{"id":80685,"date":"2023-10-31T09:18:04","date_gmt":"2023-10-31T09:18:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/posterboyedit.com\/?p=80685"},"modified":"2023-10-31T09:18:04","modified_gmt":"2023-10-31T09:18:04","slug":"aldi-leaves-shoppers-in-hysterics-with-very-cheeky-take-on-dr-pepper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/posterboyedit.com\/lifestyle\/aldi-leaves-shoppers-in-hysterics-with-very-cheeky-take-on-dr-pepper\/","title":{"rendered":"Aldi leaves shoppers in hysterics with VERY cheeky take on Dr Pepper"},"content":{"rendered":"
Aldi\u00a0has left social media users in hysterics with their cheeky copycat version of Dr Pepper.<\/p>\n
Earlier this week, a UK-based X user shared a picture of the supermarket’s ‘Professor Peppy’ soft drink – which appears to have been inspired by the popular American soda.<\/p>\n
As well as using a very similar shade of maroon in their branding, the drink also includes ‘Professor’ in the name.\u00a0<\/p>\n
After spotting the ‘knock-off’ in the aisles of his local store, X user Lazarus Kumi shared a photo with their 16,600 followers.<\/p>\n
They wrote: ‘I love Aldi. Personally, I think it takes more creativity to come up with these dupe names without getting in trouble.’\u00a0<\/p>\n
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UK-based X user\u00a0Lazarus Kumi\u00a0shared a picture of the supermarket’s ‘Professor Peppy’ soft drink\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Professor Peppy seems to have been inspired by the popular American soda Dr Pepper (pictured)<\/p>\n
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The X user wrote: ‘I love Aldi. Personally, I think it takes more creativity to come up with these dupe names without getting in trouble.’<\/p>\n
The post has been seen by over 213,000 users – and delighted other shoppers.<\/p>\n
One wrote: ‘Aldi is the ultimate troll haha.’<\/p>\n
Another joked: ‘[Dr Pepper] lost his medical license?!?’<\/p>\n
‘Sorry but Professor Peppy is absolutely hilarious,’ a third replied.\u00a0<\/p>\n
However, this isn’t the first time that Aldi seems to have turned to other supermarkets’ products for inspiration.<\/p>\n
Last year, Marks and Spencer took their rival to court over their ‘Cuthbert Caterpillar’ cake, which they claimed infringed on their famous Colin the Caterpillar design.<\/p>\n
Here FEMAIL looks back at some of the cheekiest copycats available to buy – from Seal Bars to Snack Noodles.<\/p>\n
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Left: Seal Bars are produced by Belmont and sold in Aldi stores. Right: They were seemingly inspired by McVitie’s Penguin bars<\/p>\n
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The branding of Aldi’s spreadable butter Norpak (left) is almost identical to Lurpak (right), which is produced by Arla Foods<\/p>\n
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Aldi’s Snack Noodle (left) has almost identical branding to Pot Noodle and also makes a Chicken and Mushroom flavour\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Aldi also sell Fruity Blasts for children – which seems to have been inspired by Robinsons Fruit Shoot drinks<\/p>\n
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Cheese Curls (left) – which are produced by Snackrite and sold by Aldi – and has similar branding to Walkers’ Quavers (right)<\/p>\n
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Although the branding of Aldi’s Choco Rice is a little different, the product looks near identical to Kellogg’s Coco Pops<\/p>\n
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Aldi’s Cart Wheels are packed with jam and marshmallow just like the original Wagon Wheel snack<\/p>\n
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Aldi’s take on Jammie Dodgers has a variation on the spelling and features stars in the centre instead of hearts<\/p>\n
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Aldi’s Teddy Faces (right) only feature the bear heads while the original Pom-Bears (left) include their entire bodies<\/p>\n
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Aldi’s Monster Claws crisps seem to have been inspired by Monster Munch, which was created by Smiths in 1977<\/p>\n
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Aldi’s ‘Ballycastle’ Irish cream (left) looks almost identical to Baileys (right)<\/p>\n