This rating is based on customer reviews, inventory size, pricing, and service quality
Past To Present in Niantic, CT scores 82/100. Sentiment is largely positive: shoppers praise the well‑organized, sprawling rooms, a big, changing inventory (including a popular dollar room), and fair pricing. Staff are often called friendly, knowledgeable, and helpful, with solid estate‑sale services. Common complaints: occasional unpleasant odor, a rude comment, variable stock quality during events, and communication/pickup delays or no‑shows for appraisals. Finding items is generally easy, though crowds can hinder browsing. One stray review seems unrelated.
What clients say about Past To Present in Niantic (CT)
This is my go-to spot when I need something specific for my home or if I am just browsing to see what treasures I will stumble across. Highly recommend!
Visited here on a whim. They had an eclectic mix of items, and a number of very nice furniture pieces.
Access is from the side. There is a small sign by the alley indicating the entrance is back there. Almost missed it.
Was a fun place to nose around, right on the water. Cute
I’ve made some very exceptional purchases at this shop and got very good deals on the things I bought. One was an antique china closet, and the other was an Eastlake platform rocking chair! The owner is so nice and I love that the place is huge and sprawling❣️ I highly recommend this antique shop??
You walk in the door and the oder is very unpleasant.
I heard a worker say to someone, "I hate tourists. I'm not a tourist. I live here. Unbelievable...
Don't waste your time.
Very disappointed in the store this past Friday. Not even half of the stock they would have had. Yes, it was crowded with goods at times previously. Now it is just what they can pick up at Brimfield quick and cheap. This statement (minus the cheap part, what is from me) coming from a shorter gentleman that was working at the store and said he knows the owner. I would have thought they might be more engaging as it was Memorial Day weekend.
I always love coming here. There are a million DVD's and records to look through, always neat furniture and unique kitchenware in the dollar room in the back! Always something new, always friendly. This is my go-to alone time spot because I can wander in here for over an hour easily.
A lot more going on than your first thoughts upon entering. Keeping going towards the back, there are more rooms with more stuff. Scored a bunch of awesome finds for a very reasonable price, we will definitely make this another staple when we travel to the area again. The man who greeted us and checked us out was friendly as well. Like every thrift store in existence, not everyone is going to find something, not everyone is going to think their selection is great, and that's okay! It's all part of thrifting journey, just be open minded and be fair in your reviews. Happy thrifting!
Update: Visited recently and had pretty much the opposite experience as my first time here. We had the misfortune of visiting during some holiday event we weren't aware of as we are not local to here, so the place was way too crowded, you couldn't move around the shop, the people were rude and behaved like we were an inconvenience to them while simultaneously behaving like the world revolved around the, the store had a bunch of holiday items for sale, and the rooms in the back where I found all kinds of goodies last time, was just junk this time. We talked this place up to two friends who came with us this time, so it was a bad first impression for them, they don't want to come back at all.
We used Josh's services after our Dad died. My Dad loved to collect antiques too & enjoyed visiting this store. Josh did an online auction for my father's estate which turned out great! He also bought some of my dad's antiques for his store. We highly recommend you use him if you have someone who's an antique collector & they pass & you find yourself saying: What am I going to do with all these antiques? Call Josh & he'll help you out!
Was interested in a estate sale . Ended up selling my stuff myself . They did offer to buy something from me . Told them I wanted a pick up in a few days . Called every day as to when they will pick it up . Had to drive to the store after a week of trying . Knocked on the door of the shop was told sorry I didn’t call I was busy . Then they finally set up a pick up date .
This place is endless and has room after room after room of stuff. At first, I thought it was just one room full of stuff, but then I saw it went back farther. I started walking and ended up in a back room, all priced a dollar. There are endless things to look at and bins to dig through. Very cool, but unfortunately, I didn't find what I was looking for, but I got to look at some cool things.
I love this place! There is MUCH more to this store than you can see from the outside. It goes way back like three or four rooms, filled with all kinds of neat items. The room all the way in the back has some very nice china, tea cups and saucers, stuff like that. I've only been in here a couple of times with my daughter, but the owner has always been very nice and welcoming. My daughter goes in here all the time, and I can see why. I'll be going back as well.
i love poking through here when i'm in the area!! it doesn't look very big from the outside, but it stretches on and on once you're in the door. big inventory with a wide range of collectibles and antiques. everything is priced very fairly. love it here!
Friendly and knowledgeable associates. Nicely displayed antiques inside with an additional amount of treasures outside! Went to both of their stores- definitely worth more visits and highly recommended that you all visit them. Have fun!
Amazing assortment of quality items. You'll always find something you can't live without. Josh and staff very knowelable, courteous and helpful. Truly a shop you'll find your treasure in. Worth taking a ride to take a look. Stock changing all the time. Town of Niantic has fun shops and restaurants. Check out Anna Pearls across the street. Full of hundreds of pieces of your favorite jewelry.
Really cool antique shop with a large variety of items. The store looks small from the front but goes back really really far. Prices are really good too.
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