For me it’s a hardware store or electronic components. It’s like candy.
Microcenter is my craft store. Do I NEED this adapter that’s on sale? No. I might one day though.
I love stores like that. Go in looking for a particular colour string and leave with bags of all kinds of fun things I didnt know I wanted until then.
There’s a shop chain in Northern England, it’s called Boyes, it is the BEST for this. Like, I don’t think I’ve ever once gone into the Boyes in my tiny middle-of-nowhere town needing something weirdly specific (craft-related or otherwise) and not been able to find it.
Basic interfacing? Check. Really specific size and colour of safety eyes? Somehow also check. Net curtain to turn into a wedding dress, and a lavender heat pack for my grandma? That’s also a check. Set of screwdrivers, a new pair of pyjamas and some back to school supplies? I’ll give you three guesses.
Funny thing. in German we call many wood, metal or plastic building materials like sheets, pipes etc. “Halbzeug”.
This translates literally to “half thing”
Kartoffeln = Frittenhalbzeug
Nothin but notions?
That applies to every cash & carry type store, if we are being pedantic.
Me with software deal websites like StackSocial or student app centre; I don’t know when or why I need this app, but I do!
