Ugh!!! I hate antique malls when . . . .

Okay, sorry for the long hiatus. I have visited a bunch of new shops/malls across Wisconsin this summer and have a lot of posts to type. I first wanted to comment on a local antique mall that just makes me mad everytime I go there - this last time was the straw that broke the camel's back. This mall is located on the westside of Madison - I won't specifically refer to it by name.

First off, this mall is incredibly overpriced, and most of the stuff in the mall is junk - collectibles. Again, I lament that I hate it when stuff is overpriced and then to top it off piled high in booths with no care in the world to the apparent "priceless" item. This is especially the case with books.

I decided to give this place another try since it had recently acquired some of the antique dealers from the now defunct antique mall in Middleton, Wisconsin. Still overpriced as all get out. I walk to the "back room" area and there is a sign that says 40% off consigned items. Now, I assume everything back there is consigned - it is piled high and again, not being taken care of. Off in the back corner I look through a box and find 2 Civil War era phamplets. Not finding a price, I go up to the counter and ask about them. First thing out of the owner's mouth is an accusatory - "Where did you find these?" In the back I say (thinking maybe if you got off your butt and actually cleaned up in the back you would have found these little gems!). Then she says, - "These SHOULD be in a glass cabinet." Obviously, she recognized that these were nice phamplets about slavery - again, I remind you, I dug them out of a cardboard box in a back corner with crap on top of them! Then she asks me - "What do you think there worth?" Okay - this pisses me off as basically she is saying that now that someone shows interest, they must be worth something. This is where I look at her and shrug -my kettle is about to boil over. This is the second time I have brought up a book in this shop where she tries to screw me on prices because I actually showed an interest.

I walked out of there with a nasty "Glad I could find those for you!" Never ever again will I visit this shop! It grates me even more that she proudly displays a picture of herself with the Kenos! Lady, you are no Keno - get over yourself. You run a crummy overpriced antique shop!