What exactly is a "five and dime"?

Question

I hear it mentioned all the time, but I've never been able to find exactly what one is.

Answer 1

What is referred to as a "five and time" was a store that had mostly low budget items,also called a "five and ten cent store" or a variety store...We used to get candy,snacks,soap,souveniers and inexpensive sewing supplies at our local Ben Franklin Store..I think Woolworths would have been one of the last big "five and dime"type stores..also Kress Stores would qualify...I don't think I have seen anything on that exact order for many years.....not quite as cheezy as a modern "dollar store"..

Answer 2

A store that sells inexpensive goods. Many years ago, literally, a five cent and ten cent store.

Or

Slang for the 510 area code (including Berkley in Northern California)

Answer 3

It's because they don't exist anymore. But it used to be a store where things were REALLY CHEAP!! I know Woolworths and Woolco were some 5&10's in the U.S.

Probably today's equivalent of "The dollar store". Kind of like an "apothecary" is now called a "pharmacy" or a "drug store".

Answer 4

Old stores where lots of things cost 5 or 10 cents.

Answer 5

Will;guess your too young to remember.A "5 and dime" [if it's the phrase i grew up with]was a reference to a store [like WALGREENS]where you would fine inexpensive items.

Answer 6

A very old store