Mass Merchandise is the closest you can come to a sweatshop without actually being inside of a sweatshop. This place can singly support the Chinese economy with all of the imports under its hole-ridden, decomposing roof. But here's the upshot: it's good for a laugh. What else can you expect from an indoor flea market? I'm only going to passingly mention the crush of generic trinket stores that fill Mass Merch. They're a waste of space. The remainder of the stores are glorified gypsy tents. That car audio store? A mark-up haven! Take 75% off their asking price and they're still asking too much. The equipment is both inferior and overpriced. Does it even work out-the-door? I wouldn't risk it. The furniture store, which replaced a general store that was there back in the day (these stores operate on a carousel and have a dumb-high turnaround rate), is extremely overpriced. It's like Bob's Furniture, but more expensive with no guarantee that they will honor your warranty at any point. Oh, the furniture store also replaced a noble arcade that once lay claim to these grounds. I would subtract a star for that, but sadly, I have no stars left to deduct. Watching that arcade shrink was one of the saddest montage's of my life. Apparently, with the closure of Building 19, Mass Merch is looking to expand. Who am I to judge, right? I can only imagine what awaits visitors in that new space (please note I'm being literal because I will never step inside this place again, barring a miracle). The only positive thing I can say about Mass Merch is the stalwart Japanese/knife store. I don't like guns, but I'm all for stabbing. And they have a bunch of diverse tools that you can stab with. I can spend a solid 10 minutes in here wasting time. But this orange is not worth the squeeze given its surroundings. Oh, and they sell karaoke machines. Which makes perfect sense in Mass Merch world. Unless you have a disease that compels you to buy things made of plastic, from China, and of a generally shoddy quality, stay far away from here. And if you do have this disease, go to a dollar star. It's quicker and less painful. read more

Man back in the day this place was awesome! Now, not so much I remembered back in the 90s and maybe early 2000s, it was akin to something like a Christmas Tree Shop. There was a lot of variety and it was sort of like a nice indoor flea market. There was a great furniture store, restaurant and a little arcade where I spent a lot of my time playing when my parents where browsing. They also had a little flea market outside. This was a real flea market, not the ones where people sell goods they buy in neatly stacked boxes on the floor. This flea market was things people sell out of their homes which is a lot better in my opinion. Now the place is just a shadow of it's former self. The inside has been transformed into a shady arrangement of little stores that are separated by plaster walls. There's Spanish music blasting from all the different little shops around the place and it's sooo dirty, smelly and just shady. Lets just say that I don't feel comfortable using the ATM in the building. The only plus side is that they still have the flea market on the weekends which is great. There's plenty of parking, if anything there's an overabundance which is awesome. If you can't find a spot, there's always the Walmart right next door. read more

Mass Merchandise Mart is a string of stores in a dingy hallway that sell odd items. Picture Tu-Pac and Biggie T-shirts next to a shop that sells evening gowns. There are also some jewelry counters, but I have to say the dress shops were my favorite. Walking into one I felt like I was entering Charo's closet. Glitz, glitter, bows, trim, tulle and plenty of it for every shape and size. This is definitely the spot for a quince anos party dress. The colors were amazing...turquoise, yellow, orange all with lace and sparkles. I was completely in mesmerized by the rainbow and shine, but I'm not quite sure that I could ever pull off wearing one. They had some interesting wedding gowns too. read more

String of random dress/shoe/party shops in a dingy warehouse. If you need a quinceanera dress, prom dress, or general party dress, check here. If you need anything else, go elsewhere. read more

I really think that Mass Merchandise Mart has given a new meaning to the word "shopping". What other building around has so many stores under one roof with comparitively little overhead? If you can get over the crooked flooring, smell of plastic, noise or lack of it due to no customers, you can find some of the best closeout deals ever. The dirty looking uneven plexi-glass partitions plastered in a n overwhelming confusion of advertising abounds the corridors. At best it is a place to have special customers meet & sell their wares. Now I understand that owner Pat McGrath is going to redesign what was Building 19 space into 200 10x15 sweat shops - kiosks at the tune of $800. a month. The good thing is that all the trinkets & clean-outs will be all under one roof instead of all over the impovished city of Lynn. As the straw market is being built of pegboard partitions, some of Lynn's finest wheeler dealers will call the new - Mass Merchandise Mart - home in February. Best of Luck! read more