# Yes, this is real: Sip & Develop–enjoy your own drink while you watch your film develop, at a strip mall near you **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 14, 2021, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-this-is-real-sip-develop-enjoy-your-own-drink-while-you-watch-your-film-develop-at-a-strip-mall-near-you/956012 "2021-12-14T00:59:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 9
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2021, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-this-is-real-sip-develop-enjoy-your-own-drink-while-you-watch-your-film-develop-at-a-strip-mall-near-you/956012/9 "2021-12-14T03:50:54Z")
This one’s closed, but is a major timesuck anyway. > [@Weird Businesses in Your Area](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-businesses-in-your-area/180293): > > Tell me about weird businesses in your area. By “weird” I mean: [ul] [li]Weird merchandise.[/li][li]Weird hours.[/li][li]Weird decor.[/li][li]Weird employees/owner.[/li][li]Generally weird “vibe.”[/li][/ul] I’m inspired to write this thread by a place that I visited the other day. It’s an outdoor sports shop a few blocks from my house. First, its hours: It’s NEVER open on Sundays (not unusual in conservative central Illinois). Monday thru Saturday it’s open whenever the boss feels like openi… --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-this-is-real-sip-develop-enjoy-your-own-drink-while-you-watch-your-film-develop-at-a-strip-mall-near-you/956012)._