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what are some of the best purchases you've made ? (aussie.zone)

submitted 1 year ago by yoz@aussie.zone to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I bought cast iron pan which I think is the best ever purchase I made.

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[–] Witchfire@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Why is every shoe brand 4 letters in the same consonant-vowel order?

Bata, Kuru, Hoka, Nike...

[–] Subverb@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Because four letter domain names are easy to remember. A lot of companies now find an affordable four letter domain and then name their company that. Amazon's router company eero is an example.

[–] SkippingRelax@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Not sure about the other brands, but Bata's been around for 100 years longer than domain names or the internet

[–] Waraugh@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 year ago

They were planning ahead