Talk:Variety store/Archives/2013

Merge proposal: 100-yen shop
A 100-Yen shop is just the Japanese version of the "price-point retailer" which is covered by the general article Variety store. There aren't separate articles for (e.g.) "Dollar store" or "Pound store". The Japan-specific information can be included in a subsection here, I don't think there's enough specific about them to warrant their own article.

Also, the 100-Yen store article covers similar stores in countries/regions outwith Japan (i.e. that don't use the Yen as currency) such as Hong Kong. But we already have *this* article covering the general concept! Ubcule (talk) 12:38, 11 September 2012 (UTC)

Dollar stores in Canada
Canada is a vey big place indeed, but I've never ever heard of dollar stores being called Toonie stores. Some Canadian douches, need to constantly input and ply how Canada is different to the U.S and comes up with the stupidest things. In Ontario they're called DOLLAR STORES. Most of Canada has always been in step with the northern United states. maybe they're called toonie stores in the Yukon, who knows. but they are usually refered to as dollar stores

We have loonie toonie stores here in BC (also dollar stores). Amy's Loonie Toonie Town would be an example of a chain.

A quick search showed there's also: Loonie Plus Super Loonie Plus Loonie Toonie Variety Store Loonie King

I wouldn't say it's replaced dollar store in the lingo, but it definitely exists. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.183.59.95 (talk) 22:39, 16 April 2013 (UTC)

UK stores
''"Modern names include:

...

Pound shop, £2 shop, 50p shop, etc. in the United Kingdom"''

Do the highlighted examples actually exist? In the UK I regularly see pound shops, and I occasionally see 99p shops. I can't say I've ever come across a "£2 shop" or a "50p shop".

I've also removed the statement that Poundland is also called Euroland, as I can find no evidence that the chain uses this name (it certainly doesn't trade under this name in the UK, which of course uses the Pound as its currency, not the Euro). 217.155.20.163 20:49, 29 April 2007 (UTC)


 * I agree. £2 store seems to have crept back in over the last six years. While e.g. Poundland sometimes has three-for-£2 offers now, I've never heard it or its rivals called a £2 store. That's not to say it isn't, but removed (again) as unreferenced – I couldn't find any references. Si Trew (talk) 10:43, 8 September 2013 (UTC)

out of print books
"Variety store products include cooking supplies, small tools, personal hygiene supplies, kitchen supplies, organizational supplies, small office supplies, holiday decorations, electronics supplies, gardening supplies, home decor novelties, toys, pet supplies, out of print books, DVDs and VHS tapes, food products and automotive supplies."

This statement is not right. "Out of print" books refers to books which are no longer available from the publisher, because they have sold them all. Variety stores sell cheap books which are often surplus leftovers of failed best-sellers where the publishers have printed too many. This is not really the same thing as "out of print".Eregli bob (talk) 15:09, 22 December 2008 (UTC)


 * I've edited it to be remaindered books. Si Trew (talk) 10:00, 8 September 2013 (UTC)

"In popular culture" needs to go
If anything in this section is actually notable, place it in the article somewhere else. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 208.127.236.234 (talk) 15:40, 27 August 2009 (UTC)


 * It was moved some time ago, but I just moved it back to the foot of the article, since it didn't belong in the history section either. I'd say that it is notable, because there are articles and so presumably their subjects are notable. (If not, propose deletion for those articles.) It could be called "See also", but that's just substituting the general for the specific, which is not usually a good thing. It's not as if it's an enormous list. Si Trew (talk) 10:47, 8 September 2013 (UTC)

"Sixpence and Shilling"
While Woolworth's shops in the USA called themselves "Five and Dime" in the mid twentieth century in England they were advertised as "Sixpence and Shilling" shops. (personal recollection) 2.28.216.125 (talk) 13:02, 2 February 2013 (UTC)


 * Before the 1940s, they were known as three-and-sixpenny (3d and 6d) stores, and that was used on the store frontage:




 * I would consider that site to be RS, it is an independent museum company. Si Trew (talk) 09:58, 8 September 2013 (UTC)