# Strangest business combinations you've ever seen **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 15, 2015, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangest-business-combinations-youve-ever-seen/737627 "2015-11-15T13:16:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2015, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangest-business-combinations-youve-ever-seen/737627/81 "2015-11-19T13:44:22Z")
I like the Texas general store/gas n’ git places that advertise deals on latte and live bait. ---
**Author:** ![Magicicada](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c67d28/32.png) [@Magicicada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magicicada)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2015, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangest-business-combinations-youve-ever-seen/737627/82 "2015-11-19T18:58:24Z")
–and Live Bait seems to be a popular mom & pop combo. There used to be a hair salon & live bait place the next town over, and years ago while traveling through Tennessee my husband and I passed by a Beanie Babies & Live Bait shop. And I can’t tell you how many newsstands around here offered live bait; it was pretty much a given. ---
**Author:** ![BurnMeUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@BurnMeUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BurnMeUp)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2015, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangest-business-combinations-youve-ever-seen/737627/83 "2015-11-19T23:09:51Z")
I saw a place that did nails and also sold vape stuff and sex toys. ---
**Author:** ![Buttercup\_Smith](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buttercup_smith/32/473_2.png) [@Buttercup\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buttercup_Smith)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2015, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangest-business-combinations-youve-ever-seen/737627/84 "2015-11-20T00:46:59Z")
There is a very popular sandwich shop housed in a laundromat in my town. ---
**Author:** ![Thylacine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thylacine/32/1143_2.png) [@Thylacine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thylacine)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2015, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangest-business-combinations-youve-ever-seen/737627/85 "2015-11-20T00:52:43Z")
My hairdresser has her salon in the front part of the shop, her husband has a computer repair/internet cafe/printing business at the back. The counter is divided up between the two. ---
**Author:** ![Cazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cazzle/32/75_2.png) [@Cazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cazzle)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2015, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangest-business-combinations-youve-ever-seen/737627/86 "2015-11-20T01:59:45Z")
Computer sales and repairs, and florist. They were two separate businesses, then the florist closed up and moved into the shared premises. I’m not sure if the florist then moved on to a new premises or closed down entirely, but the computer shop is now back to being just a computer shop. I still can’t believe that the toy shop/tobaccanist still exists in 2015, although it has been there since I was a child. ---
**Author:** ![Jinx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2015, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangest-business-combinations-youve-ever-seen/737627/87 "2015-11-20T02:08:30Z")
U-haul Rentals & Grill, Anniston AL. Surprisingly, very good food! ---
**Author:** ![missred](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/missred/32/14096_2.png) [@missred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/missred)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2015, 7:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangest-business-combinations-youve-ever-seen/737627/88 "2015-11-20T07:37:58Z")
I just thoughtof a couple more. The first was a V Twin Cycle Shop/ sushi bar in my little town. Their motto was “Ride American, eat Japanese.” On the same note, Boswell’s Harley-Davidson of Nashville has one location with a cafe that does a decent burger. ---
**Author:** ![the\_diego](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7bcc69/32.png) [@the\_diego](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_diego)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2015, 7:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangest-business-combinations-youve-ever-seen/737627/89 "2015-11-20T07:49:09Z")
A big mining conglomerate that diversified into construction, heavy equipment, --and in-betweening contracts for Japanese anime (this was before the days of autocad and whatnot so they employed lots of professional cartoonists.) ---
**Author:** ![Jeff\_Lichtman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jeff_lichtman/32/1531_2.png) [@Jeff\_Lichtman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jeff_Lichtman)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2015, 9:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangest-business-combinations-youve-ever-seen/737627/90 "2015-11-20T09:15:17Z")
In Albany, CA there used to be a hot tub store that also did video rentals. It’s not quite the same thing, but in Oakland there are two businesses on the same lot: a drive-through espresso place that feeds into a ten-minute oil change place. I think it’s a brilliant idea. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2015, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangest-business-combinations-youve-ever-seen/737627/91 "2015-11-21T01:02:05Z")
> [@Stana\_Claus](#): > > Harry Murray in Edinburg, VA is a licensed pharmacist, avid fly fisherman, and talented photographer. His shop on Main St. in downtown Edinburg has a photo gallery down the length of one wall, racks of typical drug store items down the middle, a pharmacy counter in the back, and a well-stocked fly shop along the other wall. The last time I was through there several years ago, Mr. Murray himself came out to wait on me and my son and gave us all sorts of good fly fishing advice for the local waters. Very nice man! It looks like the business is just a fly shop now. > **[Murray's Fly Shop- Fly Fishing Equipment, Gear, Guide Service, Lessons](https://www.murraysflyshop.com/)** > > Explore the ultimate destination for fly fishing enthusiasts at Murray's Fly Shop in Edinburg, Virginia. Find high-quality gear, expert advice, and premium flies for anglers of all levels. Whether you're a beginner or seasoned angler, our immersive... ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2015, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangest-business-combinations-youve-ever-seen/737627/92 "2015-11-21T01:03:21Z")
> [@Last\_Glacial\_Maximum](#): > > Somewhere back around 1986 or so, on the outskirts of Rolla Missouri, there was a large business that had an even larger black and white sign on a tall pole. > > The sign said Liquor/Guns. That’s. It. :dubious: > . I lived briefly in that region several years ago, and vaguely remember that sign. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangest-business-combinations-youve-ever-seen/737627.md?page=4)