Nov 5th, 2009 - BBC NEWS
The fall of the Berlin Wall in November 1989 thrilled most East Germans - though not manufacturers, whose goods became suddenly uncompetitive. But 20 years on, reports Lucy Hooker, some former East German brands are going strong.
Madeline Achterberg still harbours a fondness for many aspects of life in the old East Germany, especially the food, even though she wasn't even born in 1989.
"These things have a special spirit to them. They have a feeling of telling stories and Christmas," she says. "They have a story behind them."
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