I was on another aimless pointless ride. snaking through central texas backroads to bypass deathtrap interstates, hoping for a chance encounter with the weird, pretentious, unpredictable, diseased... or similar elements on the list of "things quintessentially texan". as i cruised this two-stoplight town's mainstreet, i was wondering whatever became of the 90s glamrock group, spacehog. but i made an immediate uturn when out of the corner of my eye flashed a sign with a singularly iconic word, evocative of life in Austin when it was home to only a few hundred thousand, when it was still hip, before came thousands of clever folks from the digital-world, before their "beemers" replaced handpainted westfalias, before progress transformed the quietly powerful "hill country" into Levittown. the word was "armadillo". I was enroute to kill a weekend at a friends ranch before a meeting in Austin the following week with a client. a well-moneyed techie had kitchen-cobbled his "Texas Woodshed BBQ Rub" only to see sales quickly death-spiral. someone referred him to me and I was soon flying to Austin. quite a production, all in hopes that pairing my experience in food development with his money might resurrect his product à la Lazarus. but the sample he sent beforehand told me immediately that despite my best efforts his amateurish product was doomed. naturally, i took his money anyway. the armadillo, misnomered a "living dinosaur," is an armor plated mammal with pea-size brain. slow moving, armadillo roadkill litters texas roads and, word has it, if grilled a freshly harvested-by-car 'dillo tastes like chicken. perhaps some truth to this because during the great depression, "hoover hogs" were the main course at more than a few texas dinners. the armadillo later reached its heyday when austin became the mecca for texas counter-culture migrants, a kind of mascot for the late 60s goings on in central texas. if you insisted on staying in texas and wanted to adopt the trappings and mind-warp thrill drugs of the day, somehow the armadillo made sense as a metaphor for hip cosmic cowboys here... backwards, out of step, eccentric, oblivious to the pace of the outside world and quaintly unique. as i passed this "armadillo emporium" the thought came that perhaps due to its remote location it might contain more than the usual garage sale goods found in such out of the way towns whose time, if ever it was, has surely passed. more even, could it be that somewhere inside this rummage sale, one might actually find the dehydrated remains of the beloved creature after which the store is named? the answer: no. mostly what is here is neither old nor interesting: handmade jewelry, pottery, macrame and other crafty goods (mostly brand named), like the stuff sold at so many country fairs, farmers markets and other events. as i left the area, i bid adios to the memory of all things armadillo, but much appreciate this armadillo emporium for reminding me of days when kozmic blues untuned the sky. read more

Fun store with some quirky antiques! Definitely need to go back and search through their records.

I have found some amazing pieces in this store. I just found a reasonably priced skinny bench! I shop here every time I'm in town and Jules is the best! read more

Very interesting little consignment store that has a little bit of everything and plenty of antiques. Lots of surprsing finds like old photos, old signs and kitchen gadgets (among other things). There were some locally made jewelry, small wallets and candles also. The back part of the store was a spirit store with the local team's gear and there was also a children's clothing area. There was another part of the store that looks like they do painting classes similar to Painting with a Twist. This is a pretty cool little store to stop in and check out of you ever find yourself going through Fairfield since there isn't much else in their city square. read more

Cute, charming n unique store with new and various consignment goods. I dunno... but for me... independent owned businesses that invest their time, love and money into their stores and community are what make a town what it is. Hats off and continued success! read more

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Very cute store. Well set up. Lots to look at. WAY OVERPRICED. I was shocked at how high everything was. The handmade jewelry was the only thing that was slightly reasonable. (Still a little pricey). I'm not a cheap-o and certainly don't expect something for nothing but most things were about 40% overpriced compared to Canton. Really disappointed because there were some great finds. read more

I usually enjoy this little stop, but after telling a 3 yo ( who says I have to potty bad) "no we only have a private bathroom" I will not be coming back. read more

An interesting consignment shop in small town fairfield. The workers are kind and the store is set up as best as it can with different small shops. There really is a little bit of everything for everyone. This is the type of place I would shop for more vintage decorations for a man cave/game room for guys, and has homemade jewelry and other items. read more

Loved this place. Great jewelry and some cute crafts. I would not think this is a place to search for bargains, but it had a variety of booths that have a little bit of everything. read more

Glad I stopped at this unique shop while coming through Fairfield. Great place for a mom's day out. I enjoyed browsing through all the booths. Antiques, jewelry, and gift ideas...I loved it all. The owner, Julee was super friendly and helpful too. read more

Moved to area 7 mths ago in hopes of starting my own small business. Been looking around all of the cool little shops & markets. This past weekend, Saturday, April 16, 2016 in fact at 11:30 am- ish, I had some family up fron Temple, Texas area & wanted to show them all the cool shopping spots here in Fairfield. I was so excited to go to the ARMADILLO EMPORIUM. I had myself waited to go to this glorious looking spot until this weekend. Embarrassingly enough we go into the store where there are 3 ladies at the check out desk area in the front to the left that were talking among themselves. One may have been a new employee I much later decided. NO HELLO. NO HOW ARE YOU. NO WELCOME TO THE ARMADILLO EMPORIUM. NO MAY I HELP YOU? There was zero acknowledgement at all. There are so many wonderful things to look at. We picked up several items, tried on a hat that I truly wanted to buy, WENT TO USE THE LADIES ROOM....20 min later still no acknowledgement. I realized that this was a building that had many "vendor type booths" & really wanted information on how to become a seller of goods myself. I walked to the counter where the 3 ladies were still talking & tye one main talker literally turned her back to me & kept talking. I was appalled! I gathered up my friends & family & left. upon our exit one of the ladies said " OH THANK YOU ". I REPLIED "OH NO MAME. THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR WONDERFUL HELP & INFORMATION. " Now I realize customer service isn't what it used to be......but it is in my mind very necessary to connect with your customers when you work in a retail business of any kind. Old fashioned thinking? Maybe. By the way, the three ladies were grown ups not some young first time working girls. I truly hope one wasn't the owner. read more