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designforlife
Original Poster
242 posts
32 months
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Bit of a niche pet-hate of mine, but shops with "incorrect" play on word style names, which don't actually work in terms of the phrase imitated or product sold.
Two infuriating examples-
"Ace of cards" a GREETINGS card shop, in highbridge somerset....doesn't work on so many levels...A certain motorhead song springs to mind.
And a real head scratcher- "Wood you floor" A wooden flooring company in st albans.
I really wish I knew what they are getting at with this one, would you floor? Would you lay floor? Wood! You floor?
Any improvements (or bigger fails rather) than these?
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Eric Mc
67,256 posts
134 months
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"designforlife"
All one word and no capitals.
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McMacro
2,493 posts
26 months
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- checks domain name website
- finds available domain
- names business after that domain
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designforlife
Original Poster
242 posts
32 months
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SystemParanoia
8,525 posts
67 months
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Singh for your dinner - a Chipshop near me 
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MonkeyMatt
4,740 posts
76 months
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designforlife said: fail. 
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Carfolio
1,124 posts
50 months
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Cum Christian Books.
For real.
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TheHeretic
67,933 posts
124 months
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"Boots" - Does not sell boots.
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crofty1984
9,876 posts
73 months
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TheHeretic said: "Boots" - Does not sell boots. Yeah, but "asscream and sunblock" doesn't quite have the same ring to it. Oh, only slightly related, but there's a pub in Retford called "the black boy" The swinging sign has a "picaninny" type boy wearing a fez.
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designforlife
Original Poster
242 posts
32 months
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Eric Mc said: Can't think of a decent contribution to the thread so I'll round on the OP with some nonsensical and only vaguely related criticism EFA
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SVX
1,497 posts
80 months
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Carfolio said: Cum Christian Books.
For real. Yes I noticed them in SA too. 
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EDLT
14,580 posts
75 months
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Superdrug don't sell anything to turn me into the incredible hulk.
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sday12
4,193 posts
80 months
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Dogwatch
3,551 posts
91 months
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TheHeretic said: "Boots" - Does not sell boots. And Currys sells takeaways? Though I think we might be digressing here.
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Cledus Snow
1,475 posts
57 months
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There is/was a car valeting company local to me called 'Lick n polish'. I assume the more commonly used 'spit n polish' was taken.
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designforlife
Original Poster
242 posts
32 months
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sday12 said: Fish N Chick N suitably bad! weirdly makes me think "Fission chicken"
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Deliveredenergy
41 posts
57 months
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Steamer
8,850 posts
82 months
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SystemParanoia said: Singh for your dinner - a Chipshop near me I like that one, as long as Mr / Mrs Singh is cooking the food.
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aizvara
1,496 posts
36 months
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There was a takeaway establishment on Prince of Wales Road in Norwich, which was for a time called "Tasteless". I think they re-branded as "Tastebuds" after a while.
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Flying Fish
314 posts
35 months
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Round our way we have a second hand car dealership called Essured cars direct. What the f  k is that supposed to mean? E-ssured? Is that like insured, but for raving pill heads? Or is it a play on Assured, but via Email? Either way its b ks. And direct? Direct from where? The auctioneer? Rental car re-buys? In a 3 word title, the only word that is unambiguous and makes any sense is "Cars" So why not just call your dealership "Cars" and be done with it? The only thing which could make this vapid made up nonsense even more pitiful would be the addition of "4U" somewhere in the title. Oh and the costcutter round the corner just changed its name to this: i-OverpricedCornershopsellinglowqualitygoodsatvastlyinflatedprices Corner Shop 4U
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