Tuesday, December 31, 2013

My First Strathroy Antique Mall Video

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What is An Antique Mall?


What is an antique mall? It is a large building with many vendors selling different lines of antiques, collectibles and vintage items under one roof. Each vendor rents their own area and fills its with items. They price them and add their own assigned number to each piece. They keep their own inventory and clean and maintain their booth but do not have to sell the items.
www.strathroyantiquemall.com 
      The selling is left to the mall so that makes it nice for the vendors to have other jobs or just do it for fun. There will  be an area near the front door with tills and all items are brought to this area that are being purchased. They are put through a special software program so the rightful vendor is paid for their items. It is wrapped and boxed there.
     An Antique Mall has hired in workers that walk the floors and help the customers. Some malls barter with the prices, or provide delivery. Some antique malls have items online so the customer can purchase it over the phone for later pick up and some will ship out the items.
     Usually there is locked showcases throughout the malls for small or higher valued items to be stored in. Some malls are open all year others are summer only. Some allow dealer discounts. At the end of the day many malls put their sales online so the vendor can check what they sold and know what room they have to bring in more items. This is exciting going to your computer after closing to see what you sold.
  Antique malls have become a destination over the years with many small store owners shutting down their businesses and starting booths. They are worth your trip being they are  large and have lots to choose from with different dealers so it brings many different styles of antiques under one roof. Some just like to tour through on holidays and days off and take a trip down memory lane and others are avid treasure hunters making routine visits. Please do drop by Strathroy Antique Mall which is located in South Western Canada Ontario just off the 402. There is over 100 booths and is 21,000 square feet. It is open everyday except Christmas or New Years.