Plano Antique Mall — Attraction in Plano

THIS PLACE IS RAD!! So this is almost like a flea market for collectibles/antiques. I never expected to like this place as much as I did. There are all these little corners that apparently the store rents out to different antique owners... Giving the store a "huge shop of mini shops" feel... Meaning if you don't like one corner... There's a good chance you might like the next! The store is very packed (but in a very organized thoughtful way!!) and we spent maybe an hour or 2 exploring and still didn't even cover half the store honestly!! There are some cute girls at the counter who seem really sweet too :)). If you're into collectibles and old stuff and whatnot this is a really great place... BUT even if you are more into just little cute things or Star Wars, it's really cool, too! They have something probably for everyone, and the prices are actually pretty reasonable. It's the type shop, if you're into some older stuff you maybe go in there and pick out a special item to take home and enjoy... Or if you're into some little candy or kids books or CDs or movies maybe you take home a few little items here and there... There's really so much diversity in this one little shop, I really can't describe it, you have to see it for yourself. The prices are in this middle ground where usually, if you find a special thing you really want, you can just get it as your one special thing for the visit. Or you can sometimes find something small for a few dollars or so like a little book or a keychain. It would be a crazy fun place to take kids into and say "here, have 10 dollars for the antique store" HOWEVER be sure to tell them to be careful not to break anything... Very important!!! Also, little bit of a warning⚠, some of the shops have some stuff that's a little bit risque or edgy, not a ton but just some here and there, so hopefully the kids won't notice that, or you can guide them or whatever :) if they're young enough they probably won't notice or care, it's not a bad shop I PROMISE. Just a few small things here and there that...

Once a month flea market. A lot of the sellers (not all) were from Oklahoma. I'm not sure what percentage of the place we covered but the booths that we visited had a variety of decent stuff. Unfortunately, all but a couple were not in touch with reality when it comes to appropriate pricing when one rents a booth a FLEA MARKET. Maybe because we were there pretty early on the first day but I get the feeling some of these folks were firm in their pricing, even if we'd gone later in the weekend. The best Okies to bargain with were stoned and deliriously happy that MJ is now legal for them. One booth owner even got super excited and showed me (actually handed me and walked off) his medicinal marijuana card. When it was brought to my attention that it was now legal in OK, I had a flashback of all the red-eyed sellers we'd encountered that weren't super understandable. (It's all good with me... Just don't think they can hold their weed... yet! :-) Anyway, the people and merchandise were fine, but their ability to negotiate was not a particular titillating experience as a potential buyer. Oh yeah, you pay 5$ for admission. I don't go to enough flea markets to know if that's...

Friendly staff, lots of knickknacks but not really anything antique (with the exception of the camera stall that had a ton of cool stuff). If you want Dallas Cowboys memorabilia or N64 to PS3 games, great place to go. They also had a ton of DC Comics from the mid 90s Era as well as Pokémon, MTG, and Yu-Gi-Oh cards to buy. Other than that, it was stuffed with things that it appears people bought sometime back and decided they didn't want so they have it in this place.

(Granted, this is not the fault of the people running the mall as they just rent out space to people, so I have no complaints as far as merchandise goes.)

Only negative I'd say I have is that their sign says you must buy at least 8 dollars worth of stuff to use a credit/debit card, which is completely legal to do for credit cards, but illegal as hell to have a minimum on a debit purchase. All in all, not...