2006-07-26 02:02:52 · 10 answers · asked by Jes 1 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
I've always thought that myself. a bit barking, isn't it!
2006-07-26 07:16:02 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
The items are not improved in relation to the new product, they are improved in relation to an old product. Say you have a can of Coke - the same Coke that's been out for 10 years. Coke then comes out with an updated recipe for their soft drink, and sells it as 'new & improved Coke'. It's new because they've never used the recipe before, and it's 'improved' because they consider it an improvement over their former recipe. See?
2006-07-26 02:06:42 · answer #2 · answered by They call me ... Trixie. 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well... they may mean that the new _version_ of the product is an improvement over the previous one.
The last time I saw _this_ question, the person who got 10 pts answered smth like
yeah, what were they before, old and crappy? Which is a very good point.
2006-07-26 02:06:01 · answer #3 · answered by AlphaOne_ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is because advertisers do not care much about English. They only want to sell. You are right. "New and improved" is an oxymoron. It does not make any sense. But it sounds like the product it is describing is very good, so advertisers use it.
2006-07-26 02:06:21 · answer #4 · answered by zaki_ansari 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This annoys me too, when the Mach 3 Razor came out they said it was the best shave ever, now they bring out the Turbo, and the elite, and other words that sound cool or modern. Then there's new improved Daz gets whites whiter than white it gets rather annoying, i've got your back
2006-07-26 02:06:12 · answer #5 · answered by Begbie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sometimes there are things like in Star Wars, how the old ones were great but the NEW ones were even better yet therefore IMPROVED
2006-07-26 02:06:18 · answer #6 · answered by Topher 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know but washing powders have been "new and improved" that many times the original stuff we was using must have been propa gash
2006-07-26 02:07:09 · answer #7 · answered by Jay 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's to make is sound a hell of alot better than what it is..
It's using two words, which have a lot of meaning, and entice a buyer towards a product together, making them sound better, and making you want to buy it..
It's used to trick you..
2006-07-26 02:08:59 · answer #8 · answered by Samie 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It should really be IMPROVED AND NEW. "Improved" - from the older version... and therefore "New" in its own right.
2006-07-26 02:05:29 · answer #9 · answered by ♪ ♥ ♪ ♥ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah its a pain in the ***.....In UK it happens all the time...New this new that(FFS) its all the same new packaging thats all
2006-07-26 02:06:39 · answer #10 · answered by accuratellytrue 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋