Colgate, Harley, and Bic: Famous Brands' Forgotten Flops
Everyone knows the Colgate frozen lasagna story. Except the lasagna never existed — the box was a mock-up built by the Museum of Failure in 2017. What Colgate actually sold was dried chicken and crabmeat entrees, test-marketed in one Wisconsin city, and later a soybean snack pulled for causing flatulence. This episode digs into big brands' forgotten product disasters: Harley-Davidson's Black Fire cologne line, which ran for nearly a decade before being quietly shelved, and Bic Cristal for Her, the pink pen that cost more and became a national punchline. Along the way: why brand loyalty can…
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