# “Deceptive” Product Names **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 15, 2019, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deceptive-product-names/843470 "2019-11-15T03:07:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2019, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deceptive-product-names/843470/21 "2019-11-17T00:52:58Z")
> [@Ambivalid](#): > > Perhaps it wasn’t intended to be a joke, but it seems today like a sort of Seinfeld/Larry David-type joke (“Hey, what’s with these “grape nuts”? They’re neither grapes nor nuts! Ehh? Fuggedaboutit!”) They would more likely joke about the New York [Egg Cream](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egg_cream), which contains neither eggs nor cream. ---
**Author:** ![Hari\_Seldon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hari_seldon/32/5173_2.png) [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2019, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deceptive-product-names/843470/22 "2019-11-17T01:11:48Z")
There’s a hardware store I can see from my living room window called “La Shop”. Sometimes I see a truck with the name “Erection Rapide” on it. They put up scaffolding. ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2019, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deceptive-product-names/843470/23 "2019-11-17T02:29:21Z")
> [@Colibri](#): > > They would more likely joke about the New York [Egg Cream](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egg_cream), which contains neither eggs nor cream. Much like German Chocolate Cake. _30 Second Cleaner_ actually requires 6 times that (3 minutes) soaking, plus rinse time, and most certainly does not account for any scrubbing that might be necessary. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2019, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deceptive-product-names/843470/24 "2019-11-17T03:21:58Z")
nm. ---
**Author:** ![CelticKnot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/celticknot/32/3392_2.png) [@CelticKnot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CelticKnot)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2019, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deceptive-product-names/843470/25 "2019-11-17T03:27:23Z")
> [@slash2k](#): > > For many years, there was a bar in downtown Topeka, Kansas, called The Office. There’s been a bar called The Office in 2 of the last 3 towns I have lived in. ---
**Author:** ![Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hilarity_n.suze/32/6223_2.png) [@Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hilarity_N.Suze)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2019, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deceptive-product-names/843470/26 "2019-11-17T03:41:58Z")
Bar near a hospital called The Recovery Room. Where people go to recover from their hospital shift. Oh here’s one: The World’s Best Cat Litter. It’s not. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2019, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deceptive-product-names/843470/27 "2019-11-17T13:25:37Z")
> [@Telemark](#): > > There’s [Heluva Good](https://heluvagood.com/) cheese and dip. How is that deceptive? I’ve had their French-onion dip and it was fucking delicious. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2019, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deceptive-product-names/843470/28 "2019-11-17T14:45:47Z")
> [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](#): > > The Holy Roman Empire. > > Carter’s Little Liver Pills. > > There used to be a bar in Chicago called “Tuman’s Alcohol Abuse Center,” which is either very misleading, or very honest, depending on how you look at it. It was more like “Tuman’s Tavern” with an “Alcohol Abuse Center” subtitle to it on the window. [Pictures here](https://www.chibarproject.com/Memoriam/Tuman's/Tuman's.htm). I thought for a second Tuman’s was gone, but it’s still there, just in its less dive-y incarnation as “Tuman’s Tap and Grill.” For the thread, does the long-defunct candy bar [Chicken Dinner](https://timenewsfeed.files.wordpress.com/2014/02/chicken-dinner.jpg?w=720&h=480&crop=1) qualify? It was a kind of a chocolate and nut bar, from what I’ve heard about it, whose name was supposed to evoke the comforting emotions of a chicken dinner and/or the satisfying fullness of a chicken dinner. Something like that. ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2019, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deceptive-product-names/843470/29 "2019-11-17T15:17:55Z")
I’ve seen a lot of hotels, as someone mentioned, that imply they are close to a desirable place or landmark with tiny weasel words. That reminded me of a time I went to Europe and visited Germany. I had a one-way flight, EasyJet or RyanAir. Unusually for me, I called a taxi three or four hours before departure since I didn’t want to be rushed at the airport, which might have been called Frankfurt Koln. And was actually in Cologne, a two and a half hour taxi drive from my Frankfurt hotel. The taxi driver, a very nice and accommodating person, flipped out and informed me of this. He drove extremely quickly, got me there, and charged me a very reasonable price. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2019, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deceptive-product-names/843470/30 "2019-11-17T16:05:01Z")
> [@garygnu](#): > > Much like German Chocolate Cake. Not deceptive. It was named after Samuel German, who developed the baking chocolate that went into it. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2019, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deceptive-product-names/843470/31 "2019-11-17T16:07:44Z")
> [@Personal](#): > > There’s one in Indianapolis called The Library. An industrial supply company in Indianapolis once called itself [“The House of a Million Screws”](https://www.flickr.com/photos/shushmuckle/32970840513). ---
**Author:** ![Treppenwitz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treppenwitz/32/3445_2.png) [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2019, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deceptive-product-names/843470/32 "2019-11-17T17:54:42Z")
One from Scotland. The other national drink **[Irn Bru](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irn-Bru)**, is not made from iron. The advertising is deceptive too - it is\* not \*“Made in Scotland from girders”. j ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2019, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deceptive-product-names/843470/33 "2019-11-17T17:59:17Z")
What about Chili’s? I don’t eat there a lot, but I don’t recall ever actually seeing chili on the menu. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2019, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deceptive-product-names/843470/34 "2019-11-17T18:03:25Z")
$100,000 bar sounds like a commercial establishment, not a candy bar that costs maybe a dollar. ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2019, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deceptive-product-names/843470/35 "2019-11-17T19:13:51Z")
> [@Dr\_Paprika](#): > > I’ve seen a lot of hotels, as someone mentioned, that imply they are close to a desirable place or landmark with tiny weasel words. > > That reminded me of a time I went to Europe and visited Germany. I had a one-way flight, EasyJet or RyanAir. Unusually for me, I called a taxi three or four hours before departure since I didn’t want to be rushed at the airport, which might have been called Frankfurt Koln. And was actually in Cologne, a two and a half hour taxi drive from my Frankfurt hotel. The taxi driver, a very nice and accommodating person, flipped out and informed me of this. He drove extremely quickly, got me there, and charged me a very reasonable price. I assume you landed at [Frankfurt-Hahn airport](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankfurt%E2%80%93Hahn_Airport), which is notorious for confusing people landing there and thinking they are at [Fraport in actual Frankfurt](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankfurt_Airport), but actually at a provincial airport in the middle of nowhere in the [Hunsrück](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunsr%C3%BCck), more than 120 kilometers away from Frankfurt city. ---
**Author:** ![VOW](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/vow/32/3043_2.png) [@VOW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VOW)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2019, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deceptive-product-names/843470/36 "2019-11-17T19:31:52Z")
THE worst-named item, I mean the absolut worst of everything, is a prescription-only product that is used pre-surgery or for colonoscopy prep. It’s a gallon jug with powder in the bottom. You fill the jug with water, shake to dissolve the powder. Then you are entertained by the directions. “Refrigerate the solution to make it taste better.” Read a little further and you are told the solution is deliciously flavored with pineapple. Drink a slug of that stuff every fifteen minutes, I think. Then wait… Eventually, all of your innards will turn themselves inside out while you sit on the toilet. You will feel like you are purging things you have yet to eat for the next couple of weeks. The toilet seat leaves a permanent imprint on your butt. And the WORST part? It’s named **GO-LYTELY**. ~VOW ---
**Author:** ![robardin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/43a26b/32.png) [@robardin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robardin)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2019, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deceptive-product-names/843470/37 "2019-11-17T20:31:46Z")
> [@Shoeless](#): > > What about Chili’s? I don’t eat there a lot, but I don’t recall ever actually seeing chili on the menu. Well, Chili could be the nickname for the eponymous cook. But there’s this chain of French-ish pastry shops all over NYC these days called “Paris Baguette” that are (a) Korean in origin, and (b) do not sell baguettes. They are pâtisseries. They do have window displays of _plastic_ baguettes in woven bread baskets, though, which annoyed me since the first time I ever went into one, was to buy some baguettes. Bzzt. At least Le Pain Quotidien, another French bakery and sandwich chain, actually does sell bread. ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2019, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deceptive-product-names/843470/38 "2019-11-17T20:57:37Z")
I’m sure you’re right about the name of the airport. I couldn’t quite remember it. I don’t think that they should really be allowed to do that, though it may be common knowledge to Europeans. I understand small airports want the business. And Vow is right about the GoLytely. Not. ---
**Author:** ![nelliebly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nelliebly/32/5422_2.png) [@nelliebly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nelliebly)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2019, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deceptive-product-names/843470/39 "2019-11-17T21:08:02Z")
> [@Shoeless](#): > > What about Chili’s? I don’t eat there a lot, but I don’t recall ever actually seeing chili on the menu. The chain was inspired by a chili cook-off in Texas. The original restaurant sold only chili and burgers but was very popular. The owner built a chain, and eventually, it was sold and franchised. Read more [here](https://www.thedailymeal.com/eat/15-things-you-didn-t-know-about-chili-s). I’ve never been there, either, and there’s one five minutes away. I wonder if they’re any good. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2019, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deceptive-product-names/843470/40 "2019-11-18T00:57:32Z")
> [@WildaBeast](#): > > In La Crosse, Wisconsin (and probably other college towns) there’s a bar called The Library. “If Mom calls, tell her I’m at The Library” is the joke. Here in Anaheim, there’s a Gentlemen’s Club called the Library. I’ve also seen bars called The Branch Office and Isle of View… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deceptive-product-names/843470.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deceptive-product-names/843470.md?page=3)