Apparently, if you want to keep your mouth safe from inconvenient freeze-ups, as well as enjoy a sweet, minty freshness, you need only buy fake Colgate toothpaste -- "imported," from South Africa -- containing antifreeze. Those without access to a gas chromatograph can identify the fake toothpaste via subtler means, as noted by Colgate-Palmolive
Time was -- a couple weeks back at least -- you had to go all the way to China, or your local importer of Chinese goods, to obtain a quality dentifrice that manages engine heat while it whitens. And, by the way, there is no truth to the rumor that Procter & Gamble
But to get serious for a moment, this is one of those unintended consequences of the increasingly-flattened world. Brands are powerful, and for investors and corporations, that can be both good and bad.
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Seth Jayson is a member of the Global Gains Team, which scours the globe for the World's best investment opportunities. He's seen enough bad Chinese transliteration to suspect that any "South African" box carrying the word "Assoxiation" could have originated in China.
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