NationStates Jolt Archive


Brand Names

Zilam
13-04-2007, 13:53
What brand name items do you use? To have a some what guided thread, lets say you name the brands from shampoo & soap, shoes, beverages, toothpaste, deodorant, and clothing.

Shampoo- Head and Shoulders
Soap- Axe Body Wash
Shoes- right now i am wearing Nike, but usually Adidas
Beverages- Um, if I drink sodie, usually a coke product, such as sprite
Toothpaste- I have an off brand, but its better than the rest
Deodorant- Axe
Clothing- I don't bother with brand names here, i just wear whatever i can get :p
Maraque
13-04-2007, 14:03
Shampoo - Head & Shoulders
Soap - Old Spice Body Wash
Shoes - Nike, And1, Lugz, Casual Friday
Beverages - Snapple, Red Bull, Coke, Pepsi, Schweppes, Aquafina, Vault
Toothpaste - Crest Vivid White
Deodorant - Old Spice
Clothing - South Pole, Abercrombie & Fitch, Perry Ellis, Shady, INC, Jordan Craig, Vibes
Fozish
13-04-2007, 14:03
Shampoo- None...skinned to the head
Soap- Irish Spring
Shoes- Sketchers, New Balance
Beverages- Beer, Jim Beam
Toothpaste- Colgate
Deodorant- Right Guard
Clothing- Whatever fits right
Peepelonia
13-04-2007, 14:05
Shampoo - Head & Shoulders
Soap - Old Spice Body Wash
Shoes - Nike, And1, Lugz, Casual Friday
Beverages - Snapple, Red Bull, Coke, Pepsi, Schweppes, Aquafina, Vault
Toothpaste - Crest Vivid White
Deodorant - Old Spice
Clothing - South Pole, Abercrombie & Fitch, Perry Ellis, Shady, INC, Jordan Craig, Vibes

Ummm I dunno, whatever the wife buys!
Orlzenheimerness
13-04-2007, 14:06
What brand name items do you use? To have a some what guided thread, lets say you name the brands from shampoo & soap, shoes, beverages, toothpaste, deodorant, and clothing.

Shampoo- Head and Shoulders
Soap- Axe Body Wash
Shoes- right now i am wearing Nike, but usually Adidas
Beverages- Um, if I drink sodie, usually a coke product, such as sprite
Toothpaste- I have an off brand, but its better than the rest
Deodorant- Axe
Clothing- I don't bother with brand names here, i just wear whatever i can get :p

Shampoo- Herbal Essences Fruit Fusions.
Soap- Dove soap.
Shoes- Well, socks at the moment but.. Normally, any brand of shoes I like.
Beverages- Coca-Cola products... Usually Fanta Orange.
Toothpaste- Aquafresh Extreme clean.
Deodorant- Sure Girl.
Clothing- Usually 915 by New Look. Or Chemistry by NV.
THE LOST PLANET
13-04-2007, 14:16
I use Aussie shampoo and Mentadent toothpaste because I like those brands and they work well for me.

For everything else it's all about what's on sale or what I think is the best quality for my money.
China Phenomenon
13-04-2007, 14:17
Shampoo - 4system. (BTW, you shouldn't use Head&Shoulders. It has a lot of silicone, which is bad for the hair follicles.)
Soap - Dobbeldusch sport.
Shoes - Vagabond.
Beverages - Water and Pepsi. I prefer coke, but Pepsi is cheaper.
Toothpaste - Colgate, mostly because of the handy top of the tube.
Deodorant - Dermosil. They make a wide variety of skin care products.
Clothing - McGordon, Diplom, Jack&Jones, Batistini, plus I have a pile of T-shirts of miscellaneous brands.
Rejistania
13-04-2007, 14:27
Shampoo: from my local discounter
Soap: Lotusscent soap which I bought at a market
Shoes: Tewa-imitates
Beverages: discounter-coffee/fairtraded coffee at my university/generic brands of Cola
Toothpaste: from another local discounter
Deodorant: actually, I do not know. I suffer from brand-blindness.
Clothing: whatever is cheap and not too ugly, I own quite a lot of T-Shirts with SuSE advertising on them for some strange reason...
Anarchuslavia
13-04-2007, 14:27
Shampoo- whatever is in the bathroom. i think its green, at the moment
Soap- um. ditto. soap-coloured, though
Shoes- converse chuck taylor sneakers, haviaina thongs
Beverages- tap water... the occasional coke. does smirnoff count?
Toothpaste- see shampoo and soap. its white!
Deodorant- rexona
Clothing- i dont really wear branded clothing.. i wear jeans and band shirts, mostly :P
I V Stalin
13-04-2007, 14:36
Shampoo: Tresemmé or Herbal Essences.
Soap: Various - whatever's cheap.
Shoes: Whatever. I have a pair of Vans, pair of Etnies, pair of Nike, some random other trainers, plus some obscure smart shoes.
Beverages: Tea. :p What do I drink? Loads of stuff - alcoholic it'll be either Weston's or Thatcher's cider or various proper ales/weissbiers/foreign lagers.
Toothpaste: Colgate
Deodorant: Whatever's cheap. Currently Sure.
Clothing: Whatever. I rarely buy brand names. About 80% of my t-shirts are band shirts, then I've got several pairs of jeans. Apart from a few hoodies, that's my entire wardrobe.
Boonytopia
13-04-2007, 15:30
Shampoo- Whatever my girlfriend decides is neccessary this week.
Soap- 6 bars for $2.50 at the supermarket.
Shoes- Who would know.
Beverages- If it's alcoholic, I'll usually go for a CUB (http://www.fosters.com.au/enjoy/beer.htm) product. If not, I don't really drink soft drinks, apart from water or fruit juice, or the like.
Toothpaste- Is McLeans. I don't really care what it is, but we bought a new tube last week.
Deodorant- Speed Stick (I've never heard of Axe, it sounds somewhat dangerous).
Clothing- I couldn't care less.
Aelosia
13-04-2007, 15:47
Shampoo- Revlon, sometimes I get expensive, specialist stuff. I need to take care of the mane that forms one of my main assets
Soap- Dove
Shoes- I have a ridiculous amounts of them, but I don't care about brands. Lately I am fond of french and italian ballerinas
Beverages- Non-alcoholic, Lipton or Nestea, I consume ridiculous amounts of that stuff, and ColaCao, (cocoa shake). Alcoholic, white and red wine, preferably spanish, italian or chilean.
Toothpaste- Colgate
Deodorant- Lady Speed Stick. Spray deodorants tickle me because of the cold.
Clothing- Too many, I love to be international, and wear each piece of my attire from a different country. Right now I have brazilian pants, italian shoes, a colombian blouse and an american blazer
Parfume- Right now, Lacoste for women, I think this one should be added here.
Carisbrooke
13-04-2007, 17:10
Shampoo - Bedhead Brunette Goddess Shampoo
Soap - Lush Milky Bar (smells divine)
Shoes - ...oh lots...
Beverages - M&S Fair-trade Coffee, Cadburys Chocolate, Lucozade, Evian, Coke, Pepsi, Aqua Libre
Toothpaste - Colgate Maxfresh
Deodorant - Dove invisible dry
Clothing - Mainly Per Una, Next, DKNY, Morgan, La Senza, Top shop, Monsoon etc
Infinite Revolution
13-04-2007, 17:20
the only brand i really search out is gillette cuz they make the only shower gel that i find tolerable to my nostrils. oh, and BARR's Irn Bru, the only soft drink i consume with any frequency. currently drinking Captain Morgan's original dark rum, although i'm not really fussy with rum, as long as it's dark i'll drink anyones. i usually go for the generic or own-brand of anything i buy, especially medicines. i couldn't tell you any of the brands my clothes might be from. most are from second hand shops and charity shops anyway. many of them i cut the brand tags/labels/whatever off cuz they generally look shit.

edit: oo, i just remembered, i'm quite partial to the dunlop greenflash range of shoes. they're me to a T, well, witha bit of modding anyway.
Snafturi
13-04-2007, 17:34
Shampoo- KMS
Soap- Oil of Olay
Shoes- Etnies always. It has less to do with brand loyalty than they fit my wierd feed.
Beverages- Coke products
Toothpaste- Don't care
Deodorant- Lady Speed Stick
Clothing- I don't care. The Polo Saturday jean is a perfect fit for me. So is Baby Phat, but I'm not paying over $100 for a pair of jeans. And I don't like how they look.
Remote Observer
13-04-2007, 17:35
What brand name items do you use? To have a some what guided thread, lets say you name the brands from shampoo & soap, shoes, beverages, toothpaste, deodorant, and clothing.

Shampoo- Head and Shoulders
Soap- Axe Body Wash
Shoes- right now i am wearing Nike, but usually Adidas
Beverages- Um, if I drink sodie, usually a coke product, such as sprite
Toothpaste- I have an off brand, but its better than the rest
Deodorant- Axe
Clothing- I don't bother with brand names here, i just wear whatever i can get :p

Remington
Smith & Wesson
Ruger
Marlin
Federal Premium
Sierra
Leupold
Trijicon
RCBS
Australia and the USA
13-04-2007, 17:37
Shampoo- Head and Shoulders
Soap- Dove
Shoes- I wear Nike when i'm excersing and pretty much whenever i'm not working. I work in an office job. I wear a suit. I have some black shoes that i do not know the brand put they were expensive. $320.
Beverages- Other then water the only thing i drinks is Coke. I don't drink coffee or alcohol at all.
Toothpaste- Colgate.
Deodorant- ...I can't remeber, but i promise, i do use deodorant.
Clothing- On the job i invested heavily in expenive suits in my 1st year of having a full time job. Luckily i haven't lose or gained weight since then so they still fit. When i'm not working i just wear basic jeans and shirts. I don't even remember the brands but they are expensive :)
Slaughterhouse five
13-04-2007, 17:40
Shampoo- Head and Shoulders
Soap- Old spice
Shoes- Usuually get Nike or asics from the local discount shoe place
Beverages- i used to drink coke alot. but so far i have managed to give it up for 2 months now
Toothpaste- Arm and hammer
Deodorant- Old spice
Clothing- i seem to have more wrangler jeans than any other.
Infinite Revolution
13-04-2007, 17:57
has everyone on the internet got dandruff or does head&shoulders really have that good an advertising campaign?
Luporum
13-04-2007, 18:06
Shampoo- Suave (2 in 1 shampoo and conditioner)
Soap- Old Spice body wash
Shoes- Converse
Beverages- Folger's Coffee
Toothpaste- Crest (Teeth whitening)
Deodorant- Old Spice
Clothing- Croft and Barrow collared dress shirts.
Poliwanacraca
13-04-2007, 18:16
Shampoo - Herbal Essences "Citrus Lift"
Bath soap - Dial "Mountain Fresh"
Shoes - I have too many brands of shoes to remember what most of them are. Today, I am wearing fuzzy slippers; if I put on shoes later, they will probably be my Nike sneakers.
Beverages - Well, most recently, I have had Jose Cuervo "mini margaritas" and plain ol' tap water. With lunch, I will probably have a can of Cherry Coke, because that is what is in my refrigerator at the moment.
Toothpaste - I just recently bought a tube of Crest "Lemon Ice Whitening Expressions" on a whim. It's not bad.
Deodorant - Secret "Violet Dazzle"
Clothing - Whatever fits and is reasonably cheap. In that category, I often find I like jeans made by "So..." and shirts made by "energie."
The Pictish Revival
13-04-2007, 18:39
Rizla
Golden Virginia

Other products, though supposedly similar, are a poor substitute.
Egg and Chips II
13-04-2007, 18:39
Shampoo- Garnier Fructus Stength and Shine (and the same conditioner)
Soap- Lynx recover
Shoes- Reebok Trainers
Beverages- Hobgoblin ale, or ginger beer
Toothpaste- Tesco own brand
Deodorant- Lynx
Clothing- Misc. The only designer stuff I've got is a pair of levis.
Smunkeeville
13-04-2007, 18:54
Shampoo- Bedhead Moisture Maniac (it smells like oranges) I also use ControlFreak to fix my hair sometimes.
Soap- I make my own body wash ;)(it smells like oranges too)
Shoes- I have a pair of broken down worn out Vans I love them. (I have literally had them for like 12 years, they are still functional although rather dirty) I don't buy name brand shoes otherwise....they are all Payless type.
Beverages- I usually drink tea, Lipton to be exact.
Toothpaste- I make my own. (it tastes like crap) and I use Scope mouthwash.
Deodorant- Dove (it smells like cucumber)
Clothing-not a thing I own is name brand. Other than my one pair of blue jeans, I pretty much make it all myself.
Ashmoria
13-04-2007, 19:52
shampoo--pantene is my favorite.

deodorant--whatever i can find that isnt anti-perspirant. tom's right now.

soap-- dove, dove body wash, oil of olay bar. the oil of olay is the best soap ive ever used for just getting my hands clean. its the best.

toothpaste--aquafresh extreme clean. the best at getting all the gunk off my teeth

shoes--avia walking shoes, otherwise whatever looked appropriate at the payless store

clothing--whatever walmart or target is selling that isnt too damned ugly.

beverages--whatever coke or pepsi products are on sale this week. the occasional bottled water. herbal tea now and then.

dawn dish soap, electosol dishwashing machine soap, sunmaid raisins, purina cat food, doritos corn chips, grandmas tortillas, kleenex tissues, OB tampons, dove face moisturizer...
Cannot think of a name
13-04-2007, 19:55
Shampoo- Whatever has conditioner and a convincing side effect listed on it that I can never tell if it happens or not. I never notice more or less 'body' etc.

Soap- Whatever is cheap and smells nice.

Shoes- Caterpillar work boots. Only because Tonka doesn't make a work boot, apparently...

Beverages- I used to drink Diet Coke like it was a cancer vacine, but now I just drink water.

Toothpaste- I approach it the same way I buy shampoo, but the suggested effect on the tube which of course never manifests.

Deodorant- Degree. but now they divided up the scents into 'women' and 'men' and the scent I was using is now 'women.' If I was more secure I would say 'screw it, I like smelling a little like baby powder and who cares?" but I'm not, so I'm in search of a new scent. Though Degree does keep me from stinking longer than others I've tried, so I'm looking in there first.

Clothing- Sadly, my pants come from Old Navy, or Gap for Fatties, because they are the only ones I can get cargo pants from and I wear cargo pants cause I need the pockets so when a camera man hands me two honkin' batteries and his walkie I have somewhere to put all that nonsense. Shirts so far are either swag from my alma mater or hemp shirts because hemp is great. I should get more shirts because I don't have that many and they sometimes make it look like I'm still in college, which I guess would be great if I was cruising for college age chicks, but I'm not-and it looks like I am and badly, so that's even worse. Unfortunately I just can't get a taste for shopping for clothes, so I buy whatever hemp I find that fits and roll with that. I'd almost go on those wardrobe shows except I don't want the two hour long discussion of, "No, I need cargo pants and no you can't cut my hair or shave my beard. Just find me some shirts..."
Hunter S Thompsonia
13-04-2007, 20:02
Shampoo- Don't care
Soap- Don't care
Shoes- Don't care
Beverages- Belgian beers, scotch.
Toothpaste- Don't care
Deodorant- Don't care
Clothing- Don't care
Take that, corporate whores! [/JOKE]
Hoyteca
13-04-2007, 20:04
Shampoo- I use people shampoo because I don't like using carpetting shampoo.
Soap- I use real soap because virtual soap doesn't work too well.
Shoes- I use the shoes that go on your feet!
Beverages- I drink non-toxic liquid refreshments to prevent dehydration.
Toothpaste- I'm not from Alabama or Mississippi. I use teethpaste.
Deodorant- I don't use deodorant, but people don't seem to notice.
Clothing-yes
Rejistania
13-04-2007, 20:05
Soap- I make my own body wash ;)(it smells like oranges too)
Toothpaste- I make my own. (it tastes like crap) and I use Scope mouthwash.
Clothing-not a thing I own is name brand. Other than my one pair of blue jeans, I pretty much make it all myself.
Wow, Smunkers! That sounds awesome!
Cannot think of a name
13-04-2007, 20:07
Clothing-not a thing I own is name brand. Other than my one pair of blue jeans, I pretty much make it all myself.

Oh man if I could make my own clothes I would look like such a dork...
Gartref
13-04-2007, 20:23
What brand name items do you use? To have a some what guided thread, lets say you name the brands from shampoo & soap, shoes, beverages, toothpaste, deodorant, and clothing.

Shampoo- Head and Shoulders
Soap- Axe Body Wash
Shoes- right now i am wearing Nike, but usually Adidas
Beverages- Um, if I drink sodie, usually a coke product, such as sprite
Toothpaste- I have an off brand, but its better than the rest
Deodorant- Axe
Clothing- I don't bother with brand names here, i just wear whatever i can get :p

I use Creamy Jif for all those things.
Poliwanacraca
13-04-2007, 20:29
Clothing-not a thing I own is name brand. Other than my one pair of blue jeans, I pretty much make it all myself.

I'm very jealous. I would love to be good enough at sewing that I could make my own clothes; a life without shopping around for things to fit me sounds wonderful.
Rameria
13-04-2007, 20:42
Shampoo/conditioner - No brand loyalty whatsoever, it changes every time I buy new bottles. Currently using something by Aussie.
Soap - Softsoap at the sink, St. Ives energizing citrus body wash in the shower.
Shoes - Currently wearing BCBGirls black pumps because I'm at work. I wear my Reef flip flops whenever I can get away with it. My running shoes are Asics.
Beverages - I love Hansen's soda.
Toothpaste - Using Crest Pro-Health right now.
Deodorant - Dove.
Clothing - Whatever I happen to like and can afford.