Brand Fails

The American baby food company Gerber had trouble advertising in France when they discovered that "gerber" means "______" in French.

Hmm, suddenly I'm not hungry any more! These Chinese potato chips are called....

In the 1970’s, American Motors released their new car, the Matador, in Puerto Rico. Unfortunately, Matador translates to “_____” in Spanish.

Need to do some repairs in your house? Why not go to IKEA and pick up a _____ workbench?

Which social media app was originally known as Burbn?

"Pepsi brings you back to life", but not in China! The slogan translates into Chinese as .....

Mercedes-Benz entered the Chinese market under the brand name "Bensi," which means "______."

Google was originally known as _____rub.

______ 's brand name, when first marketed in China, was sometimes translated as "Bite The Wax Tadpole."

KFC made Chinese consumers a bit worried when "finger licking good" was translated as "______."

When Sharwoods launched its new Bundh sauces in India, they received complaints because "bundh" sounds like the Punjabi word for _____

Mmm, delicious! Who could resist a jam that "Tastes like ......."?`

Parker Pen, when expanding into Mexico, mistranslated "It won't leak in your pocket and embarrass you" into "It won't leak in your pocket and _________"

When Ford launched their new car campaign in Belgium, they mistakenly used the slogan "Every car has a high-quality ______"

Braniff International Airline advertised their comfortable aeroplane seats with the slogan "Fly into Leather" -unfortunately, in Spanish this translated as.....

For some reason, this Polish chocolate bar just wasn't popular in other countries. What was its name?

Electrolux at one time marketed its vacuum cleaners in the U.S. with the tag line: Nothing ____ likes an Electrolux.

You're in Ghana and feeling thirsty-how about a refreshing bottle of _____ Cola?