Lately, rumors have circulated in Shavedom, that Palmolive ostensibly has discontinued their famous green shave stick. I am a big fan of this stick, so I took contact to the Colgate-Palmolive company and asked (twice!) if they could confirm this rumor. Fortunately their answer was (both times), there are NO plans to stop production of the green shave stick.
Still, I think it is interesting how the circulation of this rumor seems so persistent, widespread and unchallenged. Perhaps it has to do with the particular "aura" (or whatever) of this soap .... This has been one of my favourite soaps for long, in the first instance for lathering quality, but also for it's "old school" feel, the colour, and especially it's scent, which instantly takes me back to my imagination of the 1950s.
I think this "old school" feel is so distinctive of this soap, that I get to wonder if the image of "lost tradition" attaches particularly easily to this soap .... perhaps this is a reason that the rumor of it being discontinued seems to stick so well to it.
Hence my question: are any of you aware of previous rumors that this soap ostensibly had been discontinued? Not within the last few months, but (say) a year ago, or three or five years ago ... ?
Does anyone have a count of how many times this soap has been alleged to have been discontinued?
Still, I think it is interesting how the circulation of this rumor seems so persistent, widespread and unchallenged. Perhaps it has to do with the particular "aura" (or whatever) of this soap .... This has been one of my favourite soaps for long, in the first instance for lathering quality, but also for it's "old school" feel, the colour, and especially it's scent, which instantly takes me back to my imagination of the 1950s.
I think this "old school" feel is so distinctive of this soap, that I get to wonder if the image of "lost tradition" attaches particularly easily to this soap .... perhaps this is a reason that the rumor of it being discontinued seems to stick so well to it.
Hence my question: are any of you aware of previous rumors that this soap ostensibly had been discontinued? Not within the last few months, but (say) a year ago, or three or five years ago ... ?
Does anyone have a count of how many times this soap has been alleged to have been discontinued?