Talk:Gevalia
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I recently purchased 12 ounce bags of Gevalia whole bean and ground coffee from a Safeway on the Peninsula in the San Francisco Bay Area on about 4/2/2012. It appears that Gevalia has extended their sales and marketing to a large grocery chain. I don't know anything further about this but it appears that the main article is not up to date on US sales and marketing. Figlinus (talk) 19:49, 10 April 2012 (UTC)
I have had the Braun coffee maker for 2 years and found the Gevalia coffee to be very good. However, for the last 6 months I have had problems finding the T-cups in stock anywhere. The orders I received off their web site were outdated and their answer to this was that it was an arbitrary date and to ignore it. Now the stores I have been using are not stocking the coffee any more and have sent back the coffee makers to the factory. Any ideas as to what is going on. Bed, Bath and Beyond have said that they will refund my money so I think I will do that.
75.181.124.63 (talk) 14:13, 27 March 2008 (UTC)
Delicious coffee! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 151.198.204.4 (talk • contribs)
- I agree. Anyway, started in 1920, but sold 120 years later (in 1971)? That line needs some clarification. Alcuin 18:01, 2 February 2006 (UTC)
USA Equivalent[edit]
Then entry mentions that Gevalia is a mainstream supermarket brand in Europe. Would it be the equivalent of Folger's marketing itself as an ultra-premium brand overseas? --24.249.108.133 00:55, 22 March 2007 (UTC)
Not really, Gevalia is seen as a very good coffee in Sweden and the Swedish coffee culture is seen in Sweden as something of very high standard. So I guess it makes sense to sell it as a super premium coffee in a part of the world where most coffee is of poor standard. I myself only realized how good Gevalia was when they started selling Lavazza and Illy everywhere (italian/american cafe boom).79.136.48.186 (talk) 18:19, 10 January 2010 (UTC)
Pronunciation[edit]
How does one pronounce "Gevalia?" —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.227.127.12 (talk • contribs)
I'm not sure about the Swedish pron., but in Danish we pronounce both A's like the A in Apple. 2nd syllable stressed (ge-VA-li-a). I assume the stressed syllable VA in Swedish is more like VO in VOlume and the last A like A in After.
The G has the G-sound as in Go, not the DJ-sound as in George Eventually try ask on the swedish talk page?
- G®iffen 13:51, 31 March 2007 (UTC)
i used to work for Gevalia (unfortunately). they told us it was pronounced (jav-All-ya). the "jav" part being as in "javalin" —Preceding unsigned comment added by User:Kawligasdaddy (talk • contribs)
- Plausible... G®iffen 22:06, 29 June 2007 (UTC)
This advert from the 50s? Might help http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLJnLiRZw3s 79.136.48.186 (talk) 18:24, 10 January 2010 (UTC)
Gevalia is Spamming Again?[edit]
I'm seeing evidence that Gevalia may have started spamming again.
Has anyone else seen similar examples?
Unfortunately, I don't see much evidence in the news.admin.net-abuse.sightings group. Maybe nobody bothers to post spam there any more.
Here's an obfuscated example from my spam folder:
Received: from [147.203.109.230] (helo=mx1.collateraldifferences.com) by <obscured to protect my address> with esmtp (Exim 4.62) (envelope-from <Gevalia-<obscured to protect my address>@collateraldifferences.com>) id <obscured to protect my address> for <obscured to protect my address>; Wed, 23 Jan 2008 <obscured to protect my address> Received: by mx1.collateraldifferences.com id <obscured to protect my address> for <obscured to protect my address>; Wed, 23 Jan 2008 <obscured to protect my address> (envelope-from <Gevalia-<obscured to protect my address>@collateraldifferences.com>) Message-ID: <<obscured to protect my address>@collateraldifferences.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Precedence: bulk List-Unsubscribe: <mailto:unsubscribe-<obscured to protect my address>@collateraldifferences.com?subject=unsubscribe> From: Gevalia <_gevalia@way32.collateraldifferences.com> Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2008 <obscured to protect my address> To: <obscured to protect my address> Subject: Gevalia and free gifts for you. What's your coffee wish list? Consistent Rich, Fresh Flavor No Commitment or Cancellation Fees Patented Roasting Process 24 Hour/7 Day Customer Service 40+ Varieties of Coffees & Teas Satisfaction Guaranteed Wishes Granted. Just Click Below. http://collateraldifferences.com/<obscured to protect my address> *Two boxes of our extraordinary coffee *A 12-cup Stainless Steel Encased Programmable Coffeemaker Free *A Stainless Steel Coffee Scoop Free *Shipping & Handling Free (Approximate retail value of your free gifts: $108) Act now and receive our delicious coffee and your Free Gifts, for only $14.95, including shipping & handling. Click Here To Order Now. To contact us or to explore some of the other extraordinary gourmet pleasures in the world of Gevalia go to: http://collateraldifferences.com/<obscured to protect my address>
It comes from "collateraldifferences.com". Here's what whois has to say about them:
Registrant: Online Effect, LLC John Talbot 777 S. Flagler Drive Ste. 800 - West Tower West Palm Beach, Florida 33401 US +1.5615372586 jtalbot@online-effect.com Administrative Contact: Online Effect, LLC John Talbot 777 S. Flagler Drive Ste. 800 - West Tower West Palm Beach, Florida 33401 US +1.5615372586 jtalbot@online-effect.com Technical Contact: Online Effect, LLC John Talbot 777 S. Flagler Drive Ste. 800 - West Tower West Palm Beach, Florida 33401 US +1.5615372586 jtalbot@online-effect.com Billing Contact Online Effect, LLC John Talbot 777 S. Flagler Drive Ste. 800 - West Tower West Palm Beach, Florida 33401 US +1.5615372586 jtalbot@online-effect.com Registrar..: gkg.net (http://register.gkg.net/) Domain Name: COLLATERALDIFFERENCES.COM Created on..............: 03-JAN-2008 Expires on..............: 03-JAN-2009 Record last updated on..: 03-JAN-2008 Status..................: ACTIVE Domain servers in listed order: NS1.COLLATERALDIFFERENCES.COM NS2.COLLATERALDIFFERENCES.COM
They're currently located in a large block belonging to "ALPHAREL/optigraphics Corporation".
OrgName: ALPHAREL/optigraphics Corporation OrgID: ALPHAR-2 Address: 9339 Carroll Park Dr. City: San Diego StateProv: CA PostalCode: 92121 Country: US NetRange: 147.203.0.0 - 147.203.255.255 CIDR: 147.203.0.0/16 OriginAS: AS6130 NetName: OPTIGFX-NET NetHandle: NET-147-203-0-0-1 Parent: NET-147-0-0-0-0 NetType: Direct Assignment NameServer: NS1.AMERICANIS.NET NameServer: NS2.AMERICANIS.NET Comment: 10. Additional Information: RegDate: 1991-04-11 Updated: 2007-11-20 RAbuseHandle: NOC2657-ARIN RAbuseName: NOC RAbusePhone: +1-858-576-4272 RAbuseEmail: noc@americanis.net RNOCHandle: NOC2657-ARIN RNOCName: NOC RNOCPhone: +1-858-576-4272 RNOCEmail: noc@americanis.net RTechHandle: NOC2657-ARIN RTechName: NOC RTechPhone: +1-858-576-4272 RTechEmail: noc@americanis.net OrgAbuseHandle: NOC2657-ARIN OrgAbuseName: NOC OrgAbusePhone: +1-858-576-4272 OrgAbuseEmail: noc@americanis.net OrgNOCHandle: NOC2657-ARIN OrgNOCName: NOC OrgNOCPhone: +1-858-576-4272 OrgNOCEmail: noc@americanis.net OrgTechHandle: NOC2657-ARIN OrgTechName: NOC OrgTechPhone: +1-858-576-4272 OrgTechEmail: noc@americanis.net
image example edit[edit]
Yeah I got another one of their spam messages today too (23.June.2008)... I decided to fix the link to the image embedded in the email that was previously posted (HTML was visible on the page).Dreammaker182 (talk) 18:03, 23 June 2008 (UTC)
reference added[edit]
I added a reference to the lawsuit...Dreammaker182 (talk) 18:53, 23 June 2008 (UTC)
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Gevalia Spam ... 2011[edit]
Referencing the above comments from 2008 about Gevalia starting to spam again -- from the perspective of someone who owns several domains and has for many years -- there has never been an extended period of time when I was NOT receiving spam about Gevalia. I got a few today. seedclose.info was the domain for the page that redirected to Gevalia. Anyway, we're not here to hunt down spammers. I wonder what it would take to document the extent of Gevalia spam sufficiently to warrant tarring the company (further) here for bad behavior. Personally, I find them sufficiently irritating that I think regularly about writing/blogging about them (though of course never take the time to do so.) I mention it here for anecdotal/informational purposes -- it is now 2011, and Gevalia spam remains common. Whether it is third party/affiliate marketing, the company itself, whatever ... I don't know. AuthJeff (talk) 23:29, 12 January 2011 (UTC)
Balance ?
Sure glad that controversies regarding spam and product recalls are mentioned at the very bottom of the article. The rest reads like marketing script straight from the company. Such lavish praise doesn't belong in an encyclopedia. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.51.185.47 (talk) 12:32, 28 February 2012 (UTC)
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"The royal warrant for coffee roasters"?[edit]
The article currently says: "Gevalia holds the royal warrant for coffee roasters from H.M. the King of Sweden". This would mean that there is only one company that can hold a royal warrant for coffee roasters in Sweden at any time. Does anyone have a source for that claim? If no one comes up with a source, I will (if I remember it; others are of course welcome to do it) change the sentence to "Gevalia holds a royal warrant from H.M. the King of Sweden". --Jhertel (talk) 10:45, 26 August 2016 (UTC)
Teas[edit]
The intro says that the company discontinued its teas, but the article continues to talk about teas in the present tense. Does the article just need a copy edit? Or did the company resume selling tea? Or is the intro just wrong? --Khajidha (talk) 17:18, 18 May 2020 (UTC)