15 Shops With an Extremely Specific Theme

Imagine walking into a store and realizing that everything inside is purple. Not just the decorations, but the actual merchandise. Now imagine another shop selling pillows shaped like raw meat, or one with hundreds of rubber ducks staring back at you. These places really exist, and somehow, they’ve found enough customers to keep their very specific ideas alive. Some have been around for decades, while others are the kind of businesses you might stumble upon during a vacation and immediately tell your friends about. We’ve gathered 15 shops that have taken their love for one particular thing a little further than anyone probably expected.

This Store Is Absolutely Full of Rubber Ducks

Forget ordinary bath toys. A Reddit user photographed a shop stocked with hundreds of rubber ducks, including themed versions of familiar characters and famous personalities.

Someone Opened a Store Just for Pencils

New York’s CW Pencil Enterprise once sold pencils from around the world, complete with a testing station for customers who took their graphite seriously.

Even Brooms Have Their Own Specialty Shop

Vancouver’s Granville Island Broom Company specializes in handmade brooms, with some models expensive enough to make an ordinary supermarket broom seem like a bargain.

A Whole Store Dedicated to Hot Sauce

At Spice Is Nice in Sanford, Florida, shelves are packed with hot sauces in every flavor and heat level imaginable, from mild blends to seriously spicy varieties.

This Store Had a Serious Cat Obsession

When a cat-themed shop closed, its remaining merchandise ended up at a thrift store, leaving a display filled with feline ornaments and miniature figures.

This Shop Takes Umbrellas Very Seriously

London’s James Smith & Sons has specialized in umbrellas and walking sticks since 1830, including handcrafted designs with animal-shaped handles and traditional wooden shafts.

Everything in This Store Is Purple

Clothes, accessories, and everyday objects all share one thing in this unusual shop: they’re purple.

This Store Is Basically a Pickle Paradise

At The Pickle Guys in New York City, customers can choose from different varieties of pickles, including sour, sweet, spicy, and traditional fermented favorites.

Japan Has a Store for Every Kind of Sock

A Reddit traveler discovered Tabio in Tokyo, where rows of socks in different colors, patterns, and styles turned an ordinary clothing essential into an entire shopping experience.

Christmas Apparently Lasts 361 Days Here

Bronner’s Christmas Wonderland in Michigan keeps the holiday spirit going almost year-round, filling an enormous retail space with ornaments, decorated trees, lights, and festive displays.

A Shop Full of Meat-Shaped Pillows

One Berlin shop specialized in pillows and blankets printed to look like cuts of meat.

Tintin Apparently Needed His Own Shop

A local store photographed by a Reddit user was dedicated to The Adventures of Tintin, selling merchandise inspired by the famous Belgian comic book character.

Apparently, There’s a Store Just for Statues

This mall shop is packed with decorative statues, giving shoppers plenty of options if they suddenly decide their home needs another sculpture.

This Store Sells Rich People’s Leftovers

With a name like “Rich Dead People’s Stuff,” this shop makes its specialty pretty clear.

Someone Opened a Peanut Butter Shop

New York’s Peanut Butter & Co. built a whole business around peanut butter, including sandwiches and shelves of jars for customers who couldn’t get enough.