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To be really offended by this company name?

129 replies

Jugoffence · 09/12/2019 11:34

NC'd in case DH identifies me but long time poster.
I've been checking off this month's joint account bank statement and came across a payment to a company called 'Bigger Jugs' - turns out it sells home brew stuff so no surprise who its target demographic probably is.
I am feeling surprisingly annoyed that such a name is indelibly listed on our bank statement and that someone I thought was a feminist, and has 2 daughters, actually ordered from this website.

Am I being oversensitive? Would you bring it up with your DH?

OP posts:
araiwa · 09/12/2019 11:41

Ffs

LiquoricePickle · 09/12/2019 11:43

I (gently) think YABU. It would make me feel a bit...ughh...

But it is just a mildly amusing name designed to attract attention.

LolaSmiles · 09/12/2019 11:44

It's a childish pun that would make me roll my eyes, but I couldn't be bothered about it being on a bank statement.

JoJoSM2 · 09/12/2019 11:45
Hmm
MrsExpo · 09/12/2019 11:46

In answer to your questions ... yes you are and no I wouldn't. .... ffs ...

TriangularRatbag · 09/12/2019 11:46

I'm assuming the thread is a joke

pootroll · 09/12/2019 11:48

No worse than Doggy Style the pet groomers

UtterlyUnimaginativeUsername · 09/12/2019 11:50

There's a shop in Dublin called Knobs and Knockers - it sells door hardware. I've never known anyone to be offended by it! It's mildly amusing and importantly, memorable.

MerryChristmasEveryone1974 · 09/12/2019 11:51

We use that company occasionally. It's a silly name, and, yes, a bit outdated, cliched and tacky, but honestly, I can't get worked up about it. As long as they're not sending sexist stuff with my order, then can call themselves whatever they want!

TheFaerieQueene · 09/12/2019 11:51

Yes you can be offended - but it screams volumes about you.

SorryDidISayThatOutLoud · 09/12/2019 11:52

I was amused when I travelled through Shropshire to Wales and passed through a little village called Knockin. The local shop was called 'The Knockin Shop' !!

RuffleCrow · 09/12/2019 11:54

Can you start up your own Little Richard merchandising company and bombard them with your 'Smaller Dicks' pamphlets? Grin

TriangularRatbag · 09/12/2019 11:55

I'm suspecting this is a covert Christmas advert for Bigger Jugs!

BuildBuildings · 09/12/2019 11:57

I'd be embarrassed if this was on my bank statement.

TotalRecall · 09/12/2019 11:57

I’m all over feminism stuff and will fight for women’s rights with my dying breath, but I seriously cannot get worked up about this.

It’s kind of clever for a brewing company 😳🤷‍♀️

Luckylassiam · 09/12/2019 11:58

You’re obviously taking the piss.

YippeeKayakOtherBuckets · 09/12/2019 11:59

I have seen several cleaning companies called OCD cleaners. That offends me.

This not so much. 🤷‍♀️

Owlypants · 09/12/2019 11:59

Better hope he doesn't buy something from French connection, i imagine seeing that on your statement would probably tip you over the edge

YouSawThePlans · 09/12/2019 12:02

I can't imagine ever being embarrassed by a bank statement. . . no-one sees them. Nobody in the bank cares.

Fleetheart · 09/12/2019 12:06

I love big jugs 😂😂

Fleetheart · 09/12/2019 12:07

Who remembers Knobs and Knockers ?

littlepaddypaws · 09/12/2019 12:07

i call my three male members of my dh's family 'door handles' because they are all mysonistic knobs. Grin.
does your bank know you are a feminist op ? no thought not,they wouldn't care any way.

recrudescence · 09/12/2019 12:08

You need to concentrate on what really matters. Are its products competitively priced?

andpancakesforbreakfast · 09/12/2019 12:09

It's your husband who I feel sorry for, sounds like his house is so much fun and that he's being kept under a very tight leash.

dementedma · 09/12/2019 12:12

OCD cleaners? I am genuinely shocked at that one and would be putting in a complaint to get that changed. The Bigger Jugs one is schoolboy humour and doesnt bother me too much.