Singles is a shop that only sells single items. If such a shop existed, I would give it plenty of business, due to my working circumstances during part of every week. Naturally there would be a small extra charge, for example: the packaging of a single egg; slice of bread, portion of butter etc.

I know that some items are already available in half portions, but in this shop every item comes as a total single. Some items may be ganged together eg single cigarette plus one match; tea bag, plus solitary milk and sugar set, but the total emphasis is on solitary items.

When I was growing up, you could buy a penny glass of lemonade at a local corner shop, or a spoonful of Creamola Foam if that was your preference.
-- xenzag, Jun 11 2010

Music to use in advertising this shop http://sniff.numach...ges/tiONEGRAIN.html
[hippo, Jun 11 2010]

...where you can buy a single serving of peanut butter... Peanut_20Butter_20Pats
[hippo, Jun 11 2010]

...a sausage,... The_20Lonely_20Sausage
[hippo, Jun 11 2010]

...and a small bottle of whiskey,... 12-oz_20Whisky_20Bottle
[hippo, Jun 11 2010]

...and then you have to do the washing-up. Single_20Dishwasher
[hippo, Jun 11 2010]

Be a real shame to buy a cigarette and waste your match. Or break your egg on the way home. Or have your single slice of bread wind-up butter-side down. Safety in numbers, you know. [+] Because I would LOVE that kind of store.
-- Letsbuildafort, Jun 11 2010


There was a corner shop in a town where I used to live that sold single cigarettes with a match.

They got busted because virtually all their customers were schoolkids.
-- Twizz, Jun 11 2010


I've seen the single cigarette store in the US, and the single egg store in China. And I think T.J. Maxx occasionally sells single shoes. [+] for bringing it all together.
-- swimswim, Jun 11 2010


So, just like a conventional shop, only selling single instances of things, in this instance. A unary improvement.
-- zen_tom, Jun 11 2010


Man takes shopping to the check-out:

*beep* - 1 carrot
*beep* - 1 potato
*beep* - 1 steak pie (single portion)
etc. ...

Young girl at check-out says, "You're single, aren't you?"
Man pauses a second, then says, "Ah - you worked that out from my shopping!?"
"No - it's because you're an ugly bas****!"
-- Jinbish, Jun 11 2010


Just the left sock please.
-- 2 fries shy of a happy meal, Jun 11 2010


[Jinbish], that made me laugh...
-- blissmiss, Jun 11 2010


Glad to be of service, [bliss].
-- Jinbish, Jun 11 2010


Idea makes me happy, too.+
-- blissmiss, Jun 11 2010



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