Brands which would not make it in the west...

[RobMuir]

I always like to add a bit of pepper to my Sea min drink.

[wisperone]

Edited May 16, 2019 by wisperone
viet coffee chain

[wisperone]

viet coffee chain

[deonvz]

il soon healing clinic.....

Edited May 16, 2019 by deonvz

[oobar]

Actually have an unopened Darkie toothpaste, bought a couple of decades ago.  Will entertain bids.

[sikishrory]

Anything from TV

[sikishrory]

[PerkinsCuthbert]

[PerkinsCuthbert]

[PerkinsCuthbert]

[LawrenceN]

21 hours ago, BritManToo said:

And not forgetting ......... rice Whiskey and Vodka .......... something to wake up to in the morning.

Word is, ladies, once you've tried it, you'll never go back.

[PerkinsCuthbert]

30 minutes ago, PerkinsCuthbert said:

I particularly like that it is "Pillow Soft".

[monkeycu]

Just south of Sydney is a fine restaurant The Cum Fuc Hor  

Too bad the waitress is past her prime

[skippybangkok]

Kumkwat drink is popular in Vietnam


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[Dek Somboon]

A helluva load!

[cracker1]

On 5/15/2019 at 2:26 PM, sanemax said:

 

To be fair, they did change the name and logo a long time ago.

That's when I stopped buying it !

[mrfill]

And another tasty delight...

 

[OneMoreFarang]

Do we really know what would and would not work in "the west"?

There are countless example of people with ideas and nobody wanted to invest in this because everybody knew it could not possibly be a success. And then it becomes a success and some people make millions or billions.

 

One example I remember is the Million Dollar Homepage. What a crazy idea - and it worked...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Million_Dollar_Homepage

 

Also remember Red Bull...

[Lacessit]

On 5/15/2019 at 2:55 PM, Kinnock said:

Bike or sex toy ...

Perhaps the seat vibrates?

 

Perhaps they are trying to emulate Harley-Davidsons. World's largest vibrators.

[skippybangkok]

Do we really know what would and would not work in "the west"?
There are countless example of people with ideas and nobody wanted to invest in this because everybody knew it could not possibly be a success. And then it becomes a success and some people make millions or billions.
 
One example I remember is the Million Dollar Homepage. What a crazy idea - and it worked...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Million_Dollar_Homepage
 
Also remember Red Bull...

Cheers - post was not really about biz ideas rather about stupid names people pick for brands/ products

ie Fanny Ice Cream


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[Wilsonandson]

Hmm, that doesn't sound right.

[OneMoreFarang]

8 minutes ago, skippybangkok said:

 

 

Cheers - post was not really about biz ideas rather about stupid names people pick for brands/ products

ie Fanny Ice Cream


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I made the "mistake" to react to the headline without looking at lots of posts first.

But the concept is the same - see some of the examples of successful western product in this thread.

[sanemax]

[thaipara]

When I taught in Malaysia, many students kept class notes in something clearly labeled "Cock Ring Binder".

[khaowong1]

On ‎5‎/‎15‎/‎2019 at 12:19 AM, BritManToo said:

I always liked this one as well .........

This one always cracked me up.  ha ha ha 

[Damrongsak]

On 5/15/2019 at 3:19 AM, BritManToo said:

I always liked this one as well .........

I regret not buying several tubes when I lived in Thailand 40 years ago.  I did buy a couple of these on a subsequent visit.  "Hey kids, there's a surprise in every box."

 

[impulse]

8 hours ago, PerkinsCuthbert said:

9 hours ago, PerkinsCuthbert said:

I particularly like that it is "Pillow Soft".

 

OTOH, do you really want to use 100% recycled toilet paper?

[samuttodd]

 

I found this one over by the Jew Bastard sauerkraut.

 

 

 

[tifino]

On 5/15/2019 at 5:26 PM, sanemax said:

 

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To be fair, they did change the name and logo a long time ago.

I hear the Darkie title is still alive and well - Copied and resurrected in China ...

 - so at least the thread title is still running true! regarding ... in the west

[daemon]

38 minutes ago, tifino said:

I hear the Darkie title is still alive and well - Copied and resurrected in China ...

 - so at least the thread title is still running true! regarding ... in the west

 

Darkie is always a Chinese brand。

The name in chinese is "黑人" means "Black People"

The company（Hawley＆Hazel）was founded in 1933,in Shanghai.

And maybe because of the WW2 or the Civil War of China.They move to Hongkong and Taiwan. 

you can see pictures

After Colgate purchased 50 percent of the firm in 1985, religious groups, African-Americans, and company shareholders protested the racially offensive nature of the brand. After more than three years of criticism, Colgate switched the name from Darkie to Darlie and modified the logo to a less crude version of a black man.

Edited May 16, 2019 by daemon