Tuesday, December 26, 2006

You Mean There's More?

Sorry about the lack of posting, I just couldn't really be bothered, so I didn't. Simple really. But now I'm back into the spirit of things to an extent, so I guess I'll make a pathetic attempt at tension release by posting.
Shop names. Some are clever, witty even, but most are crap. Then there are the few that stoop lower than crap. Those that make you want to cry because people stupid enough to think that the names they give shops are clever or enticing in any way actually exist. At the top of this list are shop names that use the word "More" in their title. "Shoes and More", "Furniture and more", "Foetuses and More", "Terminal Diseases and More". More? Wrong. Shoe shops sell shoes. Furniture shops sell furniture. Foetus shops don't actually exist (so theres no need to get excited). There is never anything more. It is just the shop owner's incredibly subtle way of saying "Don't want shoes? Come in anyway and we will try to sell you some shoes." Very clever.
But one shop I came across actually made me burst out laughing. It was called "Tyres and more". But just in case that incredibly effective and well thought out shop name didn't have you second guessing whether or not it actually had something other than tires inside the shop, the slogan for the shop was "More than just tyres!" Wow. Well now I'm convinced. That is all.

T.