that is a truism.
the left attacks businesses not realizing that businesses come and go.
at&t was a monopoly most of its life. it went broke and the name was salvaged by a former baby bell.
Pan Am.
How many big brands went down the tubes just during the Obama reign?
At least 7 out of the 10 SHOULD be forgotten, as far as I’m concerned.
Barack Hussein Obama.
Makes me want to hop in my new Oldsmobile and drive to ChiChi’s for lunch.
GM and Chrysler.
Polaroid no longer makes instant film, iirc.
Surfing the vast wasteland last night, I saw part of an NCIS epi that
mentioned Diners Club. Didn't know they were now a
Discover property now. Whenever I saw the card advertised
at a gas station as a kid, I wondered what it was.
I forgot about GCC. I thought they were still around.
I do remember Tab's last gasp by adding calcium. I preferred it w/o the mineral, myself.
Is Fanta still around?
I can't believe Oreo is coming out with yet another variation, even
thought Hydrox has or will be expired shortly. Never really
cared for Hydrox.
Rustler’s Steakhouse was the only place my father would at out at. He really hated spending money for food someone else cooked!
And chicklets. I hadn’t noticed they were gone
Pontiac
Last December, there was an auction of old brand names.
http://www.adweek.com/adfreak/150-old-brand-names-set-be-auctioned-11920
You could have been the lucky owner of Meister Brau, Lucky Whip or General Cinemas.
I long for an ice cold bottle of Olde Frothingslosh! The foam is on the bottom!
http://www.realbeer.com/news/articles/news-002425.php
International Harvester :(
Falstaff deserved to die. That was the nastiest beer on the planet!
How about some legendary vehicle brands: Duesenberg and Indian? Duesenberg is still part of common vocabulary: “That’s a Doozy!”
Most companies are at most 4 or 5 big mistakes from waving bye bye.
I regularly buy chiclets from the local Dollar Tree. The brand isn’t dead in North America.
Packard, Studebaker, Hudson, Willys, Kaiser-Frazer...
Orphans, they called ‘em.
Wow, what a great post, it brings back so many memories!
I’m surprised they didn’t mention the Pan Am building, a smaller skyscraper that rises up north of Grand Central Station. In its final demise the great logo was taken down and now Met Life has it, but it is not the same. And besides, Met Life already had and has a great old (smaller still) building in the 20s, with a handy clock! That’s the one you see in their commercials.
And chiclets! I remember these for sale in little two packs, from little penny vending machines in the subway.