Cool, Interesting, or Unusual Stores
Jan 20, 2014, 10:38 am
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Cool, Interesting, or Unusual Stores
What are some of the more interesting, cool, or unusual stores you have visited?
Boston has a couple - Funusual in Quincy market, and Black Ink in Harvard Square carry unique fun things. And You-do-it electronics in Needham is a Radio Shack like they used to be.
I will forever miss the original Spags, back when he and his wife were still alive.
Boston has a couple - Funusual in Quincy market, and Black Ink in Harvard Square carry unique fun things. And You-do-it electronics in Needham is a Radio Shack like they used to be.
I will forever miss the original Spags, back when he and his wife were still alive.
Jan 20, 2014, 10:40 pm
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There's a fun store called Pepper Palace in New Orleans and over a dozen other US cities, mostly in the South and Southwest: http://www.pepperpalace.com/default.asp Mostly stocked with hundreds of colorfully named hot sauces, though it has numerous other items as well. We bought a great Bloody Mary mix there.
Jan 22, 2014, 1:29 pm
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Yay! Ax-Man is still around. I bought a couple of stuffed animals there almost 40 years ago. Armadillos. My recommendation is Evangeline's Costume Mansion in Sacramento. I love that place! Not just costumes but all kinds of crazy stuff.
Jan 22, 2014, 2:48 pm
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Jan 23, 2014, 4:26 am
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old town albuquerque - the christmas shop. lots of southwest-themed christmas decorations (i need to go back to get a few more strings of chile lights).
chile traditions in albuquerque - a good place to buy a ristra or other chile-themed food and knickknacks.
utsuwa-no-yakata, little tokyo, LA. very nice decorative and functional japanese ceramics/pottery.
chile traditions in albuquerque - a good place to buy a ristra or other chile-themed food and knickknacks.
utsuwa-no-yakata, little tokyo, LA. very nice decorative and functional japanese ceramics/pottery.
Jan 23, 2014, 7:09 am
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Jan 23, 2014, 8:13 am
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I clicked on this thread just to mention Tokyu Hands 
Japan is the king of these kinds of interesting, quirky stores. Someone else mentioned Don Quijote, and there is also Daiso. I know it's "just" a dollar store but the range of products in there is amazing... you can go nuts finding treasures in there and in the end you'd be out less than $30.
Japan is the king of these kinds of interesting, quirky stores. Someone else mentioned Don Quijote, and there is also Daiso. I know it's "just" a dollar store but the range of products in there is amazing... you can go nuts finding treasures in there and in the end you'd be out less than $30.