Fat Cat Antiques LLC — Local services in North Bend

I came in today to celebrate the holidays with my boyfriend. The City of North Bend does really good at putting on festivities for Christmas. One of these festivities is called Elf on the Shelf. It's a really laid back game that the businesses participate in. You go in and you looks for the elf and then get entered in to a raffle to win a small prize. One of the shop owners or workers have offered me a tip or a hint in the past when I had struggled to find the elf. Well Fat Cat Antiques is a huge store! My boyfriend and I searched the entire store looking for the Elf and I finally was like Well maybe this guy will give me a tiny hint. So I patiently waited for him to get done with the customer he had been helping even though there was no dialogue between the two but I didn't want to be rude. He finally acknowledged me and asked if I had a question. I politely asked him "I was just wondering if you were able to give a hint at where the Elf may be?" He responded very sarcastically and rude "No, I'm not going to give you a hint that's not how it works." I told him "OK, well I was just wondering because other shops have offered a tip in the past, it could've been something simple as you're cold or it's in the back of the store." He continued to have an attitude and I told him he didn't need to be rude to me as it was just a question. He then proceeded to tell me "You can just leave my store!" I ended up leaving and will not be back until the establishment changes ownership. I've looked at other reviews and it appears as it may be the same male that is condescending to women. He must've never learned any respect for women or has something personal against them but either way it's no way to treat a customer especially during a holiday event put on by the City. It's a terrible look for your business. If you don't want to be in the holiday spirit or just simply be professional to the public, don't participate! This person could've just told me respectfully "No, I'm sorry I can't give out any hints." That would've been suffice. On a side note, all the other businesses that participated were wonderful and pleasant and will continue to get my business and recommendations for families...

Great place to find antiques (not an antique, but we found a replacement iPod doc that's working great!), especially some interesting McCoy's, records, and quite a bit of variety. One ding against it was the lack of wheelchair accessibility in some of the areas - my wife would have loved to explore more of it, but her way was blocked.

What I mean by blocked is a few things. As is common in stores, things get crowded at the aisle ends, so keeping those clear is essential for someone to at least try and investigate the aisle's merchandise. Also, small ramps to get in and out of uneven floored areas is essential. Lastly, keeping aisles/spaces clear, especially enclosed vendor areas, allow everyone the ability to fully explore the areas - even more so for people with mobility...

So many great things about this store. This place is HUGE! This is a store your going to spend some time in and your going to spend a lot of money. Not because sky high prices, your going to want to spend lots of money on all the really cool things your going to want to buy! There’s also a wide variety of items including blankets, furniture, toys, knives and so much more, no joke. The people that work there are nice and friendly. This store is nicely set up, things placed perfectly so you have enough room to look comfortably. This store is very clean too, which is a great bonus. I would go to this store first before any other thrift store or goodwill. They have new customers and more to come, now that I have had the awesome experience...