Wells Union Antique Center

"Unpleasant and argumentative owner, poor selection, high prices. Cannot say I recommend it."

"Had a great time here in late July. Joanne must either have been home that day or she is no longer around. A friend and I were not even in Maine to go to antique stores. But I asked if she minded if we made one stop! We ended up going into 4 shops here. A couple were closed. Turns out 3 of the 4 are relatives. First met a very nice older gentlemen who was friendly and shared great stories on items I was interested in or asked questions about. Another store was owned by his sister who was just as friendly. Third store was being ‘manned’ by the previous womens daughter. All had great things to look at. Bought a few small things but thoroughly enjoyed the owners company. My girlfriend even said ‘this is fun’. We should come again when we have more time. The last store had equally great things but had items that were not antiques just looked it, and were asking some very unreasonable prices. There were two women working in this store and I think it was the building furthest to the right. Beware in there. But they were still very pleasant. Some prices were high….but the items could have been worth it. The items I was interested in were all reasonable. Definitely no bargains but that doesn’t mean the items were not worth it. You just need to know your stuff or feel good about the price based on what you do know. I plan to head back up in October and can’t wait!!!!"

"Joanne was very rude. We were in the shop for less than two minutes because she was yelling that we weren’t walking through the store in the right direction. When we got uncomfortable and left, she told us not to go in the “free” store next door that’s apparently one of the 17 other shops she owns (while somehow living 4000 miles away??). We wanted to check out the other shops as well, but left after meeting Joanne."

"Shop 2 owner was very rude to me. I asked to see the stuff out back and he said "if you didn't buy anything in here, then it's not for you out there" Needless to say I left. Some of the stuff is new, not antique as well, so be careful."

"As for the actual antique shops, you will not find great bargains, they are not a pickers paradise. But you will find some reasonably priced, very wonderful unique finds you just have to have. One shop has an array of large items for both inside and outside of the home. Another has more coastal themed pieces. The rest I will check out when we return there tomorrow to pick up the things I would have purchased today. I came here to read the reviews based on our experience with the notorious Joanne. She's a real character. We made the mistake of going into her shop first. Please don't be put off by her, her junk shop, or believe as I did, from her claims that she owns 17 shops implying she owns the other shops in the complex. I feel for her, hope she has family to help her, but am kind of aggravated by how she detracted from the other shops around her. From my experience with her I decided not to purchase from the other shops believing she was the actual owner. She should not be there."