forza
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Post by forza on Nov 14, 2005 3:56:50 GMT -7
Poland Spring is a target of a statewide citizen initiative campaign to impose what is thought to be a first-in-the-nation tax on the water..... More here |
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Post by justjohn on Nov 14, 2005 5:17:02 GMT -7
When my wife was studying to be a nurse, during one of the sessions they were disecting the bottle water industry.
It was stated that Poland Springs was the only bottled water that they recomend.
the reason is that it has a certain amount of natural endorphins.
Feel good water. How about that !!!!!
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Pawian
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Post by Pawian on Nov 14, 2005 13:13:10 GMT -7
It was stated that Poland Springs was the only bottled water that they recomend. Wow, that`s strange. I have never heard of it. In the article it reads it`s from Maine. What are its connections with Poland? Did some Polish American start producing it? Why Poland Spring? |
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nancy
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Post by nancy on Nov 14, 2005 13:42:18 GMT -7
The name of the town in Maine is Poland. Possibly it was settled by Polish immigrants way-back-when.
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Pawian
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Post by Pawian on Nov 14, 2005 13:49:57 GMT -7
The name of the town in Maine is Poland. Possibly it was settled by Polish immigrants way-back-when. Oh, I see. But do American customers associate the name with the country in Europe? Do commercials or ads refer to Poland and its culture at all? |
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nancy
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Post by nancy on Nov 14, 2005 14:08:18 GMT -7
No, the tag line for the company is "What it means to be from Maine." It is all about pure spring water, the great outdoors, no pollution etc.
Did you ever see the Donald Trump show "Apprentice" ? On one series there was a very bright young man who did not have the benefit of a formal education. His team's assignment was to sell a new bottled water product ("Trump Ice" or something).
One of his teammates said something about Poland Spring water, and this fellow said, "I have never been to Europe, so I don't know about that water." There was a horrified silence while his team members struggled to decide how to - or whether to - correct him.
So - maybe some people think of Poland where they hear Poland Spring, but they shouldn't.
In the US we also have New England; Rome, New York; Egypt, Maine; and hundreds of other towns and cities named for places in Europe. I am sure there is a Warsaw or two in the Midwest. Although some have annual ethnic festivals, overall they have an American identity.
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aadam
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Post by aadam on Nov 16, 2005 4:24:23 GMT -7
In Poland we have villages Ameryka, Rzym (Rome), Wenecja (Venice), Praga, Pary¿ (Paris), Holendry (Dutch)and... Unia (Union). Some of these names are related to people who immigrated to Poland and founded their villages. In ¯u³awy so many Dutch have settled in the past that this region is sometimes called 'Polish Netherlands'. And it is a flat forestless region indeed.
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forza
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Post by forza on Nov 16, 2005 8:10:27 GMT -7
It just reminds me an old true anecdote about a man who wanted to change his last name from Biedny (Poor) and his application was refused. The law back then was that one needed some kind of legal reasons to have a name changed. But Mr. Biedny took the case to the court which had overruled the local administration decision and let the man change his name. It turned out Mr Poor was from the village called Wielka Bieda (Big Poverty) and the court took into consideration the fact that it was difficult for him to introduce himself ....I am Mr. Poor from Big Poverty. True story.
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