Wordplay

The story behind this is as hilarious and heart-warming as is the name. The 42 year old Jel Singh Nagra from Stockton-onTees. Bought the shop when it was called Singhsbury’s. Due to legal action from Sainsbury’s, he was forced to change it.

If you’re British, and maybe even if you’re not, a punny name for a shop or a product is guaranteed to tickle you. Our favourite one today is the infamous Sellfridges – an unremarkable looking retailer of fridges and washing machines as the frontage suggests, in an unremarkable corner of North London.