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bluntman
12-20-2004, 09:34 PM
Name something that is used a the general term for a product but is actually a brand name. For example, Kleenex is actually a brand of tissue paper. Can you name any others?
MazdaTree
12-20-2004, 10:25 PM
Q-tip
S.F.W.
12-21-2004, 12:08 AM
walkman, discman
bluntman
12-21-2004, 09:39 AM
Aspirin - Acetylsalicyclic Acid (ASA)
Melenium
12-21-2004, 10:47 AM
Coke (the ultimate cola) :D
midnightfxgt
12-21-2004, 10:51 AM
Ski-Doo

Hell, its even been made into a verb! ex. \"I went Ski-dooing on the weekend\".

Also Sea-Doo

~JOHN
MajesticBlueNTO
12-21-2004, 11:04 AM
Band-Aid
Dr Butcher
12-21-2004, 12:58 PM
liquid paper is all I can come up with at the moment...
Newlook
12-21-2004, 02:46 PM
Post-it
AfterBurner
12-21-2004, 03:09 PM
I remember a time when jeeps would be called jeeps and not SUV\'s
Melenium
12-21-2004, 03:47 PM
-Xerox sort of works: \"I xeroxed 50 copies\"
-IBM used to be the name for the PC even after they released the rights

An interesting note about the Aspirin one, Bayer (the company that owns the name I think) actually didn\'t want the name to become the generic because then they would have lost the right to it as a trademark. I\'m not sure what the final outcome of it was though.
firstmazda
12-21-2004, 04:14 PM
Scotch tape!?

don\'t matter what brand it is, everyone calls it \"Scotch tape\"!!
firstmazda
12-21-2004, 04:17 PM
Originally posted by bluntman


Aspirin - Acetylsalicyclic Acid (ASA)

Tylenol - Acetamenophen
Advil - Ibuprophen
profusion
12-21-2004, 09:40 PM
Most of these products have either been first to create a catchy title, more available, or first to invent. So people got used to the name and used it because they didnt want to be bothered to think or find out what kind of brand it was.

So I guess to add to you list I would say..

Phillips screw driver
Ganja
quick cam
black305
12-22-2004, 02:02 AM
Don\'t forget the oh-so-handy Wet-Nap! Who the heck says \"moist towelette\"?? :D
Melenium
12-22-2004, 05:34 AM
Windex! (is there another name for window cleaner?)
AfterBurner
12-22-2004, 01:33 PM
Originally posted by black305


Don\'t forget the oh-so-handy Wet-Nap! Who the heck says \"moist towelette\"?? :D

Wet Nap brings to mind something else.:D

WD40 and CLR. No alternatives.

Febreeze! Just Febreeze it!:p

Google! Just Google it!:p
black305
12-23-2004, 01:02 AM
Anybody here still stuck in puberty??? :p