Unusual Business Combinations?

[68TriShield]

There are two interesting ones in my county,what about you?

Here there is..

Welding Service and Cold Beer and a Restaurant/Gun Shop :D

Seriously,there is.

[St. Lou Stu]

Unusual, but sheer genius.

Nashville has a Pub and Laundry combined down near Vandy.

The bar back is a series of numbered light bulbs that correspond to your washer/dryer number.

[14holestogie]

Bar and beauty shop combo. If the beauty shop doesn't get it quite right, stay at the bar a little longer and they get better looking the longer you stay. :D

[68TriShield]

Those are good ones.Tim the laundry/bar combination isn't that uncommon,especially in college towns. :banger

[MarioF]

Dave, what county are you in, Frederick?

[68TriShield]

Dave, what county are you in, Frederick?

S.E. Frederick County.Just north of Damascus.

[icehog3]

Not a combination per se, but the funniest thing I have seen in the town I work in:

A strip mall with a sushi restaurant right next door to a bait shop.

[Tenor CS]

In Miami, we had a sushi restaurant next to an aquarium place.

I always had the idea to open a gynecologist/dog groomer. Call it "Poochies and Coochies."

[68TriShield]

Not a combination per se, but the funniest thing I have seen in the town I work in:

A strip mall with a sushi restaurant right next door to a bait shop.

That made me LOL :r

[St. Lou Stu]

Those are good ones.Tim the laundry/bar combination isn't that uncommon,especially in college towns. :banger

They are dangerous.
I was there on business for a month and went to that place to do laundry and get out of the hotel.
I got back to the hotel after a day of watching Nascar and realized I had left my laundry. :rolleyes:

[leasingthisspace]

In Miami, we had a sushi restaurant next to an aquarium place.

I always had the idea to open a gynecologist/dog groomer. Call it "Poochies and Coochies."
That had me laughing right there.

[lightning9191]

Back home there is a place that sells guns and scrapbooking supplies.

[gnukfu]

Well in my town there is the combination of pets and soda....Dave's Soda and Pet Food City

http://www.davessodaandpetcity.com/

[Thaplumbr]

wouldnt have believed it if i hadnt seen it myself, in fact i turned around to make sure i read the sign correctly.....Muffler shop and driving range

[Django]

wouldnt have believed it if i hadnt seen it myself, in fact i turned around to make sure i read the sign correctly.....Muffler shop and driving range

What is unusual about that, both have to do with driving :rolleyes:

[tupacboy]

nail salon/bar called beauty bar... and of course all the "herbal" remedies shops

[tobii3]

Here in the 'Nam we have a Veterinarian and a Chinese food place - owned by the same guy - in the same building - I'm just sayin....If Fluffy is sick....I'm not too sure I would wanna take her there....

[cricky101]

We used to have a taxidermy and cheese shop. I drove by this weekend, though, and the "cheese" on the sign is painted over now so it just reads "taxidermy". Not sure if they still sell cheese or not, but it's a strange combination!

Edit to include pic of what their sign used to look like from the road: http://www.goodexperience.com/tib/archives/2007/06/taxidermy_and_c.html

[rrplasencia]

while touring boston i saw a dunkin donuts/sushi place

[acarr]

I did a long trip this past summer and ran into a couple interesting places. Some place in Wyoming, there was a gas station with the regular tire shop/repair shop but inside they had animal vacinations for your cows, horses ect. and almost a whole outdoors store that included guns, branding irons, ammo anything you could think of. All inside a little store about 2x the size of a 7-11.

[weak_link]

Unusual, but sheer genius.

Nashville has a Pub and Laundry combined down near Vandy.

The bar back is a series of numbered light bulbs that correspond to your washer/dryer number.

We've got a place like that in San Francisco called 'BrainWash.' Great idea, what's not to love?

[MortonMilo]

In North Carolina, came across a combination shooting range and animal boarding kennel. Don't be late to pick your dog up....

[tobii3]

I did a long trip this past summer and ran into a couple interesting places. Some place in Wyoming, there was a gas station with the regular tire shop/repair shop but inside they had animal vacinations for your cows, horses ect. and almost a whole outdoors store that included guns, branding irons, ammo anything you could think of. All inside a little store about 2x the size of a 7-11.

That's the Wyoming WalMart. No one told you, did they?

You should see what's in the gas stations on the Reservation in Montana.

[Cyclone]

In Vancouver BC, an asian Driving School in the same building as an Autobody repair shop :D

[akumushi]

On the corner of Convoy and Clairemont Mesa Blvd for the longest time there was a great juxtaposition of two different shops:
Hemorrhoid Care by Laser, right on top of Banner Mattress.
Guess if you had to wait a while, you could always go downstairs and get a pillow.

[jmsremax]

In the town next to where I grew up there is an ice cream stand that is also a chinese restaurant. Same owners and they use the same door/window to order.

[BeachBonsai]

Ginsberg & Wong in Cherry Hill New Jersey
Half Chinese Restaurant and half Jewish Deli

[LeoM]

When I was driving through Tenn. there was a fudge and fireworks place.

And back in the day, when I lived in Columbus, OH, there was a "buy here pay here" car dealership that was also a liquor store.

[tedrodgerscpa]

Also from Tennessee. Smithville, Tennessee to be exact.

And I wouldn't believe it either if I didnt' see it with my own two eyes.

http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee123/tedrodgerscpa/shoechee.jpg

That picture says exactly what you think it says...

[tedrodgerscpa]

Unusual, but sheer genius.

Nashville has a Pub and Laundry combined down near Vandy.

The bar back is a series of numbered light bulbs that correspond to your washer/dryer number.

Tim,

while your story indicates you might not remember the name of the joint... it's called Duds N Suds (or at least it was back in the 80's). Been there before, but that was a long long long long long time ago.

[Tripp]

We have a local chain of brewpub/restaurant/movie theaters in the area that aren't as unusual, as they are genius. Portland is a pretty beer-centric city, so if theres something you need to get done, theres a pretty good chance that theres someone who will give you a beer while you do it. A pretty common combination here is a barber shop where a haircut includes a pint. :D

[tenbaseg]

The shop my father gets his lawn mower repaired at also doubles as his butcher.

[BlackDog]

Not a combination per se, but the funniest thing I have seen in the town I work in:

A strip mall with a sushi restaurant right next door to a bait shop.
Here in suburban Minneapolis I know where there is a Chinese restaurant next door to a kennel where you leave your dog or cat when you go on vacation. :D

[Veritas]

My barber shop has a walk-in humidor and a smoking lounge. This combination should occur more frequently.

[jmsremax]

My barber shop has a walk-in humidor and a smoking lounge. This combination should occur more frequently.

:tpd:

[kenstogie]

When I was in Niagara Falls, Canada Side there were strip clubs with hotels in the back if you go to the outskirts of town. Funny but the girl I was with pointed it out.

[icehog3]

When I was in my early twenties, there was a place called the "Charlie Club" in a Chicago suburb. It had a health club, a bar and a hotel.

Meet a hottie in the gym, buy her an after-workout drink, and va va va voom. :)

[tedrodgerscpa]

My barber shop has a walk-in humidor and a smoking lounge. This combination should occur more frequently.

I'd actually look forward to a hair cut!

[GAZHOG]

All States Cremation AND Dolce Siciliant Italian Bakery in Denver, CO. The bakery was once a sausage / meat shop, but that was just too goofy I guess.

Not to ruin the funny, but it is just a storefront, they do not bake the folks there!

[D_A]

http://failblog.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/129143731277759527.jpg

[kydsid]

Does a funeral home with drive through next door to a mexican restaurant qualify (http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q=ft+stockton+tx&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hq=&hnear=Fort+Stockton,+TX&gl=us&ei=YSq6S6uRK8L38Aap9cyXCQ&sa=X&oi=geocode_result&ct=image&resnum=1&ved=0CA4Q8gEwAA)?

[tsolomon]

Potomac Trading Antique Guns & Lionel Trains, trains are upstairs and the guns are downstairs.