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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:
wanderings · 09/12/2019 14:25

We need someone like you to veto some names of mixed netball teams:
Bits and Tits
Norfolk 'n Chance

There's also a pub in north London called The Famous Cock.

QuizzlyBear · 09/12/2019 14:29

I truly hope this is a piss take or you'll be needing the services of a stick removal company...

pinkyredrose · 09/12/2019 14:31

When i worked in mail order about a decade age we used to supply a company called Smell your Mum, thier logo was a hand giving the finger. Now that was offensive.

BrainFart · 09/12/2019 14:39

Britain leads the world in such double entendres. After Brexit, a dirty sense of humour might be the only thing we have left...

Illcallbacklater · 09/12/2019 14:40

Well it's got you talking about it so good marketing I'd say

dogsdinnerlady · 09/12/2019 14:41

Straightforward description of what they offer...larger size beer dispensers. Has the world lost its sense of humour?

catlady3 · 09/12/2019 14:52

I'd mock the hell out of my DP, but not sure I could manage to be offended.

rosesandcashmere · 09/12/2019 14:55

YABU. How ridiculous. Get worked up about something important.

PhilCornwall1 · 09/12/2019 15:00

So you would be offended by an iron mongery name down here, it's "knobs and knockers". I think it brilliant.

You need to get a grip!

PhilCornwall1 · 09/12/2019 15:01

@UtterlyUnimaginativeUsername

I've just seen your post. There is an iron mongery here called that too!!

HanginWithMyGnomies · 09/12/2019 15:02

@Owlypants 😂😂😂

draughtycatflap · 09/12/2019 15:10

@hiphiphoorayback

It’s a Lesbian sexual position... 😂

pelirocco123 · 09/12/2019 15:16

Only if in your mind you equate the word jugs with breasts

I would have thought I could do with a big Jug

snowybaubles · 09/12/2019 15:20

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.

Perhaps you could explain WHY it bothers you?

vincettenoir · 09/12/2019 15:24

I’m with you. It’s offensive.

HopeClearwater · 09/12/2019 15:30

I don’t like it much, but I dislike Get Laid beds more.

PhoneLock · 09/12/2019 15:32

Just be thankful he didn't order a fountain pen from Pen Island.

www.penisland.net/

SashayThatWay · 09/12/2019 16:19

I used to love going to exhibitions and seeing the 'Rigid Tool' stand.

They had a bumper year at one show when they did canvas bags with ' I

SimonJT · 09/12/2019 16:27

My plumbers company is called ‘bottom plumbers’ his surname is bottom.

I saw a pub in devon once called ‘the cock in cider’

Lots of placed have puns for names.

pigsDOfly · 09/12/2019 18:03

Beginning to wonder if there's a new level of prudery now, when people get offended over such trivial things.

There's so many doubt entendre/pun company names nowadays I'm surprised anyone turns a hair. So many people, so easily offended.

kazza446 · 09/12/2019 18:06

We have a take away butty van near us named melanies big baps!! Nc woman’s name just to protect her!

HeyGepetto · 09/12/2019 18:18

I wanted to start a festival food van called Cheap Tarts, would’ve been perfect festival food

showmewhatyougot · 09/12/2019 19:56

Don't waste time LTB! Pack his bags and dump them.

Don't forget to take sad faced pictures holding the offending jugs & sell your story to the daily fail!

snowball28 · 09/12/2019 20:03

There’s a female plumbing company called ‘stop cocks’ 😂 I think both are just funny names. Maybe he purchased from there cause the price was right? I know I buy from wherever stocks what I want for the cheapest ha!

Celticrose · 09/12/2019 20:04

There is a village in Co Donegal called Muff. They have a diving club it's call Muff Diving Club. Diver is also a surname there. There is a business with that surname. Google it.