Cookies by Any Other Name
By Ron Rybs
@Ronrybs (21504)
London, England
September 11, 2022 4:30am CST
Not so very long ago, some items in the UK had different names than their counterparts in the rest of the world. Opal Fruits ware changed to Starburst and Marathon bars become Snickers, both adopting US and European names.
It was advertised as being for our convenience, but we knew it was to make it easier to ship stock around the world as demand required.
Now Oreo seem to be bucking that trend. Oreo cookies in the US, that are known as double ‘stuf’ are called double ‘crème’ here. I am guessing they did this for a reason or are they expecting to rename them later on as part of advertising campaign?
Incidently, when they first started selling Oreo in the UK, they were made in Spain and did not taste as good as the US made cookies. Don’t know where the new ones are made, in Europe I guess, but they taste the same as the US. Maybe they just follow the recipe more closely?
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
11 Sep 22
Oreo is a popular brand here too.My daughters love it. The ones that they like are regular oreo cookies and not the double layered thick ones.
Globalization has made such changes very common.
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@RebeccasFarm (91299)
• United States
11 Sep 22
Yes who knows these days but that is very interesting Ron.
The snacks are renamed I know.
They haven't changed Mars Bars over there have they? Mars Bars were my ultimate fav.
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@RebeccasFarm (91299)
• United States
11 Sep 22
@Ronrybs I am kind of glad I cant get them I mean I could order them on Amazon from England but come on..I would be a whale here
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@Ronrybs (21504)
• London, England
11 Sep 22
@RebeccasFarm I usually pick one up for when I am taking a long walk. Bit of energy to keep me going!
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@oahuwriter (26773)
• United States
12 Sep 22
Interesting! I just bought these locally made cookies. Am so glad they're packaging smaller size. These taste like thin shortbread cookies, with crispy taro bits. I like it.
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@Ronrybs (21504)
• London, England
13 Sep 22
@oahuwriter They are usually the brand I buy
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@oahuwriter (26773)
• United States
12 Sep 22
@Ronrybs
Ok, I see. Walkers shortbread cookies are one of my favorites!
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@cabuyogty (4487)
• Philippines
11 Sep 22
Wow , this oreo looks tasty because it has more cream . I really like to eat oreo and that's my favorite snack
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@Ronrybs (21504)
• London, England
14 Sep 22
@cabuyogty I could quite happily shovel Oreo cookies, all day, but my blood sugar and weight would shoot up!
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@cabuyogty (4487)
• Philippines
14 Sep 22
@Ronrybs i like to eat oreos but maybe i can eat maximum of 4 oreos because i like to taste it
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@GardenGerty (169406)
• United States
11 Sep 22
Hmm. I think Ilike the name "opal fruits" better. Yes, I guess universal nomenclature is the "name of the game" for marketing.
@snowy22315 (208746)
• United States
11 Sep 22
I am sure it is all done for marketing purposes, they think it will sell better based on that particular name there. Whether this is fact or fiction, who knows?
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@luisadannointed (11842)
• Philippines
11 Sep 22
I tink it is part of rebranding making the items more affordable... if I am correct.
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@changjiangzhibin89 (17239)
• China
11 Sep 22
Changing the names of some items must be a sales gimmick .Oreo cookies aren't up to much and not to my liking.
@thislittlepennyearns (68202)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
20 Feb 23
They now have Most Stuff oreos here.
