Comments on: Häagen-Dazs Responds To Ben & Jerry’s Email

By: Sean Kelly

Sean Kelly — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 20:06:29 +0000

gregg:

What’s really funny is that Ben & Jerry’s slyly gives the impression that Haagen-Dazs is trying to pull a fast one. In reality, Haagen-Dazs didn’t call the 14 oz. container a “pint.” Furthermore, they announced the change in advance via press releases and on their website.

Click the link above “Who’s Phonier? Haagen-Dazs? Ben & Jerry’s?”

But you’re right about the response being off-target. They should have pointed out B&J fabricated the controversy… but they are no match for Ben & Jerry’s in the cleverness department.

By: gregg caley

gregg caley — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 18:31:44 +0000

I always like how people get swayed from what the original point is. From what I read, Ben and Jerry’s point was that Haagen Dazs was basically lying about the SIZE of what constitutes a pint. Somehow in Haggen Dazs response to Ben and Jerry’s they bring up the quality. I’m not taking sides here as I like both brands equally but I would suggest that Haagen Dazs figure out exactly how many ounces are in a pint and stick to the original debate here. And as far as Haagen Dazs’s stupid comment about how people are more interested in quality versus quanity, how dumb is that? We want QUALIT and QUANITY and a good price!!! Yes of course, we want it ALL!!!!

By: Real Hippie

Real Hippie — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 00:03:03 +0000

Ben and Jerry’s used to be a quality product before they were bought out by Unilever. That’s when they started adding all the fillers that made the product go quality go downhill.

I used to purchase either Ben/Jerry’s or Breyers exclusively. Then one day, I noticed that the product was no longer the same. It never really froze like Ice Cream is supposed to. It had a weird, foamy texture that made it have the same mouth feel as the lower quality brands. That’s when I stopped purchasing Ben/Jerry’s and went just for the Breyers.

A few years later, I noticed the same drop in quality in Breyers. Turns out that Unilever bought them out and started adding the fillers to that product as well. Fortunately, a local brand, Turkey Hill carried a line called “Philadelphia Style” as a knockoff of Breyers. Ironically, it is now the better quality product.

This week, I was lucky enough to find Haagen Dazs “Five”. Each flavor is made of only 5 quality, all natural ingredients with, best of all, NO FILLERS!!! It freezes solid like Ice Cream should. It has the mouth feel of REAL ice cream. Little flecks of ice, not mushy foam.

If I want to buy into some marketing ploy that is supposed to fit into some “lifestyle”, I would buy Ben/Jerry’s. If I want REAL, high quality Ice Cream, I’ll buy the Haagen Dazs.

By: Betty Smith

Betty Smith — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 17:51:31 +0000

Mr. Dazs,

Guar gum is all natural and comes from a bean. Please next time do a little research before posting.

By: Mr. Dazs

Mr. Dazs — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 22:47:05 +0000

Read the ingredients in Americone Dream, Phil. It contains Bamboo pieces and other “invented” items like guar gum. These two may be natural, but not in my ice cream.

By: Phil Gerbyshak

Phil Gerbyshak — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 01:16:42 +0000

14 ounces isn’t a pint, no matter how you look at it, and no matter if you’re measuring metric or English or whatever.

Still, I like the differing opinions, and for me, I’ll stick with Ben & Jerry’s ice cream. Americone Dream, here I come :)

Though those Haagen Dazs almond ice cream bars are might good too.