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Blayde

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Something i was wondering while shopping yesterday, how far do certain brands reach, are they global or do some stick to continents and are rebranded? I was wondering what brands you'll use for everyday stuff that we can all relate to,

f.e.
I use Lux soap, also available is Fa and Pears, but these are the most common here, what's yours? how many other countries can it be found in
Same goes for Pantene, which i use, but head and shoulders and a few others are available.

Somethings are purely local, bread, tuna, carton milk, but what about meat? Do you get australian meat?

I'm keeping technology and automotive brands out of this because they are the most pervasive, you can add your own everyday items if you think they have a close to global reach

edit: also, do you support local brands more or do you try and keep it global? I try to buy local where i know quality exists but stay away from everything that is purely chinese made, i know everything is made in china, but at least with a hint of western name and non engrish i dont mind as much (for non-food items)
 
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Lux and Pears and Imperial Leather. I'm partial to Dove myself. I'm currently on the Pantene kick, but looking for something else to use as it's getting hideously expensive. I tried the Sunsilk and the Fructis ones without success. We also get Head and Shoulders here. Impulse deodorant, although we have the usual suspects of Rexona and Lynx also in the bathroom cabinet. Colgate and the Sensodyne toothpaste are pretty much it for selection.

Greenseas tuna, mostly local(ish) meat, fresh veggies and fruit. And the major supermarkets are really pushing the fact that lots of it is grown locally. Although the farmers markets are popping up all over the place and doing a booming trade. Canberra Milk comes from a local herd, although the Coles/Woolies are now pushing their own brands. Lots of food is packaged or reconstituted locally but is from OS. And lots of it is coming through New Zealand because their branding laws are different to ours.
 
And lots of it is coming through New Zealand because their branding laws are different to ours.
I didn't know they branded sheep, it'd set the wool on fire, surely?

For shampoo, I use Alpecin. You can fairly easily get H&S here, I think, but T/Gel is almost unheard of.

All the "normal" shaving products are available - Gilette razors, and all that - but King of Shaves and other shaving oils are much more difficult to get hold of than in the UK.
 
Never heard of Fa but we can buy Lux and Pears here although most people I know use shower gel rather than soap. Pantene is probably the most popular shampoo here because it has been really aggressively marketed since it was launched and we also have Head & Shoulders.

Recently we have had a number of things rebrand to tie in with other names in the US and Europe

Ulay > Olay
Marathon > Snickers
Opal Fruits > Starburst
Jif > Cif

But we revolted when they changed Coco Pops to Choco Krispies so they changed that one back again!
 
I dont have any particular loyalty to any brand or soap or shampoo. Sunsilk, H&S, Fructis it's all the same to me. Prefer Lynx for deoderant though and Colgate for toothpaste. My razor and shaving foam are Gillette.

I try to avoid supermarket brands tbh, I'll get Greenseas tuna like Ash, and prefer buying my meat from Woolworths over Coles. A good independent butcher is better again. Generally Leggos for my pasta sauce, the brand with the labrador puppy for toilet paper, Dairy Farmers (I think it's the milk with the blue label and a picture of a green field with black and white cows, etc), and Helgas bread, or Tip Top.

Prefer buying local if I can, especially when it comes to meat and fresh vegetables and fruit.
 
Unilever seems to be on a tear to bring some of their world products here. They seem to be the Ford of the consumer goods space in that regard. We got Magnum ice cream earlier this summer from them:

*us launch ad*

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Recently, we've got Simple skin care which is apparently the number one brand in the UK according to ads we get.

Personally I'm not much of a brand stingy guy. Maybe its because when I lived with my grandma and mom, store brand products ruled the day out of cost savings. I usually haven't been disappointed except for a few notable occassions:

* Giant brand "sandwich cookies": farrrr too thick cookies compared to oreos. If they're eaten with milk then they're fine. Also not enough icing inside, likely done to keep costs low.

* CVS "Gold Emblem" Snack Crackers (think knockoff wheat thins): not nearly enough flavor. They were quite bland yet they gave you a ton to make up for it. I wouldn't buy again and was surprised because most CVS brand stuff is quite good.

I personally only buy off brand/store brand shampoo, medicine (even prescription..generic FTW!) and such. Head and shoulders is mighty expensive and the stuff I buy from walmart, target, giant, etc. Has the same active ingrediant for a way lower price.
 
Eggo Waffles. No other brand can replace them.
 
Home made can.
 
Lots of pedantic on the forum today...


Home made beats Eggo any day of the week.



Better?
 
Keeps those kids making shoes.
 
I'm really picky with brands, but it's mainly 'cause I know what I like. Though when it comes to thinks like skin/haircare I'm kinda limited 'cause I'm allergic to a bunch of stuff. Can't touch Imperial Leather or Radox. So I generally go for Dove, Pears or Dettol. (Lysol.) I use Simple stuff 'cause it's cheap like the budgie an' does the job. Or I go for the dead expensive Dermalogica stuff. But we're all about Heinz, Lurpak, Warburtons, Walkers (Lays) an' all that jazz in my house. I've always said I'm allergic to cheap, not a bargain. When I was in the States I went a bit mental as a lot of the stuff I use especially for cooking had no American substitute that matched. I had to go to a specialist Brit/Irish import store for stupid things like Oxo cubes an' Nescaf' Gold Blend instant coffee, where everything was at least 4-5 times the price it would be for me to pay here. All I wanted was a brew an a biscuit for dipping. No UHT milk either. <_<

As for things like meat an' veggies we just get all that from the supermarket. Mainly 'cause they don't have much in terms of markets round where we are (another reason why I miss home) AND we don't like their butchers. The only time we ever go in to a butchers is for Skirt which ALWAYS ends up int feckin' mince where it doesn't belong 'cause it's sacrilege an' I usually end up giving the butcher who's asked me "What's Skirt?" a bollocking.

Okay I got sidetracked there. :lol:
 
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I also had a "Brand" specific question in mind the other day and I was thinking about starting a thread about it :p

I guess it fits rather good here so I write it:

I noticed, that there are several products, people call by a brand-name. But the product doesn't have to be from that specific brand.

An example, at least here in my region, people call paper tissues "Tempo".

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The brand "Tempo" exists, but most people are using a different brand, still they call it Tempo. Another example is adhesive tape. Many people call it
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here, although they might use some random adhesive tape that is not by Tesa.
 
I also had a "Brand" specific question in mind the other day and I was thinking about starting a thread about it :p

I guess it fits rather good here so I write it:

I noticed, that there are several products, people call by a brand-name. But the product doesn't have to be from that specific brand.

An example, at least here in my region, people call paper tissues "Tempo".

b4srF.jpg


The brand "Tempo" exists, but most people are using a different brand, still they call it Tempo.

They tried to sell that here in the late 90's early 00's and it failed miserably. My grandma still has one of those "Free complementary Tempo holders" for her car sunvisor: http://www.amazon.com/Tempo-Truck-Leather-Tissue-Starter/dp/B00274JM7E/ref=pd_sxp_grid_i_0_1

Apparently, the Americans who still remember them and buy them on Amazon, swear by them. The rest of us were like "no thx, mcdonalds napkins in the glovebox work fine and are free" :p

EDIT: I know way too much about discontinued random products...
 
I also had a "Brand" specific question in mind the other day and I was thinking about starting a thread about it :p

I guess it fits rather good here so I write it:

I noticed, that there are several products, people call by a brand-name. But the product doesn't have to be from that specific brand.

An example, at least here in my region, people call paper tissues "Tempo".

b4srF.jpg


The brand "Tempo" exists, but most people are using a different brand, still they call it Tempo. Another example is adhesive tape. Many people call it
wDKlU.jpg


here, although they might use some random adhesive tape that is not by Tesa.

Many people in the US call tissues "Kleenex" after the brand.
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This is often called "Scotch tape" after the brand; alternatively, clear tape.
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The tape in your last pic there from left to right is what appears to be boxing tape, masking tape, and blue tape. Do people call all of those "Tesa"?

I love learning about what other people call different things around the world. It's interesting. :)
 
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