Websites store

Today on my ongoing series of photos from my travels: the eBay and Websites store in Tarzana, a suburb of LA. These were everywhere a couple years back, but they seem to have died out. Love the idea of walking into a store and ordering a website! Link

[#1 posted by hirstys , January 11, 2008 1:59 AM]

They seem to be appearing in the UK too...

www.thewebsiteshops.com

[#2 posted by A New Challenger , January 11, 2008 3:43 AM]

Excuse me kind sir do you have an internet I can purchase? Preferably one with the googles and maybe an instant message?

There used to be a place like this on the other side of town that listed things on eBay for people. It's been replaced by a cell phone store.

[#3 posted by Landowner , January 11, 2008 4:58 AM]

Hey! Thats where K-Fed lives. Holla at my boy Cory!

[#4 posted by MHotel , January 11, 2008 5:03 AM]

Huh, Catherine Keener's character in 40 Year Old Virgin ran one of these but I didn't think they actually existed in mundane life.

I love these little facets of transition. Sorta like steam powered cars.

[#5 posted by Cupcake Faerie , January 11, 2008 5:22 AM]

There's an "Ebay" store a little like that on Touhee street in Chicago.

[#6 posted by bitworksmusic , January 11, 2008 5:51 AM]

I'd bet Gabe and Max know a lot about this sort of internets.

[#7 posted by techworking , January 11, 2008 7:01 AM]

Looks like you can also order a WebSite off the menu and enjoy it al fresco at the little sidewalk table. How very sophisticated.

[#8 posted by edgore , January 11, 2008 7:01 AM]

Out here in Colorado we have a couple of competeing chains that do the ebay sellin, though I haven't seen any storefronts selling websites.

I wonder what kind of bag they use for you to take it home in? (I am joking of course, the website is delived in it's very own small sealed tube that you can simply plug into the internet tube in your house using an inexpensive "T" or "Y" adaptor.

[#9 posted by Halloween Jack , January 11, 2008 7:05 AM]

I'd like fries with my website, please.

[#10 posted by davewells , January 11, 2008 9:23 AM]

While on vacation in St. Augustine, FL, I spotted a rather shady-looking run-down establishment covered in crudely hand-painted signs. These advertised such things as "Shrimp Platter Take-Outs," "Food Fun Magic," "Treasure Ship," and most dubiously: "We Make Internet Webpages." I snapped a couple of pictures:

The whole storefront:
http://davewells.us/gallery/places/staugustine/staugustine35.jpg.html

"We Make Internet Webpages:"
http://davewells.us/gallery/places/staugustine/staugustine36.jpg.html

[#11 posted by phlavor , January 11, 2008 9:24 AM]

I'm goin' down to tha store ta get me one of them websites, ya'll want a slim jim or anythang?

[#12 posted by Takuan , January 11, 2008 9:31 AM]

My long time favourite is still: "Guns & Liquor!"

[#13 posted by Maddy , January 11, 2008 9:42 AM]

I wonder if the store has boots with goldfish in them that you can't purchase on-site.

[#14 posted by BuyWebsites , January 12, 2008 8:06 AM]

Ebay drop-off stores are not as big as they once were. I have seen a few for sale. Profit was not bad, but less then you can make at a nice full-time job.

Michael