Companies with stupid names

[pvrhye]

Originally Posted by Biggskip

Does anybody remember when World Market used to be called Cost Plus? As I child I used to think that this meant that they had high prices, which I thought was a bad business model.

This reminds me of a chain of convenience stores here in Korea called "Sold Out".

 

[tagutcow]

Originally Posted by pvrhye

This reminds me of a chain of convenience stores here in Korea called "Sold Out".

They should open a franchise in Williamsburgh, just to be ironic.

 

[xchen]

There was a postal supply place near my house called Goin' Postal, but it has since closed down.

 

[sonick]

 

[pebblegrain]

Wolf vs Goat
The Girl And The Goat
Union Made (ps, our products are not union made)
Wings and Horns

 

[Joffrey]

I like Wings and Horns, I don't like Google.

 

[imhotep]

temple of jawnz (although their clothing seems quite nice)

wolf vs goat

 

[habitant]

I also hate the name 'temple of jawnz' doesn't sound sophisticated, clever or quality.

 

[Mountains]

 

[Reggs]

Originally Posted by pebblegrain

nobody beats the original

A challenger appears

 

[willpower]

Probably a great fridge, but the name of the company...huh?

 

[Kajak]

Originally Posted by willpower

Probably a great fridge, but the name of the company...huh?
I bet they're Swedish. Those people are weird.

 

[imhotep]

Originally Posted by habitant

I also hate the name 'temple of jawnz' doesn't sound sophisticated, clever or quality.

it sounds like 'dressed by the internetz'

 

[PITAronin]

I always thought that Wachovia bank blew an opportunity in terms of pronunciation in its commercials. Wouldn't you rather deal with a bank that calls itself 'Watch Over Ya" rather than "Walk Over Ya"?

 

[imageWIS]

Originally Posted by Trompe le Monde

When NIGerian national petroleum corp and GAZprom started a joint venture... you can guess what it was named...

URL please!