Although larger retailers can often have a more expansive selection, there's something about the personal charm of an independent shop. What they lack in breadth, they usually make up for in depth and there's a character those stores have that larger chains can sometimes imitate but never really get right.
For instance, my dad used to take me to a local record store that specialized in classical music when I was a kid. Although this wasn't the music I was interested in, that didn't really matter because the owner always had his incredibly friendly bulldog Rochester in the store with him.
And while one store owner in Taiwan has made his pets a similar selling point, he's taken it a step further to consequences even he may not have expected.
