Submitted by: thebryon | Posted on: Jun 17, 2003 | Link viewed: 875 times |
Have you ever been surfing the net and stumbled upon an interesting fact you didn't know. Perhaps it's something that answers a nagging question you've had your entire life, like virgin wool sweaters - how do they really know? Or what the hell does persnickety mean? Why not post your findings here at drivel to educate the rest of us dumb asses?
For instance, you know that 57 on the Heinz bottle? Everyone says it because Heinz had 57 varieties of it's product at the time, and Ketchup was number 57... Close but no cigar! Here ya go from the Heinz...
The Heinz 57 Varieties slogan is synonymous with the name "Heinz." Our corporate history tells us that in 1896, Henry John Heinz noticed an advertisement for "21 styles of shoes." He decided that his own products were not styles, but varieties. Although there were many more than 57 foods in production at the time, because the numbers "5" and "7" held a special significance for him and his wife, he adopted the slogan "57 Varieties." Thus, a new advertising campaign was launched for Heinz 57 Varieties — and the rest is history!
Special significane for him and his wife hey? Was it 57 or 69 varieties? Wish I know that before, but Heinz site is 20 20 I guess... :P