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    Collectamania

    3.2 (18 reviews)
    ModerateFlea Markets
    Closed 10:00 am - 7:00 pm

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    Robin H.

    I absolutely love this place! You can find just about anything there. Movies, cds, antiques, collectibles, etc. The prices are very reasonable and the staff is very friendly and helpful. They will even barter with the vendors to see if they can get you a lower price. Its a definite on my weekly list of thrift storing!

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    10 months ago

    Disgusting smelly place. Very unorganized. Didn't find many deals for the effort put out looking.I do love the name though!

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    10 years ago

    Definitely a Flea Market.....antiques are rare......but they do have just about everything if your willing to go through the piles of stuff.

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    This is probably one of my "happy places." When I need to get out of my apartment and don't want to do my regular thrifting route I head here.

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    The Picker Knows - Interesting display in booth

    The Picker Knows

    4.5(26 reviews)
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    Every now and then you comes across a place on Yelp that makes you step back a little... I've been…read morehere a TON of times! How have I not reviewed this place before now...?! The Picker Knows is one of those places... Probably the premier, and my favorite, antique "mall" in the Des Moines metro! Rows and rows of vendor booth and cases. I'd hate to total the money up that I've spent here... And buying is great, but a lot of times I just have fun window shopping. Looking at the many different things here that I can't afford or have no business spending money on... Lol Very large display items, furniture, antiques, retro and vintage, some modern, a few clothes, comics, vinyls, Hot Wheels, some dusty and rusty things, handcrafted items, and tons of smalls! Prices are vendor driven. So some are high, some are at market, and there are great deals to be found here too. As a veteran I appreciate the veteran's only parking spot near the front door. At only 55 I pass it up a lot because there are veterans in A LOT worse shape than I am. But I have used it a couple of times. It's so easy to spend hours here! Vendors leave and new vendors fill their slots. And with the merchandise being vendor provided...the selection is ever changing! The staff is fantastic and always available for questions or to open a case! The bathrooms aren't terrible for this environment. They aren't perfect...pretty plain Jane...but they don't send you running for the hills. Lol The Picker Knows is a must stop in the Des Moines metro if you are into antiquing or thrifting!

    The Picker Knows prides itself on being one of Iowa's largest antique malls with over 35,000 square…read morefeet of "stuff". I was here because my Nephew was getting married next door at the Decades Event Center. I believe that both spaces were once a Dahl's Grocery Store. Since I was early and the pictures I was in were taken, I had some time to wander about. I love looking around antique stores and this place certainly had a lot of space and individual "consignment" booths. In situations like this, my eyes glaze over as I keep walking. In my head is Gayle saying - "Where are you going to put this crap?". In my heart is the preference of finding some unique peace that I can convince myself that I can't do without. I finally purchased a cool heavy metal Iowa-themed belt buckle for $15. That was after my go-to shopping targets of knives, pens, and old publications came up empty. I also find that I'm good for about 30 minutes in an antique store, and them I have to get out. If there's a next time, I'm sure inventory will be different, so who knows what might appear!

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