Just as the last embers of the pesticide controversy flickered and died out, and soft drink corporations thought they could breathe easy again, a man has come forth with a claim that he found a condom in a bottle of Pepsi!
Sudesh Sharma, from Ujhani village near New Delhi, bought two bottles of Pepsi from a retail shop near Kashmere Gate in the Capital in 2003. After drinking from one of the bottles, he was afflicted by severe dyspepsia and a headache, followed by insomnia. On inspecting the bottle from which he had drunk, Sharma found dirt and other contaminants inside it. The condom was found in the other unopened bottle of Pepsi.
But this is where the similarities between the two stories end. When summoned to court, Pepsi refused to accept responsibility, and maintains that the bottles may have contained spurious products illegally marketed under its brand name. However, the local consumer court deemed this a lame excuse, and has slapped a fine of Rs 1 lakh and an additional Rs 20,000 as compensation by way of damages and a sum of Rs 3,000 as cost of litigation to the complainant.
Perhaps Pepsi is now considering changing their jingle to
"Oye Bubbly
Oye oye bubbly
Don't get pregnant bubbly"
:-D
thus spake Pollyanna @ 10:48 am
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