The Green Shed Shop

Some really cool things here, vintage toys, nice artworks, loads of tea sets, beautiful books. Customer service is quite poor however. Two girls were on the shift today, right after I walked in one girl asked the other a question to which the second girl (she has very short, strawberry-blonde hair) answered very loudly giving very intimate details of her life and relationship with her mother. It was so embarrassing to listen too, and there was no escape! She was so loud I could hear her just as clearly on the other side of the shop. Once I picked what I wanted to buy I returned to the counter. She walked in front of me, blocking my path but not acknowledging me like a normal person would in a small space, especially if they were working in said small space, not even eye contact. Once I finally got to the counter both girls were there, I tried to establish eye contact with strawberry-blonde girl because she was standing right in front of me but she ignored me again and had a very sullen look on her face. I actually wasn't even sure if she worked there by that point because she was so rude, but another customer asked her a question so that confirmed she did. Very unwelcoming. The second was very helpful, smiled, acknowledged me, wrapped the item and said goodbye. It was a very bizarre and uncomfortable experience. I was thinking of bringing my husband back there but I don't think I will, it was just so awkward and I really don't want to repeat it.

Great shop don't get me wrong loved the antiques, but in this store works a blatant racist! I was peacefully browsing through what they had in stock and a worker asked me (a BLAK/Aboriginal the only dark skinned person in there) what I had in my jumper pockets I told her it was just my bottle of coke from lunch that I couldn’t fit into my bag and she proudly proceeded to say that she wasn’t accusing me of stealing but there has been stealing happening, In my hand was $50 to buy a small bowl for $8 but asked if I had taken anything anyways!! So yeah moral of this story this shop is not poc friendly and thanks you salty c*nt for ruining my day as if it wasn’t already bad for me being nervous my first time in a big city and people like you ruin the whole experience!!!