National 5 & 10 — Local services in Newark

A nice throwback to the era when a "5 and 10" store was the department store for small towns. For everyone younger than 50, "5 and 10" was occasionally said as "5 and dime". That's a reference to how item prices in these stores during the early 20th century mostly were 5 or 10 cents each. A 5 and10 survived by stocking what customers needed. This store has what "the neighborhood" wants - basic items, plus the best selection of U of Delaware clothing outside the campus bookstore. "National 5 and 10" has lower prices than the stuff in the bookstore, and the quality is similar. This place was old when I was at UD in the 80's, and the fact they are still open on Main Street next to much higher rent store fronts should tell you they are doing...

One of the nicest campus stores I have been to. I've been to college campuses all over the country and this was one of the nicest campus merchandise stores I have seen. It is everything Delaware. You can get almost any kind of clothing or knick knacks. The selection is humongous. I was visiting from Oregon and stopped in to get some Delaware gear for the football game on Saturday. The staff was very friendly and the prices...

The service at the 5 and 10 is wonderful. I have had many positive experiences both in person and with online orders. Everything was always received within a reasonable amount of time and I really enjoyed the personal well wishes that were sent with an order upon my daughter’s graduation in 2020. Recently something had been back ordered and as soon as it came in I was notified. It’s a great place with...