Thursday, April 16, 2026

Can You Add to the List?

A friend of mine and I somehow wound up talking about products that are called by their "not technically true" names.  We came up with:

Any tissues: Kleenex 

Any cotton swabs: Q-Tips

Any clear tape: Scotch tape

Any plastic wrap: Saran Wrap

Any window cleaner: Windex

Any adhesive bandages: Band-aids

Any petroleum jelly: Vaseline




3 comments:

Delighted Hands said...

Any tire is a GoodYear......I often notice the brand name game!

Araignee said...

That's a good list. I know I call all strong utility tape Duck tape whether it's the actual brand or a knock off.

Kim in Oregon said...

Any copy is a Xerox.

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