I hate when store/restaurant names are spelled wrong or the names have dumb tricks in them on purpose.
For example, Chick-fil-A. What is the purpose of the hyphens and the big A? Does this somehow generate more business than it would otherwise?
Or Kut ‘n Kurl. That’s a horrible one. I’m going to assume I don’t need to tell you that it’s a hair salon. You know what I think when I see that sign? That if the people in there can’t even spell “cut” or “curl” correctly, I sure as hell am not going to trust them with a pair of scissors near or around my head.
And look at the picture here. That is an actual name of a gas station chain that scatters itself around the midwest. I avoid it whenever possible because I get giggle attacks whenever I see it. This is the level of my maturity. In fact, an old co-worker of mine and I saw this on a business trip once and took pictures of ourselves under the sign because we were so giggly about it. But did we purchase anything? No. Which proves of course, that this kind of marketing ploy is useless.
Do you guys have other examples?
I have an example… but not of what you’re looking for.
We have some gas stations around here called “Pump N Munch.” (There are Kum & Go stations in Southern Minnesota.)
Please procure a photograph and email me at once with it. This is the best name EVER.
One that has always bothered me is the “In-N-Out Burger.” I am sincerely hoping this just means they have very fast service.
“Quaker Steak and Lube” As if motor oil is not appetizing enough, might as well get a lube job while eating.How greasy is their food?
Hey, the “pump and munch” that Danny mentioned is the place I believe Lindsay Lohan has been patronizing.
Just yesterday I tried to buy D-cell batteries at the local “Hey, Little Kid Lick This -n- Things”…they only had AAA and AA…jerks
I’ll see what I can do on the picture. They also sell T-Shirts with their logo.
I’d buy you one as a birthday present, but you’re getting too old for witty T-Shirts.
This is one of my favorites… no weird hyphens or misspellings but amazing. http://www.eathereandgetgas.com/
Yay, Kum & Go! I’m from the Midwest too, and outsiders never believe that we have those there. I went so far as to get matchbooks as proof. In high school, we called it “Jerk & Squirt” and “Ejaculate and Evacuate”. We were clever.
Down the street from Kum & Go in my hometown was Kumho Tires.
In Tennessee there is a gas/convenience store chain called “Git & Go”…..It always gave me visions of a greasy guy wearing a wife beater yelling “Git” as he knocked a cat off the sofa (which is on the front porch, of course).
Kathy’s Kountry Kitchen. Need I say more?
Maybe the Koffee Kup Kafe is a branch of Kathy’s Kountry Kitchen.
BTW, I’m LMAO at Sarah’s “Ejaculate and Evacuate.”
These are awesome, you guys. This kind of participation makes it a blast to write for the Mockdock.
Danny - you suck.
Pop N Pac
It is a shipping company. It took me three years of living here to find that out. Apparently, a long time ago and three previous owners prior, they sold popcorn and shipped boxes.
Haha I saw one of these for the first time last weekend on my way to Iowa. It definitely got my friend and I giggling.
If you ever visit Bonita Beach in Florida make sure to stop in at “Master Bait & Tackle”!
There motto is “You can’t beat our bait”.
I know of a salon called, “Kurl Up & Dye.”