Debunking "Don't Buy Pepsi"

An e-mail hoax is spreading (again) urging consumers to boycott the purchase of Pepsi's new can.

April 11, 2011

ALEXANDRIA, Va. - You may have seen a similar e-mail hit your inbox (or spam):

Subject: DON'T BUY PEPSI IN THE NEW CAN!??

Don't buy Pepsi in the new can. Pepsi has a new 'patriotic' can ??Coming out with pictures of the Empire State Building, and the??Pledge of Allegiance on them.??However, Pepsi left out two little words on the pledge,??'Under God.'??Pepsi said they didn't want to offend anyone. In that case, we don't??Want to offend anyone at the Pepsi corporate office, either! So if we don't buy any Pepsi products, they will not be offended??When they don't receive our money that has the words ??'In God We Trust' on it. HOW FAST CAN YOU FORWARD THIS ONE? Pretty darn fast!!

Fortunately, the folks at Snopes.com have debunked this urban myth, pretty darn fast, too.

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