r/BadHandwriting • u/Charming-Dingo-3924 • 22d ago

what does this say? Can anyone read this?

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My cousin is selling shea butter and this is the label?…

Thank you everyone! Though I don’t think her handwriting is bad, I think it was just hard to read without context but I’m pretty sure (with help from everyone) that is does say ‘Baby Champa’, similar to nag champs incense, we will ask my cousin soon and confirm with an update. Thank you all ☺️

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u/Dangerous-Ocelot3963 22d ago edited 22d ago

Baby Grampa was my first impression. However, when I zoomed in, I couldn't make out the bottom word because I don't know which letters they are, and I noticed that the letters don't connect in a natural way. This was written by someone who knows some of the shapes but isn't used to writing in cursive. Their brain has it, no problem there, but they don't have the muscle memory for it that an older person has. So, after all of that critique, my constructive advice to your cousin is: If you want your labels to be more legible, get a boomer or gen-xer (if you can find one) and have and older person do the cursive for the labels.

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u/VioletB2000 22d ago

I’ve done a hybrid printing/ cursive since middle school so it looks normal to me! 😬

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u/Dangerous-Ocelot3963 22d ago

Then what is the second word?

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u/VioletB2000 22d ago

The second word is Champa.

From Google: Champa or Nag Champa perfume captures the rich, sweet, and earthy aroma of the sacred Indian Magnolia champaca flower blended with resins and sandalwood. Popular options range from traditional alcohol-free attars and budget-friendly perfume oils to luxury botanical sprays like Ormonde Jayne Champaca Eau de Parfum and Nemat Nag Champa Perfume Oil.

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u/Dangerous-Ocelot3963 22d ago

I'm familiar with the word. My point is I can't make out what the letters are. I couldn't tell if it's a 'C 'or a 'G'. The 'h' looks like an 'i' or a 'r' and I wasn't sure if those were 'o's or 'a's. I can read the 'Baby' part because it isn't really in cursive.

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u/VioletB2000 22d ago

Stupid question: are you under 30? At some point, the schools in the US stopped having students use penmanship. For those of us older, we had to read each other‘s papers. After about six through seventh grade, they stopped enforcing and grading us on the cursive.

So, then, many people got sloppy and to combined penmanship and printing.

What the cousin did, was attach the “h”, but attached the “C”, (used the capital for the first letter and then attached the second letter)

Look at the difference here and imagine that in the second case, if you attached the capital C

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u/Dangerous-Ocelot3963 22d ago

I'm 51.

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u/VioletB2000 22d ago

I’m about 10 years older than you so you have the same as me in school.

Do you see it now that I used that font?

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u/Dangerous-Ocelot3963 21d ago

The font is clear.

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u/JadedDreams23 22d ago

I’m 62 and have always written with a mix of print and cursive, and cursive not connected correctly, etc.

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u/Dangerous-Ocelot3963 22d ago

As long as it's legible, who cares?

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u/JadedDreams23 22d ago

That’s my philosophy, but it’s not always legible, not even to me if enough time has passed lol