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Re:Have You Ever Tried to Sell a Diamond? (1982) by refurb on Wednesday August 28, 2019 @05:17PM (#20824061)
Brand names for soap and flour go back well over 100 years. And before they had names, they would have been associated with a store - “Jim’s mill has crappy flour”.
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Re:Have You Ever Tried to Sell a Diamond? (1982) by ceejayoz on Wednesday August 28, 2019 @05:19PM (#20824076)
> Brand names for soap and flour go back well over 100 years.

I mean, that's the point, right? Each one's history stretches back at least 5-10k years.

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