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submitted 10 months ago by jeffw@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

For example, if you insist on buying Advil instead of store brand ibuprofen. I mean, you’d be wasting your money in that example, but you do you

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[-] jimbo@lemmy.world 16 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Oreos

Contact lens solution (any name brand)

[-] hperrin@lemmy.world 26 points 10 months ago

Fun fact: Oreos are the knock-off brand. Hydrox was the original.

[-] newIdentity@sh.itjust.works 13 points 10 months ago

TBD, Hydrox is a pretty bad name and Oreo definitely had the better marketing team.

[-] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago

It's because of the time. The owner wanted to imply cleanliness in production, chemistry was pretty new, and what could be cleaner than water? Hence Hydrox

[-] RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago

"A lot of people worked really hard on this."

"Why?"

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