Tuesday, June 3, 2008

What's in a name?


This is a picture of me and my tennis partner Sam, eating mini burgers at a martini bar called Match in Boston.  Aside from playing tennis together, Sam and I enjoy pointing out clever names for stores and restaurants.  

Match, for example, is a martini bar where singles hope to meet their match.  The bar also features fire places which were started by a match.  

Other examples in Boston include "Blade" for the name of a barber shop, and "Injeanius" for the name of a store that sells jeans.  

I've noticed quite a few store names in Toronto that also use puns to grab consumer's attention about the products being sold in the store.  Here are pictures of a few of my favourites:

Prints Charming = a picture frame store
Pho Pa = a clothing store (fashion faux pas)
Heel Boy = a shoe store
Spectacle = a glasses store
Write Impressions = a paper/stationary store
Your Clothes Friend = a clothing boutique

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

awww.. 1) super excited to get a shout-out in your blog 2) really great store names and 3) i miss you like whoa!

i have a new job, so saving up some money for trips, and i'd love to cross the northern border and see you!

muah.