Treasures

DO NOT GO INTO THIS STORE i work at the tattoo shop down the street I’m an avid antique collector and hadn’t had the opportunity to check out the store. I had some time so after being in the store next door went to check out this one. The owner stopped me at the door, I have tattoos on my arms however I’m in my 30’s wearing khakis, wingtip shoes and a button down collared shirt. He said, «what are you looking for!?» I said, «just browsing» he said «no not for you I am closed» I said ok confused because I could see people inside browsing, a couple over heard as they walked out and looked confused. I walked away but turned around and asked, «what time do you open im an antique collector with money» he said «no you are not welcome, call the cops I don’t care» As he made eye contact to my tattoos. I have never met this man before in my life and was nothing but polite until this point. I said «f**k you I’m telling everyone never to come in here» he followed with «thats why I don’t let your kind in here» I notified the independent who’s last issue was about tattooing in santa barbara. Seems he picks and chooses who he allows in based on appearance. This is a prime location on state this guy needs to be shut down!

Browsed, found some cool stuff, asked the young cashier guy for a tape measure which he fetched in short order. Thanks, broseph!
Stuff didnt quite measure up though, so I took a long browse through the store. Picked up some stuff, looked around. Noticed though that some angry short dude kept following me and my friend around. Not being a stranger to this sort of thing, I smiled politely (unreciprocated) and continued browsing. «No, you old boob, I’m not stealing any of your clutter. See? Hands in plain sight! But here’s a smile anyway for you to back off. ^_​^»
Didn’t take long for the surveillance to hit a tipping point. After a full circumnavigation of the store, he cul-​de-​sacked me into a corner near the counter and demanded his tape measure back. Hahahahahaha! Guess who isn’t buying any of your overpriced sh*t?
Oh I’m sorry, did Orthodox Easter Bunny not leave you any eggs this weekend? Well I’ve got some huevos here for you, you old fart.

This is the worst antique store I have ever been to in my life! The owner kicked us out bcuz we were just browsing. How are you supposed to know if you would like to buy something if you can’t see what they have! Every antique store is different and offers a variety of things. He said they were too busy to just have browsers. Busy my foot! There was no one else in the store, and no wonder! Do not even waste your time with this guy or his stuffy store.
I probably would’ve bought something if he wasn’t so rude!!!
BEWARE! Awful service.

I really don’t like Unilocaling a place unless I have at least something positive to say. I honestly believe in having a sense of balance in my reviews. Very rarely do I find a place that I detest even giving ONE star to; because Unilocal wont let me give zero stars.
This is one such place.
The wife and I love antiquing. We are by no means rich; but we like quality pieces in our home and garden. We know what quality is and what it should cost. We know when we are getting a bargain and when an item is vastly overpriced. We’ve gone antiquing from Redlands to Riverside to Temecula to Santa Barbara to Solvang and many points in between. We’re not noobs, but we also aren’t «experts».
That being said — the wife and I both think this place should be renamed «Junk». Treasures is a highly ambitious name for this place. Certainly, TREASURED is not their customer service model here.
The location itself is great! Prime spot on State Street near everything? Oh yes!
But that’s all it has going for it. We’ve probably been here 3 – 4 times over the past few years with similar experiences. We returned yesterday wondering if things were any better. This was our recent experience…
So we walk in… and I kid you not… the place smelled like a wet fart.
Seriously, there was a rotten egg smell in the air that was mixed with an off-​putting mustiness. Don’t get me wrong. antique stores SHOULD have a bit of a musty smell to it — but this was just. bad!
Also, the place is super-​cluttered with no rhyme or reason to it. And I mean dangerously cluttered. As in, to walk between the aisles to get from one area to another almost required me to take a deep breath so I don’t accidentally jostle or tip over anything and break it! I felt like I was going to trip over things or knock them over and break them; or worse… my neck!
Most of the items the owner (an Egyptian fellow named «Magdy») has are not really that impressive — nothing I haven’t seen in more than a dozen other stores; and worse, most of it is very dusty!
My wife found a lovely glass/​crystal candlestick holder that reminded the her of one she used to have that was handed down from her grandmother, but had broken. So she went to ask the fellow how much it was.
This fellow was on the phone when we arrived on a personal call… and he was on the phone the entire time. When my wife asked him how much it was, the fellow gave my wife a look like. «How dare you interrupt my very important personal call?!» and quoted her a price that was like four times what we knew it was worth… like the most important thing to him was for this PESKY CUSTOMER TO LEAVE AND LET HIM GET BACK TO HIS PERSONAL CALL!!! *ahem*
Just…wow…
Needless to say. we didn’t buy the piece. When we both walked out… we were like.
Me: «Hey… did that place smelled like…»
Wife: «…yup! Rotten eggs.»
That sums it up, dear fellow Unilocalers. Bad smell, bad clutter and organization, bad customer service. I think the only way he makes money is from the customers accidentally breaking the items. Interesting business model.
Yea… no. Zero stars. Seriously people. I can’t recommend anyone patronizing this shop. Just… walk away.

Zero stars. Horrible human beings own/​run this place. Somehow they do not allow people to browse? You have to know what you want before entering? I cannot believe for the life of me that they can stay in business. Please humans! Unite! Do not shop here for any reason.

The man in the store just asked me if I was looking for something in particular or just browsing. When I said we weren’t looking for anything in particular. He said we aren’t welcome there unless we were there to buy something! He then told me he suffers every day from people who are only browsing. I’m sorry sir, does it cost money for us to breathe the air you are breathing? In all my life, I’ve never been told that I was not welcome to browse, IN AN ANTIQUE SHOP!

My best friend and I walked into the store and were immediately asked «what are you looking for?» I then replied with a smile «we’re just browsing.» The man at the counter began scowling and said «this store isn’t for browsing.» I’ve never felt so unwelcomed and looked down upon. We didnt have a large bag or anything to suggest we were up to no good.

Don’t bother with this store. The owner makes you feel like a criminal the moment you step in. He is rude and obnoxious. There are surveillance cameras everywhere and posted signs «Do not touch». Overpriced. There are two other «Antique» shops located on the same block — go to those.

Owner was unfriendly and rude.

0 stars. The joke running this place doesn’t let you in unless you have an appointment. Very weird for a place on state street.

I had the worst experience here. I had found a clock I wanted to buy. The price on the clock was $ 265. He told me that it was a deal, that this clock was on the internet for over $ 600, that it was an antique made in Germany. Not true. This clock was made in Fall River, MA in 1987 and the price averages about $ 300.
When I asked him to show me that it worked (it was a chiming mantel clock), he fumbled and didn’t know what he was doing. It turned out that it wouldn’t chime the hour so he said he would get it fixed and call me within 2 days. 2 weeks later I stopped into the store and asked him about it. He went into a long, mostly unintelligible, dissertation about how he’d sent it to a repairman in Ventura, and how it was going to cost $ 125 to repair it and that I should pay for the repair. I said no, and he quickly recanted and said I’d only have to pay half the repair. Then he said that I could come back into the shop when he got the clock back and check it out but that I wouldn’t be obligated to buy it.
Ok. This was before Thanksgiving. I never heard a word from him so a few days before Christmas, I sent a friend in ‘under cover’ to ask about a clock. The shop owner said he had such a clock but that it wasn’t at the shop right then. The shop owner told my friend that the price was $ 395!
So a few days after Christmas, the shop owner calls me. Says the clock is back, and tries to tell me it’s now $ 395. I said no, you can’t raise the price on me like that so he backed down. Okay, long story but let me wrap it up. I went in, haggled a bit and bought the clock. When I offered him my credit card, he said ‘don’t you have cash?’ I said no. He said ‘you pay cash, I no charge sales tax.’ That is NOT LEGAL, pal! This guy is rude, aggressive and not honest and I would not recommend anyone buying anything from him.