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Osama has been banned on Coke bottles

Osama has been banned on Coke bottles

As part of Coke's constant endeavour to remain one of the world's most valuable brands, their latest initiative is personalised bottles.

The campaign means you could have your name on a Coke bottle.

Unless it's one of the names Coke doesn't allow.

We're not talking swear words here, or terms of abuse, we're just talking names.

And this is not just about Coke bottles.

As Kate King found out, try getting a job when you're name's Osama.

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2/04/2013 1:41:40 a.m.

captain hook wrote:

go osama!!!!!! glad campbell live makes sure smalls people voices are heard!!!!

14/02/2013 4:34:20 p.m.

Lisa Bdidi wrote:

LOL My husband who is from a muslim country, works with an Iraqian man who is Osama, he got a bottle printed in Osama.

20/11/2012 3:08:52 p.m.

Buck and Bert wrote:

Can't 'Share a Coke' with BUCK. I have been known as Buck for my entire life (a reference to the TV Show Buck Rogers in the 21st Century). What a shame such a cool promotion idea has left me changing brands out of sheer principal. Lucky we live in a land where we have choices!!!! Mine is no longer COKE!!!

5/11/2012 3:22:04 p.m.

katie wrote:

Coke gets even better won't print a little girls name on a bottle because Destiny is the same as a church in NZ!

4/11/2012 11:21:30 p.m.

Go Osama wrote:

"try getting a job when you're name's Osama" After the next election, try getting a job if your name is John Key, or Paula Bennett, or Hekia Parata... They've done more damage to NZ than anyone called Osama.

3/11/2012 11:57:48 p.m.

David wrote:

@The Dr - you are an idiot. The facts and evidence overwhelmingly fly in the face of your misguided, deluded argument. Try telling that to the families of the 9/11 victims.

3/11/2012 7:50:45 p.m.

Kim Allott wrote:

I don't see my name on the list on Cokes FB page, KIM such a simple name. I think that if your goning to do a promotion like this a few more names should be alowed. I would think that KIM is one of those Black listed names too.

3/11/2012 11:09:46 a.m.

the DR wrote:

this is typical american bull shit get over your selves. lets face it osama had nothing to do 911 it was just an excuse to go to war with Iraq i bet you can get george on the coke bottle rember he sent more people to ther death when he decided to go to war

3/11/2012 8:37:27 a.m.

wondering wrote:

I am wondering why I have not seen any common names from the more culturally diverse populations in NZ. I am sure there are lots of Amy, Lachlans and Josh out there, but where is Sione, Saine, Mohamed, Harinder, Jaspreet and so forth. Not all NZ is of Celtic descent and unimaginative parents.

3/11/2012 6:44:10 a.m.

Mike wrote:

Must be slow week for news that we have reports like this.

Coke must be laughing all the way to the bank with added exposure. This article will lead people to try different names, just to see if they can find more words etc that wont print, or if they can slip some past the Coke censors.