Amber Johnson
I don’t know if I’ve ever left a Google review, but I wanted to share my experience today, especially after reading some of the one star reviews. First of all, I can see how this can be an overwhelming shopping experience if you’re going into it blindly, or expecting a curated organized typical retail setting. This was a jam packed 10,000 sf warehouse where everything was affordable. I am a single mom who has always loved vintage, but often I can’t afford to buy it. This was not the case today. I left with a trash bag full of clothes, stuffed with over 20 of Stu’s tshirts. Are some of them stained? Sure, they’re well loved 30+ year old items. They were also somewhere around $5-$10 each. He even gave me a couple for free. I did grab a few things from the ~museum collection~ also. I also really wanted to compliment Amanda, the owner of Sweet Dahlia, for having such a stunning collection of plus size vintage. Woman to woman, it genuinely made me teary eyed to walk into a store as a size 16 woman and see racks of vintage clothing I could wear AND afford. I left with 4 dresses and two blouses. I would have left with so much more had the tshirt pile not been so large already. This is a real sincere thank you and hug for recognizing all bodies ♥️ Lastly, I want to comment on the negative reviews about Stu’s behavior toward customers. My observation as a first time shopper was this; this is a man who has made this business his life’s work. Everything is so fairly priced that shopping sustainably doesn’t have to be a privilege here. That, in itself, tells me that there’s a lot of empathy and love in that warehouse. Did I get fussed at for shopping the racks backwards? Absolutely 😂, but I did not take it personally and just chalked it up to this was a part of his personality, and a part of getting to be there. I didn’t see any rude behavior or attitude, at one point I turned around and he was literally dancing to the oldies with another first time customer. When shopping in the museum collection, I observed him talking with another gentleman that was working and being so genuinely kind that it was noticeable enough for me to pay attention. I think being eccentric and living a little on the fridge of society is what’s gonna save us. I will be back a thousand more times. Thanks for the hospitality.
