Painted Desert Indian Center — Local services in Four Corners States

I have nothing but good things to say. There are two sides to this business. The first is the typical trinkets found in just about any "tourist" store. If you are looking to satisfy the children you will also find the trinkets are very reasonably priced. They also have touristy stuff outside that young kids enjoy. Great for some out-of-car time for young non-drivers. If you are a rock, or crystal person you will not be disappointed. The jewelry behind the counter is created by local artists. I think it is a consignment and I like supporting the artists directly this way. After purchasing a very nice sterling silver turquoise bracelet I was so happy that Denise? then told me to follow her to the "rug room". (Being an old Marine I silently chucked inside.) She then unlocked a door in the side area to show me super high-quality authentic items. I will not talk about them here but please look at my videos and photos as I took many photographs. The hand-crafted detail was mesmerizing. I must thank Denise and Betty for showing me around. CAUTION...I DROVE IN FROM THE WEST AND YOU WILL MISS THE HARD RIGHT TURN IMMEDIATELY AFTER YOU EXIT. IF COMING FROM THE WEST DO NOT GO INTO A NARROW TUNNEL. MAKE A HARD RIGHT 180-DEGREE TURN THROUGH THE ITTY BITTY GATE. If you want trinkets they have them...the question is if your budget can afford some of their "trinkets". If you have a special someone in your life that likes turquoise this place will bring a smile to their face. May this business have nothing but peace...

Beautiful place to stop and look around for sure. They have a huge selection of amazing rocks, pottery, clothing, blankets, jewelry, and toys to look through. I pobably won't buy anything from here again though because it was very pricey and I still got overcharged!

First I had picked out a smaller piece of wood from what I was fairly sure to be the $15 bin but was told that it was a $20 piece...ok then, well I scooped up a single scoop of pyrite and got charged $2.98 for it instead of the $1.98 per scoop that was advertised. I also got a $2.00 piece of wood, a $10 piece of ironood, and some amazonite. I asked if they were willing to negotiate like most places do if you are buying a decent amount of stuff, and I was given a solid no.

I felt incredibly rushed, despite the fact that there were MAYBE 5 other people in the store. In fact, they had all of the stuff I picked out wrapped up and bagged with a total price before I had even decided that I wanted to keep everything I had oiginally thought I would be paying a little under $30 for. I felt very pressured and ended up paying $40, a little under double what I originally thought I would be paying.

Oh well, it is minor stuff, but it does add up to an overall poor buying experience. Three stars, but only because the shop was a cool place to see. Though I will probably be stopping somewhere...

We were driving from Washington state to Texas and we stopped here so I could find my mom a birthday gift. This is a very special birthday though it’s her 60th and I needed to find something amazing. I bought the most beautiful turquoise necklace for my mother, she is going to scream when she opens it. I feel like we just randomly stopped here to buy this specific necklace and I didn’t know it was the one until I saw it and in that instant I knew. I don’t think anything happens by coincidence this was meant to be. I am so happy with it. The women working in your store were so nice and helpful too. I do wish that you had an online website so I could order more jewelry in the future but I am so happy I found this gorgeous necklace...