32 passwords laid to rest

Here lies the WiFi password.

Lay the worst WiFi passwords you’ve ever seen to rest, and win a £50 voucher of your choice. Because in 2026, nobody should be reading a password off a chalkboard.

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Retired or made-up passwords only, please. No venue names.

Free to enter. Business professionals 18+. Closes 8 Nov 2026. T&Cs apply.

Pay your respects to a grave

Here lies

Guest123!

The exclamation mark is creative at least...

Hotel

Here lies

PubWifi2016

Shouted across the bar for eight years.

Pub

Here lies

SleepWell!

Printed on the key cards. All of them.

Hotel

Here lies

FreeWifi2018

Outlived the jukebox, 2018 - 2026

Pub

Here lies

Room101

Given to every room. Including 102.

Hotel

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SummerSale

Outlasted eleven summer sales

Retail

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Company123

Onboarding slide 4, 2017 - 2026

Office

Here lies

TillPoint4

The tills used it too. That was the problem.

Retail

Here lies

Welcome!

On the whiteboard. Under "do not erase".

Office

Here lies

VanWifi01

Travelled 60,000 miles unchanged

Other

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Meeting Room

Read aloud on every video call

Office

Here lies

Staff&Guests1

One network for everyone. What could go wrong?

Retail

Here lies

Wifi4Free

Free to everyone within 200 metres

Other

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Breakfast7

Changed weekly. Announced never.

Hotel

Here lies

Library123

Shared by 4,000 students. Loved by none.

Campus

Here lies

QuizNight22

Harder than the quiz, 2022 - 2026

Pub

Here lies

BeerGarden

Only worked if you stood by the bins

Pub

Here lies

TheUsual1

Everyone knew it. Nobody wrote it down.

Pub

Here lies

TempAccess

Temporary since 2016

Office

Here lies

Reception1

Written on a laminated card, 2015 - 2026

Hotel

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LectureHall

On a slide, on a screen, in a photo, online

Campus

Here lies

Welcome2020

Survived three managers and a refit

Hotel

Here lies

Finance2024

Only Finance was meant to have it, 2024 - 2026

Office

Here lies

changeme

It never was.

Office

Leaderboard

Most mourned

1FreeWifi2018Outlived the jukebox, 2018 - 20262
2GuestGuestSaid twice, for clarity1
3Finance2024Only Finance was meant to have it, 2024 - 20261
4BeerGardenOnly worked if you stood by the bins1
5Wifi4FreeFree to everyone within 200 metres1

This week's prize

A £50 voucher, your choice

Pick the retailer yourself. Spend it on a treat, or on something that finally kills your WiFi password for good.

Issued as a digital voucher for a retailer of the winner’s choice, subject to availability in the winner’s country. No cash alternative.

Most tragic epitaph wins, every week.

Grand prize

A £100 voucher. Rest in peace (and spend it).

Winner revealed 12 Nov at Smart Retail Tech Expo. Entries close 8 Nov. T&Cs apply.

Vouchers are supplied by Purple. The retailers whose vouchers are offered are not sponsors of, and are not connected with, this competition in any way.

Free to enter. No purchase necessary. Open to business professionals aged 18+ entering with a company email address, in countries where Purple can issue vouchers. Opens 00:01 BST on 19 October 2026 and closes 23:59 GMT on 8 November 2026. This is a judged competition: one weekly winner and one grand prize winner are chosen for the most creative epitaphs. Weekly prize: a £50 voucher for a retailer of the winner’s choice. Grand prize: a £100 voucher for a retailer of the winner’s choice. Vouchers are subject to availability in the winner’s country and there is no cash alternative. Promoter: Purple WiFi Limited, Annie Kenney Mill, Hudson Street, Chadderton, Oldham, England, OL9 7FQ. Full T&Cs apply.

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Here lies

Guest1234

Taped to the till, 2019 - 2026

Pub

The dawn after the password

Life after passwords

Guests connect in seconds, staff connect securely, and nobody reads anything off a chalkboard ever again.

Passwordless WiFi

Each user gets their own secure connection. No shared password to leak, change or forget.

802.1X for staff

Enterprise-grade authentication that keeps staff off the guest network and off the chalkboard.

Cloud RADIUS

Authentication run in the cloud, managed from one place across every site you have.

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