The Discount Clearance Centre on Mahoneys road just opposite Forest Hill Chase is huge. They have a…read morelarge range of privately sourced stock that is on sale for generously discounted prices. While I was there I saw almost twenty couches, beds, bicylces, a few coffee tables and a variety of home decor items. It seems to be a family run business and they are so new to the area that they are yet to set up a phone line. The people I spoke to there were absolutely lovely and were super helpful when it came to answering my questions. Whilst they are still setting up, I can hedge a bet that this store is going to be quite good. Stock changes regularly and they have a sale board out the front where they write up a bargain of the day. Keep your eyes peeled on this one.

This is a great antique centre. Like most it has several small retailers that sell their own goods…read moreat their own prices as well as the owner who has the majority. Overall this is a well stocked venue with new stock arriving several times a week and prices may not be the absolute lowest you'll find but you can be sure you're getting what you pay for (unlike some more suburban alternatives)

This is my favourite destination along Maling Road…read more What once used to be an old theatre is now bursting with antiques and knick-knacks. The space is enormous and yet every square inch has got something fascinating hanging or place there. The beautiful old decorations of the theatre and the ceiling are merely a backdrop to the treasure troves you can hunt through. There is a large collection of porcelain and china, they always have beautiful glassware, and some interesting medals and maps near the front of the store. Keep your eyes out for some great pieces of jewellery in the glass cases, and up the back there's a small collection of clothes. That's about as organized as it gets. Furniture including beautifully maintained tables, chairs and sideboards line up along the walkways and prints depicting anything from a landscape or garden to a vintage 70s woman are scattered on the walls and in piles. The owners are extremely useful when it comes to locating something. They have a mental map of the hall that is baffling, and they are always up for a chat about the origins of something that has found their way into the store.

The business lacks customer service and in my experience Mark can be offensive. Mark left a…read morehandwritten note (see photo below) attached to my harp lamp (describing me as "pain in _ _ _") when he returned it to me after refusing to perform a previously agreed work order whilst also declining my offer to purchase some light shades, because in his words "it was going around in circles". Marco C's (reviewer's comments immediately preceding this this review) rings true with my own experience this afternoon. NB: I also reside locally and not SoMa, San Francisco, CA as per the info under my username.

Absolutely appalling service by Mark from the get-go…read more I booked in to get a table tennis table repaired which was for a group of vision impaired people who play out in Box Hill south and it was obvious from the start that Mark was not interested in fulfilling his responsibilities. Communication from Mark's end was extremely poor to say the least and to follow it up with an email 30 minutes prior to meeting me to repair the table stating that he was not interested in doing the job, after Mark had stated 48 hours prior that he would be able to take a look and quote a price is simply not good enough. Even though it states this business has been around for 26 years, I would certainly warn you to be on the lookout and would recommend you shop elsewhere, considering Mark's lack of communication and outright rudeness towards me, thus forcing us to seek an alternative builder to complete the job.