Big Bear Antiques — Local services in Payson

Nice place inside... I found a couple of Calvin and Hobbs books that, I suppose are antiques by now, although I remember reading them as a kid in the newspaper... The lady behind the counter had just got them from storage??? Anyway they weren't priced yet but she made it a point to do that for me while I waited so that I could see if I wanted to buy them. I ended up with two of them. It didn't look like the kind of place that would have books (it was more western-y), but I enjoyed the thrill of the find. The aisles were a little close though and I left after purchasing the books, not because of anything the lady had done, but because I felt sort of like a bull in a china shop. This in no way is a reflection of the lady or her antiques... it was a personal...

KIDS ARE NOT WELCOME. There should be a sign saying so. The owner referred to my child as a LITERAL DOG MULTIPLE TIMES. Definitely will not ever return. The first thing she said after walking in was informing us to hold our 35lb child the entire time… We only stopped to give our son a car seat break and shop, wish we knew children were not welcome before stopping in. 0/10 experience. Hope she learns calling children animals is extremely rude. 0 stars...

I love antique shopping, been doing it since I was kid with my parents. It teaches you to appreciate all things and to see the beauty and history in collectibles. I came to this cute shop for the first time with a friend and we absolutely loved it! It was perfect and it took everything in me not to buy everything in there!!! I had the chance to speak with the Owner Tami, she was very nice and funny and I can’t wait to take my daughter up there with...