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Move

Support I think this can be safely moved to the more correct Nescafé. Gryffindor 16:34, 22 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

U.S. unavailability

The article is pretty thin as it is, but it should also be mentioned that Nescafé was not sold in the United States for a number of years, with Nestlé using the Tasters Choice brand instead.

I recall the mention of Nescafé in the R.E.M. song "The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite" being taken as a retro reference in the U.S. at the time (1991). ProhibitOnions 17:54, 9 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I seem to recall that Nescafé in the U.S. was a brand of instant iced tea. Since R.E.M. is Southern, I always assumed he was talking about iced tea... Wait, I remember now that it was Nestea. Oh well, never mind. Katr67 03:35, 8 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Brand Genericization

In many countries (e.g. Egypt, Iran Persian, Republic of Macedonia, Serbia, Turkey), "Nescafe" is commonly used to refer to any instant coffee through brand genericization.[citation needed] This is simply not true for Serbia where Nescafe is most popular instant coffee brand, widely used and featured in most cafes. I don't have information about other countries so I only excluded Serbia from the list, although I recommend further checkup of this unverified claim. 89.216.110.188 (talk) 17:30, 7 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I grew up in Romania being hungarian and knowing instant coffee as "nescoffee" (translated), it is still called that way. I don't have source though, but brand genericization was definately there. Tordail (talk) 10:49, 7 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

No Mention Of "The Gold Blend Couple" ?

What ? No mention of the adverts for Nescafe Gold Blend that aired during the early 1980s ?
A cultural icon, referenced and parodied in equal measure, and starring Anthony Head ~~in the days~~ years before he became a Watcher...
86.25.121.75 (talk) 13:56, 18 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I agree this needs to be added, it's actually what I came to this article for. Will do some research and add info. :-) leevclarke (talk) 13:30, 25 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Controversy?

The "controversy" section of the article seems unfitting. There isn't really a controversy that surrounds Nescafé, but rather the Libyan government. I personally believe that Gaddafi's comments are irrelevant to this article and should be removed. --Delta1989 (talk/contributions) 12:12, 20 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I deleted it without giving the thing a second thought. The addition was unsourced and as you noted not a "controversy" about anything unless a reliable source wants to claim Nescafé paid Gaddafi for a product placement in his rant. :-) --Marc Kupper|talk 09:49, 21 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I don't think they should be removed. This was mentioned internationally, so it gave the product notoriety. --Sovietia|talk

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 The "controversy" section of the article seems unfitting. There isn't really a controversy that surrounds Nescafé, but rather the Libyan government. I personally believe that Gaddafi's comments are irrelevant to this article and should be removed. --[[User:Delta1989|Delta1989]] ([[User talk:Delta1989|talk]]/[[Special:Contributions/Delta1989|contributions]]) 12:12, 20 March 2011 (UTC)
 : I deleted it without giving the thing a second thought. The addition was unsourced and as you noted not a "controversy" about anything unless a reliable source wants to claim Nescafé paid Gaddafi for a product placement in his rant. :-) --[[User:Marc Kupper|Marc Kupper]]&#124;[[User talk:Marc Kupper|talk]] 09:49, 21 March 2011 (UTC)
+I don't think they should be removed.  This was mentioned internationally, so it gave the product notoriety. --[[User:Sovietia|Sovietia]]&#124;[[User talk:Sovietia|talk]]