Business Names That Bug Me

[stomachmonkey]

Originally Posted by DasBoot

I started a company that provided prosthetic & artificial joints for large sea birds, but received a "cease & desist" letter from Pelican Parts lawyers...

Don't laugh. Friend of mine started an accredited school to train the deaf in computers.

Got sued for discrimination by a handicapped advocacy group, he was discriminating against the handicapped because the school was only for deaf people.

[look 171]

Here in Silver Lake, we had a place called Doggie Style. I went in there asking for... they threw me out and said, this is a dog salon.

[UconnTim97]

Originally Posted by Porsche-O-Phile

Any business that misspells words deliberately. Some examples:

"Karz for Less"
"Bizness Center"
"Lo-Kost Savings Mart"
"Kidz Place"
"Artz and Krafts Center"

yeesh.

You beat me to it. I avoid places that intentionally do this....

[stomachmonkey]

One I saw in FL, apparently a chain.

Bad Ass Coffee

Not quite sure on the emphasis. Is it Coffee with an attitude or is it terrible coffee from a the bad place?

[dad911]

BJ's Wholesale Club
Dick's Sporting goods

What were they thinking?

[SlowToady]

We have a place in Lexington called "Big Ass Fans." I kinda like the name, obvious what they are selling Mascot is....a donkey.

[VaSteve]

Anything with the letter "N" in it...

"Smart N Up Wallcoverings" is one I can think of.

I can't stand any business that has forced a non-sensical jingle upon me:
"lookie lookie lookie, there goes cookie....Cooke Pest Control"

Or

"For all your carpet cleaning needs, just one call to Joe Hadeed....
(big finish) if you stand on it, we stand behind it"

grrr.

[VaSteve]

I'm not a fan of the Big Arizona company's vending food:

[Rick Lee]

How about Blinds to Go? Is there any other kind? Do you buy blinds to use at the store?

[imcarthur]

Originally Posted by VaSteve

I can't say I've ever seen a vended burger. These must be at least a 7.5 on the Hurl-o-meter.

Ian

[peppy]

Originally Posted by Seric

Siemens

My brother called me one day asking what the heck they did. He was supposed to go to a meeting to talk to the guys from Siemens, and he was too ashamed to ask what it was for.

[Porsche-O-Phile]

Originally Posted by stomachmonkey

One I saw in FL, apparently a chain.

Bad Ass Coffee

Not quite sure on the emphasis. Is it Coffee with an attitude or is it terrible coffee from a the bad place?

There's a "Kick Ass Coffee" in Ventura that I've been to. Coffee wasn't too bad actually...

[Porsche-O-Phile]

"Motor Meister"

:ducks:

[DARISC]

KINKO'S!

TOTALLY fuchin' misleading name!

I HATE passing by one and having to correct after instinctively jerking the steering wheel towards their store!

[911pcars]

Anybody have a picture of that Japanese restaurant with the Photoshopped name, "Fuk Me"?

Sorry.

Sherwood

[DARISC]

Originally Posted by 911pcars

Anybody have a picture of that Japanese restaurant with the Photoshopped name, "Fuk Me"?

Sorry.

Sherwood

No, but that brought to mind a Chinese restaurant menu item which I refuse to order - Poo Poo Platter.

[Jim Richards]

Originally Posted by DasBoot

C'mon...have an original thought, folks.

Isn't your user name copied from a movie title?

[DARISC]

Originally Posted by Jim Richards

Isn't your user name copied from a movie title?

Ooooooh, yeah! DAT Boot!

[URY914]

Originally Posted by dad911

BJ's Wholesale Club
Dick's Sporting goods

What were they thinking?

We've got a Dick's Sporting Goods here. My wife and 12 yo daughter were going there to look for something. I said why don't you call first. My daughter was on her computer and says, I'll just Google "Dick's" to get the number. My wife yells out to her, "No you don't!!!!"

[UconnTim97]

I've eaten at a restaurant in upstate NY called "Squat and Gobble". Nothing but the finest cuisine with a name like that.