After decades of students walking all the way down University only to be told they needed to go to the other Bob’s Copy Shop on the other side of campus, Bob and Bob have reached a agreement where they will have separate names.
“Fucking finally” cried every student at UW-Madison and recent alumni all over the world. “Seriously, how asinine is it for two companies that perform the same service to have the exact same name. Even their websites have the same url, except for the addition of a ‘1’ to the title. Who does that? Fuck.”
Bob’s Copy shops began as The Bobs’ Copy Shop thirty years ago when it was founded by Robert Conley and Robert Fernando. In 1992 there was a schism between the Bobs after a dispute involving a paper jam, a scanner and, supposedly, Bob’s sister. Since then, both Bobs have maintained separate businesses with the same name and separate locations, much to the frustration of the UW populace.
Even after the West-side Bob’s moved, most students still experienced troubles locating the correct shop.
Senior Janet Nashat recounted, “Sure, they’re not both on University Avenue anymore, and one has... like, a pig in their title or something? That doesn’t stop professors from blindly referring students to Bob’s Copy Shop without distinction. Thank-fucking-god they changed the name.”
The shop on University Avenue will continue to be known as Bob’s Copy Shop. The shop on North Charter street will become Copy Bob’s Paper Bazaar. When asked for comments, both Bobs told us we were at the wrong shop and gave directions to the other store.
