Rustology

I wasn’t in Stafford to visit Rustology, but after passing by the shop and seeing their sign, I HAD to check it out. My two friends and I walked and to a sprawling store packed to the gills with all manner of things you’d find in your grandparents’ basement. Same smell, too (musty).
For whatever reason, we were completely ignored by (who I’m assuming were) the owners of the place, despite walking right by them and even making eye contact. That rudeness was immediately noted by the three of us and ultimately kept me from buying a couple of the small, random things I happened to see and like in the store. For a small, independent business like that which I’m sure can’t bring in much money, you’d like the owners would be much friendlier to potential customers.
The store consisted of several rooms with small, narrow walkways surrounded by… stuff. Just stuff. Most of which with no price tags, so I’m assuming it’s a place where you have to haggle to buy anything — not my game. Just have a price tag on there and I’ll by it if I’m good with the price.
My friend noted that there were tons of dismembered baby doll parts and parts of animal bones strewn about the store, some in cages and definitely added to the «oddities» portion of their store sign.
Had the owners been nicer (or even just ACKNOWLEDGED that we were there) I would have walked out with several old political pins and some cool bookends in the shape of dogs, but instead we all walked out with nothing.
Won’t be back.

I went there to Rustology Antiques of Stafford couple of times. This Place is Okay because of getting old stuff there with lots of antiques there like old books, old furniture, old signs, and other things like junk. The Atmosphere was Pretty Good, Stuff was OK, Parking was OK, Prices are not bad, and The Staff was Very Nice and Polite. I’m not sure if I am going back there because it’s junk out there because of getting old but otherwise, It’s an Okay and Pretty Good Place. If you like browsing around antiques and old stuff, This is your place to find old-​school things there at Rustology.

This antique store is like some sort of old school for me. We rarely go to antique stores. If so, Rustology’s is one place we go to. It feels like vintage around. You can find something old that is good. You can buy something for a good price. If you go upstairs, you can see lots of junk and the mess. If you’re into antiques, this may be a good place to stop by I guess.

Having moved from my hometown of Stafford (not far though!) whenever I am home to visit friends and family, I always stop at Rustology. We have bought many wedding and other gifts here as well as we love interesting and unique gifts rather than shopping off of registries. I have bought myself a few vintage dresses as well which although a little pricey I COULD NOT resist. i agree with a previous review that it is a little over priced but as a small business owner I get it. Also the complaints about the hours, I also get that too! As a small business owner you get to reserve the right to be open when you want to and closed when you want to. Well done and great place to find cool things to furnish your apartment or give as gifts. Always will return to see what is new. Also the murals painted by local artist, Olaf make it even more special!

Visited family for five days, three of those days I went by the shop to see if it was open… Closed each time during normal business hours. Big disappointment. No hours of operation listed on the door.
I asked a delivery person if they knew something and they stated they rarely seen it open and said they have been stopped by other with the same question. Rent must be cheap to just keep a store front like this. Oh well. Maybe next time.
Otherwise it looks really cool inside. I was really hoping to make a few purchases from what I could see through the window.

Since opening there probably hasn’t been a week where I haven’t stopped by Rustology to see what great new items they’ve added to the shop. The owners are very personable and easy to strike up a conversation with. The store is filled with unique oddities from old taxidermy, vintage clothing, old advertising and every other neat thing in between. For a while I had stopped buying antiques along with odds and ends but since finding Rustology I’ve taken home several things I couldn’t live without. Check it out for yourself and enjoy!

This is a neat place run by nice people with a lot of great stuff, however, there are no bargains to be had here. If you’re in the market for interesting things with no thought to their cost, this may be your place. The few things I would have bought were price 3 to 4 times what I they’d be worth to me, so, for me… eh.
Still, it’s great to wander around either way.