Gatherings

They have quite the assortment of antiques in this store. Very friendly staff or owners. It was super cool!

This is the best Antique Store in Central Texas. It has a unique collection of collecables, antiques and home décor. It also has great display’s for all Holiday’s. If you are looking for the perfect gift for somebody, this is the place to go.

You’ll need to unleash your imagination & prime your senses, before entering this magical wonderland of antiques! A must see shop that have things from around the world. If you’re looking for somthing unique-​they have it, the customer service is OUTSTANDING, they offer late night shopping, the owner will help you create your own little piece of heaven (gatherings) & you’ll always leave there HAPPY and INSPIRED… I do!

Sigh. I really hate to do this as Gatherings IS very cute, but I have an issue with the way they merchandise their goods. There are plenty of antique shops who also carry the cute, kitschy, shabby chic craft items, but most of them keep that stuff in one area of the store so that there is some clear division of the new, mass produced goods, and the actual vintage or antique items. At Gatherings, these items are deliberately mingled with the antiques. It’s true, that does make for very cutesy displays. But it also makes looking for actual antiques nearly impossible. Worse, many items at Gatherings are deliberate reproductions. For example, they have Chinese made reproduction medicine bottles next to alleged antique medicine bottles, and there are many different examples of this throughout the store. It makes for a confusing shopping experience and it makes the store lack credibility.
I was with someone who was looking at some neat jars of goat skulls and animal bones they had displayed. He found some sort of animal paw next to the jars of animal skulls and was very excited to buy it… until he turned it over and noticed that it had a «made in Philippines» sticker on it. At that point we both decided we wouldn’t feel comfortable buying anything here as every item would be a guessing game as to whether it was a reproduction or legit.
Again, there’s nothing wrong with reproductions, but I don’t think they have any place in a legit antique shop, or even a pawn shop for that matter. And there’s nothing wrong with kitschy craft items, but please put them separately or they detract from the legitimacy of the actual antiques.

I’ve been in hundreds of antique shops (yeah, I know, I should get a life) but never one like this. They have a shabby chic section, Texas section, Christmas section, Halloween section, antique postcards section, and, not everything is old. You will find lovely jewelry, purses and books here, too.
We spent the better part of an hour wandering about and gawking. It was like a museum. I was so overwhelmed and wanted so many things that I had to leave. It’s like going into a car dealership without the sleezy salesman. You want everything. The candy apple red convertible. All the whistles and bells. But then you look into your wallet and a moth flies out.