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To ask mumsnet for help with business name 🥴

99 replies

Scorpiosista · 02/09/2019 20:01

Hiya , was advised to come here and ask the wise women of mumsnet for help as everything is in place for the business but a name . (Haven’t got the mumsnet app so found it hard to pick the right category , feel free to move it admin if you can)

I will be making and selling ocean related decorated home items , like mirrors/ lamps and other bits -using shells and driftwood.

For the life of me can’t settle in a name

Thanks for any replies x

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fruitbrewhaha · 02/09/2019 20:37

Piranha is already a brand of surf boards and related stuff.

Drifted.

Mirrormirror999 · 02/09/2019 20:39

Shore store

Butchyrestingface · 02/09/2019 20:43

Are you going to have a website, @Scorpiosista?

If so, you don’t want anything that’s hard to spell. Unless you plan to buy up multiple urls.

DameXanaduBramble · 02/09/2019 20:43

Salt designs

Whoopstheregomyinsides · 02/09/2019 20:48

There’s a line in a song “Driftwood and shells” which I love. The song is called “A thing well made” too. She’ll yeah is good but I agree, sounds cheaper than Sound of the sea etc. What about Shore at home?

zxcvhjkl · 02/09/2019 20:54

Coastal

Driftwood & Seashells

High Tide

Tidal Treasures

cornstarch · 02/09/2019 20:59

She Shells Sanctuary

Scorpiosista · 02/09/2019 21:03

Thanks lots of ideas ! Won’t be cheap and cheerful

I like Salty or salty something

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HimHerWhatever · 02/09/2019 21:06

Sea Here 🌊

TwentyEight12 · 02/09/2019 21:13

Can we have a pic of part of a pic of one of your products to help us please?

Malteserdiet · 02/09/2019 21:16

Acces-sea-ries Grin

neverendingflorist · 02/09/2019 21:18

Really really important points here are who is your target market, what is your retail price and where you plan to sell (e.g. online or craft fairs) as some names such as ‘shell yeah’ will be genius in some markets but will be the failure of your business in others. You really need to provide more information before anyone can give you genuine advice.

DumpTrump · 02/09/2019 21:21

Amphitrite - Poseidon's wife and goddess of the sea.

Cautionsharpblade · 02/09/2019 21:22

Salty Aftertaste

Moonmaker · 02/09/2019 21:25

She sells
Ocean stop
Beach hut
Beachable
Beach nation

Scorpiosista · 02/09/2019 21:52

I’ll be selling online through Etsy and insta , also doing the odd market locally . To start with it will be mostly mirrors ranging from £10 to £60 depending on size, my target market is anyone really that likes this sort of thing -from cool hipster types with boho insta worthy homes to holidaymakers wanting to take something home. I’m just going to do it and see what happens -with my youngest starting school this week 😥 I will have 2 days a week to myself so have cleared the garage and got things ready to go. With my job I have a supply of shells at hand (fishing)
When I think of business names I like it when it’s just one word - related to whatever it is, and if it helps I’m imagining all words in typewriter font -random I know but 🤷‍♀️
We used to have a surf shop locally called ‘fat willies’ 😂 so I could call it anything !

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Scorpiosista · 02/09/2019 21:53

@DumpTrump not massively keen on that particular name but love that trail of thought! Sea witches and goddesses

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Scorpiosista · 02/09/2019 21:54

‘Ursula’
Kinda cool

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Baggedybag · 02/09/2019 21:56

Catch My Drift

Mirrormirror999 · 02/09/2019 21:59

If you understand your market, are clear what the opportunity is and create a great product you’ll do well. Good luck with your new venture

Scorpiosista · 02/09/2019 22:00

Thanks 😄

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MiddleClassProblem · 02/09/2019 22:00

Salty Beach

Scorpiosista · 02/09/2019 22:02

Yes to Salty Beach , love it but as pp said maybe puns etc won’t get taken too seriously 😒

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MiddleClassProblem · 02/09/2019 22:04

Seas the day
Resting beach face
Sun of a beach

MiddleClassProblem · 02/09/2019 22:05

I dunno, puns on Etsy/Insta and in the hipster world do quite well.