The White Elephant

"Had some time to kill in Ocala so I was looking for thrift/antique shops to browse. This one seems great so I drove over and paid for parking. (I guess you can park in the back for free, but the lot has tow away warning signs all over it) It says they open at 10:30(ish) but I waited around past 11am and they never opened. It only mentions their loose opening time on their front door, so I had to waste my time driving here and waiting to see if the owner felt like working today. Seems like their inventory is good, and from others reviews it seems like their staff are helpful and nice. However, I cant stand when others disrespect time commitments. Having such a loose time frame for you operating hours makes me unlikely to ever try coming back. If you want to shop here, try after noon I guess. Maybe they will be open then."

"Great little shop, found the perfect little bottles I was searching for. The owner was pleasant and helpful."

"I was visiting Ocala for the day and I wanted to stop at a few antique stores. I saw that The White Elephant had great reviews so I stopped. Parking was not great. I know its "downtown" but it was so difficult to find a spot. I make it to the shop and there are some things outside and I look around and notice that some of the items are not antique or vintage at all. Then I saw some jewelry I liked and looked at the price and I was completely floored! Jewelry that was hardly vintage was way way way overpriced! But ok, I'll go in the shop and see what there is. Inside was insanely crowded with shelves and the walk ways were so narrow you could hardly turn around. The items in the shop were just as disappointing as the things outside. There was minimal vintage/antique items and when you did find a treasure it was so incredibly overpriced that you couldn't justify paying it. The owner did show me the extension of the shop across the street and I didn't have time to go to it today but I am giving a 3 star rating for that fact."

"Love the white elephant store in Ocala great place to shop amazing things to find"

"First time visiting and purchasing from White Elephant and had the best experience. Nina helped us with buying a white storage bench and made the process so incredibly easy. Great customer service, fun shopping experience, and loved the wide variety of unique pieces that will definitely have me making another trip!"