I still keep seeing these banners and even saw the product at my LBS. Have the sales of these been affected? Are they going to stick with the same marketing campaign?
What banners?
The ones I get here at Slowtwitch with an individual who will remain unnamed. You know they are based on cookies, so they might not even be valid.
Lance owns a stake in Honey Stinger, although I don’t know the exact amount, I presume it’s non-trivial although apparently still not a majority share.
Since he’s an owner it’s less of a clear cut decision to no longer feature him in their advertising, I wonder if he even charges them to use his image, but regardless the “fueling Lance’s return to triathlon” tagline is a little inopportune at the moment.
I don’t care if LA owns a stake in Honey Stinger even if he did dope.
I will continue to buy them. Wanna know why?
THEY ARE DELICIOUS!
I don’t care if LA owns a stake in Honey Stinger even if he did dope.
I will continue to buy them. Wanna know why?
THEY ARE DELICIOUS!
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(that said, they really just need to change their messaging for the time being…“Fueling Lance’s return to triathlon” just makes them look silly at this point).
Can’t stand the waffle things but love the pink lemonade bloke…Regardless of who has a stake in them.
Can’t stand the waffle things but love the pink lemonade bloke…
You Aussies are crazy.
So good. I switch between those and cliff bars.
Lance owns a stake in Honey Stinger, although I don’t know the exact amount, I presume it’s non-trivial although apparently still not a majority share.
Since he’s an owner it’s less of a clear cut decision to no longer feature him in their advertising, I wonder if he even charges them to use his image, but regardless the “fueling Lance’s return to triathlon” tagline is a little inopportune at the moment.
I actually like that tagline, it fuels the haters with hate.
I don’t care if LA owns a stake in Honey Stinger even if he did dope.
I will continue to buy them. Wanna know why?
THEY ARE DELICIOUS!
Really??? IMMT is sponsored by them, I finally was able to pick some up in Placid last week (go figure, can’t find them anywhere around here, and I’m in Montreal) and I wanted to pull my tongue out of my head at the first taste… I can choke back the Strawberry, but can’t deal with all the caffeine for the whole race, but the original or whatever makes me want to throw up in my mouth a little… very disappointing, since to-date I’ve used what was on course (well, except for Hammer, same effect…) and now I have to plan to haul my own gels around the course…wish they’d align with US and go with GU…
I think we are all referring to their waffles, not the gels.
Thank goodness. Agree the waffles are really good tasting, although the packaging is tough to get open on the bike. The gels are horrible. Sometimes the only thing that keeps me from throwing them back up is fear that I will have to taste them again as they pass by my tongue on the way out. I have tried gold and ginsting, and am scared to try the ones the course will provide. Finally decided to just buy a DSW bento so I can pack my own gels for the bike.
Hilarious! I love the Honey Stinger “stuff”. Really like their energy bars and little chews. I even like some of the waffles. I figured I would, be default, love the gels too. BIG MISTAKE!!! WOW - they are absolutely terrible, at least in my opinion. I cant understand how they could make such great stuff and then release those disgusting gels! I will just stick with my Hammer gels thanks.
Never tried them, guess I’ll have to.
Stinger waffles are good, but Bonk Breakers blow them out of the water! The pb&j’s & java chip bars are like eating little squares of amazing!
IMMT website says they will have “Fruit Smoothie and Acai Pomegranate” gels and not the Gold and Ginsing. I haven’t tried the Fruit Smoothie but I really like the Pomegranate! I agree the gold ones are a bit intense but I can handle them.
Thank goodness. Agree the waffles are really good tasting, although the packaging is tough to get open on the bike. The gels are horrible. Sometimes the only thing that keeps me from throwing them back up is fear that I will have to taste them again as they pass by my tongue on the way out. I have tried gold and ginsting, and am scared to try the ones the course will provide. Finally decided to just buy a DSW bento so I can pack my own gels for the bike.
Agreed…but for a race (if I’m using them) I open them before I get in the bike and just leave them in the wrapper…problem solved!
I don’t care if LA owns a stake in Honey Stinger even if he did dope.
I will continue to buy them. Wanna know why?
THEY ARE DELICIOUS!
X eleventy billion. The waffles are the best. Try them with some nutella on top. Not good for riding but great for post-ride. Chews are also good, but probably not with nutella.