Hours are not correct. Their sign says Wednesday through Saturday. We went there on a Thursday and…read moreit was closed. They need to update that sign. The owner was not polite. Wouldn't even say hello. Wouldn't look away from her phone. No acknowledgement of customers at all. The woman at the counter was lovely. Everything was wayyyyyyyy over priced.

I've been meaning to get to this store forever, and an open house out near this side of town…read moreprovided me with the opportunity. I went looking for some Christmas decorations and found a little of everything! The store is just beautiful. It's a farm sitting on a gorgeous piece of land on the edge of West Lincoln. When I parked I got out and just looked around for a bit, enjoying the scenery. The store has an outdoor area (the porches) filled with decor and two separate buildings. There is so much stuff, and yet it is all artfully arranged. I really wanted to be there and just take my time and look. I found lots of rustic Christmas items, a room spray that smells like a Christmas tree and a stash of old spice containers, some even from the early 1900's. The prices seemed very reasonable to me and I was surprised at how busy it was given its rather remote location. The staff was so helpful and even helped me find out a date on one spice bottle. If you are looking for a unique gift or some rustic decor, this place is really an awesome shop. I can't wait to go back!

"One man's trash is another man's treasure." -English proverb…read more I've been to an "Amazon returns" shop but this is the first time I've been to anything like this. It's not quite a thrift shop and it's not quite a used good store. It's reusing and recycling and shopping and a flea market and just interesting enough that you need to check it out if you're near Gastonia. Instead of hauling grabage to a landfill, the owners of the Mystery Box takes stuff from estate sales and home clearances and abandoned storage units and brings it here to be sold. But instead of paying for stuff by the piece, customers pay an entrance fee and can literally walk out with whatever they can carry. Yes, if you can carry it over the line by yourself, it's yours. My daughter read about this concept and we stopped in to check it out. First, the entrance fee is cash only. (They might be encouraged to accept a Venmo or Zelle payment but the cell coverage here is not great.) Second, you need to bring your own bags, backpacks and purses for carrying. Look through it all. I found some boxes of surgical gloves (still sealed!), my daughter found a neat glass as a gift, I grabbed up an inkjet printer cartridge, and more interesting stuff. I saw a guy hauling out an pneumatic air cylinder and they had a stack of toilet seat lids (still in boxes) and tools and toys and paints and paintings and lots and lots of junk. Remember that once you're in, whatever you can carry out is yours. So it might be junk now or it might end up being your treasure. [Review 20322 overall - 3497 in North Carolina - round number 1300 of 2023.]

Fun place to shop. Great for unique and uncommon items. Very friendly. Refinish furniture is very…read morenice. Or pick up and refinish yourself.

Not really an amazing experience kinda trashy and disorganized not really many antiques more…read morefurniture that has been redone!

This is in response to the review below. first of all, this business is no longer there, second, I…read moreworked there for two years prior to them closing. IF you had read the contract YOU SIGHNED, prior to consigning your items, you would have KNOWN that after 90 days, if said items were not sold, they would be DONATED, therefore no phone call was needed. You OBVIOUSLY did not read the contract you signed. Also, when consigning said items whomever you spoke with would have ALSO informed you of this. This business was made better by the couple who bought it. They brought in beautiful furniture, and made the business far more appealing to anyone who came there. The owners were fair, honest people. Who DID NOT cheat you or whatever you think they did. This mistake is on you and your ignorance!

I have visited this business many times in the past to browse and was impressed by the nice, high…read moreend furniture they would have in on occasion. When I downsized recently to a smaller home, I thought this place would be a great way to recoup some of the money I had put into some very expensive furniture. To get to the point in the shortest form possible, if you go to look that's one thing but if you're placing items to sell here, you should think twice. I brought 4 very high end pieces here to be sold and checked on them every two to three weeks. My furniture was "donated" to Habitat without a single phone call to me. I had been very regular about checking every two to three weeks but in hindsight should have checked on a daily basis but I'm not sure that would have been sufficient. When I questioned them as to why I never received a phone call that my items were about to be donated I was informed by the gentleman that they had too many clients to call with every single donation. They are never busy when I'm in there so exactly how many clients he was referring to is unclear to me. I never noticed any rush in there and the most I ever saw in there was 2 or 3 people at a time. My message is that if you wish to donate your expensive furniture and donate it to the place of your choice, bypass this place. I won't be going back to this place ever again.

Nice clothing with good prices! My son is particular about…read morethe way he dresses and he found several things to wear.

Need to be more clear on their website when the buy backs are, you get all the way there and the…read moreperson there is clueless about what I am talking about and then said it's only once a month. There is nothing on your web site, the last time I looked it said anytime is a good time to come. If you put something on your door you need to add it on your social media.

I had such a great experience at Once Upon a Child thanks to this sweet girl Iliana! She was so…read moresweet, kind, and welcoming from the moment I walked in. She took the time to help me, answered all my questions. Her customer service was amazing and you can tell she truly cares about the customers. Employees like her make people want to come back. Overall I had a great experience at Once upon a child definitely will be coming back and recommending to others !

This place is nice to bring your gently used items. Of course everyone would like more for their…read morehigh quality branded items but in the end I'm generally satisfied. The system is easy to check in and the wait isn't that long.

Nice people! Good selection and prices!! Texan the dog is there to greet you. He's precious. Go…read morecheck them out!

Just wanted to post about this place to make everyone aware. If I could give this place negative…read morestars, I would. My granddaughters and I went to Mike D's Antiques and Estates in Gastonia on 321. The owners were extremely rude and racist. They followed us around the store, talking down to us. He began to talk about how one of the booth owners was moving to England and proceeded to make a horrible comment about Mexicans. My granddaughter calmly told him that it was offensive and she did not appreciate it because she is Mexican. He said "I know", got defensive and continued to make racist comments. They then told us to leave and not come back. They are very nasty people. Would not recommend.