My mother was from Massachusetts. We lived in California. One time she asked a store clerk where she could find “party supplies.” The clerk directed her to an aisle with toilet paper.
My mother’s generation, at least locally, called sun glasses
“Dark glasses” or “Colored Glasses.”
My sister told me that on a trip to Florida they stopped somewhere along the way so Mother could get some. She asked the store clerk where the colored glasses were and the clerk took her to the kitchen supplies/drink ware area.