Brands that items have become known as.

[Scouse Hibee]

Hoover is probably the biggest one, lots of folk refer to their vacuum cleaner as the Hoover regardless of what make it is.

Stanley knife is another

What else?

[Pretty Boy]

Tannoy
Astroturf

[Scouse Hibee]

Tannoy
Astroturf

Good one, I never knew tannoy was a brand.

[Sergey]

I had to endure an extremely convoluted court case for using the term Jet Ski some 30 years ago. It resulted in moi winning a £15k payout and Kawasaki having to patent the term.

The generic term is now known as 'Personal Watercraft'.

[snooky]

Dolbro guitars

Also Acrow props.
From Wiki ...
The props were invented by Swiss-born William de Vigier, who came to London in 1935 ....... Vigier's company was named the Acrow Group, after his solicitor Mr A Crowe.

[Jim44]

Brillo Pads
Tampax :blushie:

[SuperAllyMcleod]

Sellotape

Blu Tac?

[snooky]

Walkman
Scotch tape
Tarmac
Cat's Eyes

[Frazerbob]

Coke

[Hibrandenburg]

The Matty Jack role.

[Peevemor]

Biro

[Peevemor]

Stihl saw

[sleeping giant]

FeNO.
Fractional exhaled nitric oxide testing.

Really does my head in.
2 companies I know have just been to court to try to trade mark the name of that test.
It's like trying to trademark the term "BP(blood pressure) or ECG.

Madness

[Pretty Boy]

FeNO.
Fractional exhaled nitric oxide testing.

Really does my head in.
2 companies I know have just been to court to try to trade mark the name of that test.
It's like trying to trademark the term "BP(blood pressure) or ECG.

Madness

It was a much believed urban myth for many years that the Heimlich maneuver was patented.

It wasn't but it's not impossible to actually patent a medical technique.

[Peevemor]

Less so now, but most 4x4s used to be referred to as Jeeps.

[snooky]

JCB
Kleenex
Frisbee
Spam
Babygro
Crocs

[Speedy]

Google

[Peevemor]

There are plenty in the building game, with Velux probably being the most common.

[Pete]

Tupperware.

A Pyrex measurer.

[O'Rourke3]

The Famous

Tippex

[Betty Boop]

GHDs

[Onceinawhile]

Jacuzzi.

[Betty Boop]

Marmite

[heretoday]

Butter (even when it's not)

[pogo]

Good one, I never knew tannoy was a brand.

They're one of the oldest loudspeaker manufacturers in the world, hence why the name became synonymous with the system.
I once installed a system of their PA speakers into a 2500 seat venue here in Ireland, and when one of the local sound engineers heard I was putting a 'Tannoy' system in, he exclaimed that he didn't want to use a system that would sound like a train station!
They are also based in Scotland!

[matty_f]

Post-its.

[snooky]

Li-lo
Xerox

[ColinNish]

GHDs

?

[Killiehibbie]

?
straighteners

[jonty]

dotnet

[ColinNish]

straighteners

I know that but I dinnae call hair straighteners GHDs, I call them hair straighteners, as do most folk I know.

[Scouse Hibee]

I know that but I dinnae call hair straighteners GHDs, I call them hair straighteners, as do most folk I know.

Buy her some GHD'so then you tight git :-)

[ColinNish]

Buy her some GHD'so then you tight git :-)

Ha Ha. :)
FYI GHDs aren't the be all and end all when it comes to hair straighteners. You are just paying for the name.

Xerox is another one someone came up with. That's no an item that has become known as . Its a photocopier.
"I need to Xerox that". Dinnae think so.

[snooky]

Ha Ha. :)
FYI GHDs aren't the be all and end all when it comes to hair straighteners. You are just paying for the name.

Xerox is another one someone came up with. That's no an item that has become known as . Its a photocopier.
"I need to Xerox that". Dinnae think so.
Ah well, maybe I'm the only one who's Xeroxed stuff in the office. :greengrin

[Godsahibby]

The amount of people who still say they are going to "Switch" it when they are paying by card.

[Peevemor]

Ah well, maybe I'm the only one who's Xeroxed stuff in the office. :greengrin

Rolodex, Pritt Stick, Gaffer and Duck (original name) tape, Phillips screws/screwdrivers, Durex.

[ColinNish]

The amount of people who still say they are going to "Switch" it when they are paying by card.

I still say that. Along with "taping" stuff off the TV. :greengrin

[ColinNish]

Ah well, maybe I'm the only one who's Xeroxed stuff in the office. :greengrin

Ha ha! You american? 😲

[snooky]

Ha ha! You american? ��

Naw, but I did spend some time in North America. :cb 's & :redindian:'s

[ColinNish]

Naw, but I did spend some time in North America. :cb 's & :redindian:'s

There you go then. Nae doubt you call lifts elevators and trainers sneakers. 😉

[snooky]

There you go then. Nae doubt you call lifts elevators and trainers sneakers. 😉
Correct, correct. (Not now though :wink:)

[Geo_1875]

Correct, correct. (Not now though :wink:)

But do you wear lifts in your sneakers?

[snooky]

But do you wear lifts in your sneakers?
Naw, but, gas is back in my belly instead of at the filling station. :greengrin

[sleeping giant]

Ha Ha. :)
FYI GHDs aren't the be all and end all when it comes to hair straighteners. You are just paying for the name.

Xerox is another one someone came up with. That's no an item that has become known as . Its a photocopier.
"I need to Xerox that". Dinnae think so.


GHD's are sooooo yesterday.

It's the Loreal steam pod that is the muts nuts (seemingly) :-)

[ColinNish]

GHD's are sooooo yesterday.

It's the Loreal steam pod that is the muts nuts (seemingly) :-)

I'm assuming your wife told you that as you have nae hair! ;)

[Austinho]

Any video call is now a 'FaceTime' or a 'Skype'.
Every search on the internet is a 'Google'.
Any image that's been edited is now 'Photoshopped', even if it's just been cropped in Microsoft Paint.
When MP3 players were still relevant, most of them were referred to as 'iPods'.

Rollerblade was a brand name for roller skates. Velcro, Taser, Superglue, Biro, Portaloo, YoYo and AirMiles all started off as brand names too.

[ColinNish]

Any video call is now a 'FaceTime' or a 'Skype'.
Every search on the internet is a 'Google'.
Any image that's been edited is now 'Photoshopped', even if it's just been cropped in Microsoft Paint.
When MP3 players were still relevant, most of them were referred to as 'iPods'.

Rollerblade was a brand name for roller skates. Velcro, Taser, Superglue, Biro, Portaloo, YoYo and AirMiles all started off as brand names too.

sorry to be pedantic but roller blades and roller skates are completely different from each other

[Speedy]

Any video call is now a 'FaceTime' or a 'Skype'.
Every search on the internet is a 'Google'.
Any image that's been edited is now 'Photoshopped', even if it's just been cropped in Microsoft Paint.
When MP3 players were still relevant, most of them were referred to as 'iPods'.

Rollerblade was a brand name for roller skates. Velcro, Taser, Superglue, Biro, Portaloo, YoYo and AirMiles all started off as brand names too.

Not used by everyone but Cashline (in Scotland) and Bank Machine (in Northern Ireland) are pretty commonly used regardless of the ATM supplier.

[Scouse Hibee]

sorry to be pedantic but roller blades and roller skates are completely different from each other

Roller blade is a brand name though for inline skates.

[easty]

Roller blade is a brand name though for inline skates.

Is it? I've never heard of a Roller Blade brand.

If anything, when I was younger, they were probably known as Bauer's.

[Scouse Hibee]

Is it? I've never heard of a Roller Blade brand.

If anything, when I was younger, they were probably known as Bauer's.

Yeah definitely is.

[ColinNish]

Roller blade is a brand name though for inline skates.

I never said it wasn't. His post should have said "rollerblades for inline skates", no rollerskates. :greengrin

As i said i was being pedantic. As a child of the 70's, it was rollerskates.

[Scouse Hibee]

Thermos Flask

[Hibrandenburg]

Thermos Flask

Dewer will be turning in his grave.

[Scouse Hibee]

Dewer will be turning in his grave.

But will his buried temperature have been maintained?