Estates Consignments — Attraction in Pleasant Hill

This place has a very strange vibe. The door is locked when you walk up. Which is honestly fine. I get that part of their security policy. As soon as I walked in there was an associate asking if there was anything in particular I’m looking for. Again all good it’s nice to know there’s someone I can ask if I need something. Then another associate came up not 30 seconds later. Again I’m asked if I need help. It’s like no I’m just looking and open to buy something if I am called. I politely said no thanks (again). Then I was followed around the store the.whole.time. I wasn’t carrying a purse or bag. So I’m not sure if they thought I was going to try and put a piece of furniture in my pocket and run out the locked door? or what?! All their small jewelry items are beautifully locked in their case. So honestly, what’s with the policy of following your patrons around? If I hadn’t felt awkward and watched the whole time I would have likely bought something. But the over the top obvious way they followed me around didn’t have me wanting to support this business. There’s a few other good consignment/thrift stores around. If you want to enjoy your experience I wouldn’t waste my time...

There was no one in there and I can see why. It's a creepy place with scary employees and scary vibe. When you enter you are greeted with a sign in big red letters that they can refuse service to anyone. Behind the sign is an unfriendly man with a giant gun on his hip who asked me "can we help you?" I should have turned around and walked out but instead I explained in my bewilderment and anxiety that I was looking at furniture and felt the need to ask "is that all right?" Then another man proceeded to lurk around behind me like I was some kind of criminal. It was not to be available for questions, it was clearly a form of intimidation in case I decided to stuff a sofa in my purse. Beyond the new stuff I found some nice, reasonably priced items that I would have purchased but there's no way I would give that place my money. I should clarify, I'm a 56 years old woman. I couldn't tell if they were just mean or racist or traumatized by past experiences and felt the need to treat customers like potential threats. Whatever the case, it was such a bizarre experience, I'll...

What a hidden gem! When I walked in the door I was immediately impressed with the quality of merchandise in the store. Most of the furniture looked brand new and there was a nice selection of luxury items. I don't know what the other reviews were that said it is too expensive, perhaps these people have never priced out some of the high-end items that were on display at this store. For example: I saw a $2,000 Givenchy bag on sale for $600 and it looked brand new (I googled the price). There was a huge selection of watches: Rolex, Breitling, and other top names. My wife is a huge fan of Tiffany jewelry and there was a large selection of these.

If you are looking for cheap crap, don't go to this store, go to Walmart. But if you are looking for rare, unique, quality pieces, you will...