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Same brand, different name...
So far, I'm noticing a few things over here that are the same brand as the UK, but have a different name.
Useful if we could compile a list for new expat shoppers :) or has someone already done that? I'll start with the no brainer because it's exactly the same design... UK Aus Douie Egberts coffee = Moccona |
Re: Same brand, different name...
Originally Posted by Mrs Vash
(Post 8054524)
So far, I'm noticing a few things over here that are the same brand as the UK, but have a different name.
Useful if we could compile a list for new expat shoppers :) or has someone already done that? I'll start with the no brainer because it's exactly the same design... UK Aus Douie Egberts coffee = Moccona |
Re: Same brand, different name...
S26-SMA
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Re: Same brand, different name...
vegemite - shit.:rofl:
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What's the same brand as Aptamil Growing Up milk? Thanks.
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Cuddles (what marketing prat came up with that name :eek:?!) fabric conditioner = lenoir
Blue one smells identical ;) Em x |
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Rice Krispies=rice bubbles
candy floss=fairy floss sweets=lollies burger king=hungry jacks wettabix=weetbix |
Re: Same brand, different name...
Originally Posted by Luke I Amyofath
(Post 8055413)
wettabix=weetbix
Weet-Bix is the original product, invented in NSW during the 1920s. Its Australian inventors started a new company for distribution in Britain during the 1930s, where their product was rebadged as "Weetabix". Consequently, both products are Australian in origin. There's not much to choose between them, but Weetabix seem to be smaller and sweeter. |
Re: Same brand, different name...
Originally Posted by framac67
(Post 8054759)
vegemite - shit.:rofl:
Ditto that for Cadbury's chocolate :thumbdown: |
Re: Same brand, different name...
Originally Posted by scottishcelts
(Post 8054570)
Sure - Rexona (deodorant)
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Re: Same brand, different name...
Originally Posted by scottishcelts
(Post 8054570)
Sure - Rexona (deodorant)
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Re: Same brand, different name...
Originally Posted by Vash the Stampede
(Post 8055513)
Not this one. Weetabix and Weet-Bix are made by two different companies (Weetabix Ltd and Sanitarium respectively).
Weet-Bix is the original product, invented in NSW during the 1920s. Its Australian inventors started a new company for distribution in Britain during the 1930s, where their product was rebadged as "Weetabix". Consequently, both products are Australian in origin. There's not much to choose between them, but Weetabix seem to be smaller and sweeter. |
Re: Same brand, different name...
Originally Posted by bcworld
(Post 8055571)
I knew Aussies in the UK that would swear blind that Sure wasn't the same / as good as Rexona and would get Rexona sent over from Aus! :blink:
Mind you, I am still Old Skool and think that they have weakened Marmite in the UK over the years.. I remember the time when a jar would last about 6 months in the cupboard and if you spread more than a tiny drop on to your toast, it would take your head off..:lol: Em x |
Re: Same brand, different name...
Originally Posted by emelems
(Post 8055644)
Same here with the Marmite brigade... Mymate = Marmite.. I am a marmite lover all my life and I think that they are exactly the same..
Mind you, I am still Old Skool and think that they have weakened Marmite in the UK over the years.. I remember the time when a jar would last about 6 months in the cupboard and if you spread more than a tiny drop on to your toast, it would take your head off..:lol: Em x |
Re: Same brand, different name...
Originally Posted by emelems
(Post 8055644)
Same here with the Marmite brigade... Mymate = Marmite.. I am a marmite lover all my life and I think that they are exactly the same..
Mind you, I am still Old Skool and think that they have weakened Marmite in the UK over the years.. I remember the time when a jar would last about 6 months in the cupboard and if you spread more than a tiny drop on to your toast, it would take your head off..:lol: Em x |
Re: Same brand, different name...
Originally Posted by spartacus
(Post 8055648)
Marmite, like many other 'hard drugs', requires the user (addict) to consume ever greater quantities over time in order to achieve the same 'high' . . .
Em x |
Re: Same brand, different name...
Originally Posted by emelems
(Post 8055654)
That God damned consumerism has got me again... :ohmy:
Em x OMO = Persil Streets = Walls |
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Our Mate = (UK) Marmite
(NZ) Marmite = shite Peters (ice cream) = Nestle Best Foods Mayo = Hellmans |
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Dove = Galaxy :thumbsup: Unfortunately they don't do bars of it though only bags with "treat size" amounts...
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Cow and Gate = Karicare-Nutricia
Produce and Food names: Aubergine = Eggplant Courgette = Zucchini Mange tout = Snow pea Gammon = Pickled Pork |
Re: Same brand, different name...
Originally Posted by Louiseh86
(Post 8055807)
Dove = Galaxy :thumbsup: Unfortunately they don't do bars of it though only bags with "treat size" amounts...
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Originally Posted by ABCDiamond
(Post 8055810)
Produce and Food names:
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VAT = GST
HMCE = ATO Football = AFL:sneaky: BBC = ABC Sun=TheAge:p |
Re: Same brand, different name...
Originally Posted by MartinLuther
(Post 8055831)
I'm surprised they've stopped making the bars :confused:
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Re: Same brand, different name...
Originally Posted by MartinLuther
(Post 8055831)
I'm surprised they've stopped making the bars :confused:
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Re: Same brand, different name...
Originally Posted by Louiseh86
(Post 8055854)
I haven't seen them anwhere? :unsure: If you know where they are, you must tell me! :)
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Re: Same brand, different name...
Originally Posted by spartacus
(Post 8055870)
Take the bar, cut it into small 'treat size' portions, wrap individually and put in a new bag . . . charge twice the price . . . hmmmm . . .
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Re: Same brand, different name...
Originally Posted by bcworld
(Post 8055651)
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Re: Same brand, different name...
Originally Posted by dollface
(Post 8055565)
How would you know Smelly?:lol:
They huvnae got a deo strong enought tae sort oot your oxters, don't bother comng tae visit ya smelly mingin boot! ;) |
Re: Same brand, different name...
Originally Posted by scottishcelts
(Post 8056129)
:rofl::frown:
They huvnae got a deo strong enought tae sort oot your oxters, don't bother comng tae visit ya smelly mingin boot! ;) |
Re: Same brand, different name...
Originally Posted by dollface
(Post 8056132)
:ohmy: :cry_smile:
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Re: Same brand, different name...
Originally Posted by Louiseh86
(Post 8055701)
Easy Off Bam = Cillit Bang
OMO = Persil Streets = Walls |
Re: Same brand, different name...
Thin / thick beef sausage = Pedigree Chum
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Re: Same brand, different name...
Originally Posted by bcworld
(Post 8056160)
Thin / thick beef sausage = Pedigree Chum
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Re: Same brand, different name...
Originally Posted by bcworld
(Post 8056160)
Thin / thick beef sausage = Pedigree Chum
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Re: Same brand, different name...
Originally Posted by bcworld
(Post 8056160)
Thin / thick beef sausage = Pedigree Chum
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Re: Same brand, different name...
Originally Posted by emelems
(Post 8055644)
Same here with the Marmite brigade... Mymate = Marmite.. I am a marmite lover all my life and I think that they are exactly the same..
Mind you, I am still Old Skool and think that they have weakened Marmite in the UK over the years.. I remember the time when a jar would last about 6 months in the cupboard and if you spread more than a tiny drop on to your toast, it would take your head off..:lol: Em x |
Re: Same brand, different name...
Originally Posted by Japonica
(Post 8056266)
Just as an aside, when I was working in a youth hostel (er, back in my youth, so millennia ago) a bunch of the staff decided to do a taste test with Marmite and Vegemite (both purchased from a local Safeway in Canada) to see which one was the preferred one of people who normally wouldn't touch the stuff. It was something to do on a slow afternoon and might quiet the yeast-based spread rivalry between the Aussies and Brits for a day. So, we made toast, passed around samples to Canadians, Germans, and a Japanese backpacker or two (Aussies and Brits were not allowed to partake, obviously). The verdict...the Marmite won. But that was a dubious distinction as most of the tasters said, "Can I pick neither?"
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Re: Same brand, different name...
Originally Posted by eurosyl
(Post 8056368)
:rofl::rofl:
I did find some funny things that go under a same name but mean something totally different here tho. Here they sell Up & Go as a breakfast product, in NL it is a diaper (nappy-pants). Oh and the peanut butter sucks. I know that dutchies like a very different kind of peanut butter (no sugar, all peanuts and a little salt, peanuts are roasted a bit more which gives the peanutbutter a nice nutty taste). I used to buy the health section 100% peanuts peanutbutter, but unfortunately last month they took it out of the asortment so that will require some shopping around. Sylvia |
Re: Same brand, different name...
Bandaids instead of plasters or elastoplast.
'Tasty' is a type of cheese, not necessarily a description. |
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