five-and-ten
Old-time emporium
A five-and-ten is an old-fashioned variety store selling inexpensive merchandise—originally items priced at five or ten cents.
Also called a five-and-dime or dime store.
Woolworth's was the most famous chain.
The term now evokes mid-20th-century American retail nostalgia: She bought ribbon candy at the five-and-ten.
Reasonably priced
- bargainFavorable purchase price
- inexpensiveLow in cost
- budgetPlan for spending
- cheapLow in price
economical · discount · thrifty · low-priced · deal · savings · practical · everyday
Quality from past eras
- retroEvoking recent past
- old-fashionedBelonging to earlier times
- bygoneOf earlier times
- yesteryearTime not long past
memories · sentimental · classic · Americana · downtown · Main Street · postwar · midcentury
Historic five-and-ten chain
- dime-storeInexpensive variety retailer
- Ben FranklinColonial polymath and diplomat
- nickel-and-dimePetty or stingy
- mom-and-popSmall owner-operated enterprise
emporium · counter · checkout · storefront · retail · merchandise · shopkeeper · cashier
Fleeting mental impressions
- sundriesAssorted minor items
- housewaresDomestic household equipment
- knickknacksSmall ornamental objects
- trinketsMinor decorative objects
toiletries · candy · toys · stationery · sewing · buttons · thread · ribbons
affordable
Reasonably priced
- bargainFavorable purchase price
- inexpensiveLow in cost
- budgetPlan for spending
cheap · economical · discount · thrifty · low-priced · deal · savings · practical · everyday · accessible
vintage
Quality from past eras
- retroEvoking recent past
- old-fashionedBelonging to earlier times
- bygoneOf earlier times
yesteryear · memories · sentimental · classic · Americana · downtown · Main Street · postwar · midcentury · hometown
Woolworth's
Historic five-and-ten chain
- dime-storeInexpensive variety retailer
- Ben FranklinColonial polymath and diplomat
- nickel-and-dimePetty or stingy
mom-and-pop · emporium · counter · checkout · storefront · retail · merchandise · shopkeeper · cashier · aisle
notions
Fleeting mental impressions
- sundriesAssorted minor items
- housewaresDomestic household equipment
- knickknacksSmall ornamental objects
trinkets · toiletries · candy · toys · stationery · sewing · buttons · thread · ribbons · hardware
five-and-tendepartment store
Large multi-section retail establishment
Saks Fifth Avenue · flagship store · Neiman Marcus · Harrods · specialty shop
five, ten, fives, tens, fifth, tenth, fifthly, fifteen, fifty