Talk:Old Spice

Anonymous, unsigned and undated comment. See history
This article is practically a word for word copy of the History page on the P&G site. Revise please. "Old Spice is now the No. 1 antiperspirant/deodorant stick and body wash brand in the United States." Is there any way to prove this claim?

Red Dragon
I just watched the film "Red Dragon" and I believe Hannibal Lecter said: "Something a child would select" not ""Something a child would wear". I interpret that as not as a joke but as a threat ("I know you have a son"). / Elinnea 19:46, 28 July 2007 (UTC) creepy i wear old spice all the time. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 4.152.120.127 (talk) 19:52, 23 April 2008 (UTC)

Social Stigma?
Is there a social stigma associated with Old Spice? I would refer to this post and this webcomic. There is obviously something going on, but I don't know what. The article here should contain a "Cultural Significance" section explaining what "Old Spice" really means to people. --193.11.177.69 (talk) 00:29, 16 January 2009 (UTC)

Sailing Ship logos
It appears the Grand Turk referred to was a privateer built in 1781 in Hanover, Massachusetts for Elias Hasket Derby of Salem, MA. She was a brig of 300 tons. If this is correct the reference to the original motif beginning during the "Colonial" period may stand as accurate by a matter of several months.

The Friendship originally linked to was an obscure and short-lived British transport ship that carried prisoners to Australia and was scuttled unceremoniously just four years after being launched when her crew caught scurvey off of Borneo. The relevant Friendship was doubtless a post-Colonial era 171-foot, 342-ton, three-masted East Indiaman built in Salem, Massachusetts 1797 Wikiuser100 (talk) 08:16, 20 November 2009 (UTC) the advertising section is sadly deficient. old spice was noted for its ads early in its history. what about 'old spice means quality, said the captain to the bosun, look for the package with the ship that sails the ocean'? Toyokuni3 (talk) 00:26, 9 October 2017 (UTC)

The new Old Spice commercial that has become a viral hit
I think the new Old Spice commercial starring Isiah Mustafa should be mentioned in the article, since it has become a viral hit.--120.28.64.74 (talk) 12:10, 15 March 2010 (UTC)


 * Definitely. Salopian (talk) 23:47, 22 March 2010 (UTC)

oh really?!?! What gave you that idea? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.190.210.133 (talk) 14:34, 15 July 2010 (UTC)

Poor History
Above is stated: "This article is practically a word for word copy of the History page on the P&G site." How true and how sad. Not a word about old products. Not even a picture of the old White Glass shaving mug, and the appropriate refills, that were ousted (removed from the product line) about 1990. Being a life-long user of Old Spice shaving products, I miss this information. --Stein s (talk) 11:19, 1 April 2014 (UTC)
 * I agree. See section Sailing Ship logos above. I always wondered about those ships
 * and I recall many of the names. Let us research this ship subject. ♫ Old Spice means quality said the Cap'n to the Bo's'un.....so ask for the package with the ship that sailed the ocean ♫ Tjlynnjr (talk) 01:20, 6 August 2014 (UTC).

Research your smellf
See history. The add campaign slogan was "Believe in your smellf". Not "smelf" or "smell". Examples abound, Google it. Here is one source: ADWEEK April 23, 2012 Ad of the Day: Old Spice Brand's Champion products give you the confidence to break up with Heather Graham By Tim Nudd  Retrieved: 15 August 2014. Tjlynnjr (talk) 19:36, 15 August 2014 (UTC).

Pictures in article
Re this edit: I removed these images paertly because they were sandwiching the text, which is not recommended by MOS:SANDWICH, and partly because they were repetitive and did not add anything significantly new to the article. There is not a great deal of text in this article and one, or at most two images are enough. Also, WP:BRD applies here and edits which are not vandalism should not be reverted without an edit summary or explaining why on the talk page.-- ♦Ian Ma c M♦  (talk to me) 16:42, 4 November 2015 (UTC)
 * Four images is way too many for this article and the current layout is poor. All Old Spice packaging looks broadly similar and there has been no discussion about this on the talk page despite a request at User_talk:Rowanlovescars.-- ♦Ian Ma c M♦  (talk to me) 06:17, 5 November 2015 (UTC)

Merge advertising
The details of the advertising campaigns on separate pages seems excessive, so I suggest merging at least Make a Smellmitment into the advertising section of Old Spice. This was also prompted by an earlier merge discussion elsewhere: Talk:Make a Smellmitment. Klbrain (talk) 23:09, 21 December 2017 (UTC)


 * Over the years there has been some pretty obvious WP:COI editing here. The average person is not interested in writing about advertising campaigns for a product, but you can guess who might be interested in doing this. Various editors have tried to keep this article on topic by writing about the product itself rather than getting bogged down in the details of the various advertising campaigns, the staff involved etc. This should not be given excessive prominence in the article.-- ♦Ian Ma c M♦  (talk to me) 06:21, 22 December 2017 (UTC)
 * Is that an oppose? NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 09:37, 22 December 2017 (UTC)
 * To some extent yes. There are WP:DUE and WP:TOPIC issues here, because the article is about Old Spice, not the advertising campaigns of Old Spice. The article has already experienced problems with excessive details about the campaigns.--14:08, 22 December 2017 (UTC)
 * Closing, given the absence of support. Klbrain (talk) 12:34, 3 February 2019 (UTC)

Whistling Theme Song
There should be a mention of the famous Old Spice whistling theme song, when it debuted, who wrote it and what its traditional name is 2607:FEA8:10E0:1C00:1D52:C8CA:E290:418A (talk) 18:26, 17 February 2020 (UTC)


 * There is some sourcing here. It says "Old Spice has been using some variation of a six-note whistle in its advertising campaigns since 1953. For example, this commercial from 1972 features a whistle that sounds like a refrain from the folk song, “Scotland the Brave.” My Scottish ancestry recognized this straight away, but it isn't the entire tune. Also, I wonder if the whistling tune has ever been used in Britain, or only in America. Ask a British person to name the music from an Old Spice commercial, and they are likely to name "O Fortuna" which accompanied the man on a surf board back in the 1970s.-- ♦Ian Ma c M♦  (talk to me) 19:49, 17 February 2020 (UTC)
 * ~ Here is a little help for you two also ~ I agree there should be a at least a mention of The Old Spice Sea Shanty ~ Toots Thielemans, ~ "that's his whistling in the commercial jingle for Old Spice toiletries" Nice to meet both of you all ~mitch~ (talk) 20:58, 17 February 2020 (UTC)

Discontinued Deoderants
So I just added Foxcrest and Lionpride to the Wild Collection list and I'm not sure if that list is supposed to contain all of the wild collection or just the current members of it.

Adverts
What is the copyright position on "pirated" YouTube adverts, such as this one and this one? They usually last not longer than 30-40 seconds. There are "proper" ones of course, like this one, from the Official YT site. But does the copyright holder really care about their old adverts being seen all over the internet? You'd think they'd be pleased. 86.187.175.92 (talk) 17:51, 13 June 2023 (UTC)


 * See also User talk:Ianmacm. Personally I don't get hugely worked up over very old TV adverts on YouTube, but strictly speaking they are violations of WP:YOUTUBE.-- ♦Ian Ma c M♦  (talk to me) 18:17, 13 June 2023 (UTC)