generic names vs brand names

[sixf00t4]

over the past few years my friends and i always sit together and think of these names... we think of products that are publicly and most commonly referred to by Brand names. ie: Kleenex should be tissue, Band-aid should be medical bandage. I am sure i have reached well over 100, but i cant remember any!!!!!!!!! i am finally sitting down and creating a webpage about them, but i only have those two!!!! HELP!!!!!

[sixf00t4]

palm pilot should be PDA

TiVo should be tapeless digital video recorder

[sixf00t4]

COME ON!!! ha, i got another one!

walkman should be portable music player

[cowboybooter]

You mean like Hoover should be Vacuum cleaner ?








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[Theophylact]

Xerox, Clorox, Frigidaire, Saltine, Escalator, Aspirin (still a trademark in Canada!), Astroturf, Scotch Tape.

[sixf00t4]

kinda on the same lines...but i dont think that is a very common one... i think most people say vacuum. i could be wrong. but that one has come across before thank you for the suggestion!!! there have to be tons of them, this is killing me!!!!

[sixf00t4]

YOU GO THEO!!!!!

escalotor??? what should it be????

[larrwhit]

Originally posted by sixf00t4
YOU GO THEO!!!!!

escalotor??? what should it be????

moving stairs

[sixf00t4]

but is that a brand name??? i dont know if that works or not. what should saltine be???

Colgate=toothpaste
Crisco=Cooking shortening
Coke=any dark soda
Levis=jeans
Timberlands=boad shoes