# Store and other business names that bug you **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [April 17, 2020, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/store-and-other-business-names-that-bug-you/852001 "2020-04-17T19:36:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![Civil\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d78d45/32.png) [@Civil\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Civil_Guy)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2020, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/store-and-other-business-names-that-bug-you/852001/121 "2020-04-21T04:33:04Z")
I’ve always had a slight problem with the name of a popular biscuit/pancake mix: Krusteaz. I first heard about it in college and I thought it was some kind of in-joke. (It didn’t help that I heard it in casual talk before I ever saw how it’s spelled.) Hey, it’s good stuff and all, but I still can’t quite believe that anyone ever thought it was a good name for a food product. ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2020, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/store-and-other-business-names-that-bug-you/852001/122 "2020-04-21T14:22:49Z")
Yeah, my wife (from Seattle) introduced me to it, and it’s now my favorite mix. But I never fail to think “Do I really want crusty pancakes?” (Of course, when my kids were little I told them they were the same pancakes Krusty the Clown ate…) > [@TimfromNapa](#): > > The company is out of business now, but I used to find “Fleming Foods” to be an unappealing name. Phonetically, it just sounded gross. Especially when you wonder if they serve [Phlegmish Stew](http://leeksandhighheels.com/belgian-classics-how-to-make-flemish-beef-stew/)… ---
**Author:** ![Ashtura](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ashtura/32/2963_2.png) [@Ashtura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ashtura)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2020, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/store-and-other-business-names-that-bug-you/852001/123 "2020-04-21T15:08:32Z")
> [@StarvingButStrong](#): > > I cannot bring myself to buy any of the foods make by “Boar’s Head.” > > The name simply grosses me out. In a similar vein, where I live there’s a place called “Deerhead Hot Dogs”. I’m reasonably sure they don’t make their hot dogs out of deer heads, but I’m not about to find out. ---
**Author:** ![Filbert](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/filbert/32/3433_2.png) [@Filbert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Filbert)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2020, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/store-and-other-business-names-that-bug-you/852001/124 "2020-04-21T15:15:56Z")
> [@WildaBeast](#): > > There’s a company called Menzies Aviation that provides ground handling services to airlines. Apparently Menzies is a Scottish surname and was the name of company’s founder, but to me it sounds like a euphemism for menstruation. If it makes you feel better, Menzies is traditionally pronounced ‘Ming-is’, to people’s general confusion. Or Throatwobbler Mangrove if you’re feeling posh… ---
**Author:** ![Ashtura](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ashtura/32/2963_2.png) [@Ashtura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ashtura)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2020, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/store-and-other-business-names-that-bug-you/852001/125 "2020-04-21T15:19:12Z")
> [@kanicbird](#): > > **The** Home Depot. It’s the ‘The’ part that gets me. It seems awkward and also overreaching. Does anyone actually SAY “The Home Depot”? Seems like they could drop it quite easily and not have a problem. ---
**Author:** ![ThisSpaceForRent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thisspaceforrent/32/345_2.png) [@ThisSpaceForRent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThisSpaceForRent)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2020, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/store-and-other-business-names-that-bug-you/852001/126 "2020-04-21T15:23:45Z")
In San Francisco the is a place (two actually) named [Squat and Gobble](http://squatandgobble.com/) I always thought they got the order wrong.:eek: ---
**Author:** ![Ashtura](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ashtura/32/2963_2.png) [@Ashtura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ashtura)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2020, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/store-and-other-business-names-that-bug-you/852001/127 "2020-04-21T15:27:52Z")
> [@Mallard](#): > > Up until about 4 years ago, there was a sign just as you entered the farming town of Tisdale SK Canada that said “The Land of Rape and Honey”. It had been there since around 1958. “Rapeseed” is substantially similar to Canola which is grown extensively in that area. Omg, I don’t know if I would laugh or get the hell out of there. That honey better be REAL good! ---
**Author:** ![Ashtura](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ashtura/32/2963_2.png) [@Ashtura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ashtura)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2020, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/store-and-other-business-names-that-bug-you/852001/128 "2020-04-21T15:33:31Z")
When I first moved to the east coast a bit over 20 years ago, I thought it was interesting they were selling an Asian beer all over the place, “Yeungling”. Yeah, I’m an idiot. ---
**Author:** ![bump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7c8e57/32.png) [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2020, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/store-and-other-business-names-that-bug-you/852001/129 "2020-04-21T16:14:53Z")
There’s a place not far from my house called “Sushi de Handroll”. The name just irritates me every time I see the sign- WTF- 3 languages to come up with an super lame name for a Japanese restaurant? ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2020, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/store-and-other-business-names-that-bug-you/852001/130 "2020-04-21T16:49:08Z")
> [@Colibri](#): > > I find Chick-fil-A particularly annoying, because I can’t help but reading it as one word and pronouncing it in my mind as “chickfillah.” The pronunciation doesn’t bother me, but that lowercase “f” in the "-fil-” is annoying as hell. If you’re going to split the syllables with hyphens, capitalize them all, dammit! > [@Ashtura](#): > > Does anyone actually SAY “The Home Depot”? Seems like they could drop it quite easily and not have a problem. I’ve worked for that company for 26 years, and I’ve only ever heard it called The Home Depot by upper management, and then only in formal speech. ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2020, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/store-and-other-business-names-that-bug-you/852001/131 "2020-04-21T17:16:43Z")
> [@Little\_Brother\_1](#): > > Ah, the sweet, sweet bliss of serendipitous validation. This one always grated for me, too. > > I never bothered to research it, but I guessed (apparently wrongly), that Ruth was Chris’s mother, and there was at least one other Chris in the family/friend circle, such that during social occasions (e.g., weddings or funerals), distant relatives or acquaintances would often ask, “Oh, are you _Ruth’s_ Chris?” > > Farfetched, perhaps. But it was the only reason I could think of for this cutesy name. I’ve been a vegetarian since the 80s. I thought “Chris Steak” was just some kind of meat I didn’t know about, like buffalo steak, or “chicken-fried steak.” Not to mention, for the longest time, I assumed chicken-fried steak was some kind of unbreaded fried chicken, with steak sauce. ---
**Author:** ![bump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7c8e57/32.png) [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2020, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/store-and-other-business-names-that-bug-you/852001/132 "2020-04-21T18:23:30Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > Exactly how I feel about The Ohio State University. Really any state university that has the pretense to stick “The” in front of their name. “The” Ohio State University. “The” University of Texas, “The” Pennsylvania State University, et al… It’s a lame pretentious attempt to portray themselves as pre-eminent in their own states, as if there are no other universities in the state worth mentioning. ---
**Author:** ![Johanna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johanna/32/8318_2.png) [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2020, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/store-and-other-business-names-that-bug-you/852001/133 "2020-04-21T18:54:38Z")
> [@Ashtura](#): > > When I first moved to the east coast a bit over 20 years ago, I thought it was interesting they were selling an Asian beer all over the place, “Yeungling”. > > Yeah, I’m an idiot. It’s Y_ue_ngling and that’s a 200-year-old Pennsylvania respelling of German _Jüngling_. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Brother\_1](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_brother_1/32/3513_2.png) [@Little\_Brother\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Brother_1)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2020, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/store-and-other-business-names-that-bug-you/852001/134 "2020-04-21T21:18:34Z")
For some reason I have an aversion to any business name with “Solutions”, e.g. “Staffing Solutions” or “Green Way Solutions”. It’s usually at the end, but it wouldn’t surprise me if there’s a “Solutions Я Us”. I’m not sure why it puts me off, except that it sounds like a pretentious, artificially-created “marketing” term; it strikes me as somehow smug, or begging the question. ---
**Author:** ![Daithi\_Lacha](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/daithi_lacha/32/5430_2.png) [@Daithi\_Lacha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Daithi_Lacha)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2020, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/store-and-other-business-names-that-bug-you/852001/135 "2020-04-21T21:26:29Z")
Not the business name _per se_, but Blaze Pizza markets itself as “Fast-Fire’d Custom Built Artisanal Pizzas.” I refuse to patronize it just because of that goddam unnecessary apostrophe. ---
**Author:** ![Try2B\_Comprehensive](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/try2b_comprehensive/32/65_2.png) [@Try2B\_Comprehensive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Try2B_Comprehensive)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2020, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/store-and-other-business-names-that-bug-you/852001/136 "2020-04-21T23:24:50Z")
There used to be a sushi place around here called “Sushi Train”. That’s ok by itself I guess, but the sign in front was a large, wooden, masted sea ship 15 feet in the air with the words “Sushi Train” emblazoned across the hull. I don’t think there was even one time I drove by it without making some comments along the lines of, “But that’s not a traaaaaaain…” ---
**Author:** ![MarvinKitFox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ba0ec/32.png) [@MarvinKitFox](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MarvinKitFox)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2020, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/store-and-other-business-names-that-bug-you/852001/137 "2020-04-22T06:09:29Z")
“The Straight Dope” The name _clearly_ shows it is a drug den for gay bashers. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2020, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/store-and-other-business-names-that-bug-you/852001/138 "2020-04-22T06:14:10Z")
> [@bump](#): > > Really any state university that has the pretense to stick “The” in front of their name. “The” Ohio State University. “The” University of Texas, “The” Pennsylvania State University, et al… > > It’s a lame pretentious attempt to portray themselves as pre-eminent in their own states, as if there are no other universities in the state worth mentioning. It is standard to say “the” University of Etc, but it’s not part of the name. If it’s Etc University, “the” is rarely used, just when it is part of the name. ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2020, 7:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/store-and-other-business-names-that-bug-you/852001/139 "2020-04-22T07:28:13Z")
There’s a place here in Belleville called the [Buy Stuff Store](https://buystuffstore.ca/). It is easily visible from the freeway. My reaction upon seeing it is always, “…but aren’t _all_ stores ‘buy-stuff stores’?” ---
**Author:** ![Sangahyando](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f14d63/32.png) [@Sangahyando](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sangahyando)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2020, 7:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/store-and-other-business-names-that-bug-you/852001/140 "2020-04-22T07:37:07Z")
> [@Filbert](#): > > If it makes you feel better, Menzies is traditionally pronounced ‘Ming-is’, to people’s general confusion. > > Or Throatwobbler Mangrove if you’re feeling posh… I’ve also heard Menzies pronounced – by genuine, or self-proclaimed, Scots – as ‘Meen-is’. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/store-and-other-business-names-that-bug-you/852001.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/store-and-other-business-names-that-bug-you/852001.md?page=8)