Heights Antiques On Yale, LLC — Attraction in Houston

last weekend my parents came to visit Houston all the way from Midland. Tuesday afternoon, I decided to take my parents out antiquing, which they LOVE. The first stop was a place I had never been to before -- the heights antiques on Yale, LLC. This store is all indoors. In less than 5 minutes of being there, a lady walked by me and my parents, with no mask on, WAVING A FAN in front of her face. I was very upset about this. After a minute of taking some deep breaths deciding what to do, I walked up to the front and told the man working the store. I said "do you know there is a lady here without mask waving a fan in front of her face?" Without even looking up from his computer, his response was "I've been googling. As long as they are in the same group and maintaining 6 feet of distance it's fine." I said "well they aren't maintaining 6 feet of distance. They just walked shoulder to shoulder by me and my parents and I literally felt the air go in my face!" I said sir, you know I can report this and both your store and that lady can get fined? At this point this man had barely moved from his desk. He began to tell me to calm down or nothing would get done. I said can you please go tell her right now or I will call someone. I said maybe I should have just kept my parents home to keep them safe, but I expected places like this to be following the rules. He continues to just tell me to calm down. I repeat can you please go tell her or I will report this. He is still barely moving, he has finally come out from behind his desk and now he has his hands palms out in front of him telling me to calm down as if I'm attacking him. I continued to repeat, go tell her or I will call someone. My momcomesaroundthe corner and asks what's going on. I told my mom to go back and keep shopping that I was handling this. Now this store worker has the nerve, to again stop walking and say "that's your mom? You talk to your mom that way?" I looked at him and I said "are you serious?" The store worker MOCKED ME, copying me he said "are you serious". Then I took one step toward him and AGAIN repeated myself, "go tell her now or I will call someone." When I stepped toward him and said that, he raised up his arms out by his side, bowed up his chest to me and went "eh ehhh EH!" Like a child???? This BOY, not man, STILL HAS SOME NERVE because then he tells me he can call someone on me!! I said "what are you going to tell them, that Im trying to report you for not following the mask order and that I had a tone of voice with my mom? Go ahead." He had no response and this is when i finally realized how ridiculous this situation was and walked away. I walked to the back and got my parents and we left the store. The store worker flipped me off and didn't say a word. I took my parents to the other stores around the heights and they gladly bought $1,000+ of antiques and we didn't spend a penny at that store. It was full of mostly junk anyway. If you need to take your mask off and wave your fan to go cool off, go sit in your damn car!!!!!!! She didn't even have a mask at all, and no excuse such as breathing issues was ever given for her. The store employee acted like a child, when all that had to be said when I first came to express my concern, was "oh yes ma'am, let me go take care of that for you. She shouldn't be waving a fan inside. However, she can allow her to remove her mask if she is 6 feet apart from you." Even when I told him she wasn't maintaining the distance, instead of being concerned about it what is happening, the employee acts like a child, mocks me, bows up at me, threatens to call the cops on me?

I'm sure your manager will love this review. I decided a bad review in the midst of COVID probably does more damage than a fine. I've never had an experience so bad that I actually took the time to write a review about it so, that says something. If you care about following Covid guidelines correctly, I wouldn't go here. And like I said, the other antiques stores on Heights streetarewayyyyy better...

I have been shopping here for many, many years and have purchased several items. Went in yesterday to browse. Unfortunately, a man and woman at the counter who must work there were discussing an incorrect charge that had resulted in an unbalanced cash register, and another employee they apparently don't approve of. This discussion was at a volume everyone could hear for at least the hour I was there. Then, I found a real treasure! I was so excited. I wanted to find out from the actual vendor of the item if he had any more of them. Instead of helping me, the woman told me she knows he doesn't and went back to talking to the other guy at the counter about the issue they were having. I asked to see the 2 items they did have and she did say I could of course look at them but instead of getting the keys, she went right straight back to talking to the other guy about their issue. I left. I don't go to antique shops for things I HAVE to have. I go to look for treasures and enjoy the hunt. I most certainly don't go to listen to employees, owners or whoever they were complain loudly about another employees' work ethic and I sure don't go there to be ignored when I want to see something I was initially so happy to find. I will go back but if either of those 2 are there, I just won't go in. I don't think the other vendors would be very happy to know of their behavior - especially "Carl", who wasn't there but who was depending on them to help his customers. Instead he lost the sale and I lost out on a treasure or 2. ...

I came in the day of or a few days before the Eclipse, I was originally looking for Parsleys Photography location to pick up a photograph my mom had got restored but was unable to pick up. So as we drove away from the Parsley's location sad of course, the thrifter and resaler in me spotted this shop, I had my boyfriend turn around after like 5 minutes of driving. This shop is huge with 2 floors (I didn't realize it till I was at the counter on the way out). It has something for everyone pieces I wish I had the space for. The lady in the store was so nice and helpful. We made small talk and she let me know Parsley's had closed several years ago. I spotted some earrings with a Sun 🌞 and a Moon 🌙 which were perfect for the Eclipse. I bought them for my mom since I had to tell her I couldn't find the photograph that was restored with my Great Grandfather, Grandfather and brother, and I bought my dad these beautiful cowboys and Indians books. I love books and he loves to paint so, I figured he could get some ideas from them. Since he doesn't get out much anymore. I'm glad I stopped I love finding new places with lots of vintage and well aged stuff it's a...