select *, substr(c.name,1,1) f, SUBSTR(c.name, INSTR(c.name, ' ')+1,1) l from orders as o left join orders_items as oi on (oi.orderid = o.orderid) left join customers as c on (o.customerid = c.customerid) where oi.sku in (select sku from products where desc like '%bagel%') and f == 'J' and l == 'D'; -- call them all !