Chuck C
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I just picked up a box of Johnson's "Cotton Swabs" ! What happened?
There actually IS a product called Kleenex.I think he was referring to the fact that we call products by their most popular brand name. How many people say "pass me a tissue"? We all say "pass a Kleenex" even if it is President's Choice. Same goes for Jell-O and Q-Tips and many other products.
I think he was referring to the fact that we call products by their most popular brand name.such as "Xerox", or "Polaroid", or "Aspirin", or "Walkman"...
"aspirin" has actually lost it's original trademarked status in many countries as a result of overuse in the generic sense. which is why Xerox gets so worked up, as does Sony.