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  • Dollardog
    Dollardog Posts: 1,774 Forumite
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    DCFC79 wrote: »
    you sure about that, i thought hitachi was a brand on its own and not owned by argos

    I have an Hitachi CD player and that has nothing to do with Hitachi, its a DSG product as I found out when trying to get the special rechargable batteries it takes.
  • Mark_Hewitt
    Mark_Hewitt Posts: 2,098 Forumite
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    Interesting, I did not know that.

    I know my Mum bought a Samsung TV from Dixons online, and it was a model number exclusive to DSG apparently. But I now wonder if it's actually a Samsung at all?!
  • Esqui
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    Samsung will be a Samsung, yes. It probably will just have a different colour trim, for exclusivity
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  • mrprosser
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    DCFC79 wrote: »
    cars are the same, seats have vw engines and so do skodas

    That's not the same though, VWAG own a number of brands, skoda,, seat, RR, Bugatti etc. But those cars are made by VWAG. they may share floor pans, or engines but they are made by the company who's badge is on the front of them.

    These electrical items aren't, I was conned into buying a philips monitor that has never been near a philips factory in it's life. It may or may not have philips components in it even.
  • Mark_Hewitt
    Mark_Hewitt Posts: 2,098 Forumite
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    mrprosser wrote: »
    That's not the same though, VWAG own a number of brands, skoda,, seat, RR, Bugatti etc. But those cars are made by VWAG. they may share floor pans, or engines but they are made by the company who's badge is on the front of them.

    Not always no! It's quite common for a car branded as one company to be made by an entirely different company.

    e.g. Citroen C1's and Peugeot 107's are actually manufactured by Toyota.

    Some Ford diesel engines are actually Peugeots. There are quite a few examples beyond where one manufacturer owns a number of brands, most of which aren't widely publicised for obvious reasons.

    The question is, what is a brand? As a company will manufacture different products in different places anyway, and they certainly don't do it all in house. You would hope that any product branded by a certain company would fit the same quality requirements as the rest of their range.
  • lincroft1710
    lincroft1710 Posts: 17,731 Forumite
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    To continue the car saga, the following manufacturers have produced clones or co-operated in design/production: Ford/Nissan, Ford/VW, Peugeot/Toyota, Rover/Tata, Fiat/Peugeot, Fiat/Ford, and vans Renault/Vauxhall.

    There is no way these business methods are "illegal"!
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  • DCFC79
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    mrprosser wrote: »
    That's not the same though, VWAG own a number of brands, skoda,, seat, RR, Bugatti etc. But those cars are made by VWAG. they may share floor pans, or engines but they are made by the company who's badge is on the front of them.

    These electrical items aren't, I was conned into buying a philips monitor that has never been near a philips factory in it's life. It may or may not have philips components in it even.

    as long as the item works then does it matter, its been going on for years so yes id say its legal
  • DCFC79
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    Dollardog wrote: »
    I have an Hitachi CD player and that has nothing to do with Hitachi, its a DSG product as I found out when trying to get the special rechargable batteries it takes.

    thanks, didnt think the 2 were linked that way
  • vikingaero
    vikingaero Posts: 10,920 Forumite
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    DCFC79 wrote: »
    thanks, didnt think the 2 were linked that way

    Hitachi are a Japanese electronics manufacturer. Maybe they mean HINARI?
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  • deanos
    deanos Posts: 11,223 Forumite
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    Nope , Hitachi licence items to DSG and Argos.
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