I'm a little torn about leaving this review as typically I give it a place another chance before leaving something negative, but I don't know if I'll go back. First things first - This place is so cool. It's full of cool treasures, set ups. The prices vary throughout the store (like an antique market) but it makes it worth it to look through everything. I found a few things I really liked, and an employee came up and offered to take things to the front for me. I said yes, and he took my things up, including soemthing I had been debating on. I figured it'd be okay if I decided I didn't want it by the time I went up there. There was the announcement for 10 minutes to close, so my mother and I went to the front. The lady at the till didn't say hi, hello, didn't smile or anything. She rang up the items, and as the gentleman tried to pass forward the kettle, I immediately apologized and said I changed my mind on it. I then started to grab my wallet to pay, she started tapping her fingers at me? In a passive aggressive mother is irritated way. I was confused as I was at the front before the store closed, was moving quickly, and I only had a few items? I was still polite and chipper with her, but I almost cancelled the transaction right there. I recognize they're trying to close the store. Something may have happened. I'm not privy to everything that was going on in that moment. However, I've never been treated like that, and I was expecting more from someone who is older than myself. I hope that the lady checking me out has a better day, however I will not be...
Read moreSadly this place just didn't live up to my expectations. I frequent antique malls often (at least once a week) and am going to cross this one off my list when visiting Peoria. Today during our visit we were told at the door by the cashier that they were closing in 10 minutes, then as we turned to leave we were told by another employee that wasn't true and they were open for another hour. There was a lot of confusion for a minute. Simple mixup but it is worth mentioning. The building was almost unbearably hot, but again I'm very understanding and it was hot out today so I'm sure the AC was just not keeping up. What completely turned me off of the experience was the older male employee following my sister and I to EVERY booth. At one point he offered to take something back behind the counter for me before I even got a chance to debate about it and had been holding it for maybe 5 seconds. He then followed us to several more booths.. this didn't seem like it was just friendly service as there were many other customers not being followed. I'm assuming he thought we were going to steal? I'm not sure. I'm very disappointed as there were a lot of pieces I liked and would have spent a good deal of money but being treated like that was very disappointing. Alas, we will find a different place to try out next time...
Read moreThe store itself was packed full of treasures with reasonable prices. It was our first time there, and we found some items to purchase and were walking around with them. An employee came and said she'd like to take the larger items he was carrying to the front for us. She didn't take anything from me and I had two small items. When we walked up front we stopped at another booth right behind the counter and as I set down my items next to the larger items we were purchasing that were brought up, one of the women behind the counter exclaims, "are you serious?". She was not looking at me, so I brushed it off thinking she was talking to/about someone else. However, when we went to check out, a third woman who was checking us out (who had been chatting it up with literally every other customer before us) didn't even look at us. She didn't say a word except to tell us our total, put our card on the counter instead of handing it back, walked away for a bag, still not looking at us. We both said thank you as she handed us the bags, and she still didn't make eye contact. All she said was, "thank you" with her eyes down. Just seemed like she had an attitude for no reason. The worst customer service I've experienced in a long time! Oh, and the parking spaces...
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