Shop Horror: The Best of the Worst in British Shop Names

by Guy Swillingham

“I was lying in bed, trying to think of it. And I was singing to myself, badly. ‘Shoobie-shoobie-do.’ Then it came to me: Shoe-Be-Do.” Shop Horror is a celebration of the best of the worst in British shop names—from the genuinely inventive to the truly awful. The Prawnbrokers. Sherlock Homes Properties. Pane in the Glass Windows. Sherwood Florist. A hilarious read, packed with color photos and words of wisdom from some the nation’s most imaginative shopkeepers.

144 pages, Hardcover

First published April 1, 2005

Reviews

[Louise Armstrong · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ha ha - but hardly seemed worth a book somehow - I guess it would be an email funny these days. If you want some good shop names, this is your book.