influenced by the chippy thread

catch of the day (chippy)
the codfather (chippy)
rumblin tums (cafe)

anyone remember '******* Windows'???

For all the wrong reasons, I would have to say that 'Tesco Express' on West Street has one of the funniest shop names - I do hope they were going for irony. ;)

There's Curl Up and Dye (hairdressers) at the bottom of Fir Street in Walkley. My work mate lives on that road and I've often commented on why he's not more depressed when he has to drive towards that cheerful sentiment every morning. :hihi:

Hi,

On the early stages of London Rd is the famous chippie 'A salt 'n' Battered'...course, it's late and I may have the spelling wrong, but that's the name!

Ade

I think this thread would be better named 'Attempted funny shop names'

At Lane Top there is a chip shop called Chip'n'scales.

Oh how I laugh every time I see it......

Kumquat Mae always makes me smile.

influenced by the chippy thread

catch of the day (chippy)
the codfather (chippy)
rumblin tums (cafe)

anyone remember '******* Windows'???

no. has any one heard of sculptures..

Kumquat Mae always makes me smile.

You have never eaten there then...? ;)

Hi,

On the early stages of London Rd is the famous chippie 'A salt 'n' Battered'...course, it's late and I may have the spelling wrong, but that's the name!

Ade

do great chips! have been in there.

There used to be a shop on eccy rd called 'BRATS'
Someone smashed the B off the sign so it read 'RATS'

Made me giggle anyway :D

There's a pub down our way called 'The Wife Beater' They do the best pint of Stella in Sheffield!

the fishing shop at attercliffe always puts a smile on my face,NEILS TACKLE BOX but then it would do me being called neil

The electrical shop on Owler Lane - E. Sockett. :D Not sure if its still there?

Sam 'n' Ella's cafe / sandwich shop on Ecclesall Road.

There used to be a shop on eccy rd called 'BRATS'
Someone smashed the B off the sign so it read 'RATS'

Made me giggle anyway :D


Yeah - there's a shop on West Street called 'Shoe Repairs', but the S was knocked off so know it's 'Hoe Repairs'. Makes me laugh everytime I see it. (I'm quite sad.)

There used to be a Chinese take away just as you entered Worksop called ' Foo Kee' ...... made me smile. 'Just off to Foo Kee luv, wont be long' :hihi:

This is in Scunthorpe, not Sheffield, A hair salon called Pubic Hair Salon...

Someone took out the L and it never got replaced, it's been the pubic hair salon for as long as I can remember :)

The electrical shop on Owler Lane - E. Sockett. :D Not sure if its still there?
Nah. Been gone for a bit.

Not so much the name but there is Beaver Scoffolding whose motto is "Our prices won't be licked"

Gash (the lingerie shop) always makes me chuckle!

Sandwich shops...one on Attercliffe called 'Big Baps' and one on City Road called 'M.T Bellies'

Not so much the name but there is Beaver Scoffolding whose motto is "Our prices won't be licked"


It`s actually:

Beavers; "It takes some lickin`"

The electrical shop on Owler Lane - E. Sockett. :D Not sure if its still there?

I posted in another thread a shop which reminded me of this, an similar shop in Norwich . Mycock's Electrical (it was still there in 1992 when i worked on directories)

Battersea Cods Home or Codrophenia is good..

In Sheffield, towards Millhouses, there's a hairdressers called British Hairways :hihi: :hihi:

One of my personal favourites has to be the construction company called Totty :hihi: :hihi: :hihi:

Has "******* windows" been verified - ? Its a winner if true

I still think there is opportunity for a good name for a private nursery - how about "Little Kuntz"

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This is in Scunthorpe, not Sheffield, A hair salon called Pubic Hair Salon...

Someone took out the L and it never got replaced, it's been the pubic hair salon for as long as I can remember :)
yeah that always makes me giggle - i belive they gave up trying to put the 'l' back in cos as soon as it goes up some one rips it down again!!

Wok This Way (Takeaway) in Fulwood makes me laugh.

On Sheffield Rd, Birdwell, on the way to Barnsley is a double glazing/Conservatory
shop called MS Windows

I've seen a carpet fitting company whose logo is 'Get laid by a pro!' I've seen it on their van.

I also drove past a pub in Saxilby near Lincoln on Saturday morning. I am sure it was called The Sod Hod.

Beats Red Lion, I s'pose!

******* windows did exist, can anyone confirm?

one that makes me laugh is the record shop in castle market. as we had an 'Our Price' in sheffield, what did they come up with??? 'Your Price' surely? that would make sense. No. It's called 'Their Price'??!?!?!?!?!?!?

Such a bad name.

Has "******* windows" been verified - ? Its a winner if true

I still think there is opportunity for a good name for a private nursery - how about "Little Kuntz"

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The worst has got to be a Chineese Chippy next top Maplins in Hilssborough. the Sang Lung????? whats appetizing about a Lung??

Kumquat Mae always makes me smile.


funny - made me ill.

Polonium Restaurant on Abbeydale Rd?

pollen technic on ecclesfield high street its a florist

The effin sandwich shop on effingham road.

and for the drug reference there was a phils joint in harworth.:)

This is so funny i want more...i have seen some chinese names that have made me chuckle but because i have a five second memory i cannot remember them. Theres a couple in hillsborough and stocksbridge that make me chuckle.

From Fallen

Wok This Way (Takeaway) in Fulwood makes me laugh.
You wouldnt if you tried their food..

Sofa King Cheap in Hillsborough is worth a chuckle

There's also a Sofa King in Ottawa in Canada. And since I've veered way off geographical topic, there's also a suburb just outside Ottawa called Kanata. There's a car dealership there that was widely joked about for being too expensive...

Kanata Ford (http://www.kanataford.com/) :hihi:

*j*

It's not called that now but the chippy at the bottom of my road used to be called 'Intake Away'. Opposite '******* Windows'. Mansfield Road used to have such a sense of humour!!!!

Does anyone remember this place? http://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=119829

Theres always Spooktacula at Walkley which stocks everything wierd and wonderful. Including Deadtime Bears and a new range of hand made Coffins for the goths out there.:hihi: :hihi: :hihi: :thumbsup:

This is a long anecdote - so please keep with me.

On Abbeydale Road (opposite the bottom of Carterknowle Road) there used to be a video shop. This would have been in about 1989. It was taken over by a couple from Rotherham.. He always said he had ambitions to "own a chain of them".

He obviously borrowed some money and did the shop up. It's name changed from "Video World" (or some other bland name) to "INTROSPECTIVE VIDEO”. The name puzzled me.

I was in the shop for the fist time since the name change – looking round I noticed that he had logos on the walls and all the “take home” VHS boxes had “INTROSPECTIVE” video labels.

I overheard him saying to a punter “Oh yes, I think INTROSPECTIVE captures it well – I want to offer a new, ground-breaking video rental service”

I said (as a young studenty Goose) “I think you mean INNOVATIVE”
He said
“Oh f**k”

I posted in another thread a shop which reminded me of this, an similar shop in Norwich . Mycock's Electrical (it was still there in 1992 when i worked on directories)
There's a guy with a shop in Bakewell called "John Mycock"...I have to admit that I've never been able to recall what he sells, just the silly name.

Then there's the shop in Hilsborough called "Three Little Swines"...obviously owned and run by a proud parent.

Theres always Spooktacula at Walkley which stocks everything wierd and wonderful. Including Deadtime Bears and a new range of hand made Coffins for the goths out there.:hihi: :hihi: :hihi: :thumbsup:
Just down the road from the "Primitive Methodist" chapel.

I always imagine services in the motiff of The Flintstones.

there used to be a video shop on abbeydale road called Hollywood nites.
The lettering was changed by some ****** up person to Nollywood ****es

Short n Curlies, Mansfield Road.

Kumquat Mae always makes me smile.

I can't say it without cringeing. Yorkshire Artspace had such long-drawn out difficulty and frustration in getting their new building, they decided to call it Persistence Works. I cringe when I have to say that too.

there's a chippy near my mums called Codrophenia ..it has a picture on the window of a cod on a scooter ..lol..:D

Not in Sheffield but we went on holiday to Callela in Spain and their was a pub call The Dogs ********

And since I've veered way off geographical topic, there's also a suburb just outside Ottawa called Kanata. There's a car dealership there that was widely joked about for being too expensive...

Kanata Ford (http://www.kanataford.com/) :hihi:

*j*


I don't get it? am I being dim?:huh:

In york there's a pub called 'plonkers'

I don't get it? am I being dim?:huh:



I think its meant to sound like cannot a ford :hihi: :thumbsup:

Not in Sheffield but there's a sex shop in Manchester centre called Good Vibrations. :)

I was typing some addresses the other day and came across a firm of builders called Brick and Stone :hihi:

well not a shop name but many years ago I had a customer who was chinese, name was Minge Pong

I think its meant to sound like cannot a ford :hihi: :thumbsup:

It means I cannot afford i.e. the cars are too expensive

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influenced by the chippy thread

catch of the day (chippy)
the codfather (chippy)
rumblin tums (cafe)

anyone remember '******* Windows'???

i use to work in a chippy called codfather, its on sicey ave in firth park.

anyone know what the butchers is called opposite the co-op in hillsborough ?

Ther is a pub by the Arena calle dthe Stumble Inn

there's a chippy near my mums called Codrophenia ..it has a picture on the window of a cod on a scooter ..lol..:D

i was going to mention that one, too...had my very lardy but quite pleasing cod and chips for lunch (wouldn't normally eat cod {unsustainable source}, but oddly, they had no haddock) today.

anyway....

non-sheffield amusing names with which i used to be familiar include phat phuc (thai or vietnamese, can't remember, just off king's road) and r. soles (shoe shop on king's road). class.

by the way, there was a photo spread in a saturday guardian a year or two ago that showed amusing shop fronts. one of the things was take aways, and it included a picture of the battersea cod's home (sic) AND the wok this way that replaced it. it also showed curl up and dye on south road in one of its other spreads. tip top.

Why is the Spar shop on the corner of Abbey Lane Woodseats called The 'late' shop?....

Because it ALWAYS makes you late!...:hihi:

Why is the Spar shop on the corner of Abbey Lane Woodseats called The 'late' shop?....

Because it ALWAYS makes you late!...:hihi:
When that was called the lateshopper my mate used to call it the space hopper :hihi:

There used to be a Chinese take away just as you entered Worksop called ' Foo Kee' ...... made me smile. 'Just off to Foo Kee luv, wont be long' :hihi:
That was quality that place, used to visit there in the late 80's having downed a few beers in the three legged stool, one of the mates used to call the woman behind the counter Nell. Cant think why :hihi:

That's the owners surname, so don't laugh too much!

Lobby Toffs, Hairdressers, Ecclesall Rd

'edge Cutters, Nether Edge.

Does anyone remember a shop in town in the 70's/80's called Bottoms? They sold wonderful satin jackets and trousers. Wandering around town, trying to find it I asked a policeman for directions and found, to my horror, I was saying : "Could you help me please ? I'm looking for Bottoms on the Moor".

there used to be an electrical shop in Firvale called E. SOCKET

You've read the thread, now buy the book.....


http://www.shophorror.co.uk/pages/buy.html

on eclessal road there a hairdressers called 'blow'. i remember seeing something bout it on dragons den although im not sure if the one in sheff is the original one or a franchise

There is a Chinese further along Fulwood Road called "Wok this way" which makes me smile, there's also a pub in walkley that is always shut called "The Closed Shop" so it does what it says on the tin???? although may have an identity crisis

There used to be a big department store in Bradford with quite a funny name when I think about it now - Brown Muffs!

I remember once seeing a kids store on barnsley road in firth park called scruffs.Didnt really think that was necessary, especially since they were trying to sell clothes.:hihi:

On "That's Life" many years ago, they showed a photo of a chinese takeaway called WAN KING and another called TIN PO. Don't think I'd fancy the grub much!:gag:

pub in oughtibridge called The Cock Inn.

On "That's Life" many years ago, they showed a photo of a chinese takeaway called WAN KING and another called TIN PO. Don't think I'd fancy the grub much!:gag:

hey thats just down the road from where i live. it used to be called tin po moor. but then they shortend it to tin po

I don't get it? am I being dim?:huh:
me neither, but i dont think jen13kd got the sofa king cheap one either (say it fast jen)

In Bournemouth there was a hairdressers called Blow Jobs.

And, to go further afield, in France there is a chain of sports stores called Athletes Foot

there is a butchers shop on margetson cres that boasts the name
" E Suck Butchers " not one of the funniest but makes me smile!

In the old village of beighton there's a Chinese restaurant called Dong Fang Garden. Sounds painful.

The furniture shop in Hillsborough next to the tram stop says 'Sofa King Cheap!'

That was quality that place, used to visit there in the late 80's having downed a few beers in the three legged stool, one of the mates used to call the woman behind the counter Nell. Cant think why :hihi:


Foo Kee is now called Jade garden...pity always used to make me smile

We've got a hairport down here in Fir Vale :thumbsup:

anyone know what the butchers is called opposite the co-op in hillsborough ?
Funks ?????

Builders based around Nottingham/Derby border: Bodgitt & Scarper

And a spoonerists fantasy in Derbyshire: Hunts of Codnor.

I'm easily amused

Builders based around Nottingham/Derby border: Bodgitt & Scarper

And a spoonerists fantasy in Derbyshire: Hunts of Codnor.

I'm easily amused

Also in Nottingham...
A. Stain- Window Cleaners

There's Gr-Gr-Granvilles on Marlcliffe Road.

In Manchester saw a club called the Mutz Nutz

Can't think of any more at the moment that haven't already been mentioned

*Smiles*

Angi

there are vans round sheff with R A Beaver on the back, I followed one the other day to which someone had added a U before the R which made me laugh.

There's a Chinese on Fulwood Rd. with a sign on the door saying "No Dogs"...

And a scaffholding company who have 'Satisfaction with every erection' written on their van.

There used to be a shop in stocksbridge called E.THICKETT...it was a clothes shop i think.:hihi:

Num-nuts, repairs garage near hull.

Is there still the chippy in Walkley/Crookes called www.inthenet.cod?
I loved that when I saw it - a few years back now though.

Me and a mate were driving through Stocksbridge once behind a van advertising their drainage service. In beautifully hand painted letters under the name of the business were the words " your s**t is our bread and butter ". Made us chuckle.

Is it true that there is a Yorkshire chemist in town which offers oral injections of Ecstasy ?
Apparently it's called '' E by gum ''.