I mean, frankly, that's a somewhat arguable point. It might be, but it wasn't, I don't think, consciously sold in the "devious" manner deodorant was sold. Sod

I mean, frankly, that's a somewhat arguable point. It might be, but it wasn't, I don't think, consciously sold in the "devious" manner deodorant was sold. Soda wasn't invented first, and then people started drinking things other than water after being told they need to. Soda was sold as, "here try this, it's pretty good!" You can't really compare food with nonfoods in this area. Food and sustenance products come embedded with a need - survival. You have to drink/eat something, why not drink/eat my product?