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Originally Posted by G6Tanuki
Ronco wasn't a Woolies exclusive; Ronco made a lot of cheap-n-cheerful stuff in the 70s and 80s, things like 12V-powered car vacuum-cleaners and kitchen-gadgets (the sort of thing you bought, used once, and then put in the back of the kitchen-cupboard).
See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronco |
And some spoof TV programme or comedy program created a similar brand known as Bonco. Unfortunately I don't remember the spoof products.
K-Tel were a similar brand in music, I suspect closely related. Both advertised heavily on TV and in the print media. I suppose JML and others are the modern day equivalents.