S/O Weird Names for Stores

[Deleted]

What are some other weird store names besides DressBarn that give you a different impression than may be intended?

We have Morningwood RV Park.  T&A Oriental which sells home goods. 

[msmerymac]

Apparently this is a thing in New England? I don't know if it's a different impression than what's intended, because I haven't gone. It's just odd.

[lime]

I didn't skim that thread until just now.

This was mentioned in the other thread, but Pottery Barn. Also Crate and Barrel, West Elm and Anthropologie.

[heyrebekah]

[lasagnasshole]

Very little can top the Kum & Go convenience store for me.

[Willis Jackson]

Banana Republic

[sunnysally]

There are also Pump and Munch gas stations and convenience stores.

[glitzy07]

Aug 1, 2014 13:07:19 GMT -5 lasagnasshole said:

Very little can top the Kum & Go convenience store for me.

We have Pump & Munch convenience/gas stations here in a few spots.  Why on earth did they think that was a good idea?

[glitzy07]

sunnysally Jinx!

[lasagnasshole]

Aug 1, 2014 13:16:46 GMT -5 sunnysally said:

There are also Pump and Munch gas stations and convenience stores.

I laughed so hard that I snorted.

[raangoli]

I filled up my rental car in Quebec at a place called Couche Tard.

[mrshandy]

There's some store in New England called Christmas Tree Shops. They don't sell Christmas stuff year round as I thought they did.

Google tells me they sell affordable furniture, home decor, and kitchen essentials.

[madringal]

We have an ice cream shop called Paws and the logo is a picture of a puppy. I just assumed it was a pet store of sorts. Bad, bad marketing.

[magdala]

We have a number of places around here that are legitimate businesses whose names sound like a strip club: Fantasia's (an auto body), Sugar and Spice (a Thai restaurant), and Feelin' Groovy (a yoga studio).

[Susie]

Aug 1, 2014 13:20:06 GMT -5 mrshandy said:

There's some store in New England called Christmas Tree Shops. They don't sell Christmas stuff year round as I thought they did.

Google tells me they sell affordable furniture, home decor, and kitchen essentials.

and junk.  Lots and lots of junk.

This one seems to throw people for a loop sometimes if they've never lived in an area that had them:


We don't have them here.  Frankly I don't understand why Stewart's doesn't take a hint from Wawa on sandwiches.  I miss Wawa.

[toesie]

I saw Happy hooker (bait and tackle store) during a road trip.

[FrozenSunshine]

[starburst]

Aug 1, 2014 13:20:06 GMT -5 mrshandy said:

There's some store in New England called Christmas Tree Shops. They don't sell Christmas stuff year round as I thought they did.

Google tells me they sell affordable furniture, home decor, and kitchen essentials.

When they opened a Christmas Tree Shop by my parents, my mom went and got annoyed because she walked around the entire store and couldn't find any Christmas trees.   I had to break it to her that they don't actually sell Christmas trees, lol.

ETA:  There's a funeral parlor in the area I grew up called Amigone.

[heyrebekah]

Aug 1, 2014 13:28:44 GMT -5 toesie said:

I saw Happy hooker (bait and tackle store) during a road trip.

I prefer Master Bait & Tackle.

[msmerymac]

Aug 1, 2014 13:20:06 GMT -5 mrshandy said:

There's some store in New England called Christmas Tree Shops. They don't sell Christmas stuff year round as I thought they did.

Google tells me they sell affordable furniture, home decor, and kitchen essentials.

 They are like a larger, crappier version of Home Goods, but with non-perishable food, also.

[rbp]

Badcock Furniture

[msmerymac]

Aug 1, 2014 13:32:43 GMT -5 starburst said:

Aug 1, 2014 13:20:06 GMT -5 mrshandy said:

There's some store in New England called Christmas Tree Shops. They don't sell Christmas stuff year round as I thought they did.

Google tells me they sell affordable furniture, home decor, and kitchen essentials.

When they opened a Christmas Tree Shop by my parents, my mom went and got annoyed because she walked around the entire store and couldn't find any Christmas trees.   I had to break it to her that they don't actually sell Christmas trees, lol.

ETA:  There's a funeral parlor in the area I grew up called Amigone.

We are from the same area! That's actually the family's last name (my mom went to high school with a kid whose last name was Amigone and was indeed a member of the family) so I guess its fitting that they went into mortuary science...

Also, someone submitted an Amigone ad to Jay Leno once to do during his newspaper headline segment.

[toesie]

Aug 1, 2014 13:34:28 GMT -5 heyrebekah said:

Aug 1, 2014 13:28:44 GMT -5 toesie said:

I saw Happy hooker (bait and tackle store) during a road trip.

I prefer Master Bait & Tackle.

/dead

[msmerymac]

Aug 1, 2014 13:27:56 GMT -5 Susie said:

Aug 1, 2014 13:20:06 GMT -5 mrshandy said:

There's some store in New England called Christmas Tree Shops. They don't sell Christmas stuff year round as I thought they did.

Google tells me they sell affordable furniture, home decor, and kitchen essentials.

and junk.  Lots and lots of junk.

This one seems to throw people for a loop sometimes if they've never lived in an area that had them:


We don't have them here.  Frankly I don't understand why Stewart's doesn't take a hint from Wawa on sandwiches.  I miss Wawa.

My dad's girlfriend said she couldn't in good conscience go to a place called Wawa and didn't understand. I'm like, "just think of the best possible 7-eleven in the world and it's even better."

[hilwithonelary]

My first thought was Kum & Go, but I see that's been addressed.

I'll just leave this here:

[alleinesein]

There is a Chinese Restaurant in Bandra called the Wanton House. I know its just a translation oops/misspelling but if there was nothing to indicate that it was a restaurant I would assume it was some weird asian massage parlour!

[Susie]

Oh, also?  Who thought THIS name was a good idea?

[Willis Jackson]

Ocean State Job Lot


They sell crap in a a warehouse-like setting.

[Deleted]

I remember driving around on our trip to Nashville and passing a business called Franklin Strippers. They refinish furniture.

[drloretta]

In New England they have Ocean State Job Lots. They're like Christmas Tree Shops on steroids. DH and I couldn't figure out why there were these giant buildings to give people jobs.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocean_state_job_lot