# Return of the Most Specialized Store **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 29, 2010, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/return-of-the-most-specialized-store/534257 "2010-03-29T21:29:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2010, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/return-of-the-most-specialized-store/534257/41 "2010-03-30T16:12:58Z")
> [@enipla](#): > > The one book bookstore. Guy wrote a book, published it himself and opened a store to sell it. > > [http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20113659,00.html](http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20113659,00.html) New York City has Chartwell Booksellers, which only sells books by and about Winston Churchill. ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2010, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/return-of-the-most-specialized-store/534257/42 "2010-03-30T23:24:39Z")
In Frankenmuth, Michigan there is [Bronner’s which is a Christmas All Year round store.](http://www.bronners.com/) It’s cool, but pricey. (Frankenmuth is Michigan’s number #1 tourist attraction. ) Anyhoooo, A long time ago I saw a **House of Watch Bands** and thought, “That’s the stupidest thing evar.” I don’t know if it is still there. I really want to visit **Spatula City**. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2010, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/return-of-the-most-specialized-store/534257/43 "2010-03-31T00:30:19Z")
> [@Shirley\_Ujest](#): > > (Frankenmuth is Michigan’s number #1 tourist attraction. ) Is it? I thought the Henry Ford or perhaps Mackinaw Island is the top draw. ---
**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2010, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/return-of-the-most-specialized-store/534257/44 "2010-03-31T01:16:10Z")
This isn’t precisely the topic, but there was a shop where I used to live called The Gift Box. I went there to buy a gift, and found one. When I asked for … a gift box … I was told they didn’t have any. ---
**Author:** ![congodwarf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e36b37/32.png) [@congodwarf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/congodwarf)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2010, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/return-of-the-most-specialized-store/534257/45 "2010-03-31T01:38:21Z")
> [@even\_sven](#): > > How about strange double-item stores? West Springfield MA has the cup store. I have no clue what the name is though (it very well could be The Cup Store). They sell cups. and Porn. Ok, I checked. It’s called Adults Only but also goes by The Cup Store. ---
**Author:** ![EvilTOJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee59a6/32.png) [@EvilTOJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EvilTOJ)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2010, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/return-of-the-most-specialized-store/534257/46 "2010-03-31T14:14:10Z")
It was about 20 years ago, but I remember seeing a store in the DC Metro/mall area that was called The White Store. Every single item in it was a stark white. I’m talking Willy Wonka’s TV Room white. Except one thing, which was the cashier, who was midnight black. It was amusing. Nothing says “I love you” more than a spatula. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2010, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/return-of-the-most-specialized-store/534257/47 "2010-03-31T14:35:03Z")
> [@congodwarf](#): > > They sell cups. > > and Porn. > > Ok, I checked. It’s called Adults Only but also goes by The Cup Store. “Hi, I’m looking for two girls, and, let’s see…” There’s neighborhood in Boston where stores sell whatever they sell, plus porn. A couple of older ladies that I was friends with were visiting “the big city” one day, which was scary enough for them, but they got brave enough to walk a couple of blocks. They found what looked like a nice shoe store and went in. They were trying on shoes when they looked up to see a wall full of movies such as Coed Cocksuckers 24 and Cheerleader Sluts 41. ---
**Author:** ![hellpaso](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ecae2f/32.png) [@hellpaso](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hellpaso)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2010, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/return-of-the-most-specialized-store/534257/48 "2010-03-31T15:50:42Z")
There was a kiosk at the mall a couple of winters back that sold only fake snow. They had it packaged for sale in bags, but had bins on the sides of the kiosk full of the snow so you could touch it. I don’t know what it was, but you had to occasionally mist it to keep it “snowy”. There was also one selling hermit crabs. (but not with snow). ---
**Author:** ![Duke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e8c25b/32.png) [@Duke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2010, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/return-of-the-most-specialized-store/534257/49 "2010-03-31T16:13:08Z")
> [@tdn](#): > > There’s neighborhood in Boston where stores sell whatever they sell, plus porn. A couple of older ladies that I was friends with were visiting “the big city” one day, which was scary enough for them, but they got brave enough to walk a couple of blocks. They found what looked like a nice shoe store and went in. They were trying on shoes when they looked up to see a wall full of movies such as Coed Cocksuckers 24 and Cheerleader Sluts 41. Is there some kind of law in MA that says a store can’t sell nothing but porn? I can’t imagine any other reason for a shop like that. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2010, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/return-of-the-most-specialized-store/534257/50 "2010-03-31T16:23:12Z")
> [@Zeldar](#): > > Surely somewhere on this planet there’s a store (or at least a shop) that’s called “Bolts” and it doesn’t even carry Nuts (or washers) If they wanna appear trendy, they would call themselves **Boltz**. ---
**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2010, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/return-of-the-most-specialized-store/534257/51 "2010-03-31T17:11:06Z")
There is a kiosk/cart in Springfield Mall (VA) which sells fancy hermit crab shells. They are painted, lacquered, even fiberglass ones (you know, for your racing crab). Some even have googly eyes attached or fake gems. (Good Lord, I hope they’re fake!) they don’t sell crabs, or cages, or food, or substrate - just fancy-schmancy shells. ---
**Author:** ![congodwarf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e36b37/32.png) [@congodwarf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/congodwarf)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2010, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/return-of-the-most-specialized-store/534257/52 "2010-03-31T18:22:14Z")
> [@Duke](#): > > Is there some kind of law in MA that says a store can’t sell nothing but porn? I can’t imagine any other reason for a shop like that. Not at all. There are just towns with prudish laws or prudish residents (or both). They seem to think that a porn store will cause the neighborhood to suddenly turn deviant. There’s a porn store on the Chicopee/South Hadley line. Neither town will admit to ownership. The usual lady working there is a very nice older lady and the customers are normal people like my fiance and me. They sell porn, sex toys, clothes, condoms, lube, etc. It’s a nice, normal porn store. I remember quite a few video stores in Worcester (before the days of Blockbuster) which had not-so-discreet back rooms with the rental pornos. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/return-of-the-most-specialized-store/534257.md?page=2)