23 Times People Totally Missed An Opportunity To Give The Right Matching Names To Their Products
It’s said that luck is when preparation meets opportunity, but these examples are just too glaring.
Some product names are so close to being perfect that the miss feels almost painful. A tiny tweak, a better pun, or one more round of brainstorming could have turned them into instant hits.
This roundup pulls together a bunch of examples where brands, stores, and makers came right up to the finish line, then somehow missed the obvious joke or matching name. The results are equal parts frustrating and funny, especially when the better option is sitting right there in plain sight.
From clever food labels to awkwardly missed branding moments, these are the kinds of slips people notice immediately. Read on.
1. This “shoulda been called ‘Tomayo’. Just saying”
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4. “Missed opportunity to have the astronaut say ‘always has bean'”
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Some of these names were sitting right there.
5. They could have just said “Sneize This Moment”
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6. Dunno about you, but this “could’ve been called ‘Kohconut'”
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7. They missed the perfect opportunity to say “S’MOREOS”
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8. “Emotional Baggage < Griefcase”
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That one practically names itself.
9. “**HI** my name is Swim Shady”
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10. Why are they always missing those opportunities???
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11. “Coulda been Hooks, Lines, and Sinkers. Come on, Walmart”
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12. What is there “to make the price $76.76” and just let it rhyme?
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13. Did they just kiss the opportunity or what???
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At this point, the better joke is doing all the work.
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14. “The Louisiana being the O and not the L”
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15. “Should have been ‘corn on the hog'”
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16. “Could have used Captain America”
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17. “Pizza for life. Down the drain.” Okay, who's going to be the next lucky winner???
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18. Should have just called this “My Anxietea”
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By now, the pattern is impossible to ignore.
19. “Never trust a chef that won’t eat their own food, and never trust a door company that won’t…”
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20. Should have been called “Cauli-flour missed opportunity”
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21. This is a total miss
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22. “Thanks, I hate missed opportunities”
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23. “Duck, you really missed it!”
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Do you have a better name for a product you've seen before? Share it with us in the comments below and also share this post with your loved ones as well.
May the next great pun not slip through the cracks.
Want practical help after the “shoulda been called Tomayo” naming fail? Try these practical fixes for ordinary situations.
