FreshParsnipOne day, Red Bull will be sued by someone who got high and thought Red Bull would literally give them wings
Are you really sure about that?
Nope, I shouldn’t comment before my morning coffee. Because I just checked this and it was a class action lawsuit in New York:
“The defendant’s prodigious advertising marketing and promotional spending has been used to mislead customers into believing that Red Bull is a superior product worthy of a premium price and has the ability to ‘give you wings’ and provide energy and vitality,”
Red Bull settled at a max. USD 13 million payout.
One thing is for sure, I haven’t seen the cartoon ads ever since in Europe, but I recount my claim and don’t make conclusions from my personal experience.
They run those ads here too. Definitely not stopped.
I don’t think that would hold in court