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What are some product categories where the mainstream option IS the best option? (programming.dev)
submitted 9 months ago by to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
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I was eating some chocolate when I imagined a world where Hershey's was widely accepted, even by elitists, as the best chocolate.

Is consumer elitism just a facade for pretentious contrarians? Or are there things where even most snobs agree with the masses?

Also, I mean that the product is intrinsically considered to be the best option. I'm not considering social products where the user network makes the experience.

Edit: I was not eating Hershey's. Hershey's being the best chocolate is a bizarro universe in this hypothetical.

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[–] 3 points 9 months ago (2 children)

I'm thinking about things where the brand name has become "the name" of the thing. Kleenex & Google come to mind. Here in the SE corner of the USA, we say "Coke" instead of soda or pop.

Apparently, there's a name for this. "Generic Trademark". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generic_trademark

Also, I really like Hershey's. Family grew up not far from their site, was always the chocolate we had as kids. So I like your bizarro universe. :D

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  • [–] 2 points 9 months ago

    Younger me, working in a warehouse job came across one that I found hilarious.

    We used pallet sized boxes to move stuff around. But it was really more of a short cardboard tube, square shaped but only flaps on the bottom, there was no actual top or bottom side.

    And what was it called? It was a "gaylord".

    I thought for sure that they were pushing me as the new guy, but everyone I came across used the term so naturally and consistently. Even when I worked at a separate site for a while, everyone there used it too. I never looked into it farther, but I eventually accepted it.

    I don't remember if I ever did it with a straight face, but that's what I called them.

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