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PostPosted: Fri Nov 01, 2019 10:09 am    Post subject: Copycat Branding Reply with quote

We've spotted a new business advertising on Facebook today, specialising in 2-stroke servicing, tuning, sales and MOT's, called, erm, "Different Strokes Bikes." They're in Lancashire.

IT'S NOTHING TO DO WITH US.

We know nothing about them - they may be brilliant or they may be a bunch of lazy ripoff merchants. Time will tell.

Use them by all means, let us know what you think, post your findings on here. We're all for a new successful venture with the same specific interests as us obviously, we just wish they'd shown a bit of bloody imagination with their name. Evil or Very Mad
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PostPosted: Sun Nov 03, 2019 10:43 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Take it as a compliment.

Its clearly a rip off but then your brand is the original and best.

If they become mega successful they may want to buy you out for £millions

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PostPosted: Sun Nov 03, 2019 5:46 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

If emulating the 80's TV series "Different Strokes" about an inept painter decorator they may have made a big marketing mistake ....!
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 05, 2019 8:14 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I think you're thinking of 'brush strokes' emzedder.

Different strokes was an American sitcom about two adopted (ah, what is the term nowadays?) black/coloured kids living with a white/colour neutral family & it was shit.
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 06, 2019 6:54 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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PostPosted: Wed Nov 06, 2019 8:27 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Always was crap at remembering these things ... Ha ha ... thanks for that
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