[Misc] Judging company products by name alone.

[MJsGhost]

It's a pub I've walked past hundreds of times without ever going in.

In c. 2007 I had a few pints in there with a work contact (an older gent and a real ale fan).

A few days later, he was dead.

Unrelated to the visit to Dirty Dicks, but a true story nonetheless. RIP Bob!

 

[happypig]

Kia Sportage - perfectly decent family car, probably better than most in its class but Sportarhhj, no just no!

A (rather dim) former colleague bought one but pronounced it spawtidge

 

[Pevenseagull]

"Happy Egg" eggs.

 

[Peacehaven Wild Kids]

I love the way things have unfolded later that I can fit a Sparks song into basically any topic.

 

[schmunk]

"Happy Egg" eggs.

You prefer your eggs melancholy...?

 

[Nightfall]

Here in Germany, for some weird reason, these sour gums are very popular :

 

[Peacehaven Wild Kids]

That Snickers workwear they advertise at The Amex. The peanuts would cause havoc with my feet.

 

[The Clamp]

 

[schmunk]

That Snickers workwear they advertise at The Amex. The peanuts would cause havoc with my feet.

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They're great for Marathon running.

 

[Dick Swiveller]

1987 wants its joke back but I won't fly Virgin Atlantic as I won't go on a plane that won't go all the way.

 

[Badger]

The Vauxhall Mokka

It sounds like they let Sharon in HR name this one. I assume it's a shit car?

 

[The Clamp]

I won’t eat KFC. For two reasons;

The customer base is ghastly
The food is ghastly

I won’t buy Primark clothes. The working conditions are appalling.

I won’t bank with NatWest. They are thieves.

 

[Greg Bobkin]

Not strictly a product, but I try and avoid any company that has “solutions” in their name.

Solutions Inc was an amazing place that helped me on more than one occasion with Apple products. Much better atmosphere and customer service than the actual Apple shops. Plus, the place on OSR was way more convenient for me and saved me having to schelp into the centre of town!

 

[Greg Bobkin]

The Vauxhall Mokka

It sounds like they let Sharon in HR name this one. I assume it's a shit car?

It's far from shit, but it's not exactly a driver's car. Although it's quite a big seller for Vauxhall and (I think) it was the first model that had price parity between the ICE and electric versions.

 

[Peacehaven Wild Kids]

Solutions Inc was an amazing place that helped me on more than one occasion with Apple products. Much better atmosphere and customer service than the actual Apple shops. Plus, the place on OSR was way more convenient for me and saved me having to schelp into the centre of town!

I think he was referring to “Damp Solutions” “Rubbish Solutions” “Fuckin Great Big Turd Wedged In A Pipe Solutions” and the like

 

[Nitram]

Nike

 

[Greg Bobkin]

I think he was referring to “Damp Solutions” “Rubbish Solutions” “Fuckin Great Big Turd Wedged In A Pipe Solutions” and the like

Sure, I was just presenting a counter-argument and a 'don't judge a book (business) by the cover (name)' point of view.

 

[clapham_gull]

 

[The Antikythera Mechanism]

I think he was referring to “Damp Solutions” “Rubbish Solutions” “Fuckin Great Big Turd Wedged In A Pipe Solutions” and the like

Exactly

 

[Whoislloydy]