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Genericised Trademarks

IanCurtis · 2008-08-27 00:10:06

It is the holy grail of branding - when a brand becomes the description of all products. We all know "hoover" means to vacuum here and in UK - there's loads on the net, but any ones unique to Ireland? My mate calls all crisps "taytos" for example...and my mother calls all foreigners "Romanians", although that's slightly…

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It is the holy grail of branding - when a brand becomes the description of all products. We all know "hoover" means to vacuum here and in UK - there's loads on the net, but any ones unique to Ireland?

My mate calls all crisps "taytos" for example...and my mother calls all foreigners "Romanians", although that's slightly different!

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