Old Glory Antique Market Place MD 21704

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Deirdre Thornton

One of my first stops on my Maryland antiquing adventure. I've been here before over the years, but it's probably been about a year or so since I stopped in; unfortunately there hasn't been much change as far as new or interesting booths or stock rotation from existing ones. Many displays were nearly identical to what they were during my last visit over a year ago. I stopped in on a Saturday, so I expected it to be busy, but it seems that this store either has an inefficient register system, or needs more helping hands. The store has an abundance of showcases, and like any other antique store, you must ask an employee to unlock them for you; I wanted several items (and took pictures on my phone to provide the booth numbers) and it still took about an hour to gather the four items I wanted. This was not the staff's fault, as there was a long line at checkout, but it seems it would be more efficient to have some staff work register, and others open cases to eliminate the long wait. The staff is a bit of a mixed bag, while I personally have not had a negative experience, I did have some negative observations while waiting. There was a cheerful man working one register, who was very chatty with customers. (TOO chatty.) I stood off to the side waiting for one of the cases I'd asked for to be open, and he just would not stop talking. He turned every transaction into an interrogation asking hundreds of questions to the customer while the line continued to back up and the woman at the opposite register continued to get the line down essentially solo, not efficient or appropriate. Speaking of inappropriate. this store is one of the stricter malls I've been to in terms of its policy about bags (a sign on the door says no large purses) while the rule is understandable, Old Glory seriously needs to give instructions on how to confront people violating the policy. A woman at the desk loudly called another customer out and told her the store "didn't accept" large bags. The wording feels a bit brusque and unwelcoming. Issues aside, this is my favorite stop for vintage clothing and accessories, and this store has an abundance of it, so all in all, I left very happy with my wallet a little lighter! Will definitely be back, but I hope they work on some of their functionality.

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Stephanie Lawson

Friendly and helpful staff, knowledgable dealers, LOTS of well stocked and well maintained booths with a diverse variety of items and price points to choose from! Many booths have ongoing sales, and if an item meets the price requirement ($100) many dealers are willing to negotiate or take offers. For those taking issue with the purse size policy (bags must be same size or smaller than the sign on the front door) it’s there due to breakage risk (some booths are quite well stocked with a narrow walkway) Staff is diligent about enforcement of this policy, but are always polite and direct on the matter. I find something cool almost every time I visit, highly recommend!

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willku9000

This place is great! I’ve been here twice and both times saw many intriguing little treasures, including some stuff from the World’s Fairs. I ended up buying a couple small metal platters (possibly ash trays) from the 1933 Century of Progress Expo and 1964 New York World’s fair respectively and was dumbstruck to find a ribbon from the 1893 World’s Colombian Exposition, My favorite World’s Fair, and was heartbroken to see it was way outside my price range?. I also saw some really cool things ranging from Old Halloween decorations to a giant raygun. Also of note is that the people there are very nice. I had a lovely chat with the lady up front while i was checking out, about the book The Devil In The White City, the 1893 worlds fair and H.H. Holmes. I wholeheartedly recommend checking it out if you like finding unique stuff and hopefully someone will buy that ribbon and give it a good home.