Antique Maison LLC — Attraction in Bay Saint Louis

RUDE, RUDE, RUDE!!! I recently spent 10 weeks in the Biloxi/Gulfport area and visited many, if not all of the antique stores nearby. I arrived early in Bay St. Louis on a Saturday and waited well over an hour for this shop to open as I was consumed with the thrill of the hunt. I am aware of the rules of the game, and I never try to buy an item at an unfair price. However, asking if the prices are negotiable is permitted. An elderly woman with a lot of spunk and no salesmanship very rudely told me that haggling for items that were under twenty dollars was never accepted. Her point well conveyed using a high-pitched tone, but in an effort to assert herself she was downright rude with me. After about an hour in her shop, I am ready to take my selections to the counter. I ask her to show me a piece in a glass case in one of the rooms towards the back. Again, with a high-pitched tone and mean demeanor, she asks me for the number of the glass case. I tell her I didn’t know they were numbered. While ranting and raving she tries to educate me regarding the numbering system on her glass cases. I try to tell her that I am just a tourist, I don’t care to learn her system. I just want to make a purchase. She opens the glass case and informs me that she does not want to dig through all the items, if I am not serious about buying. At that point, I have enough of her, and inform her that I don’t need to see any further. I pay for what I have on the counter and leave. In another nearby shop, two ladies approach me, informing me that the lady at the Antique Maison was extremely rude to me. They also felt uncomfortable with her demeanor and left her store. RUDE,...

Rude. Rude. Rude. I called to see if they were open and a woman answered, asked if I was calling to sell something, then proceeded to tell me she was too busy to talk- then the phone cut off. Bad connection, I optimistically assumed (so not the case). So I made my way downtown and into the shop which was completely empty. After milling around for 25 minutes without seeing any store representatives I finally heard someone clip-clopping their way down the hall. I recognized the voice from the phone. The older woman with grey hair then proceeded to take me to every space in the store and began aggressively trying to sell me things. It became very clear to me that she had ZERO knowledge of antiques- then she tells me she's the OWNER! I couldn't believe it. It's a pity that the people that rent or consign there have to deal with such an unprofessional and ignorant business owner. I tried for another 25 minutes to leave and was chased out the door with a handful of magazines, brochures, etc. I will NEVER go back there again. The whole place was a mess and there was really nothing there that was worth putting up with all of that. I took my business to the cuter shops down the street. Such a great town to have such a...

Typical antique and knick-knack kind of a store. They have some interesting items, but unless you get to deal with one of the many vendors who make up the shop, don't expect to get to "deal" on the prices. Which is pretty disappointing because I have never been to one of this type of store without at least some minor negotiating over prices. One of the vendors there was super nice in helping us get the best price by taking the time to call another vendor, talk to her about my wife's offer and close the deal for us. On the other hand, the store manager was not intersted in dealing at all, or calling to talk to the vendor about an offer. The price listed is the price you're going to pay. Period. Lots of neat things but if we can't talk directly with the vendor, we won't be...