YOU SPEAKA DE AMERICANA?

[mijmeraar]

To my U.S flisters, something random:

what brand name is synonymous with linen? You know, like Coke is to Cola, and Hoover is to vacuum cleaners ...

Anyone?

Comments

[gandolforf]

some people quite like martha stewart shit, they sell it at k-mart, which idk if you know, is the oldschool version of wal-mart. i think some stores make their own brands too, walmart if you're poor, bed bath and beyond if you're not.

[mijmeraar]

haha, yeah, we have K-Mart.

oh, man, maybe Australia's too invested in that shit, because I could rattle off a heap of bedding brands but they're all ours. which is good for the economy but not so good for my needs.

thanks <3

[aoibhe]

I... seriously can't think of a single brand name that goes hand in hand with linens, huh.

(is this for a j2 fic? ::hopeful:: ;-))

[mijmeraar]

haha, nope, it isn't sorry. just a silly thing for the sentence meme.

your icon made me loll. a lot :D

[hkath]

Nope... Canadian here, but beyond Martha Stewart, I'm lost.

[sageharper]

Hmm no idea, might have to ask around myself as you've got me curious. I didn't get the impression there was one from forums or whatever.

There isn't really one in the UK, far as I can tell. The only thing even close is 'Laura Ashley'*. We're more generic about it (e.g. 'Egyptian cotton 40 bazzilion thread count = good' vs. 'elasticated polycotton = rubbish').

So I wouldn't worry too much, it'd probably get lost in translation.

*relates more to the style than quality or whatever. It's a brand/store that has a middle class 'mumsy'/'country cottage' image. Lots of floral stuff and such.

[mijmeraar]

hahaha. your icon.

and yeah, it was a pretty random Q. your well thought out repsonse both amuses and endears me. thansk for your input :)

[sageharper]

Glad you like it :)

I get random thoughts like that too.
LOL aww you're welcome.