Strangest Products Made By Everyday Brands

do you know the expression do one thing and do it well well that's good advice for brands as well as people when famous brands decide to deviate away from what made them famous it usually goes only one way badly that said it gives everyone a laugh or two along the way here are top 10 strange products made by famous brands amazing number 10 Nintendo you know Nintendo firts trailblazing game consoles and characters like Super Mario and Donkey Kong however Nintendo has actually been around since 1889 and has tried its hand in many other areas with little success most of the time firstly there's playing cards which Nintendo has been manufacturing since their establishment in 1889 then in the 1960s Nintendo opened up a chain of love hotels now if you're not well versed in Japanese culture a love hotel is a place where loving couples can go to get acquainted with each other you could rent rooms by the hour and there were themed rooms available as well as costumes sounds like fun if not really compatible with Nintendo's family-friendly image today then in 1966 Nintendo sold over a million of these ultra hands a kind of extendable grabber it later cropped up in some of their games such as Mario Kart 8 they also dabbled in food and drink production I really liked their power up energy drink there was also the Nintendo cereal system popular in the States during the late 80s who wouldn't enjoy eating fruity cereal mario super mushrooms and Bowser's number 9 mad flavors it must be pretty boring when you're a massively successful food brand just banging out the same old flavors over and over again you can't blame them for wanting to experiment a little even if the results are a little strange take Pringles for example they like to get a little creative around the holiday period bring us flavors like white chocolate peppermint pumpkin pie spice and salted caramel on top of their trademark potato chips sounds nasty to me but if you've tasted any of these leave a comment to let me know in Japan their taste in soft drinks is similar to their taste in video games and game shows a little weird upsie capitalized on this by offering flavors you won't find anywhere else how about salty watermelon a limited edition flavor from 2012 or ice cucumber from summer 2007 my personal favorite is 2011 strawberry milk flavor soda hmm Cheers these flavors never seem to be around for very long I can't think why number eight virgin Richard Branson the founder of the Virgin brand is one of the most successful entrepreneurs in the world he's a maverick never conforming to tradition do one thing and do it well was never for him he's always taken a scattergun approach to launching products so while we all know his successes like the Virgin airline media company and bank there have been many spectacular failures too virgin Cola launched in 1994 to a massive fanfare but never caught on once the forces Coke and Pepsi mobilized against it there was also underwear online car sales cosmetics and clothing brands that never really worked perhaps the most famous failure was virgin brides their wedding dress retailer who can forget their launch photo Richard Branson beardless and wearing makeup in a wedding dress as Branson mused when he closed this part of the business off I think because there aren't many virgin brides it never really took off or maybe it was the pitcher number seven dr. pepper barbecue sauce we've talked about when food and drink brands like to experiment with mad flavors but what about when they experiment with a totally different type of food altogether around 2013 the famous soda maker Dr Pepper branched out into barbecue sauce launching their sweet and kick and barbeque brand it combined the 23 flavors of Dr Pepper with slow simmered and spiced barbecued seasonings what's the worst that could happen they thought well no one bought it and it soon was taken off the market it must have had its fans however as the Internet is now chock full of recipes for homemade dr. pepper barbecue sauce it hasn't stopped dr. pepper from branching out either you can find official dr. pepper flavored bubblegum jelly beans lip balm ice cream sauce and Slurpees if you like that sort of thing number six ice breakers packs often when famous brands fall with new products their innovative and ahead of their time the mainstream market just wasn't ready other times their new products are just plain silly ice breakers packs was definitely one of the latter times in 2008 the popular chewing gum brand launched a white minty powder which you placed into your mouth letting the minty goodness dissolve onto your taste buds if this wasn't enough they were sold in little see-through bags now I know their mints and you know their means but if you were pulled over by the cops and they searched you would they know they're mints I wouldn't fancy my chances going through airport security with some ice breakers packs in my pocket law enforcement complained and ice breakers pulled this product number five hooters air Hooters is a popular restaurant chain famous for its spicy chicken wings and nothing else okay I'm lying Hooters is mainly famous for its waiting staff exclusively made up of attractive women dressed up in tight shorts and tank tops it's a winning formula which has seen Hooters restaurants opening up all over the world they also have a hooters casino in Las Vegas eyebrows were raised in 2003 when Hooters acquired pace airlines and rebranded it as Hooters air they promised the Hooters experience in the sky with two hooters waitresses on every flight as well as professional flight crew highlights from Hooters famous menu were served even on short haul flights however Hooters air lasted less than three years halting trading in 2006 blaming their plight on high fuel prices I guess it was an idea that didn't take off number 4 veggie jell-o ice cream cake at a push those are the only two things you should eat yellow with the beauty of jello and its wobbly simplicity its shaky and sweet and everyone loves it unfortunately back in the 1960s that was enough for the jello company they decided that jello should be a wobbly part of everyone's diet and bought out some savory flavors these included celery mixed vegetables and seasoned tomato as part of the advertising campaign jello produced recipes where you could try out new savory gelatinous goo including this jell-o salad which looks like a villain from Doctor Who the savory jello ranged in last long it was quietly withdrawn when it emerged that no one wanted their salads suspended in a wobbly alien stomach but was it ahead of its time vodka jelly is very popular these days maybe it's time to bring veggie jello back number three why wine is one of those areas that many brands want to break into its fashionable aspirational and you can charge a fortune for it so even if a brand has no connection at all with viticulture they want in take diesel jeans for example in 2004 the ultra fashionable brand bought a 100 hectare vineyard in Italy to make wine and olive oil it took 12 years until the diesel farm DeRosa wine range came out named after Diesel's founder Renzo Rosso like their jeans these wines are at the pricier end of the spectrum selling in high-end London restaurants for over 100 pounds per bottle when you think about Harley Davidson you think of leather-clad biker gangs cruising the highways on their deafening machines what do you think those guys drink probably a mix of 100% proof whiskey dragon fire and petrol right I don't know but I bet they don't drink white wine coolers which makes Harley's moving to this market Harley Davidson scooter juice strange indeed I wouldn't go into a biker bar and order it that's for sure finally how about NASCAR pundit and former driver Jeff Gordon's foray into wine making Jeff Gordon's sellers I'm sure his wines are tasty but stay away from the drivers seat after sampling number two Cheetos flavored lip balm has been around for years popular flavors are generally things that smell fresh like mint or cherry if you were making a list of smells that would make for a nice lip balm I would imagine you'd put Cheetos pretty much near the bottom yeah that didn't stop Cheetos lip balm from actually getting made it hit the shelves in 2005 but disappeared soon afterwards it turns out there wasn't much of a market for a lip balm that one online reviewer wrote stinks like moldy cheese it wasn't Cheetos first time experimenting around the world you can find Cheetos in all sorts of different flavors in ketchup in Poland strawberry and Russia and Pepsi and you've guessed it Japan they also made cinnamon sweets called Sweden's limited edition for Easter 2015 which featured Chester the Cheetos mascot dressed as the Easter Bunny before I reveal that number one spot I'd like to remind you to subscribe if you've enjoyed this video we upload amazing fact-filled list videos daily also make sure to click that Bell icon to stay updated or you'll regret missing out on some amazing knowledge that could have filled your brain now let's get back to it number one Oasis kicks as no one buys music anymore rock stars have to think creatively if they're going to raise enough money to keep them in private jets and solid gold toilets as a result merchandise is getting stranger and stranger there is very little rock star won't put their face on if it will bring in a few bucks how about these Oasis kicks adidas trainers with a face of Noel Gallagher emblazoned on them if you wear these perhaps you'll be able to run at supersonic speed if EDM is more your thing than Britpop and you also have a cat you'll need these dead mouse cat headphones only $1,000 a pair if you're a thrash metal fan but also want to show your jovial side around holiday time the only choice is this Slayer Christmas sweater complete with skulls and pentagrams merchandise is where famous music brands can have fun and make money at the same time knowing there will always be people devoted enough to buy them now for some bonus material I must say I was surprised when I saw that Kinder Surprise had branched out into condoms but compared to Eminem's range of bullets and actually seemed like quite a sensible idea of course these products are a little too strange and don't really exist they're part of an art exhibition called unexpected products put together by the Russian design artist yaqula Mullen we're famous logos are slapped on incongruous products the aim of the exhibition according to Callum Mullen is to show that a good logo and product are essential in marketing and that one cannot exist without the other I guess that's the perfect note on which to end this one can you think of any more strange products made by famous brands if you owned a top brand what would you bring out leave us a comment to let me know thanks for watching [Music]

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Length: 10min 58sec (658 seconds)

Published: Sat Sep 30 2017