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"Misleading" Names of European Vac Makers...:-) |
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Post# 266907   2/9/2014 at 21:49 (3,720 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada)   |   | |
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This may sound a bit bizarre coming from a Canadian, but I have often been surprised to find out the actual home base of certain European vac-makers, when one considers the "ethnicity" of the brand name itself....
Here are a few examples: Though Miele sounds like a French name, it's actually a German company. Though Philips sounds like a British name, it's actually a Dutch company. Though Rowenta sounds like an Italian or Spanish name, it's actually a French brandname. Though Lindhaus sounds like a German name, it's actually an Italian company. Though Volta sounds like an Italian name, it's actually a Swedish company. Though Arthur Martin sounds like a British name, it's actually a French brandname. Though Zelmer sounds like a German name, it's actually a Polish company.... Kind of interesting, no? I'm sure my European friends overseas could correct me on some of this, and perhaps even add to the list! :-) |
Post# 266910 , Reply# 1   2/9/2014 at 22:15 (3,720 days old) by Adamthemieleman (North Yorkshire )   |   | |
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Yes, rowenta isn't French, they're German. Well known for the irons they produce |
Post# 266912 , Reply# 2   2/9/2014 at 22:59 (3,719 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada)   |   | |
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Post# 266933 , Reply# 4   2/10/2014 at 07:07 (3,719 days old) by eurekaprince (Montreal, Canada)   |   | |
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I always found Rowenta's triangular carpet nozzles fascinating. Do any readers have practical experience with this Rowenta attachment? Does it clean well? Is the shape useful?
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Post# 266944 , Reply# 5   2/10/2014 at 10:39 (3,719 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2)   |   | |
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