Five and dime stores have been fading from their retail glory for decades, but somehow Modern Variety in Aurora has held on, without turning into a tourist trap. (Mainly because there aren't many tourists in small town Missouri.)
Modern Variety survived the first Wal-Mart that opened up on the opposite end of town about 25 years ago. Wal-Mart expanded and moved across the road, and Modern Variety held on, selling everything from stamps to fabric, kids toys and cooking equipment.
Just last year, the Aurora Wal-Mart doubled (or hell, maybe even tripled) in size to become a Supercenter (even though there's another Supercenter just 15 miles away and the entire town only has 7,000 people), but I guarantee you, Modern Variety would give them a run for their money in terms of the number of products they carry.
In every corner, you'll find the most random items displayed next to even more random items. Punch bowls, silly putty, quirky knick-knacks or gift cards. These cell phone pictures hardly do the place justice, but I hope you get a chance to shop at a store like this before Wal-Mart puts them under for good.
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