The experience of going to this store was almost surreal for me. For one, the name is absolutely not one that wold ever draw me inside. I ended up inside because a large part of my family/friends group decided to go inside. Also it was quite warm (uhhh, hot) in Murphys and there was the hope of a/c inside.
Once inside, I felt I'd been transported into a different world and a different time. Technology was non-existent in this store in a right-now-today sense, yet it was all around me in a years-gone-by sense. I can't begin to explain the wide variety of machineries in Dea-Bathroom. Toilets, cow bells, heavy lifting pullies, classic gas street lamps, bottle openers, land plows, claw foot bathtubs (upstairs, yes look closely and there is an upstairs), and the list could go on and on.
The store was so full of enthralled, browsing patrons that I kept finding myself saying "oops sorry, oh excuse me" (in a polite tactful we're-all-enjoying-this-place way, not a "ugh, MOVE" way). We spent a lot more time than I ever expected and ended up browsing the entire place (unless they had a hidden, super cool area that no one knows about). The staff there were very kind and answered with friendliness any questions one could come up with.
Because I never could have possibly imagined myself being interested in a store such as this, having such an interesting time inside made all the more impact on me (such that within seconds of entering, I wasn't even thinking about a/c). And for that, BAM - 5 stars. read more