Nabs or Peanut Butter Crackers? Bring Back Nabs
A few years ago, on a Delta flight, I recall an attendant handing out Lance peanut crackers, along with Cokes. How delightfully Southern and declassé, but in a... Read more.
The Disappearing Retail Clothing Label
It’s an old idea, and it is often forgotten in the rampant cost cutting in retail. It’s the clothing retailer name tag. Only a generation ago, it was... Read more.
Grand Wagoneer in 2014?
AUBURN HILLS – The most recent issue of Automobile magazine reports that Jeep will revive that icon of the Reagan era, the Grand Wagoneer model. BrandlandUSA... Read more.
USPTO Announces 2011 National Trademark Expo
ALEXANDRIA – The United States Patent and Trademark Office will host the 2011 National Trademark Expo on October 14-15 at the USPTO’s headquarters in Alexandria,... Read more.
Penley Wood Toothpicks, (Once) Maine in USA
Editor’s Note: As of 2023, we could find no American toothpicks left either made in Maine, or anywhere else. Please let us know in comments if one knows of... Read more.
Abbottabad, “Pretty” British Hill Town in Pakistan
GODALMING, Surrey, England – Perhaps the National Portrait Gallery in London might want to get an old picture out of Maj. James Abbott, for whom the town of... Read more.
Rise Shaving Cream Returns in a Tube
Rise Shaving Cream, once a household name, has returned to the shelves as a discount brand. The brand, once a product of Carter-Wallace, is now made by Rise International... Read more.
Eye Don’t Like 60 Minutes on CNBC
NEW YORK – Does anyone else think it odd that 60 Minutes, the flagship, iconic banner of CBS News, would be seen on CNBC, even in reruns? Here is the description... Read more.
Brand Profile: Religious Imprint Arch Books
There are many well-known religious publishing brands, both denominational and for-profit. Thomas Nelson and Zondervan are some of the best-known among the for-profits.... Read more.
Mexican Coke, Yes or No
Does the real sugar Coke taste better than your local bottler’s version? Mexican Coke has sugar, though not all Coca-Cola sold in Mexico has sugar. It was... Read more.