Glorious Shop Puns

[Ed-farms]

There is a fish and chip shop in Stockton on Tees called the "Frying Scotsman" very apt for a model railway - although it is already in use on my layout at shows so don't too many people copy it.

[Unicorn1]

There is a dog grooming business in Sandwich, Kent delightfully entitled 'Paws For Thaought'

 

Les

[squeaky]

One of my local Chinese takeaways is called Wok U Like

[Catweasel]

Hardware store in Uxbridge used to advertise the best screw in town.

[John B]

My family's legal affairs in the UK are handled by a partner in a Manchester firm of solicitors, Mr Lawless.

 

There used to be a hairdressing salon in a certain North London suburb (on the High Street) called "New Barnet"

 

And in Framingham, a suburb of Boston MA, there's a towing company which goes by the name of "Camel Towing".

[MJI]

I thought Bapman was best

[ZiderHead]

 van bore the slogan "You've tried the cowboys - now try the Indians!"

 

Ive been told thats an urban tale by a few people - not true, I saw the Patel Bros van around Oxford a few times in about 1990. Hilarious

[grandadbob]

Back in the Eighties when I worked in Ashford (Mddx) there was a building firm called Ripoffe & Scarper.

[DaveF]

Just across the road from Blyth Spartans football ground is Blyth Smartens, a barbers shop.

 

David

[steve1]

There is also a Balti Towers in Burton-on-Trent which is 'invaded' by DEMU every Showcase!

 

steve

[ZiderHead]

There is an estate agents in Bridgnorth called Doolittle and Dalley - not very reassuring when you need to sell your house quickly!

[andyman7]

I don't know if it's still there but there was a chippie at Waterloo called 'Fishcoteque' - that always tickled me. In Herne Hill, there's an emporium called 'Society For the Protection of Unwanted Objects' 

[pointstaken]

The plumber in South London trading as "Bodgit, Grabit, and Leggit ". True, and not just an urban legend. Apparently he was also an exceptionally good tradesman.

 

Dennis

[Jongudmund]

By Cardiff Station there's a sandwich shop called Baguetty Junction

[Chrisr40]

My favourite has to be the cobblers in Gillingham that was called R.Soles Cobblers until the trading standard or some such other miserable wotsits made him change it.

 

A friend of mine sent me some other on facebook the other day that made me giggle - A computer printer supplies shop called Alan Cartridge, but probably the best was a tyre fitter called Father Tred.

 

the spirit of Carry On is alive and well...

 

Best Regards

 

Chris

[stewartingram]

Seen just round the corner from Kings Cross on the way home - a sandwich shop run by Sam Widge.

 

Stewart

[TheSignalEngineer]

Hardware shop at Macclesfield by the station

 

 

[Axlebox]

...there is a skip hire business in Leicester called T Watts..

 

http://www.t-watts.co.uk/about.php

[Ian Smeeton]

Wright Hassall in Leamington Spa are OK but Savage and Wright in Warwick are much worse.

 

For light work, Hunt, Lunt & Cunningham of Chipping Camden take a bit of beating.

 

Sttillgood and Wellbeloved of Reading, are according to their brass plate, best fosr divorce.

 

Regard

 

Ian

 

Edited for legal gobbledegook

[Phil Bullock]

Back in the Eighties when I worked in Ashford (Mddx) there was a building firm called Ripoffe & Scarper.

 

And I have been know to issue fake invoices when helping friends with plumbing emergencies under the name of "Bodgit & Screwem"

 

Hee hee

 

Phil

[Huw Griffiths]

There is an estate agents in Bridgnorth called Doolittle and Dalley - not very reassuring when you need to sell your house quickly!

 

There's also one in South Wales called Crook & Blight:  http://www.crookandblight.com/

 

 

I'm sure that, somewhere, there must be dentists with names like Payne or Savage - and most likely also ones called Black and Decker - but probably not working at the same practice.

 

 

Huw.

[Ozexpatriate]

Near to me , in the village of Oakley, is an antique shop called Annies.

I must ask, do they sell old guns?

[RJS1977]

The shop my sister buys ink cartridges from used to use the slogan:

 

"We are the cheapest ink.Good buy!"

[LisaP4]

Old friend of my dad's used to wear a t-shirt that read "Does yours dribble and leak?" on the front... on the back was the name and phone number of his plumbing business.

[Taigatrommel]

Local to me....

 

http://www.ballsgrinding.com/