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by eru 775 days ago
> No, the electric toothbrushes are called Braun in markets outside the US.

In some markets, maybe. In some other markets outside the US, they also use the Oral-B brand.
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shiroiushi 775 days ago
In both Japan and Germany, I've seen them sold as "Braun".
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Reason077 775 days ago
When? Maybe 10-15 years ago?
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shiroiushi 775 days ago
Germany: probably 2 years ago. Japan: right now.

I just looked on amazon.co.jp: https://www.amazon.co.jp/%E3%80%90Amazon-co-jp-%E9%99%90%E5%...

It seems they have both names.

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Reason077 775 days ago
Japan is interesting. Maybe the Braun brand is still pretty strong over there. But in Europe and elsewhere you no longer see prominent "Braun" branding on the packaging - and it's been that way for a long time.

You're right that the Braun logo co-branding still features on the devices themselves, though.

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