One of my favorite places to shop is at the Peddlers Mall. That's where my Booth#555 originated (at the Morehead Peddlers Mall.) Now Booth555 is located online for easier shopping.
What is a Peddlers Mall?
If
you are not familiar with a Peddlers Mall it is basically an old
building, usually an out of date Wal-Mart building, that has been
revamped into a flea market type store. Within the last 11 years they
have grown to 20 retail locations mostly which are within Kentucky and
Indiana.
This store is very unique and different from a flea market because each vendor does not
need to stay with their booth in order for sales to occur. Customers
roam the store, make their selections and pay for their entire order all
at the front counters. Each item in the store is marked separately by
each vendors' tag. And so the cashiers take extra care, reading each tag
and so on, to ensure sales are correct.
Then vendors are paid
once a month for their booth sales, minus the booth rent, which is
usually around $120 each, and a mere 4% sales fee. I believe. I'll have
to recheck that.
A Look Inside the Store
The
store itself is very unique. Every ten feet or so, you are presented
with booths of various vendors. You see, each booth is rented out
separately, so everyone's items vary in detail greatly. You never know
what you will find. One vendor may offer antiques while the booth next
to it may offer Nascar items. You just never know what you will find.
The categories are endless.
Peddlers Mall in Morehead, KY
Our
local Peddlers Mall is wonderful. It is located in Morehead, KY. I've
been to a lot of them, but this particular one is awesome. I even have
my own booth in which I sell the primitive furniture and decorating
accessories I make. If you've been connected to me here, I'm sure you've
seen some of my posts about re-doing furniture in the primitive style.
The aisles are always clean.
The individual booths, most of them (95%), are
very well kept.
The workers are very friendly and accommodating.
Overall, it is just a wonderful, thrifty shopping experience. Makes the hunt for treasures all the more fun. Not to mention how much money you
save rather than shopping retail!
And here is some various photos of my booth, from time to time. Keep in mind, that we've rented a total of 4 booths at a time in one Peddlers Mall and 1 booth in another. Then we go back down to just one, when the traffic flow ceases. But I've had the same Booth #555 for almost 4 years now. So along with my crafts, I buy and resell anything I can to fill the spaces.
But the hand crafted items and re-purposed furniture is my most favorite!
But the hand crafted items and re-purposed furniture is my most favorite!
Keep in mind, it changes looks on a weekly basis. Most every item within' my booth has a price tag. So I never know what will be here today or gone tomorrow.
And here I am shopping in a booth ran by another vendor:
And here's my Aunt Marlene also doing some shopping:
Do you have a Peddlers Mall close to you?
