5. Mesa Market Place Swap Meet

I love shopping at swap meets. I love the prices as much as I like the stuff I buy. For example: area rugs. The quality is good, the price is right, and with all the carpet booths, there’s a good selection. It’s the same with lamps, wall art, gifts, and silver jewelry. I’ve lived in the valley since 1995 and it’s where I automatically go when I buy house stuff. I also buy all my summer dresses there. Mesa Market also has a restaurant and it’s always been busy when I went there. That’s where I meet my friends. The food is cheap and good, they have musicians performing there all day, and the people-watching is awesome. Don’t go to the market when you’re in a rush. The pace is slower and there is a lot to see.

As Markets go, they have a great variety, every other booth is NOT a T-shirt place. Compared to my home state, this was a very nice market.

95 % of the items are made in china-this is not a true flea market-it is monopolized by a few large vendors that are spread out through out the marketplace-they advertise that they are looking for new vendors-that is a lie-they cater to the large vendors. They advertise that they want garage sale type vendors -another lie there are none. The marketplace makes their money by selling low quality food for a high price.