dimestore
Bargain trinket shop
Dimestore refers to a type of variety store that sold inexpensive merchandise, originally for five or ten cents.
These stores—Woolworth's being the most famous—were retail fixtures in American towns through most of the twentieth century.
As an adjective, dimestore suggests cheapness or shoddiness: dimestore jewelry, a dimestore novel.
The word carries nostalgic connotations even as it implies low quality.
Low in cost
- bargainFavorable purchase price
- budgetPlan for spending
- low-costRequiring little money
- affordableReasonably priced
cut-rate · discounted · thrifty · shoddy · tawdry · second-rate · substandard · inferior
Historic five-and-ten chain
- vintageQuality from past eras
- yesteryearTime not long past
- bygoneOf earlier times
- retroEvoking recent past
old-fashioned · downtown · mid-century · Americana · mom-and-pop · small-town
Small worthless ornament
- knickknackSmall decorative object
- baubleShowy, worthless ornament
- gewgawCheap showy ornament
- tchotchkeSmall decorative trifle
curio · trifle · plaything · gimmick · whimsy · ornament · souvenir · toy
Soft and fibrous
- trashyCheap and tasteless
- lowbrowLacking intellectual depth
- kitschyTastelessly popular or sentimental
- schlockyCheap and shoddy
potboiler · two-bit · rinky-dink · hack · amateurish · paperback · sensationalist · lurid
inexpensive
Low in cost
affordable · cut-rate · discounted · thrifty · shoddy · tawdry · second-rate · substandard · inferior · low-priced
Woolworth's
Historic five-and-ten chain
- vintageQuality from past eras
- yesteryearTime not long past
- bygoneOf earlier times
retro · old-fashioned · downtown · mid-century · Americana · mom-and-pop · small-town
trinket
Small worthless ornament
- knickknackSmall decorative object
- baubleShowy, worthless ornament
- gewgawCheap showy ornament
tchotchke · curio · trifle · plaything · gimmick · whimsy · ornament · souvenir · toy · keychain
pulpy
Soft and fibrous
schlocky · potboiler · two-bit · rinky-dink · hack · amateurish · paperback · sensationalist · lurid
dimestoreboutique
Small specialized retail shop
designer store · Neiman Marcus · Saks Fifth Avenue · Harrods · department store
dimestoreluxury
Expensive nonessential comfort
high-end · premium · top-shelf · first-rate · deluxe
dimestoregenuine
Truly what it claims
first-rate · top-shelf · world-class · authentic · premium
dime, store, dimes, stores, stored, storing, storage, storeroom, storefront