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24 Off-Brands That Totally Didn't Copy Anything From Others

Funny Off-Brands.
Funny Off-Brands.

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Published February 20, 2025

Published February 20, 2025

Branding is hard. Coming up with a memorable name, logo and convincing people that your business is worth their time costs precious time and money. It's no wonder some small businesses skip the entire process and take the easy way out with a time-tested solution: trademark infringement.

Thanks to this open secret, accidental hilarity has been happening worldwide for decades as knock-off businesses tweak famous brand names just a little bit to avoid drawing too much attention.

While illegal, we can't help but laugh seeing the funny ways small businesses managed to twist popular logos into something else while keeping them recognizable still.

En Route To Cincinnati

(Source: Reddit)

Best Place For Borgar

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What Will It Be? Deal? Or Noodle?

(Source: Reddit)

Cursed Pizza

(Source: Reddit)

The Crossover We Wanted But Never Got

(Source: Reddit)

[A Dolt Swim] Merch

(Source: Reddit)

Life Has Been Hard On Elsa

(Source: Reddit)

Just Go!

(Source: Reddit)

Remember Playing This On Your GameSphere?

(Source: Reddit)

Among Fun

(Source: Reddit)

The Baby Craves For Nutrients

(Source: Reddit)

Welcome To The Donut Hole

(Source: Reddit)

Forget Japanese Pokémon, We Have…

(Source: Reddit)

He's Losing His Edge

(Source: Reddit)

The 'Super Mario' x 'LoTR' Crossover We Deserve

(Source: Reddit)

Put The 'Hip' In 'Worship'

(Source: Reddit)

This Could Actually Be Awesome

(Source: Reddit)

Nothing Like That Other One

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Remember This Classic?

(Source: Reddit)

Every Letter Of A KFC Knockoff

(Source: Reddit)

We Have 'Tony Hawk's Pro Skater' At Home

(Source: Reddit)

Pizza, Huh

(Source: Reddit)

Peetah, I Can't Hold You Much Longer

(Source: Reddit)

Are You A Morsi Guy Or Do You Prefer Fwixt?

(Source: Reddit)

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