2006-09-10 22:50:37 · 17 answers · asked by paul w 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Cleaning & Laundry
I thought Jif was a peanut butter. I was just wondering why this is in the laundry catagory. Now I'm confused.
2006-09-10 22:53:50 · answer #1 · answered by IMHO 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
The name Cif was chosen partly because it was used in more markets, partly because it was perceived as a better name across the range of European languages, and also it was thought that people living across Europe could not properly pronounce the word "Jif" and partly because of the potential for confusion, in Britain, with the unrelated Jif lemon juice. In Sweden however it was called for sometime Vim and then changed to Jif. Also in Belgium the product was known as Vim for quite some time, after which it became Cif. In Canada, it is still called Vim.
2006-09-10 22:56:30 · answer #2 · answered by RP 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Jif Cleaner
2016-09-29 02:32:09 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
According to a newspaper article, they did this because a large percentage of the world couldn't pronounce "Jif" .Therefore, making it easier for customers, they changed it to "Cif".
2006-09-10 22:53:04 · answer #4 · answered by Rich W 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
We have knickers in the UK, We also had Jif cleaning products that changed to Cif
2015-03-20 04:56:57 · answer #5 · answered by Robert M 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Ohhhh! Okay this question would confuse the Americans because we have peanut butter called jif.
You're talking about this cleaning product in Australia. It talks about the change here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cif
2006-09-10 22:59:33 · answer #6 · answered by trash1ey 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Will choosy mothers choose Cif? Sounds like Syphilitis. Either way, I choose the all natural kind without the hydrogenated oils. (transfats).
2006-09-10 23:02:31 · answer #7 · answered by Sgt Squid 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
They changed the name of the peanut butter? Noooooooooooooo!!! Cif? What the fook is that?
2006-09-10 22:56:06 · answer #8 · answered by Redeemer 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I thought Cif was an abbreviation for a venereal disease.
2014-01-13 19:33:13 · answer #9 · answered by Margaret 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
as far as i know its still jif here down under and we have snickers too.
2006-09-10 22:57:29 · answer #10 · answered by hope v 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋