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Growing up in Canada we did not refer to tissues as tissues. We called them Kleenex. It's one of those weird Canadian-isms.

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[–] PetDinosaurs@lemmy.world 36 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

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.

[–] thecrotch@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago

Xerox, linoleum

[–] bisq@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Is Teflon a genericized trademark? Not sure I’d there’s any diff between that and Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE)?

[–] Fredselfish@lemmy.world 21 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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.

[–] mycatiskai@lemmy.one 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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.

[–] Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago

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.

[–] Hyacathusarullistad@kbin.social 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

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.

[–] blaine@kbin.social 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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.