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Antique Depot
- Hours:
Mon-Sun 10 am - 6 pm
- Price Range:
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$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
5 reviews for Antique Depot
5 reviews in English
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Review from Yuki M.
5/26/2010
Needed a new cane because I'm old and broken. Visited 5 other antique shops for canes and found a few but wasn't happy with any of them.
In February of 2004, I had a pretty severe back injury. Since then, I've done all I could to stay strong and healthy and to do as much damage control as humanly possible. But once in a while, scar tissue breaks up or muscle strain happens from over use and I'm right back to where I started six years ago.
My first cane was solid mahogany with a polished brass head. Beautiful cane and sturdy as a sailing mast...until it snapped. I guess I lean on it too much.
After strolling around the Orange Circle in quite a bit of pain and coming up empty handed, I walked into Antique Depot and said to myself, "Last one. I can't handle this anymore. I either buy something here or I go to Walgreens and get a titanium cane."
Wandering around, I saw a few canes scattered here and there but nothing that appealed to me or fit my style or height. I gave up so I started to make my way out but decided to take the scenic loop.
Wait. What's this?
I find, hidden between 4 other fairly regular looking walking sticks, a BEAUTIFUL antique made of bone with Japanese style etchings along the shaft. It was gorgeous, had character, and was the perfect height.
I didn't care about the price. It was exactly what I wanted and I wasn't about to go buy a clinic stick.
Employees are laid back and friendly.
Store organization leaves a bit to be desired, but encourages wandering.
Inventory is HUGE.
If I were into antiquing, I'd come here more often, but since I'm not, I'll leave this at a 3/5 rating simply because I don't know enough about antique shops to judge rightly.
Thanks, Antique Depot. You're a life saver (literally). -
Review from Showmaker P.
Brea, CA
10/12/2011
Every time that I have been to the Antique Depot the women that work there have ALWAYS been more than helpful in finding whatever I needed to find. They always are smiling and seem to enjoy working with the public. They're always laughing and cracking jokes when not waiting on customers.
I know for a fact, as I've witnessed it myself; that they get some REALLY CRANKY customers that treat them poorly when they don't get their way, or get a big enough discount on a specific item. It is a mall and for the most part a "self serve" place of business. There are literally thousands of items in this mall and the women working there are usually pretty helpful in trying to help me locate something specific that I'm looking for!
I encourage anyone who enjoys antiques and collectibles to visit the Antique Depot in Orange, CA. -
Review from Christina S.
Costa Mesa, CA
8/20/2008 1 Check-in Here
I love strolling through the many antique malls in the Orange Circle (Old Towne). Love that it's close to my home as well... This Place is loaded with tons of little booths in which dealers decorate their booths with whatever they specialize in selling. I noticed one booth that had tons of Bakelite jewelry. I am a fan of anything Bakelite. But, it's rare to find spacers or bracelets in the color black. I misplaced a rad set that I had but I have been recollecting them thanks to my friend EBay and flee markets.... So, when I saw that this dealer in the Antique Depot had a couple of black spacers I was stoked.. (one could never have enough Bakelite).... Not stoked that they wanted $40 per spacer... Sorry, I prefer to hunt and find deals.... I really like the feeling that I get when I find Bakelite and the seller doesn't know what he or she has and I buy it for a steal and I also like the feeling that I get when testing Bakelite.. The rub and sniff test... Or the run under warm water test... (if it's real it will smell like formaldehyde) MMM I love the smell of Bakelite... ... Unfortunately, in these antique malls these dealers know what they are selling... So, they jack up the prices.. But, whatever.. It's fun to roam around.... I admit I have spent a lot of money on pieces that I felt were rare and worth it. But, when it comes to Bakelite.. Sorry...... UNLESS it's really rare I will not be spending money on it. That's what flee markets and EBay are for..
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Review from BOB J.
Laguna Beach, CA
8/20/2011
what a ggreat location. place looks like it hasnt been cleaned or aired out in 49 plus years. lots of stale old crap. dirty carpets/ very unhelpful clerks. nothing on a website. no wonder they're dying. all the interesting dealer's have left/ seems like most everybody has a permanent 30-50 % off sign. skip it-leave it to the grannies
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Review from kelly s.
Sherman Oaks, CA
3/4/2009
The two girls working at this mall that I had the unfortunate experience of talking to were both unforgivably rude. I'll start at the beginning. My mom and I were here a couple of weeks ago and she saw a pair of sconces that she liked although the rest of the merchandise was pretty average and overpriced.
A few days ago I decided that they would make a great present for my mom and called to inquire about the sconces. The girl who answered the phone very obviously did not want to help me. She probably just wanted to sit around doing nothing and getting paid for it and was bothered by a customer interfering with her day. She first told me repeatedly that she had never seen any sconces matching the description each time I described them. Then, when I asked if she would mind having a look, she replied that the mall was so huge that she wouldn't have any idea where they could be. I told her the exact location and she came back to the phone and, surprise, she found them. Her name was Jane. Now, I wanted to ask about shipping because I live so far away. Jane instantly replied that they do not ship. I asked if the dealer would possibly consider it (being brought up in the antique industry, I figured the dealer would jump at the chance to sell a pair of $400 sconces.) Jane really did not want to contact the dealer and refused to let me do so. She grudgingly said she would leave the dealer a note but hung up without even asking my name or phone number.
The next day I called Jane and she said the dealer had not responded.
The day after that, today, I called and spoke with and even ruder girl whose name I do not know. She started off by saying that she didn't have any idea what I was talking about and so she couldn't help me. I patiently explained everything to her being sure to include the number of the booth where the sconces were located. She said that Jane had not left a note about the sconces and so she still could not help me. So I asked her if she would mind calling the dealer to ask about shipping and she said that she knew that nobody in the mall would ship. I replied that it did not hurt to ask and then the woman on the phone said that she HAD heard from the dealer and that the dealer would not ship them. That sounded like a straight up lie to me, so I asked why she had just said a moment ago that she did not know what I was talking about. She then began talking to me in a very condescending voice like I was an idiot and slowly and deliberately spelled out how there was another person working in the mall who had gone to ask another person who was working the day before...blah, blah, blah..and the dealer would not ship. I said thank you for your help, but it is not necessary to talk to me like I am two. And she said, well you don't need to be such an evil b****! And hung up. Yes, that means female dog. It is absolutely unbelievable that someone working in an antique mall could be so incredibly rude!!
I sure hope the owner of the store sees this review because he needs to know just exactly how unhelpful his staff is! And the poor dealers who have their goods at that location should complain as well - how will they sell anything with mean girls like that working at the Antique Depot!? I have decided that I will not be purchasing the wall sconces, even though I had planned on making a trip to Orange to get them if they would not ship them. Not anymore and never again.
