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* In New York, there is a store called "Just Bulbs." They sell nothing but lightbulbs.

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* In New York, there is a store called "Just Bulbs." [[http://www.justbulbsnyc.com/ Just Bulbs]]. They sell nothing but lightbulbs.

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* ''VideoGame/ANNOMutationem'': Throughout the cities there are chip shops that specializes in selling only enhancements chips that are for boosting abilities when equipped to SocketedEquipment.



* In ''VisualNovel/DoubleHomework'', the boutique that [[spoiler:Tamara]] opens after she graduates sells only black clothes. Lampshaded in its name: "Nothing But Black."



* The first Pokémart you find in the [[VideoGame/PokemonGoldAndSilver second]] and [[VideoGame/PokemonRubyAndSapphire third-generation]] ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' games carries only regular Pokéballs, regular Potions, and three types of status-effect healers, despite appearing to have many shelves of merchandise. The first Mart in [[VideoGame/PokemonRedAndBlue Gen 1]] doesn't even have Potions. Every game also has a massive department store that's [[WeSellEverything the exact opposite of this trope]]. Later games justify it by having each Pokémart's available stock be dependent on how many badges the player has.
** Videogame/PokemonXAndY has the Poké Ball Boutique, which sells every variety of Pokéball but nothing else, and the Stone Emporium, which sells evolution stones. Also, the first fashion boutique that the player encounters (in Santalune City) sells only hats and hat accessories, and no other clothes like the other five.

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* ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'':
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The first Pokémart you find in the [[VideoGame/PokemonGoldAndSilver second]] and [[VideoGame/PokemonRubyAndSapphire third-generation]] ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' games carries only regular Pokéballs, regular Potions, and three types of status-effect healers, despite appearing to have many shelves of merchandise. The first Mart in [[VideoGame/PokemonRedAndBlue Gen 1]] doesn't even have Potions. Every game also has a massive department store that's [[WeSellEverything the exact opposite of this trope]]. Later games justify it by having each Pokémart's available stock be dependent on how many badges the player has.
** Videogame/PokemonXAndY ''VideoGame/PokemonXAndY'' has the Poké Ball Boutique, which sells every variety of Pokéball but nothing else, and the Stone Emporium, which sells evolution stones. Also, the first fashion boutique that the player encounters (in Santalune City) sells only hats and hat accessories, and no other clothes like the other five.



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* In ''VisualNovel/DoubleHomework'', the boutique that [[spoiler:Tamara]] opens after she graduates sells only black clothes. Lampshaded in its name: "Nothing But Black."
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* ''WesternAnimation/AquaTeenHungerForce'': In "Get Lit Upon a Situpon", after being told the planet will be destroyed by a earthquake and [[ItMakesSenseInContext only syrup will protect him]], Frylock heads to a "Syruporium" store to stock up, only to discover all the syrup has been purchased by others who were told about the coming earthquake.
* ''WesternAnimation/BigCityGreens'': In "Green Christmas", there's the Big City Dodgeball Emporium that sells only dodgeballs.



* ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales2017'': In "Let's Get Dangerous", St. Canard apparently has an "abandoned toy warehouse district".
-->'''Wanda:''' There's an entire district for that?



* ''WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse'': A stall near Eda's is "Just Skulls 2", for buying, trading, and selling skulls.



* ''WesternAnimation/WeBareBears'': In "Losing Ice", Darrel works at a store that only sells mousepads.



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** The series premier has Jimmy using rugs he got from "Rug World" to generate static electricity. While looking for it, he sees others called "Cheese World" and "Mime World",

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** The series premier has Jimmy [[LivingClothes bringing his pants to life]], which goes to the "House of Blue Pants" to create more of its kind. Jimmy counters by using rugs he got from "Rug World" to generate static electricity. While looking for it, he sees others other stores called "Cheese World" and "Mime World",



** One episode had "Lucky Tony's House of Garlic" as Jimmy was being chased by two vampires, which was right across the street from "House of Blue Pants". Later when he is chased by two werewolves he comes across the "Hi Ho Silver Store".

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** One episode had "Lucky Tony's House of Garlic" as Jimmy was being chased by two vampires, vampires ([[ContinuityNod which was right across the street from "House House of Blue Pants".Pants]]). Later when he is chased by two werewolves he comes across the "Hi Ho Silver Store".

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* In ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfJimmyNeutronBoyGenius'', Retroville has stores like Cheese World, Mime World, and Rug World. Rug World actually had something Jimmy needed to defeat the [[MakesSenseInContext evil pants.]]

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* In ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfJimmyNeutronBoyGenius'', Retroville ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfJimmyNeutronBoyGenius'':
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has stores like Cheese World, Mime World, and Rug World. Rug World actually had something Jimmy needed using rugs he got from "Rug World" to defeat the [[MakesSenseInContext evil pants.]] generate static electricity. While looking for it, he sees others called "Cheese World" and "Mime World",

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* ''WesternAnimation/HeyArnold'': Helga's father owns a store franchise specializing in pagers/beeper, called "Big Bob's Beepers", a questionable idea in 1996 which ComicBookTime made ridiculous even when the original run ended in 2001. In the episode where Bob's wife Miriam temporarily runs the business, [[SubvertedTrope it seems to be a more generalized electronics outlet]], even saying its full name was "Big Bob's Beepers and Cellphones". Conversely, ''[[WesternAnimation/HeyArnoldTheJungleMovie The Jungle Movie]]'' explicitly shows Bob ''only'' sells beepers even in 2017 because [[DiscoDan he's just that out-of-touch]].



* ''WesternAnimation/RockosModernLife'': In "[[Recap/RockosModernLifeS1E7NoPainNoGainWhoGivesABuck Who Gives a Buck?]]", the O-Town Mall has stores that consist entirely of this, one of which is "Just Dog Bowls," where Rocko buys Spunky a new dog bowl.

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* ''WesternAnimation/RockosModernLife'': In "[[Recap/RockosModernLifeS1E7NoPainNoGainWhoGivesABuck Who Gives a Buck?]]", the O-Town Mall has stores that consist entirely of this, hyper-specialized stores, one of which is "Just Dog Bowls," where Rocko buys Spunky a new dog bowl.



** When Homer wants to buy a hammock in Cypress Creek in "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS8E2YouOnlyMoveTwice You Only Move Twice]]," he finds out there's an entire hammock district downtown.

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** When Homer wants to buy a hammock in Cypress Creek in "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS8E2YouOnlyMoveTwice You Only Move Twice]]," he finds out his boss mentions there's an entire hammock district ''district'' downtown.
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* Sylvia runs a shop where she sells ''only'' potions in ''VideoGame/{{Potionomics}}'', and nothing else.

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* [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin The Container Store]].
** Averted; this chain actually has quite a wide variety of merchandise. However, if you need a specialized container for something, they will almost certainly have it, and items they sell that are not containers have a reasonable relationship to containers (e.g. gift wrapping; hangers; labels).

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* [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin The Container Store]].
** Averted; this chain actually has quite a wide variety of merchandise. However, if you need a specialized container for something, they will almost certainly have it, and items they sell that are not containers have a reasonable relationship to containers (e.g. gift wrapping; hangers; labels).
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** Videogame/PokemonXAndY has the Poké Ball Boutique, which sells every variety of Pokéball but nothing else, and the Stone Emporium, which sells evolution stones. Also, the first fashion boutique that the player encountners (in Santalune City) sells only hats and hat accessories, and no other clothes like the other five.

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** Videogame/PokemonXAndY has the Poké Ball Boutique, which sells every variety of Pokéball but nothing else, and the Stone Emporium, which sells evolution stones. Also, the first fashion boutique that the player encountners encounters (in Santalune City) sells only hats and hat accessories, and no other clothes like the other five.
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* In Season 6 on the LetsPlay/HermitcraftServer, Zedaph opens up a shop called "Warts, Quartz and Shorts", which exclusively sells netherwart, quartz blocks, and colorful pants. And yes, he did pick those items purely for the sake of the name, there is no in-game reason to sell these things together.

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* In Season 6 on the LetsPlay/HermitcraftServer, ''WebVideo/{{Hermitcraft}}'', Zedaph opens up a shop called "Warts, Quartz and Shorts", which exclusively sells netherwart, quartz blocks, and colorful pants. And yes, he did pick those items purely for the sake of the name, there is no in-game reason to sell these things together.
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* Discussed by Silly Seal in ''ComicBook/ZiggyPigSillySealComics'' when he asks ComicBook/DoctorDoom where he got his [[CoolChair royal throne]].
-->"Where do you even get a throne like that? Thrones 'R' Us? International House of Thrones? Throne Hut?"
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* ''ComicStrip/MadamAndEve'' has a restaurant that only serves [[http://www.madamandeve.co.za/cartoons/me000901.jpg Mielies]] (ears of corn).

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