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Aussie City Life - September 2006

Stupid Sydney Shop Names

September 12th 2006 00:01
Imagine you're life long dream of opening a shoe shop is about to come true. You think of all the possible names and then one day you walk past a daycare centre and you hear someone mispronounce supermarket. "EUREEKA" you scream, as you run around telling all your friends with a straight face about how you've just taken a massive loan for your "Shoepermarket" (in Bondi Junction).

Well it's all true.

get it? GET IT?



So what are some other stupid/brilliant shop names in Sydney?

The man on the go doesn't want to have to wonder what they sell inside a shop. I mean Just Jeans sells more than just jeans and you can get "Calvin Klein Jeans" written on a shirt. Not to mention Gloria Jeans sells coffee. So thankfully, this shop at Central makes it all nice and simple.

Is there a Mrs Jeans? *wink wink*


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There used to be sewing shop called "Matt-man and Bobin".. now closed down.

Other sightings include "The Cut Above" = Hairdresser
"The Growing Concern" = Maternity Shop

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If Sex and the City has imparted one thing into the world, it's lame puns. Like the creators of this shop title for second hand books...

"Texts In The City"




It sells second hand text books, let's hope the reason why they're second hand is nothing to do with Samantha.

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Adjectives are so overused in today's modern world.



Admit it though, are you going to go to some bleh "Convenience Shop" or "The Nice One". Exactly.

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Thai restaurants are haven for awesome shop names. Oops, typo, I meant Thai restaurant haven't an awesome shop name EVER.

They love their puns... here are some examples or REAL thai restaurant names

Thai Times Nine (Newtown)
Three Times Thai (Mosman)
Bow Thai (Neutral Bay)
Fat Boy's Thai (East Sydney)
High Thai (Coogee)
The Thai is High (Beecroft)
Inter Thai (Newtown)
Thai & I (Dee Why)
Why Thai Cafe (Surry Hills)
Thaicoon (Eastwood)

There are many more options.. like Thai Phoid or Thai Me Up or Michael Thai-son...

What are some other shops you know of? What would you call a Thai restaurant? Add a comment...
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Comment by Bryn

September 12th 2006 00:42


Horrorphile
... There's also Thai-rrific (Newtown) and Thainatown (near Chinatown) ...
It's not in Sydney, but a hair salon name that always made me snigger was Hair Police in Amsterdam .



Comment by MelissaA

September 12th 2006 00:56


Fun Facts
I've heard there's a pet shop in Sydney trying to make a pun off "The Real McCoy" with "The Real Macaw Pet Superstore."
Talk about stretching it thin.

Comment by Anonymous

September 12th 2006 01:52
OMg i would name a thai shop "THAI DOWN" lol North Syd Girls will know what i mean hahaha

Comment by Anonymous

September 12th 2006 05:57
bit norty but I came across this place during my birthday dinner. I probably walked passed it a million times and onlyever noticed it until that night lol.

http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k40/flavable/gizz_spot.jpg

Comment by Penster70

September 12th 2006 06:35


Infertility
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Just digressing slightly there was a great caption/catchphrase for a firm of Indian builders I heard of recently

"Now you've dealt with the cowboys, try the indians"

Brilliant !!!!!

Comment by Anonymous

September 12th 2006 06:41
I remember actually seeing a shop called Thaitanic.

I almost died...

I think it was in Queensland.

Comment by Scarlett

September 12th 2006 06:59


Dessert
Thaitanium in Crows Nest

Comment by JaneJane

September 12th 2006 08:02


Inside the mind of a superspy
ASIOJane
Thoughts and Thin Kings
A long history of eating out in Newtown give me the following (mostly no longer exisitng).

Thaitanic
Thai Won On
Thai Yeroen (Tie your own)

Comment by Legally Brunette

September 12th 2006 08:33


My Wedding
Thai-riffic at Crows Nest

Great post by the way

Comment by Zarah

September 12th 2006 10:56
ha ha i love texts in the city that made me chuckle.Even a name like that won't make text books hot!
I was shocked to see 'Little lamb's hot pot' in china town,such a cute name with a happy little lamb skipping in a meadow on the sign.
Really puts you off eating the lamb hot pot they serve there.

Comment by Anonymous

September 12th 2006 12:03
There is a Thaitanic near McMahon's Point.

Comment by Tracy

September 12th 2006 13:04


Movies and Life
What a great topic for a blog. There's ThaiLand in Newtown...it's always fun asking someone if they want to have dinner in ThaiLand...

Comment by Anonymous

September 13th 2006 03:23
My personal favourite is "Holy Sheet!" from Newtown.

Comment by Ragin Cajun

September 13th 2006 03:45


Observer's Post
Death By Myopia
Oh, man. We've got loads of shops with stupid-but-funny names back home in the Philippines. The ones I can remember are:

Wash Up, Doc? (laundry place)
Christopher Plumbing (um, plumber)
Petal Attraction (flower shop)
Felix The Cut (barber shop)
Doris Day and Night (24-hour restaurant)
Bread Pitt (bakery)
Curl Up and Dye (beauty parlor)
and my favorite: LBM Restaurant

Comment by Tracy

September 13th 2006 04:45


Movies and Life
Yeah, I love Holy Sheet too.

Comment by Anonymous

September 13th 2006 06:32
There's fully some shop in Sydney called "ProfessioNAIL" i crack up every time i see it

Comment by Stanley

September 13th 2006 06:41
probably not a stupid name but amongst my group of immature friends we have turned it into a stupid name. the chilli box in coogee aka hot pussy!

Comment by Anonymous

September 13th 2006 13:21
what has happened to texts in the city?
why'd it close down?

Comment by Johanna

September 13th 2006 22:37


PCOS Mum
One of my favourite shop names is 'Curl Up and Dye' for a hairdressing salon on the Central Coast, NSW.

Comment by Jas

September 13th 2006 22:44


All Knowing Geek
Stories: Put Them in Your Brain
Food, Wine and Coffee
One Planet
I think the dumbest ever shop name I've seen is a Hair Salon by the name of 'HAIRTASTIC'. What is this supposed to mean? That's like naming a Sporting Goods Store: SPORTRIFFIC. If you're going to go the corny shop name at least try and dazzle us with your wit!

Comment by Justin

September 13th 2006 23:54


Cinematrix
For "texts in the city", I think it only opens close to semester start dates for uni schedules. After that is disappears!

Comment by Tracy

September 14th 2006 00:01


Movies and Life
Yes, I noticed that and wondered what was happening...now I know....

Comment by Cibbuano

September 14th 2006 00:09


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there's a chinese women's fashion shop in chinatown called 'Morning Glory'. The direct translation in Chinese makes sense, but whenever I pass it, I can't help but laugh.


Comment by Ailene

September 14th 2006 03:22
LOL being a fellow Sydneysider, I have seen some pretty far-out ones. Whilst reading your post, I was trying to think of the ones I've seen but none seem to come to mind!! Will definitely re-comment once I come up w/ some.

There's a restaurant in Parramatta called "Punjabi Indian Restaurant"...also "Jolly Good" (although it's near The Entrance)....

Comment by Threethumbs

September 14th 2006 10:48


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lol micheal thai-son is a little far. but i have to admit..if i saw it i would definatly eat there lol just to say i did.
-threethumbs

Comment by Anonymous

September 14th 2006 13:22
There's an Indian restaurant near me called Dada da dhaba or something like that. I always thought it was stupid.

Comment by motionblur

September 15th 2006 12:13
Newtown is home to a lot of shops with really stupid "ironic" names, but unfortunately not many come to mind, other than 'The New Wok In Town', which is only mildly lame.

Then we've got 'Thai Me Up' on Oxford Street.

And there's a 'Hairport' here in Fairfield, as well as a fruit shop called 'The Rainbow Fruit Bowl', which I secretly suspect doubles as a gay bar when the clock hits midnight, and my personal favourite..


Comment by Espie

September 16th 2006 14:51


Gifted Parenting
Funny post - "Bow Thai" huh? There's an autoshop called Boggus Motor Co. Would you take your car there?

Comment by Espie

September 16th 2006 14:55


Gifted Parenting
Oooh I just remembered there's a hair salon called Curl Up 'N Dye,lol.

Comment by Bumbliibee

October 1st 2006 10:10


Randomness
lol...ive noticed some nawty sounding ones along oxford street on the way to COFA, UNSW.....since oxford street is famous for adult shops i noticed a "Burgerlicious" and "Lick-Her shop"...

Comment by Anonymous

April 4th 2007 14:39
Who cares about shop names? Compared to other cities in Australia such as Brisbane or Melbourne, the names of shops in Sydney are unique and unusual, which is refreshing.

Comment by Anonymous

November 9th 2007 11:33
to Cibbuano :

Correction to ur lack of knowledge-

'Morning Glory' is a Korean Accessory Shop, not a Chinese fashion shop

Not everything in Chinatown is Chinese

Comment by Anonymous

April 29th 2008 06:25
there already is a thai me up in coogee, right next to chilli box.

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