Miss Jessie May's — Local services in Santa Cruz

I came to visit from Connecticut to visit some family, and I love to walk around and see all the antique stores and clothing stores that are here in California. This was also the first time I’ve ever been to Santa Cruz. So, I walked into this store and I was interested in looking around. Now to mention, I have a backpack on and I have it on because I was buying things and wouldn’t be able to fit them into a purse. Also to top it off my backpack has NEVER been an issue in any other store in California. I walk in and I ask to borrow an outlet because my phone was on 10%. I asked her (The Owner) if I could charge my phone and while it was charging I can look inside the store browse around. She looked at me and said “well you’re going to have to wait a minute.” I said “Ok, not a problem at all” so I stepped aside. She mentioned she was having “electrical issues” and said had asked me to move aside after I had already moved aside. I felt awkward just standing there so I said “it’s honestly no big deal”, so I walked to the back of the store and was minding my business and looked at the stuff in the back. She came to the back I believe to help a customer, and said “excuse me, haha your backpack”, with attitude in her tone. Mind you there was college kids in there with backpacks on and she wasn’t bothering them! I walked out and couldn’t believe how snobby she acted. So to gather this up, the owner was EXTREMELY RUDE, she could have handled this in a WAY nicer way. You do not ever treat your customers and guest like this. Or tourist! I hope your business treats you like you treat...

Miss Jessie may's is a beautiful antique store has many different types of antiques that will send you strolling down memory lane, the shop is woman own woman ran business that was opened by the current owner and shop runners mother, the current owner Tyra is a wonderful nice lady who very friendly and knows her antiques, unlike other owner is stores of her kind tyra is knowledgeable about what she sales and buys and always gives a fair deal to whoever she is buying from and she doesn't overprice her antiques for sale, she's usually always open to take a look at anything you might want to sell she loves her Mariachi stuff and her rosaries along with anything unique that might catch somebody's eye that might want to buy it so if you ever downtown Santa Cruz slow down to the end of Pacific by the clock tower where you see the wonderful argan dog statue in front of her store and wondering and take a look and meet Tyra and and take a stroll down memory Lane you might find something you can't live without! Miss Jessie may's is a woman own and ran family business that is a local own and ran business, I've been shopping and selling my antique finds to her store for over 7 years now, and never been...

Miss Jessie May's is such an awesome treasure in downtown Santa Cruz! It is one of the few places left in downtown town Santa Cruz that still has that unique classic Santa Cruz charm. They are a goldmine for vintage/antique treasure hunting! From vintage postcards to jewelry, cuff links, trinkets, antique zippos and other cool classic lighters... Jessie May's has some of the coolest and most unique selection I have found! If you are a collector of cool vintage and antique items, do yourself a favor and hit this spot up if you're anywhere...