Growing up in Canada we did not refer to tissues as tissues. We called them Kleenex. It’s one of those weird Canadian-isms.
It’s called a genericized trademark. There’s plenty, including aspirin and heroin.
It’s also common to call these Kleenex in the US.
Definitely seems like a strange decision.
Xerox, linoleum
Is Teflon a genericized trademark? Not sure I’d there’s any diff between that and Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE)?
Guess you will just have to use another type of Kleenex then.
But speaking of that did you know Dumpster is a brand name? It one those things we call it that but that is a company brand.
Dumpster brand trash bins are top of the line! This is a TrashCo waste disposal unit.
I really left to wonder whether the unique complexity is that they can’t produce it for cheap enough and would rather not produce it at all rather than not make as much money as they did the year before.
Companies would probably prefer to lose business completely than not make as much money as they could.
That’s a possibility but another is that they would have to operate at a loss, which I would understand shutting down since they wouldn’t make any profit at all.
This is a problem for me, since the Kleenex brand is the only one with a lotioned variety that stores in my neck of the woods seem to carry. My seasonal allergies get so bad that normal/un-lotioned tissues leave my nose rubbed raw.
Thanks to the N7 logo next to your name, I read this comment in Commander Shepard’s voice. “Kleenex brand - now with LOTION! - is the only tissue on the Citadel that I’ll trust my nose to!”
It genuinely is my favourite facial tissue on the Citadel.
