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TMC · 01-29-2023, 05:06 AM

What are some products that still exist, but you never see advertisements for them anymore?

KurtfromPitts · 02-08-2023, 11:37 AM

Bromo Seltzer

just1paul · 02-08-2023, 01:40 PM

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Originally Posted by KurtfromPitts

Bromo Seltzer

It's not made any longer.

Why was Bromo-Seltzer discontinued?
Bromo-Seltzer was first produced in Baltimore, Maryland in 1888. It was sold as a headache cure, and because of its sedative effect it was a popular hangover remedy. It has been discontinued because of its usage of bromide, a class of tranquilizers banned for their toxicity, and acetanilide, which is also poisonous.

https://www.google.com/search?q=Brom...hrome&ie=UTF-8

SarahBellum · 02-08-2023, 03:18 PM

Lowenbrau beer with those cheesy commercials: "Here's to good friends, tonight is kind of special...".

rusty spike · 02-08-2023, 04:34 PM

I still remember those "correspondence schools" ads that Sally Struthers used to hawk in the late 1980s to early 1990s. I think the commercial used to start off with "Would you like to make more money? Sure, I bet most of us would..."

These were do it yourself trades or skills that you could pay the "school" to do it from home, then mail in your answers and a certified diploma mill would mail you a certificate that no legitimate business would put any value on.

I never met anyone who added income from repairing venetian blinds from the World Global Learning Trade School.

Edward216 · 02-15-2023, 11:58 PM

I don't remember the last time I saw a commercial for any brand of laundry detergent.

Ed. ETA: Oddly, just a few hours after I originally posted this comment I saw on TV a commercial for Tide laundry detergent. LOL.

VTO6685 · 02-16-2023, 01:27 AM

Tide and Gain are still heavily advertised on TV.

Willbo · 02-16-2023, 10:59 AM

I used to see Oxydol laundry detergent advertised a lot. Have not seen a commercial in years for it. It may have been discontinued. The pharmaceutical ads are now what is most advertised. No room for other products. I also do not see as many breakfast cereals advertised as much as they were in the past.

SarahBellum · 02-16-2023, 02:03 PM

There used to be a TV ad for a laundry detergent featuring a Chinese guy saying something about an "ancient Chinese secret". I guess that would be politically incorrect now.

Edit: It was Calgon.

stevea · 02-16-2023, 10:24 PM

^Plobabry for "Pulex." (I'm being BAD!)

Zoneboy · 02-17-2023, 02:18 AM

Babalu · 03-14-2023, 04:26 AM

01-29-2023, 05:06 AM	#1
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 128,147	Products you don't see advertised anymore What are some products that still exist, but you never see advertisements for them anymore?

02-15-2023, 11:58 PM	#6
Edward216 Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 18, 2014 Location: Central Time Zone Posts: 4,648	I don't remember the last time I saw a commercial for any brand of laundry detergent. Ed. ETA: Oddly, just a few hours after I originally posted this comment I saw on TV a commercial for Tide laundry detergent. LOL.
	Last edited by Edward216; 02-18-2023 at 05:47 PM.

02-16-2023, 02:03 PM	#9
SarahBellum Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 15, 2007 Location: Cleveland, OH Posts: 3,874	There used to be a TV ad for a laundry detergent featuring a Chinese guy saying something about an "ancient Chinese secret". I guess that would be politically incorrect now. Edit: It was Calgon.
	Last edited by SarahBellum; 02-17-2023 at 10:53 AM.

03-14-2023, 04:26 AM	#12
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02-08-2023, 11:37 AM	#2
KurtfromPitts Member Senior Member Join Date: Feb 10, 2006 Location: Carnegie PA Posts: 1,539	Bromo Seltzer

02-08-2023, 03:18 PM	#4
SarahBellum Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 15, 2007 Location: Cleveland, OH Posts: 3,874	Lowenbrau beer with those cheesy commercials: "Here's to good friends, tonight is kind of special...".

02-08-2023, 04:34 PM	#5
rusty spike Member Senior Member Join Date: Mar 08, 2015 Location: Southwest Posts: 1,124	I still remember those "correspondence schools" ads that Sally Struthers used to hawk in the late 1980s to early 1990s. I think the commercial used to start off with "Would you like to make more money? Sure, I bet most of us would..." These were do it yourself trades or skills that you could pay the "school" to do it from home, then mail in your answers and a certified diploma mill would mail you a certificate that no legitimate business would put any value on. I never met anyone who added income from repairing venetian blinds from the World Global Learning Trade School.

02-16-2023, 01:27 AM	#7
VTO6685 Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jan 31, 2023 Location: San Jose, California Posts: 63	Tide and Gain are still heavily advertised on TV.

02-16-2023, 10:59 AM	#8
Willbo Member Forum Regular Join Date: Feb 10, 2012 Location: Chattanooga, TN Posts: 876	I used to see Oxydol laundry detergent advertised a lot. Have not seen a commercial in years for it. It may have been discontinued. The pharmaceutical ads are now what is most advertised. No room for other products. I also do not see as many breakfast cereals advertised as much as they were in the past.

02-16-2023, 10:24 PM	#10
stevea 22 Years On Sitcoms Moderator Forum Legend Join Date: Aug 13, 2003 Location: Indy Posts: 45,468	^Plobabry for "Pulex." (I'm being BAD!)

02-17-2023, 02:18 AM	#11
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