Sprink

I wonder how much consumer research this company did before deciding to name their product 'Sprink'. I'm guessing they thought it was a catchy shortened form of 'sprinkle'. But the problem is that the name sounds too much like 'Stink', which is exactly the wrong association for a room-rug freshener. Must be why it doesn't seem to have been on the market more than a few months.

Rocky Mount Telegram - June 18, 1963

Cincinnati Enquirer - Oct 21, 1962

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Posted By: Alex - Fri Feb 14, 2020
Category: Odd Names | Products | Fetishes | 1960s

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Also sounds like “spank,” which can be either a good thing or a bad thing...

Posted by Brian on 02/14/20 at 11:21 PM

Or a mix between "Spring" and "Pink", which is probably what the marketing team had in mind.

Posted by Yudith on 02/15/20 at 08:18 PM

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