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My Colgate Shave Cream, GONE!

February 5th, 2009 · 34 Comments

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I recently became aware that a longtime heritage brand, Colgate Shave Cream, manufactured by a heritage company has been discontinued. This leaves them with only the Mennen aftershave lines Afta and Skin Bracer. Colgate-Palmolive continues to produce tubes of Palmolive shave cream in several foreign markets.The traditional aerosol shave creams (not the newer gels) have really [...]

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Tags: Brand History · Deathwatch · Grocery · Health · Health and Beauty

Eight O’Clock Coffee Grinds Up Starbucks

February 5th, 2009 · 3 Comments

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Beats Starbucks? A recent study from Consumer Reports, published on Yahoo, looked at coffee from blind taste tests, including all brands. Their verdict? We quote Consumer Reports: Chock full o’Nuts and Maxwell House have pushed coffee that’s “heavenly” and “good to the last drop” since 1932 and 1907, respectively. But off-notes, little complexity, and, for [...]

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Tags: Grocery · Private Label