NFL has an official toilet paper?
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If there's one thing the burly, fierce-hitting warriors of the National Football League can give we mortals good advice about, it's....toiletries? Apparently Proctor & Gamble believes we'll eagerly buy the shampoo used in the Pittsburgh Steeler's locker room, the soap on the washstand at Lambeau Field, and the toilet paper in the team's toilet stalls at Arrowhead Stadium. Heck, I figured those guys were so tough they'd use steel wool. The Wall Street Journal (subscription required) referenced an inside source who priced P&G 's price for the sponsorship of NFL locker room toiletries at $10 million per year or more. The company's products include Old Spice deodorants and cologne, Crest tooth care, Gillette skin care, Charmin toilet paper, Clairol hair color, Braun razors, Pur water filters, and Pepto-Bismol.
The company has not officially announced the deal, or what products will be included. For the sake of my Cleveland Browns, I hope it includes Pepto- if they play as poorly as they did in 2008, they'll need it by the keg.
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8-12-2009 @ 4:19PM
paul said...
Yeah the NFL has always had official toilet paper, it's your money.
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8-12-2009 @ 8:56AM
stephen said...
I do not understand how canned tuna fish can be marketed in light of its three-fold price increase. I note that it carries a warning as to the fish with caution to pregnant women and children.
These days many of the 6 oz cans have been reduced in size by an ounce and the cost has in some ways tripled in cost per ounce... I do not think many people noticed.
For another thing, I have noticed many consumerists plugging store brands as a way of saving money. Funny thing is that many sell for a greater cost than do the national brands. I would think that the store brand which costs much less to produce, no advertising would or should be 40 percent less in cost. Funny thing is sometimes they taste better.
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