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    Does anyone else feel like šaltibarščiai became insanely overcapitalized in the last few years?
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    Does anyone else feel like šaltibarščiai became insanely overcapitalized in the last few years?

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    1. gravitytheseducer on

      Yep, I feel this way too, but it is what it is, gotta make the coin somehow

    2. GytisI on

      Whats the selling point of pink soup toilet paper? Is it better for people that has diarrhea after pink soup? Like “soaks more liquid shit than regular paper”.

    4. BurekMaster1990 on

      And the paper is not pink? How dare they.

      I tried šaltibarščiai flavored chips, they were awful

    10. StreetWindow1456 on

      The same company witch puts polluted water to the river try to make extra money in cringe way? I can’t belive this /s

    11. OrangeHer on

      it’s mostly just “omg pink soup, our national dish, we have to get this because that’s so funny and cool”, but honestly it’s ridiculous, there are way better ways of getting people to buy your paper

    15. arbalath on

      Kai pamatau užrašą “Gritė”, galvoju ne apie šaltibarščius, o apie tai, kaip viena pagrindinių šios įmonės grupių, Grigeo Klaipėda, vedama vieno pagrindinių akcininkų,. G. Pangonio, jam žinant, 8 metus pylė nevalytas nuotekas į Kuršių marias, skaičiuojama, bent 5 mln. kubų.

      Tokie tie šaltibarščiai.

    17. Tosadalis on

      I feel like it’s a microcosm of a small country syndrome. To have a recognizable brand, event, or any thing that attracts eyes on the global scale is of some value to smaller countries. Whether it’s perceived value only, or if it has some real value behind it I couldn’t tell you. Didn’t have pink soup fest, but now you do in Vilnius. I think that was started by Go Vilnius? Agency identified it as a unique enough thing that could be marketed to attract tourists so the city/country sees more income. Not just by toursits, but by locals as well that go to restaurants and buy pink soup special edition lunches, dinners, etc.. All that translates into money entering the country and a boost to funds via taxation.

      As for overcapitalization – things that are overcapitalized will go away soon enough when the extra money/effort spent does not result in an justifiable increase in profits. It’s a self-correcting problem. Whether that’s boosted direct sales, or an indirect sales you would probably have to ask business intelligence employees of the given company. Someone might not buy paper towels right now, but 6 months later when they’re in an aisle, looking for these products, they’ll see this brand again and there’s a higher chance of them buying it despite no pink soup packaging because they’ve registered it as an option before. Wouldn’t expect people to critically analyze paper towel brands over just using brand recognition.

      It is what it is. Whether someone finds the whole thing overblown, stupid, annoying or fun, good, and joyful is up to the person individually. On a larger scale, if this wasn’t a success, I don’t think this would get bigger and more popular year over year if it wasn’t paying off in some way (or at least projected to pay off). I, personally, don’t see much harm in it, but I also don’t care much about the whole thing despite loving the soup. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

    18. silver-for-monsters on

      Grite (grigeo) = cynical jerks who caused environmental disaster. Never forget.

    19. nevercopter on

      Suvenyrai ir pan. Maximoje prieš festivalį Vilniuje tai vienas dalykas. Bet duuudes