BadgerSituation

BadgerSituation t1_j0uimnv wrote

> Kenmore isn't exclusively Whirlpool

Yeah. That I know.

It's just always baffled me as to why.

And it's now more baffling.

Companies, with respected names here in Europe, are being rebranded under a name created by an American store, to be sold under that less-well-known name, to European customers, where that store doesn't exist.

Obviously "money" is the answer, but I can't see how.

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BadgerSituation t1_j0typ6o wrote

> Their Kenmore appliances were whirlpool

Holy shit. Is that why Kenmore is a thing?

I'm in Europe, where we don't even have Sears (to my knowledge), but we do have Kenmore products and they're always just other brands under the Kenmore name for reasons I never understood.

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BadgerSituation t1_ixzzi8v wrote

I'll admit to that.

I've just tried so many apples over my life, and nothing ever came close to being as good as Pink Lady, so I assumed this was just one more on the pile of meh.

I just looked into it and can't find them available anywhere in my country, but they apparently launched in Europe this year, so I'll keep an eye out.

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BadgerSituation t1_ivq1ikr wrote

It's one of the hardest games to judge in terms of who'd like it or not.

I loved it, but I have one good friend that I know very well and I had no doubt that he'd hate it.

It's become one of his favourite games.

But, from what you said, it could be for you.

You can avoid most violence (apart from boss fights) and it isn't really a puzzle game in any way.

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BadgerSituation t1_itgnfl2 wrote

I wouldn't be surprised either way.

Pratchett was extensively well-read and referenced current events, history, and fiction more times than the average person would even notice.

But he also had a deep understanding of people and would easily come to the conclusion that a man is still a boy to his mother.

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