Patterns of the Past

This antique store is PACKED, and guess what...it's actually full of antiques and not half taken up by a bunch of crap collectibles from the early 2000s like the others we've been to. It's easy to walk through (I ran into no trip hazard issues or paths too narrow to traverse and I'm not a small person), clean, diverse selection , has restroom facilities, and very attentive staff. I always had access to someone to open a case for me, and they were very helpful/friendly. I felt welcome. They had a lot of new items coming in even during our short visit, so I'm excited that we can come back again soon when they have fresh inventory . Keep in mind that pricing has little to do with the shop. I feel like people are always negative about the shop when it's the booth owner who's at fault for that. Individual booth owners price their goods and I've found a lot of sellers basically want to publicly display their items and have them priced 3x what they are online like eBay. We still found a lot of reasonable items and things we've been hunting for for a while. Other negative reviews seem to be about how they wouldn't buy their stuff from them, so that really isn't a good representation of their service as an antique store. Come shop if you like antiques.Some genres worth mentioning- collectible glassware, oil cans, cast iron, fiesta ware, glass and ceramic figurines, furniture/decor, lamps, Native American art, toys/cars, knives, metal wall signs. Just to name some big points of interest. I didn't take many pictures because I was too busy buying stuff lol

Neatly organized and large antique mall. Lots of items especially antique glassware, tools, and signs. We found some nice Pyrex here.

The gray haired, tall man with glasses. I'm assuming he's the boss or manager. Stands behind the counter or hides in the office. His demeanor is forceful at the least. You can easily tell that the staff is afraid of him. Why? I can't fathom, he's a nobody. The store is just a thrift store. I have many pieces of art I wanted to sell him. I brought in a couple pieces of my collection to test him before divulging all I had, he told me to go away that my offerring was trash! That moment another buyer asked to plug in a lamp. Probably to see if it worked but before she could say a word, he looked at her and said we don't want or sell that trash! She was shocked! Then he realized it was his lamp, from his store and that she just wanted to check that it was working before possibly making a purchase. PATTERNS. The best thing the owners should do would be to remove this inhospitable person from their store. By the way, he doesn't seem to realize he has competition very nearby! If he is the owner than he should fire himself!!.

This store is a great place to stop in for a dose of nostalgia. They have items of all sorts from all different years. From collectible dishes, to childhood favorites, to clothing of the past. You never know what you're going to discover through each step. There were so many things to look at and ooh and aah over, we walked around for almost two hours... lol! The staff was very friendly and happy to help. They even offered to hold items at the front for your convenience while you shop. The pricing did vary, but overall the items seemed quality and reasonably priced depending on the item you're eyeballing.

This location has withstood the test of time as many locations have closed in the last couple of decades. It opened in the mid 1990s in what used to be the old Bashas' plaza. Through the years, I've always loved to browse this store and have some amazing antique pieces scattered throughout my house that I purchased here. The workers are always so friendly, and this recent visit even offered to hold the few items I had up front so I didn't have to carry around. Some of the prices can be a little higher than I would want/expect, but overall they are priced to sell. Hope they keep stocking Wedgwood as that my personal favorite to collect. Be sure to check this place out if you live in Apache Junction or are in the area!

So many fun antiques to look at. Decent prices too. Many different genres of collectibles. The staff are so friendly and they swear the place isn't haunted which was mildly upsetting ;)

We love this antique store, and visit every time we're in town. Full of treasures and quite large

It is a nice antique store, but the owner is rude and hateful. He really has a problem. He went off on a customer who was listening to him explain what made a knife valuable. And attack that customer and told him he didn't like people listening to him talk, cussed, and was very rude. Told the guy if he didn't like it he could leave. I said he was bing rude to a customer who was only interested in what he was saying. He told me to might my own business and I could leave too. A few customers left at that point. He was almost ready to blow. he took his hat off and put his hands through his hair. It was so unbelievable. I really felt bad for the first man. A lot of us customers just left. I won't be back.

What a great collection of antique dealers. Stayed for at least two hours and still did not see all that was offered. All kinds of dislays: dishes, glassware. Lots of great antiques. Very friendly staff.

They are a bit pricey but there is cool things to be found. The people that helped me where very friendly and talkative.Overall nice place