Inevitably it produced a "WTF?" moment. Perhaps its good at getting hairs off clothes? Anyone else know of any strangely named brands abroad?
Monday, March 02, 2009
Strange branding abroad....
Whilst in one of those giant booze warehouses in Calais I noticed they also sell washing powder and liquid in bulk too. Bizarrely I spotted the one below which is called "The Cat Expert".
Inevitably it produced a "WTF?" moment. Perhaps its good at getting hairs off clothes? Anyone else know of any strangely named brands abroad?
Inevitably it produced a "WTF?" moment. Perhaps its good at getting hairs off clothes? Anyone else know of any strangely named brands abroad?
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"Fanny Wipes"
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2374/2083074304_dbfb0facf1.jpg?v=0
Le snotrag.
Speed Rabbit Pizza is a takeaway and delivery service in Caen
Pschitt
A soft drink
Not a brand but a cafe: Fanni büfé, in Szentendre, Hungary.
I've always chuckled whenever I hear about Siemens (Building Technologies), Staines.
Note that Persil means 'parsley' in French, but they still sell it there.
Boghandel - was bookshop in Danish when I went there with the school in oooo about 1966.
Somewhere I have one of those little Private Eye books with a photograph juxtaposing what appear to be spray cans containing two Chinese/Asian domestic products, an insect repellant called PISS and a stain remover called OFF.
There's a brand of plastic 'ziplock' type bag here in Mexico that rejoices in the name "Bol-lock"
We saw some of this in Georgia last year...
Barf Washing Powder
http://www.fotosearch.com/bthumb/IST/IST514/1242919.jpg
Australia's "tastiest cheese" also happens to be possibly the most offensive cheese in the world!
http://www.dairyfarmers.com.au/df/files/products/range_image_small/dairy-p2-coon-tasty.jpg
Cats lick plates clean, non?
I think that there is a Fench fizzy drink called Pschitt.
It is probably named after the noise when you open the cap, as opposed to any side effects from drinking too much.
Try these!
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_VUqyQadi9Xo/RvzjANTvyVI/AAAAAAAAAdE/o3VroeGv6Q8/s400/schin_skinka.jpg
and
http://www.santher.com.br/portugues/prodCons/snob/index.htm
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