five and dime
Old budget store
A five and dime is a variety store selling inexpensive merchandise—originally items costing five or ten cents.
The term is nostalgic now, evoking mid-twentieth-century Main Street retail before discount chains and big-box stores took over: We used to get candy at the five and dime on the corner.
Also called a five-and-ten or dime store.
Quality from past eras
- yesteryearTime not long past
- bygoneOf earlier times
- memoriesStored past experiences
- childhoodLife's earliest phase
reminisce · simpler times · sentimental · old-fashioned · classic · keepsake · memento · heirloom
All-purpose rural shop
- emporiumLarge varied retail store
- mom-and-popSmall owner-operated enterprise
- mercantileRelating to trade
- dry goodsTextiles and sewing supplies
department store · retailer · shopkeeper · counter · cash register · aisles · storefront · checkout
Low in price
- inexpensiveLow in cost
- budgetPlan for spending
- economicalUsing resources sparingly
- low-costRequiring little money
thrifty · affordable · modest · penny · nickel · discount · value · savings
Assorted minor items
- notionsFleeting mental impressions
- assortmentMixed collection of things
- miscellanyAssorted collection of items
- knickknacksSmall ornamental objects
trinkets · odds and ends · bric-a-brac · novelties · gewgaws · tchotchkes · curios · gimcracks
vintage
Quality from past eras
- yesteryearTime not long past
- bygoneOf earlier times
- memoriesStored past experiences
childhood · reminisce · simpler times · sentimental · old-fashioned · classic · keepsake · memento · heirloom · Americana
general store
All-purpose rural shop
- emporiumLarge varied retail store
- mom-and-popSmall owner-operated enterprise
- mercantileRelating to trade
dry goods · department store · retailer · shopkeeper · counter · cash register · aisles · storefront · checkout · browsing
cheap
Low in price
- inexpensiveLow in cost
- budgetPlan for spending
- economicalUsing resources sparingly
low-cost · thrifty · affordable · modest · penny · nickel · discount · value · savings · pocket change
sundries
Assorted minor items
- notionsFleeting mental impressions
- assortmentMixed collection of things
- miscellanyAssorted collection of items
knickknacks · trinkets · odds and ends · bric-a-brac · novelties · gewgaws · tchotchkes · curios · gimcracks · whatnots
- shopsshop, boutique, store, bakery, bookstores
- retail storesWalmart, store, shop, grocery, boutique
- Small-Town Lifegeneral store, town square, front porch, church steeple, water tower
- variety storespenny candy, soda fountain, trinkets, knickknacks, bargain bins
- Depression EraGreat Depression, Hooverville, breadline, dust storms, soup kitchen
five and dimedepartment store
Large multi-section retail establishment
Neiman Marcus · Saks Fifth Avenue · Harrods · flagship store · Nordstrom
five and dimeAmazon
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online marketplace · big box store · megastore · superstore · warehouse club
five, dime, fives, dimes, fifteen, fivefold, decimal, decimate, decimeter