Mentally, it can be exhausting because not all connections are genuine, and realising this may have consequences.

Kids are becoming drones, and so they will grow into adult drones. It is applicable to older generations too, but we weren’t all born in this technologically driven cycle.

Anyhow, gone OT, all I am getting at is that we are all products, most being lesser than others. The conversion rate is insane; marketers love it.

 

[freematrix]

Bought 2 flavours to taste. They are very sweet and to a point of not tasting nice. The taste stayed in my mouth for about 20 minutes its so strong. I have unsubscribed that prime. Its just feel like hype.