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by sebastiennight 16 days ago
You could, sadly, easily 10x the willingness-to-buy metric (and dollar amount) if the marketing promise became about one getting others to change their opinions, preferences, and behavior and avoiding making any changes to oneself.

Though, re-reading your comment now, I am curious

> We can make you and your children enjoy vegetables and seafood as much as you enjoy desserts.

Why seafood?

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Fish is healthy, and I know a bunch of choosey food folks who just fundamentally do not like fish. Steak, chicken, pork, fine, but not fish, and shellfish are just right out.
Not even fish and chips?
Is cod supposed to be a particularly enjoyable fish?
I think the fact that it's deep-fried in batter is what tends to make it appealing to kids and those with kid-like tastes.