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Wayne Boatwright > wrote in message >...
> (-L.) wrote in
> m:
>
> > (Finocchio568) wrote in message
> > >...
> >> Hello everyone!
> >>
> >> Let me thank every one of you for coming up with so many names...I'm
> >> hoping to complete the business plan by the middle of next year. The
> >> names that I like so far a
> >>
> >> 1) Rustica and 2) Tazza (Italian for cup)
> >>
> >> My mom rolled up her eyes when I said those words.. she would rather
> >> I use my name - the whole name (first & last) or just the last
> >> name...just like those old Italian businesses you see in the
> >> Northeast.
> >>
> >> I can't use Finocchio because it's a vegetable. My favorite
> >> vegetable. I used to chew on it raw (with a nice licorice hint) when
> >> I was a kid. I realize that it's also a slang for "queer" but it
> >> depends on how you pronounce the word.
> >
> > FWIW, I find one-name businesses to be irritating. I don't know if
> > "Rustica" is a bakery or a gift store - and I would be more inclined
> > to assume the latter. Rustica Bakery, I can identify. Sometimes I
> > drive by such places and never stop simply because I don't know what
> > they are. If it said bakery, I'd be more inclined. Don't count on
> > word-of-mouth to carry you through - many people are from OOT and will
> > never discover what you are.
> >
> > Good luck - sounds wonderful.
> >
> > -L.
> >
>
> You need to get out more...
>
> Wayne

Well, actually, I travel a lot, thus when I drive by "Rustica" in a
different city, I'm not apt to know what it is...

-L.