I love an antique mall with its endless booths of really cool stuff but this may be the best…read moreantique mall of all. The Wildwood Antique Mall of Lakeland is part of the Wildwood Antique Mall chain. Wildwood Antique Mall claims to be one of the largest antique dealers in Florida. It was started in 2011, when 77-year-old Manny Pesco took his last $4,000 from his former auction business that had closed because of the 2008 recession and invested the money into the first Wildwood Antique Mall that took its name from the intersection it is located on. Other locations opened in Eustis, Vero Beach, and Titusville opened in the intervening years and the investment turned out to be a good one since all of the locations do around 5 million dollars annually. What makes this antique mall different from the other stores in the chain is the abundance of merchandise available from the theme parks. I found booths for both Universal and Disney items. The fun starts when you walk in the door and there is a carriage from Disney's Port Orleans resort out front and you are greeted by a velociraptor straight out of Universal Studios just inside the door. Wildwood Antique Mall of Lakeland has all of the typical booths of antiques you would expect to find but my favorite booths were the ones filled with Disney and Universal Studios merchandise. Recycling the Magic had a Splash Mountain log flume car, Vault Collectibles sells Disney and Universal studios props, and Melly's Remarket sells Disney art. My favorite booth was the Jurassic World Tribute store in the back of mall with a ton of Universal Studio items. They had an extensive horror collection and many other one of a kind items. I especially loved all of the Haunted Mansion items I found throughout the mall. If you are a theme park fan like me this is a must stop if you are in Lakeland. Prices for the real collectibles were more than I could afford but I found a Haunted Mansion Loungefly for only $25. There is something for everyone. Allow a few hours for a visit because this antique mall feels never ending. I could have easily spent all day here.

This was a nice maintained store. They had a little bit of everything but I'd say 70% of it was…read moreDisney items. Really great things, not what I was looking for all in all. It was a nice shop.

This Salvation Army location in Lakeland is huge, very clean, and extremely well organized. At…read morefirst glance, it looks like you're about to hit the jackpot--but once you start browsing, it feels a bit underwhelming. From a distance the shelves look full, but up close there isn't much that stands out. Kind of a "Mona Lisa effect"--better from afar than up close. That said, the staff was friendly. One woman who worked there--short, wore glasses--was especially kind, though I didn't catch her name. The store is laid out nicely, and they had a lot of furniture available. If you're furniture shopping, this might actually be a good stop; the pieces looked decent and reasonably priced. They also appeared to use a color-tag discount system, though I'm not sure if it changes daily. About half the store was clothing, and the other half was bric-a-brac and furniture. I personally didn't find much this visit, but it could've just been an off day. I'd consider checking back in a couple of weeks to see if inventory changes. I did leave with one fun find: a vintage floating pool drink holder shaped like a rainbow, with space for ice and drinks--super cute and only $5. On the flip side, some prices felt off, like used wrapping paper priced at $3 when you can get a new roll at Dollar Tree for $1. Overall, it's worth checking out, especially for furniture, but don't go in expecting major thrifting treasures. Pretty cool that they are open on a Sunday, though. I will give them that. A medium size parking lot right in front. And a big grassy area if you have a dog that needs to go to the bathroom. Check it out? Definitely! Are there better thrift stores in Lakeland? Definitely!

The place is so clean and well organized. The staff were really nice but these price were not…read morethrift tore prices. I could've gotten these items on at Kohl's on the sale rack and new. I was a little disappointed.

This is by far one of the cleanest, organized, stocked and staffed thrift stores we have ever been…read morein. A lot of the clothing appeared new or was in brand new condition. We both found many items and felt the pricing was on par for a thrift store. So many have retail pricing now.

I stopped in on a Saturday afternoon to check out this new (to me) thrift store. Apparently it's…read morebeen open since March. The inside was very clean and well organized! It has a ton of inventory: clothes, shoes, bags, housewares and books. The employees are very nice and were helpful in answering my questions. The reason I'm not giving 5 stars is because they don't offer fitting rooms which I've noticed is becoming a more common thing for thrift stores (looking at you Goodwill). They do offer exchanges though, so if you change your mind on something you bought you can bring it back within a certain number of days and get something else. As far as pricing goes, this place is decent. Not as cheap as the Salvation Army, but probably on par with Goodwill. Overall, I'm glad to have stumbled upon this place and will most likely be back!