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[–] andrew@lemmy.stuart.fun 21 points 1 year ago (1 children)

My company uses a rather large tech support vendor called SHI.

[–] blazeknave@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Hated competing with them even before they were this big like 20 years ago. Can't win on price but can't hate on em bc they're not cdw, it's a super successful asian woman owned business success story.

[–] Slinky5737@infosec.pub 21 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Exxon -> Sexxon (I got my mom's permission before posting this)

[–] Hubi@feddit.de 5 points 1 year ago
[–] StewartGilligan@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

"Dr. Peeper." (Not exactly adding a letter, but the best I could come up with.)

[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 2 points 1 year ago

"Two tancos and a Dr. Peepee"

[–] Bgugi@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

bred bull.

SAudi might be some kind of cultural appropriation?

The home despot where dictators get more done!

ICBM... A very different kind of international business

GAPE opens up more than stores.

I looked through too many brand names to come up with these.

[–] Toes@ani.social 7 points 1 year ago
[–] justlookingfordragon@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This is a very real brand sold in Germany that always reminds me of Randy Marsh:

[–] backhdlp@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 year ago

I never realized this. Imagine a small child misremembering the name of their favourite ice cream

[–] Brekky@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

HUgg :)

Son(n)y

Cro(o)cs

Yankee (S)candle

(W)Etsy

[–] x4740N@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Fucking "wetsy" lol

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago
[–] TheMusicalFruit@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago
[–] Gallardo994@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

As(s)us

Fed(s)Ex

Pe(e)psy

Twee(b)ter (lol)

F(U)-Droid

Vis(t)a (if that counts)

Tiffany & Co(p) (kekw)

Ora(l)cle

As(s)rock

Ga(y)torade

[–] x4740N@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

I just now realised that ASUS is "A SUS"

[–] IronKrill@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago

Sutco. Slutco. I think about this every time I see one of their trucks drive by.

[–] AceFuzzLord@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

I couldn't think of anything other than replacing the g in king to make Burger Kink.

Doesn't necessarily fit, but it's the best I could come up with.

[–] Water1053@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

There's already a bearing company called F.A.G.

[–] flei@feddit.de -1 points 1 year ago

Not just one but two: SMEG -> SMEGma