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Re: Things you'll never say...
Originally Posted by Pulaski
(Post 12142513)
It works better than any detergent Mrs P has found. She was a life-long user of tide in the US but found that it simply wasn't getting the laundry clean anymore - to be blunt, clothes were coming out of the drier smelling like they needed to go into the washer. A switch to Persil has resolved the problem. :)
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Re: Things you'll never say...
Originally Posted by mrken30
(Post 12142515)
Maybe it's new to the West coast. My wife has never seen it in the stores here before.
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Re: Things you'll never say...
Originally Posted by Pulaski
(Post 12142520)
I don't know exactly what deal was done, but Persil in the US is sold only by Walmart. I suspect that it is connected to Persil being a very popular laundry detergent in Mexico and Walmart having a major presence in Mexico, so looking to capture more business from Mexicans living in the US.
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Re: Things you'll never say...
Originally Posted by robin1234
(Post 12142510)
A big one is Hyundai, pronounced differently in US and UK. Whether either British or Americans have any idea how it's pronounced in Korea I don't know.
All I know is unless you pronounced town names/areas/streets flawlessly, the taxi drivers had no clue WTF you were on about. |
Re: Things you'll never say...
Originally Posted by livinginnyc
(Post 12142540)
When I visited SK, I was reliably informed they pronounce it Hay-un-dai (as, like LG its a brand that does everything there, even shampoo).
All I know is unless you pronounced town names/areas/streets flawlessly, the taxi drivers had no clue WTF you were on about. |
Re: Things you'll never say...
Originally Posted by mrken30
(Post 12142542)
I had that problem when I was discussing a New Orleans flight with Air France, they only understood if I pronounced it the french way.
Last time I flew Air France was 2012, and that was for work. I got held up in security checks (long story - involved mouthwash in a carry on), I made it to the gate with about 5 minutes to spare, but they wouldn't let me board because they shut the door early (the airplanes doors were still open as a member of the flight crew popped out). B******s |
Re: Things you'll never say...
Originally Posted by mrken30
(Post 12142542)
I had that problem when I was discussing a New Orleans flight with Air France, they only understood if I pronounced it the french way.
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Re: Things you'll never say...
Originally Posted by SultanOfSwing
(Post 12142548)
La Nouvelle Orléans?
Also when I was shipping a dog, I resigned to saying Dawg because the cargo guy at the airport didn't understand dog. Felt like I was making fun of his accent, but got the point across. |
Re: Things you'll never say...
Originally Posted by mrken30
(Post 12142549)
It was more the Orléans I needed to pronounce the French way, they understood New.
Originally Posted by mrken30
(Post 12142549)
Also when I was shipping a dog, I resigned to saying Dawg because the cargo guy at the airport didn't understand dog. Felt like I was making fun of his accent, but got the point across.
You should have said 'the four legged barking thing that isn't a cat'. |
Re: Things you'll never say...
Originally Posted by Pulaski
(Post 12142520)
I don't know exactly what deal was done, but Persil in the US is sold only by Walmart. I suspect that it is connected to Persil being a very popular laundry detergent in Mexico and Walmart having a major presence in Mexico, so looking to capture more business from Mexicans living in the US.
Target (online and in select stores.), Rite Aid, Kroger, K-Mart, CVS and others all sell it as well per the persil website for the US. Locate Online and Store Product Availability | Persil ProClean |
Re: Things you'll never say...
This news article from Sep 2015 says
Persil ProClean Power-Liquid 2in1 (currently at Walmart; rolling out to other retailers nationwide now) Looks like they started with Walmart, which makes sense as they are the largest retailer. Consumer Reports 1 Rated Detergent Persil I assume it phosphate free |
Re: Things you'll never say...
Originally Posted by Jsmth321
(Post 12142708)
Amazon sells some persil products as well.
Target (online and in select stores.), Rite Aid, Kroger, K-Mart, CVS and others all sell it as well per the persil website for the US. ....
Originally Posted by mrken30
(Post 12142721)
..... Looks like they started with Walmart, which makes sense as they are the largest retailer. ....
..... I assume it phosphate free |
Re: Things you'll never say...
The West coast has banned phospates in most if not all cleaning products.
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Re: Things you'll never say...
Things I'll never say:
"This is an incredibly interesting discussion about bloody laundry soap ..." :p |
Re: Things you'll never say...
Originally Posted by SultanOfSwing
(Post 12142773)
Things I'll never say:
"This is an incredibly interesting discussion about bloody laundry soap ..." :p |
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