Past Present & In Between Indoor Flea Market and Antiques — Attraction in Albuquerque

I came here (Google Reviews) to see if our experience was uncommon... unfortunately it appears not. We've been here many times but it's not our favorite due to the unwelcoming atmosphere. We hadn't been in awhile, and definitely not going back. The owners daughter has mental issues - I'm not saying this to be mean or inflammatory but a simple issue caused her to have a completely unhinged breakdown. It was shocking. I saw in others' post that the owner said they should be able to post video and sound... oy, I wish! We stopped in on a Friday afternoon. No other customers (a couple other people came in and left pretty quickly). Overall the place feels sad, and always unwelcoming but if you decide to go in you need to know that you are expected to stop at the check-out stand first and read all the signs taped to it.

The issue was a small, single Christmas ornament. I was looking specifically for Christmas ornaments for my son, his first solo tree! Anyway, in a large bowl I picked one up and another was stuck to it then dropped and cracked. Price tag - $1.80. At checkout I volunteered that an ornament cracked and was then informed she was going to call her mom and I needed to pay for it because their policy is if you break it you buy it and 'signs are everywhere' -they are not. Only at the check-out desk, knee level. Anyway, we walked towards the booth where it happened I'm thinking ,, this is literally a buck 80... easy choice to keep a customer. And I'm looking for these signs she said are posted everywhere, still didn't see any. So I asked if we could call the merchant because I'm thinking, if it was me/my booth, I wouldn't sweat it.

Things are relatively 'calm' at this point and my husband is at the check-out stand ready to pay for it, his card is out. The daughter had said no she wasn't going to call the merchant. I said I didn't see the signs, I'm sorry. She then says she would pay for it and I said 'Ok, thank you I appreciate that'. She said she is still going to call her mom... and at this point starts freaking out. I'm like thank you, it is resolved and no need to call your mom (why would we stand around waiting for this person for this rather ridiculous issue??). My husband is still standing at the check-out literally w his card out to pay the 1.80 but the gal was now sobbing? Or? I don't know what. She is just blithering on and on angrily and neither of us could say a word because she was talking at us, not with us. We were both just kinda stunned.

I was never unkind, nor raised my voice - just asked her to call the merchant, the person who is actually affected. She escalated for no reason. We said thank you, and left while she was still ranting. *thankfully had already paid for our items. It was so weird.

*to note, we then went to our favorite flea market up the road, we were warmly greeted with hello's and 'how are you guys', music playing, tons of happy customers and employees. We had fun shopping ... and happily spent a lot!

Will NOT be going back to Past, Present & In-between. Merry...

Horrible experience! If you're a vendor you may want to consider leaving your marchandise in a different flea market because these people are extremely rude and chased me in my husband away with perfectly good money willing to pay for Our items. Before I could pay I had to run outside to get some cash from my husband so I set what I was going to buy down at the register before I walked out. the guy mentioned I needed to set down a purse that I was holding. I said I know and I went to put it back in the appropriate vendor box and as I was walking out all I said was "wow" because I was kind of shocked at how rude the guy was. I got to the car and my husband was almost in tears because of how horribly they had been to him. They had accused him of stealing and also had been very unkind to him because he had accidentally put an ashtray in the wrong vendors square. I got the money to pay for the items I wanted I was going to complain to the lady about their poor customer service, but before I was even able to get into the doors, she came running out and cut me off at the doors and told me I was no longer allowed inside and that she did not want my business! I asked her why, and she simply just told me "because I said so that's why" I can't believe how awful these people were. I've never been treated this way in my entire life! no wonder there was no business there and if you're a vendor honestly I can't believe anyone would pay to rent space from these people seeing as they are happy to chase customers away at a drop of a dime! Not only will I never return, but I will be sure to tell anyone I know who likes to go thrift shopping to beware of these paranoid, downright...

Very rude owner and daughter. Wanted to but something without a tag. Was told NO, can't domit until vendor comes in. I then replied I don't the item. Never once did the last offer to call the vendor or anything. So that vendor lost a sale. Then she was too busy on her phone to bothered with anything else. We did go to buy something else and were told , I have no pennies. Which as a customer shouldn't be our worries. She did get questioned on the price at the end and extremely combative. We left laughing at her attitude and guess what all he'll broke out. She started screaming profanity in the store to get out. Then ran outside telling her mom we were rudd. Well mom.never tried to hear anything but her daughters side. Then yes choice words were used by both. Not my best day given, but absolutely no way to run a business. I guess this would explain why so many both were in sale. My suggestion is take 5 and ask.questions and don't always think your daughter is right. As we have been in there many times before and guess what will never be again. I will send people somewhere when looking for items. Good luck...