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heffertoday at 1:42 PM3 repliesview on HN

I don't think it explains the "cat walks on keyboard" brand names for cheap Chinese goods on Amazon.


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kube-systemtoday at 1:59 PM

The gibberish brand names on Amazon are a formulaic way to streamline trademark registration which Amazon requires for some features on their selling platform.

https://stemerlaw.com/2025/07/16/why-are-amazon-brand-names-...

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VHRangertoday at 2:12 PM

Nothing more reliable than good old SPLARGLE kitchenware

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bluefirebrandtoday at 1:59 PM

I think they just use random generators to make a 5 digit string and ship it