I was staying in Twentynine Palms near Joshua Tree last weekend and decided to stop by the…read moreobservatory on a whim around 11 PM with a couple of my friends. Little did we know that this would be one of the highlights of our trip. Not only were the stars beautiful but we met a very nice and passionate scientist who decided to chat with us and teach us all about the constellations. It was such a treat. He and his wife were finishing up and packing away their telescopes and he told us that they were going to lock the gate of the parking lot that our cars were parked in, but let us know that we could move our car right outside of the gate and stay all night if we wanted to because it was open 24 hours. He also warned us about the coyotes and cougars. Coyotes stay away with noise and cougars are attracted to noise, so pick your battle lol. We definitely can't wait to come back! And it's free!

So many different little areas to put your telescope on and check out the stars. This area is just…read morefor getting together with other enthusiasts and checking out the night sky. Love that this was built just for that purpose.

My daughter contacted the Palm Springs Air Museum Pipe Band to find a bagpiper to play at our 50th…read morewedding anniversary event. Joel Daniel was our bagpiper. What a treat!!! People who liked the bagpipe and those who weren't keen all totally enjoyed Joel. He was a great musician, entertaining, better than expected. Our party was in the back yard. He arrived at the front door in his full regalia and began playing as he walked through our house and into the back yard. I almost cried it was so perfect. What a fun addition to an event. My husband and I are both Scottish and his brother was attending who is really big into bagpipes so needless to say, it was so fun. Joel is very nice and personable. We found out later that he also plays a multitude of instruments and types of music besides the bagpipe. Definitely worth considering if you are having an event and want to add some pizzaz to it.

Greatest staff!! Prices are very low and decent quality!! Lots of treasures Always willing to help…read moreanyone!! Especially the needy and homeless

Always clean, well-kept, peaceful, and run by friendly staff. Tons of great deals to be found in…read moreall of its nooks and crannies. There's no parking lot, but you can drive around the back street and into the dirt lot, or you can park on Adobe by the sidewalk. Recommended to any thrift store lover.

Eric was awesome! He had my phone fixed within just a few minutes highly recommend…read more My phone was the iPhone XS was best price I could find the service was amazing.

I brought my phone here in a panic because it had fallen in the toilet the day before, and was…read morerestarting every 2 minutes. The owner was super nice and accommodating; I called and was talking very fast because I only had 2 minutes before my phone would restart, so he let me come over. In person he took a look at my phone and gave me my options based on his honest opinion. I was very grateful for him taking the time to share all the info with me about my options, he even looked up different prices for me for parts or getting a new/used phone, gave me a detailed estimate of what it would cost to fix the phone and how long, helped me compare costs/weigh options, told me what he would do if he was me and was overall extremely patient and helpful. After his explanations I ended up deciding to not fix my phone as it wouldn't be guaranteed to work with water damage, and get a new/used one elsewhere for a similar price instead. Which was not a good decision for him as he loses business in this one instance, but he has absolutely gained a future customer with his integrity and transparency. I will definitely be going to him next time I have any phone or computer issues. Thank you so much again! (I forgot to get your name but thank you!)

Hello, I wrote a review for Smitty's Bargain Store about a year ago. Over this year I found some…read morechanges in this shop. When I made an offer of $15 for an old soldering iron. Smitty thought I had said $50. Walking back to show him the item, I found him insulting when he said "not your kind of prices" as though to call me cheap. He could not be bothered by my cash offer. He seems to be waiting to catch a big fish (aka Tourist) and has nothing of interest to us locals. 30% of their stock should be in the trash as they don't cleanup or try to sell stuff, and trash accumulates. Not a very interesting browse for true bargain hunter. Depending on the condition of an item, 75% off the retail price is interesting while deals up to 90% keep customers coming back. Stop annoying us Smitty!

This is a hidden gem in the desert. Terrific finds and low prices and the staff are super friendly…read moreand helpful. I found a bunch of really good hardcover books.

HOW does this place have even a single good review? I had such a terrible experience between not…read moreshowing up for an appointment, then showing up 6 hours late, and TWO attempts at stealing personal belongings from us. Duane confirmed my appointment a few days in advance which I thought was very professional, however, never showed up on the appointment day, when I called an hour after our confirmed time, he said he was having phone problems and to call his office to reschedule, but I never got confirmation. They had me call the next morning to see if they can fit me in that day. Once I got back on the books two days later, he was 6 hours late and could only do half the job. They didn't bring any tools so they used all of ours we happened to have. We noticed one of our tools was missing when they left. When they arrived the next day to finish the job, we confronted them about the tool and they returned it. A few hours later, we noticed some Airpods were missing, and after using the 'Find My' app, discovered they were in one of the workers pockets. He claimed he picked them up to return them but come on. The owner also left his workers at our house for two hours without water (claiming he's grabbing water) - his workers were asking us for water in 110 degree heat. All around absolutely unacceptable as a business. There's plenty of people who do this in yucca, go somehwhere else

Scheduled and rescheduled over and over again! No communication until last minute first time, then…read morebefore threat of a bad review! He called another Yelp business to do this job, after no one showed up as scheduled. Repeatedly asking for confirmation before time was useless. Unreliable as can be! This business is to be avoided at all cost! Or it will cost you time and money to find someone else! Help like this is an insult to all potential customers!