What clients say about Brooksvale Artisans in Hamden Township (CT)
I visited this warehouse based on their posting on FB marketplace of shop stools I was interested in. I messaged the seller to confirm availability.
The actual stools available looked nothing like the ones in the photo. I spent over an hour searching through the dust, rust, and mold-covered heaps of ancient machinery (with the help of a very nice gentleman - not the owner) to find even a couple that looked even remotely close to what I saw in the photo. No luck.
Most were missing legs, feet, and needed to be cleaned of grease. The stools that were available were wildly overpriced and not at all worth my time.
Amazing selection of vintage tools, industrial items, and more. The place is pretty wild, nothing quite like it in the area. Items are not well organized so be prepared to do some digging. The owner is a cool dude.
I originally found this seller through Etsy and was interested in purchasing their large letterpress typeset drawers to use for displaying my crystals. I reached out to inquire about bundle shipping for two to save on costs. The seller was very kind and quick to respond and had my order ready with a much cheaper shipping cost via UPS than what Etsy was offering through USPS. My drawers arrived incredibly fast and in perfect condition- I couldn’t be happier and will 100% be back for more! Thanks so much!
If you are looking for vintage tools, machines, or any industrial items, materials, parts, work benches, or any of the thousands of incredible things ,then this place is absolutely amazing!
Just know that this is not Ikea or Harbor frieght- the vast assortment of items here at brooksvale artisans are dusty, dirty, and stacked and piled in a way that those who know the awesomeness of what we have can appreciate.
We go far and get dirty ourselves in finding and aquiring these items and we pride ourselves in being able to tell you the purpose, and history , of everything we offer.
We are here for those of you who appreciate and love what we have and for those people who appreciate finding and buying the exact tool , work bench , or machine, that they need for their business to get the job done.
Lastly, for those of you like the obnoxious and belligerent woman who threatened us with horrible reviews on every social media platform today because SHE mistakenly read information wrong and could not have things as she demanded- well, hopefully you and your therapist can work on your bitterness and anger and sense of entitlement. If you work your issues out, and your therapist thinks it's ok for you to return to the scene of your meltdown, come on back and I'm sure we can come to terms on the item you so much wanted.
BROOKSVALE ARTISANS - WE AIM TO PLEASE.
Everything was extremely overpriced. There wasn't even a showroom that could have justified the price of everything. Everything was dusty and filthy and we had to dig for things and he still was out pricing us.
That is fine if you want a salvage experience where you dig for stuff and then you can get a deal. But there were NO deals. When we tried to negotiate because literally things were moldy the owner got pissed at us. Salvaged materials should be a deal. If he wants customers to pay more he needs to restore stuff himself and then show it. Absolutely ridiculous. He also charged us $100 for a table he put legs on and he drilled through the wood.
I also wanted to buy some little unique tools and he started to harass me and question if I even needed them or knew what they were. Unprofessional. He has no reason to be in the salvage business. Absurd.
Place is both amazing and insane.
There are two areas and the hours to public are short, but if you have the chance and right time in a Saturday it's breathtaking.
I've been looking for a large flat file for a long time. They had a large selection and helped me through the selection process, then refinished it nicely. It looks great, and service was good. I also got it delivered, and didn't have to contact a third party for delivery, which simplified the process quite a bit. Thank you!
EVERYTHING was extremely overpriced.
A wooden desk with a MISSING leg $250
An EMPTY sawsall metal box $48
An INCOMPLETE no name pitted set of gage blocks was $100
A pottery throwing wheel $750
Didn't even want to ask how much the arbor presses were.
Waste of gas and time to get there.
Wow! This is some place else. Never seen a place like this. Lots of vintage industrial machinery and tools. An incredible place, if you're into antiques and/or tools. I highly recommend a visit.
Don't seem to be interested in actually selling anything based on prices and the piles and piles of stuff. Just a hoarders warehouse.
Since the owner responded, I walked in with $2,000 cash looking for vintage machinery and one vice, based on the pictures I saw online, I was very excited just to come by and look at these things. In reality, good luck even walking around in some areas.
For the prices here it would be cheaper to pay inflated ebay prices and pay $150 freight shipping than to buy here.
This place is a waste of time. It is impossible to find or reach anything and the owner is completely unreasonable with prices. This is mostly a pile of junk and a justification for a hoarder.
A great Selection of Antique and Vintage items. The amount of interesting stuff is amazing, especially the vintage industrial stuff. Nice people to deal with too.
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