I was walking through a discount grocery store the other day and the placed was filled with fake brand names such as “Ireos” for cream cookies. Seeing such clear cases of copy-catting, I started thinking about brand names. There’s no end to rip-off brand names but maybe we can take it one step further.
So today’s post is more of a game: Can you come up with the world’s worst brand name for the following items?
Just to get you started off, one idea I had for bottled water was “Dysentery”
- Shirts
- Bread
- Chocolate
- Milk
- Underwear
- Pencils
- Laptop
- Restaurant
- Department store
- Car
- Toothpaste
Obviously, we at CMD would never presume to limit your creativity so if there are other items and brand names that you think of, please do share.
for milk, I think it would be “Rancid”
perhaps for toothpaste it could be “Garlic and Onions”
“Streakers” underwear….gross, sorry, but you started it.
“Pits” the gentleman’s choice for quality, tailored shirts
“PaperWeight” laptops
And the latest new brand of cars: “Lemon”
I think I would avoid “Real Lead” pencils.
Energy Company: “Enron”
Banks: “Goldman Sachs”, “Morgan Stanley”
Shall I go on?
Shirts: Mssrs Rip & Torn Quality Top Wear
Bread: Soggy’s Loaf
Chocolate: Wizzo Chocolate Company (borrowed)
Milk: Mad Cow Milk Co-Op
Underwear: Skidz Undies – The Mark of Quality
Pencils: Get The Lead Out
Laptop: Thigh Blistering Laptop Limited
Restaurant: Booger King
Department Store: We’ve Got Nothing
Car: (lemon was too good)
Toothpaste: McInerney’s Irish Whisky Tooth Polish & Sterling Silver Cleaner
Chocolate = Chunky’s (I never understood the appeal of that name)
@Louise,
I agree. Commercials in general worn’t written with people like me in mind.