not sure this is the best brand name and marketing plan
or that there was a focus group….
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“these were such friendly people, they didn’t notice how crabby we were, and before you knew it everyone was as happy as they were.”
-nora raleigh baskin
Aug4
I didn't have my glasses on.... 
Do they specialize in painting beachfront properties?
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now that would work –
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Brad, that’s REALLY clever! 🙂
Now i feel we should ask them…
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I hope to cross paths with them again one day
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Thanks Kiki!
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it’s a little aggressive but it is eye catching; hard to tell what research they did on this one;it could frighten customers off — those claws, those we-mean-business eyes ; risky 🙂
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like grouchy grouter – why go there? )
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I agree about the name! 😍
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maybe it’s a conversation starter –
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Definitely! 😂
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Boy oh boy – that’s a terrible PR fail….. I have to agree with your ‘judgement’ – LOL
Btw, learned that judgment can be written both ways – I guess I have the ‘Oxford’ version here – and the short one is American!?! 😉
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who knows though, maybe they’re wildly successful? )
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As I often find myself baffled by the American and even Canadian sense of humour, it just might work?! 😉
btw one of my greatest fails in all things humourous was my presentation in French to a language class of the Alliance Française in the UK (for which boss I worked for 8 yrs) on the theme HUMOUR – chosen by the conversation class I often joined and I was asked for a ‘lesson of Swiss humour’….. I got in contact with THE Swiss icon of humour, he sent me even CDs, and plenty of material, I prepared myself diligently and I laughed so much that I could hardly speak….. I was the only one who found it funny. My English friends only laughed when I couldn’t stop laughing, but they laughed at my mirth, not because they thought anything was funny about my examples, sound bites and stories!!!! Maybe these cleaners should have asked ME to come up with a name for their enterprise 😉
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Sorry PAINTERS not cleaners….
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ha! that’s the best, Kiki!
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I wonder is it their name or a derivative. It’s eyecatching and memorable. No one could forget it, so it’s doing what it’s meant to in that respect.
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yes, an excellent point, Norah
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Hehe LOL wonder what the reason behind the name was!? I always see questionable business names and wonder the same thing… Why?
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nickname, humor, other?
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They would not be my first call if I needed painting done. Not the second or third either…. Lol
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to each their own -). someone must be hiring them
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Be quiet, it will all dry evenly! Yeah, I can imagine it, Beth.
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3 stooges!
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Well, my first thought was “Why?” However, now I’ve got their name and logo fixed in my head, so mission accomplished perhaps?🤔
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Yes!
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It offers the opportunity for a motto like “You won’t feel crabby when you work with Krabby.”
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Maybe it’s just honest, lol. It does put an expectation of someone who will not want to chit chat or pet the dog or leave the place cleaner than they found it. If their prices were right, I’d still hire them and consider myself warned. Now if their slogan “terrible painters”, I’d think again! 🙂
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LOL What a silly thing to do. It’s a name people will remember…but think twice about hiring.
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Funny. The local mass transit company here is called ‘SCAT.’ Always find that a bit (ahem) unfortunate, too.
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Seattle, WA has a mass transit trolley called the SLUT (South Lake Union Trolley), so there’s that. Ha,ha,ha
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that is hilarious
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Now THAT is funny…
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now that is damn funny
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Hahaha!!
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I’ve been involved in two companies with “catchy” names: Motley Signs and Notorious Motors.
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Got nothing. All has been said.
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maybe every time they sign a contract, they give the customer a bushel of crabs…
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But we’re now remembering them 😆😂🤭have a fun and funny day Beth ~ smiles hedy
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I love how they embrace it with their imagery!
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Me too !
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Is it possible the owner’s name is Krabby? Nevertheless. they wouldn’t be my first call if I needed a painter.
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could be – i’m sure there’s a story behind it
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Haha, yes, it definitely makes you think… but that is not too bad for a company staying in people’s minds…
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That’s so true!
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This could work. I think the main thing is you want to get people’s attention, and this advertisement accomplishes that. I wouldn’t think many people are going to choose someone based on their name or tagline anyway.
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An excellent point, it certainly got my attention)
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Maybe they hope people will think they are honest.
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that could be
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I would probably be intrigued enough to call!
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I have to give them credit for a fun name –
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I’d hire them. I get along with pretty much everyone and think of how fast and detail-oriented they might be if they aren’t standing around talking chitchat! Honestly though, I’ve known a few painters over the years and their a strange lot. I think its all the paint fumes.
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they are always interesting -)
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Quite a name for a business..
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that it is )
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Hahahaha. I don’t think so either….love the quote, infectious….
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They are probably really good and work on recommendations. So the name is irrelevant. Well let’s hope so! 🙂
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indeed!)
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I think I hired their affiliate Krabby Plumbers before…
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Hahaha- they must have lots of branches)
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Hmmmm. Reverse psychology? “Don’t believe us even though our big sign says so.” I guess I’d try them because they have a funny sense of humor? 🙂
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They do!
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It’s definitely gets your attention. You can’t forget the name. 🙂
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you’re right!
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Haha! At least they’re honest.
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true!
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Not the company I would have chosen. Unless they serve you a crab dinner on the patio while they painted indoors.
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that sounds amazing – at least they have a sense of humor
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True.
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