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Meghan’s new brand name

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merlotgran Tue 18-Feb-25 10:01:30

Prevented from using American Riviera Orchard, Meghan has come up with the brand name, As Ever!

I don’t know about the USA but has nobody advised her that in the UK it’s often a term of exasperation? šŸ¤”

escaped Tue 18-Feb-25 10:02:31

Whatever!

Anniebach Tue 18-Feb-25 10:51:59

She said she is in partnership with Netflix

Spinnaker Tue 18-Feb-25 11:00:04

As Ever !
Whatever !
Am I bovvered ?

Thank you Catherine Tate šŸ˜„šŸ˜„

NonGrannyMoll Tue 18-Feb-25 11:01:03

As so many Americans have a sentimental view of what they think is "Englishness", maybe she was getting confused between "whatever" and "as if"! Actually, thinking about it a bit more, I think both expressions are also used across the Pond (that's quite possibly where we got it from in the first place...).

Allira Tue 18-Feb-25 11:20:38

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mum2three Tue 18-Feb-25 11:22:21

Didn't she ask Harry's advice first?

Squiffy Tue 18-Feb-25 11:28:57

Allegedly, there’s already a company listed ā€œAs Everā€. Back to the drawing board… šŸ™„ I’ve also read that her new logo is almost identical to the one used by a town in Mallorca. Allegedly.

Barleyfields Tue 18-Feb-25 11:52:51

Why didn’t she or her underlings search to see if the name she wanted to use was already taken? Basic preparation …

Squiffy Tue 18-Feb-25 12:06:31

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ViceVersa Tue 18-Feb-25 12:15:12

Barleyfields

Why didn’t she or her underlings search to see if the name she wanted to use was already taken? Basic preparation …

One would have thought so...

Sadgrandma Tue 18-Feb-25 12:19:21

I think she’s getting desperate. If only she could retain some professional marketing staff she wouldn’t be in this situation. But, as Spinnaker said ā€œAm I boveredā€!

Anniebach Wed 19-Feb-25 09:37:16

I hadn’t noticed she was left handed before her video re her new brand

Barleyfields Wed 19-Feb-25 09:51:48

Left handed? Good grief, something else to add to her catalogue of deficiencies!

Cold Wed 19-Feb-25 09:56:20

It seems like panic stations.

But this is a really ill thought out decision
- she'll struggle to register a company "As Ever" as another company trades under that name
- she won't be able to trademark "As Ever" products as the authorities won't trademark common words and phrases (Archetypes got refused for that reason)
- her logo has plagiarised the emblem of a town in Spain

Anniebach Wed 19-Feb-25 09:58:14

Gosh I am deficient !

lemsip Wed 19-Feb-25 09:58:25

being left handed isn't a defiency

nanna8 Wed 19-Feb-25 09:59:14

Maybe ā€˜whatever’ might be more apt.

Barleyfields Wed 19-Feb-25 10:00:07

Of course it isn’t. I wasn’t being serious!

Pantglas2 Wed 19-Feb-25 10:00:40

Barleyfields

Left handed? Good grief, something else to add to her catalogue of deficiencies!

Prince William is also left handed - not usually seen as a deficiency these days. I think Anniebach was commenting rather than criticising…

Anniebach Wed 19-Feb-25 10:01:05

Quote lemsip Wed 19-Feb-25 09:58:25
being left handed isn't a defiency

True but seems a poster sees us as deficient

Anniebach Wed 19-Feb-25 10:03:10

As a left hander I do tend to notice when the left hand is the
prominent hand

Sparklefizz Wed 19-Feb-25 10:04:04

She is also in trouble with Mallorca for pinching their emblem. It can't be accidental because it's identical.

Barleyfields Wed 19-Feb-25 10:05:27

I don’t see left handed people as deficient Annie. Don’t you recognise humour?

Sparklefizz Wed 19-Feb-25 10:06:09

www.majorcadailybulletin.com/news/local/2025/02/19/131303/meghan-markle-hot-water-over-mallorca-coat-arms-1.html

See this article from a Majorcan newspaper.