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[–] 282 points 1 year ago (32 children)

Grey Poupon is not fancy mustard. You can buy that shit in any grocery store, it was developed by food scientists and is mass produced in giant semi-automated factories. It's also not particularly expensive. If you can only afford yellow mustard but not Grey Poupon you shouldn't be buying any mustard because your budget is way too tight to be paying for condiments you can get free in a fast food restaurant.

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  • [–] 95 points 1 year ago (19 children)

    The only reason people think it’s fancy is because of some dumb commercials made in the 80s.

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  • [–] 46 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (12 children)

    Those weren't from the '90s? Am I so old that I'm now conflating these decades?

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  • [–] 22 points 1 year ago (7 children)

    They were referenced in Wayne's World in 1992 and I'm guessing that they were at least a couple of years old by then.

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  • [–] 18 points 1 year ago (5 children)

    Yup, you're right. I was actually pulling up to people in traffic and asking them this in '92. Because I thought it was hilarious.

    It still is, but it used to be, too

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    They existed in the 90s too. They really milked that shit

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Also some ad campaigns just lasted forever hell some just updated the commercials on occasion. You can now hear the Empire Carpet jingle.

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  • [–] 52 points 1 year ago (5 children)

    That is some perspective.

    It reminds me of another conversation starter about wealth inequality. Where do poor people buy their bed sheets? The answers are usually Walmart or Salvation Army. Where do middle class people buy sheets? Nordstroms or some other department store. Where do rich people buy sheets? They don’t. They have people for that.

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  • [–] 37 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    The rich use people for bed sheets?

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