Town Peddler Craft & Antique

I was going to write a detailed transcript of my interaction with your manager Erin today here on Facebook, but I realized my time is too valuable. I work for a company with the highest customer satisfaction rating in its industry so a know a little bit about customer service. Maybe Erin was having a bad day, but her condescending demeanor to me today was uncalled for. Not to mention she basically called me a liar. I am glad I am not a regular to your store, therefore I won’t be missing out on anything by never returning again. Coincidently, I have suggested my mother refrain from buying me gifts from your store going forward, and I will also share this post on other social media outlets and with my friends. If Erin would like to call me and apologize for her behavior, you have my number.

I’m not a huge fan of this place. They have it split between antiques and crafts, and I don’t usually bother with the craft side. Things, like at any antique shop, can be over priced. I have one vendor here that I make a bee line for her booth and love her pieces and prices are usually decent. I can’t stand the layout of this place– it loops around and hits a back room that connects to the other side. It gets confusing real quick!

Fairly vast selection of vintage items, crafts, and collectibles. The building and booths are not aesthetically enjoyable as the Livingston Antique Outlet, but still worth visiting.

It’s like a year round craft fair!
After driving by multiple times, my mom and I stopped in to see what they had to offer…
The Town Peddler is a store where local artists rent space to sell their arts and crafts. They had everything from homemade candles to clothing for American Girl Dolls to tables and cabinets.
They also have an antiques section. I’m not an antiques fan and didn’t go in that section.
While they had some unique items in the store, they had a lot of junky stuff as well.

Huge selection of crafts and antiques, I could spend hours in this shop and still not see everything. The prices are competitive, but probably not as good as smaller antique shops.

Pretty neat place. The collection is your basic vintage shop assortment, some of the vendors are pricing pretty high. The craft store half of the store was a lot of fun too. You can find your basic records, bowls, candy, signs, paintings, are parts etc.

I love this place! Most things are overpriced but a fun walk through none the less. If your looking for antiques or crafts you have to stop by.

I love this place (well the antique side at least). I always find great items and the prices from the dealers are usually good. Sales are regular and the inventory seems to be fresh each time I visit. I’m not a big fan of the «craft side» however. There is too much stuff that can’t be classified as crafts. Example selling your Avon is not a craft. Selling chotchkeys you bought to sell for more not crafts. Etc. etc. I consider crafts unique items you designed and made. Sadly only about 50% of the craft side is actually crafts. I’ll stick to the antiques!

I’ve probably driven by this place a million times but I never thought to stop in until now and holy crap, it is AMAZING. Half of the store is dedicated to antiques and the other to crafts. Since the booths are rented by people the prices on items can vary (most booths were very reasonable, but some were like «you want HOW MUCH for that?!») There’s a LOT of vintage Pyrex/​other glassware to be found here if you’re into that sort of thing (and I am). They even offer layaway, which is either amazing or dangerous, depending on how you look at it!
A word of caution, though: if you’re sensitive to scents I would probably stay far away from the craft side of the store because as soon as you cross over you’re hit with an overwhelming potpourri-​type smell.

I was a dealer there for 3 years. Paid rent on time and followed all the rules. I had regular customers and was complimented on the variety and interesting items I sold all the time. One day out of the blue the manager approached me and told me to move out the end of the month. My prices were too low she said and other dealers complained about my low prices. I also had sales that were ongoing due to a move we had planned in the next 1 – 2 years. Prior to this day I was unaware that this was an issue as it was not written in the contract. Talk about blindsided! The way this was handled was unprofessional and rude. I asked if I increased my prices and stopped the sales could I stay? The answer was No the decision was made by the owners of the antique mall and the manager. Prior to this I had only heard complaints of management from other dealers but I had never experienced it until that dreary day.
As an experienced dealer in the business for 8 years I would never recommend this place to set up shop.

Fun antique mall, lots of stuff to look at and not overly priced. Nice staff, the craft side has nice quality items as well.

Love this store! I can always find something for a DIY craft or a finished product! Organized nicely & huge selection!

I have been going here for years. I love this place but knocked it down one star for lack knowledge about some of the antiques at times.
They have two sides to the mall. A craft side with items created by crafters who rent space and sell these items at the prices they want. Each booth is designed stocked and priced by the crafter. Many great booths. Some… not my cup of tea… but each to his own.
The other is an antique side… again booths are rented. This side is antiques and vintage items.
I love this place but some of the staff isnt really knowledgable about antiques… so you might have to wait until someone gets there who knows.

Really cool stuff! great for finding unique gifts!
Staff member with white short hair… debbie or donna? super rude everytime I’ve visited. She makes me not wanna come back.

A wonderland of crafts, vintage finds, antiques and everything in between. My husband found some records and concert posters. We even started our Christmas shopping! Unique gifts! Plan to make a day of it. We shopped for nearly 4 hours, and could have kept at it!

One might drive by this monstrosity on Plymouth Rd and think it was a craft mall. You’d be wrong. It is a large indoor antique mall on one side, and a craft mall on the other side. The antique side is my fave, lots of trinkets and reasonable prices. Got some terrific Life Mags from the 60’s for $ 3! Filled with awesome ads that will line my walls. I am not crafty, but I do get around. So I meandered over for what I decided would be a 10 minute sweep of the area. I didn’t find anything until the last aisle, where there was a reproduction shop of old Detroit photos. Though overpriced, I found one of a Vernor’s Gnome, sitting on top of a Vernor’s themed Pacer. Can you get anymore awesome than that? No. Stop in, and allow yourself some time to browse around. Each «booth» has a different owner, and I agree with others that the staff is really great and helpful. They will take your stuff and hold it up front, so you can keep filling your arms with more stuff. Sneaky, but helpful.

I’m almost afraid to post this review in fear that it will hip people to my favorite antique store in the area. The prices here are ridiculous, and I mean that in the best way possible. I frequent antique stores pretty regularly and some of them have the most inflated prices just because something is interesting looking and more than 20 years old. Here at Town Peddler the prices are reasonable and affordable. It’s easy to score a fantastic piece of antique furniture or home décor without losing a limb on it. Just today I scored an old milk crate (heavy duty with reinforced metal corners and a rustic, worn look to it) from a Detroit dairy that I intend to use as a wine rack. It only cost me $ 18. The cheapest wine rack I’ve ever purchased and it’s got that historical charm to boot! Fabulous dish ware, clothing, décor, records, pop culture memorabilia and toys are also yours for the pickin’. Just set aside some time because this is not an in and out kind of shop! Right now there’s tons of construction on Plymouth road and to «celebrate» a bunch of the booths are offering sales. So it’s a good time to go take a peek if you’ve never been.
They boast that they’re the biggest crafts and antique mall in Michigan. I know of a bigger antique malls but perhaps it’s the combo with the craft section that gives it this distinction. The craft section doesn’t really do too much for me, it’s a little too country for my tastes, but I do love perusing the booths and seeing all the cool things people are churning out locally. Very inspiring.
Finally, I really dig the staff here. Friendly, helpful, and they know their stuff. They also have a «wish list» that you can sign up for if you’re hunting for something in particular. You let them know what you’re looking for and they give you a ring when something similar to your request comes in. Today I signed up to be notified whenever cool vintage bread boxes come in. Looking forward to their call and my excuse for my next visit!

I have a LOVE/​Hate relationship with this place. I love that they feed my fetish on all things old, rustic, crafty. I hate that they end up with a lot of my $$$ :) This place is always changing. I usually go about 3 or 4 times a year, just to keep up with the changes. The crafty side seems a lil weak during the spring/​summer months, but come fall… it’s HEAVEN. On the antique/​junk side, I always find a little something to add to my already kitschy decorated house! LOL

This place is amazing. I probably spent a couple of hours in here and still didn’t see everything, there is so much. It’s a warehouse sized store, maybe an old furniture store? About half of it is new items, both handmade and unique manufactured knick knacks, clothing, candles, jewelry, doll clothes, home decorating and functional. The other half is antiques of every kind – dishes, dolls, furniture, decorations, books, and on and on. I probably could have done all my Xmas shopping here if I could’ve carried it all on the plane. As it was I did get some smaller gifts here. I swear, I just went in to look!