We have been going to the S.T.D. Flea Market on Trafficway since I was a child, and I am closing in on 40. Over the years we have spent untold thousands upon thousands of dollars on various treasures and trinkets of all types. After dinner today I took my sons to look around an hour before close. My little ones found their treasures and we headed to pay. My son found some cards in an unlocked case and when we went to pay, the workers were having a discussion on the owner leaving it open. As they were getting close to closing, most of the customers were at the front. In front of my children and all the other customers, the heavy set older lady began to admonish me openly for not waiting on a worker to open the case for us. Bear in mind, the case was already open and this was known, as it was being openly discussed. I am a very laid back and easy going person, so I was shocked. I explained to her that the case was already unlocked, and that being rude was completely unnecessary. She escalated immediately, raising her voice and yelling at me in front of my family and the other customers. I put our products down and as we began to leave, she continued to raise her voice telling us to never come back. I asked for her name, and she refused. When I explained I would be leaving a review, she continued her tantrum. I was absolutely dumbfounded as we've been customers for decades and have never had a single issue. In a 30 second exchange, that all changed and we've been told not to come back again. I am disappointed, and feel her behavior is outrageous and unwarranted. We will, in fact, not being going back and its unfortunate. I hope the owners review the footage and take care of the issue before she causes any further loss of income for them and further tarnishes their reputation. read more

The staff are rude and disrespectful. It was hard to watch the way they treated other customers and I will never go back. The owners should be Embarrassed to have employees that would treat anyone that way! read more

I was on the way out of town with my daughter and she wanted to stop here. The name is interesting enough. This place is huge. We had limited time but she was able to snag some deals on clothing. Worth a stop if you like antiques or interesting finds. A bit of everything here. Parking lot is huge. They said no returns on clothing but allowed my daughter to try on clothing in the bathroom before purchasing. read more

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This is a petty nice little place. It's big enough you can spend some time going through it until you find that special something but not so big that you get overwhelmed and just want out. The prices on things range from reasonable to 'Somebody's really proud of their stuff' but a skilled bargain hunter should be able to find something. read more

Great place to look at a variety of booths. A lot of great bargains. Definitely a go to.

This is the better one down by the square. I wouldn't go to the other one at all. It's always been a pretty nice place although it's gotten harder to find. Unless you know where it is you'll go right past it. The inside is pretty clean and fairly well organized. There is a clutch of women sitting up front greeting people end gossiping among themselves perpetually, but it doesn't seem to interfere too much with business. There's a lot from which to choose. This is the one to go to. The previous review was mistakenly posted for this location. I apologize for that. The bad review was for the one farther east on the same street. I will write a separate one for them. read more

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I was in the store yesterday and the man working either the owner or a worker was the rudest oversee anyone of my wife I would not recommend this place to anyone the name fits it STD it's a virus they do not deserve your business very rude and very read more

It's already scary enough being a traveler through the middle of the country during the COVID-19 crisis. But when We stopped at the STD flea market, I picked out a few items to buy, my girlfriend and I were both wearing masks. The lady at the counter had a mask hanging off of her ear, but wasn't wearing it. She was only about 2 feet from my face as i started to check out. Since I am in a high-risk medical group, my girlfriend asked her to put on her mask. It was already hanging off of her ear. She refused to do so. I left my items behind, because I didn't want to support a business that was so reckless with public health and putting their customers at risk. My girlfriend asked several times for the lady to simply put on the mask that was already hanging from her ear, and she refused. Anybody who travels through this economically depressed area with a pocket full of money should take their business elsewhere, this is as bad as it gets in the no-mask, Covid-spreading part of the Midwest. Unless you like dying. read more

This review is for both STD flea markets, as I think they're kiiiiiiind of one and the same. On the spectrum of great places to thrift in SGF and terrible places to thrift in SGF, I think STD falls right in the middle. Can you find treasures here? Absolutely. Can you strike out consistently? Absolutely. At STD, there's never any guarantee you'll find something you want to take home, unless you really, really like ancient computer moniters or cheap dishware. That being said, I've taken home vintage jewelry, shoes, and various household knick knacks worthy of a good sanitizing. Noteworthy: there's a booth in the one nearest Jefferson that houses *amazing* vintage tees - you'll know it because it'll be stuffed to bursting with both women's and men's clothes. I mean, somebody had to have died to stock it, but try not to think about that as you plummage it for the best, most soft camp shirt you'll ever wear. The stores are huge and often reflect the temperature and weather outside, so if you're planning to visit in the winter, I'd be sure to don some woolly socks and grab a hot cup of coffee first. If it's raining, there will likely be buckets everywhere to catch the drips. Now that I've said all that, the STDs are not exactly glamorous, but their hours (they stay open until 6) are great and the employees are always friendly and welcoming. Overall, if you've got a spare hour downtown and the hour is decent, you shoud pop in here because you might walk away with something nice. read more

It was huge clean and organized. Staff was really nice. Parking no problems ALOT OF CLOTHING

This is the STD that is sorta close to the soccer fields and Bolivar Insulation. It's not the one near the Shrine Mosque. Anyway, at this STD I found a killer vintage print that had been expertly matted and framed. $65. I had been looking at pictures and mirrors in stores that sold new products all over town. Everything was (1.) too high, and (2.) not cool enough to go above my fireplace. read more

Don't let the colorful acronym lead you astray. Springfield Trading Depot really is a flea market and not a place to pick up diseases in your southern regions. This east STD location is one of the better flea markets in town... which isn't exactly a profound accolade. First impressions on passing through the doorway are that it is a little drab and lack luster... which it kind of is. But that's what makes it exciting. You have to frequent this place a lot with an adventuresome spirit to unearth a real personal treasure. (I have discovered a few nice pieces of vintage furniture and dishes at this very unsuspecting location). As a general rule, the booths near the front tend to more populated with things truly antique and appealing. But it seems that the further you stray from the epicenter, things get a little dodgy... For instance a booth of nothing but bulky dell monitors from the 90s, or an entire booth of expired hair products. There are even a few sad booths with about ten items in them... (I'd like to know how these people are paying their rental fee). Prices tend to be pretty inexpensive across the board. Though there are a few instances in which people ask outlandish amounts for their goods purely because they are overly attached and have figured sentimental value into their pricing system. All in all, STD is a pretty interesting and fun place that can be likened to visiting a city wide garage sale in that there is a lot of useless crap. But if you are willing to wade through the muck you just might get lucky and probably for a cheap price. read more

I really can't say I prefer one STD Flea Market over the other! Both of them are excellent. As flea market junkies, my mate and I have noticed that it can be difficult to find larger stores where all of the "stalls" have consistently good quality and fair prices. STD somehow seems to satisfy that requirement very well. There are no "waste of time" booths and none that stick out as exorbitant in their pricing. I really enjoy stopping here on visits to Springfield. read more

STD Flea Market, with two locations, is actually an anocronym for Springfield Tool & Die which was the name company name owned by the Flea Market owners. read more

I went to this STD flea market today because I was already a regular at the one close to downtown. I don't think the merchandise differed much but the proprietors and employees were downright rude. They seemed to think I was entertaining or something as they giggled and smirked and gossiped among themselves. Like I said, they were just rude and made me feel weird like I was handicapped or something, or maybe they are emotionally handicapped, who knows. read more