# Need a TRUE cross-cultural marketing blunder (not urban legend) **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [November 26, 2003, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-true-cross-cultural-marketing-blunder-not-urban-legend/215418 "2003-11-26T17:33:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![captainQwark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e68b1a/32.png) [@captainQwark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/captainQwark)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2003, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-true-cross-cultural-marketing-blunder-not-urban-legend/215418/61 "2003-11-27T20:45:49Z")
how about that Australian stuff called nads? ---
**Author:** ![The\_Long\_Road](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b5a626/32.png) [@The\_Long\_Road](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Long_Road)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2003, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-true-cross-cultural-marketing-blunder-not-urban-legend/215418/62 "2003-11-27T22:12:28Z")
Another one I just remembered was the diet supplement named AIDS. It was out long before the virus become know but I’m sure its market share tanked fast. They were long ago renamed or taken off the market. “You look great, how did you lose so much weight?” “Oh, I found that AIDS is the best thing for losing weight” “Hmmmm, ok, I’d rather be fat.” ---
**Author:** ![essohbee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/71c47a/32.png) [@essohbee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/essohbee)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2003, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-true-cross-cultural-marketing-blunder-not-urban-legend/215418/63 "2003-11-28T01:23:35Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Coil \* > **essohbee** I have seen a couple of Honda Fittas out on the streets. Always good for a laugh. \*\* How the hell did they ever make it here? Not that I don’t believe you, it’s just mindboggling to think they got sold here, even more so to think that anyone would want to drive one. 🙂 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-true-cross-cultural-marketing-blunder-not-urban-legend/215418.md?page=3)