How many products can you think of...
that the brand name has taken the place of what they make?
For instance, at a family dinner, do you ask to "pass the gelatin" or "pass the Jello"? Another brand that dominates the market would be Kleenex. I know I can't ever remember asking for a tissue. Now those two products have the lion's share of the market but there are some products that don't enjoy that luxury and still, when a waitress ask me what I would like to drink, I always answer "a Diet Coke please." Now Coke and Pepsi have been neck and neck for quite awhile now, but you wouldn't know it at the casino I work in. We've had an exclusive with Pepsi for a decade now and the overwhelming majority of my customers ask for a Coke or a Diet Coke. There are more products out there than you would think, that fit the bill. Let's here what you come up with... |
Vaseline, instead of petroleum jelly.
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Xerox. Many people refer to making a copy of something as "xeroxing" it.
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Band-Aid
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Even generic plastic flying discs are called Frisbees.
To a lesser extent, how about Jacuzzi? |
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Here's one... Tabasco. I don't think that too many people ask for hot or pepper sauce. |
Tylenol
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Scotch tape
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Wite-Out
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Really terrific choices by all, so far. It starts to get harder now. So be creative and give it your best shot!
Now, when I'm looking for anything online, I simply "Google" it. That would be this generation's "Xerox" |
iPod
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Q-tips
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Monica Lewinsky
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From the medicine chest comes a plethora of brand name products that fit the bill...
Preperation H - Ex-Lax - Neosporin - Visine - Bactine - Advil/Motrin (A slight edge to Advil) and two other staples that have already been mentioned in Q-Tips & Band Aids. |
Kleenex, Chapstix
Post-its Rollerblades Thermos |
Not actually a product, but along the same lines, I'd say Lou Gehrig's Disease.
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Frigidaire
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feminine hygiene :)
Kotex :eek:.
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Ziploc bags, Skilsaw, Sawzall, Sheetrock
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Nice, Leon. ;)
Another one from the medicine chest would be Alka-Seltzer. From the kitchen comes Saran Wrap, Baggies, & Drain-O. |
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