Antwakki’s Bazaar

I normally love shopping in places like this but I’m in agreement with Anthony S. and found it very claustrophobic and yes Dave L. musty smelling… not a good smell for clothing! :(
I did pop into Antwakki’s Bazaar a couple of years ago and I must say it wasn’t as grubby looking as it is now, and the staff a bit more obliging. Sorry to say not a good shopping experience :(

It’s weird being in an antique shop that’s quite new. It feels odd. Like seeing an old man in a baby-​grow. Crammed with musty chairs, fur coats and clocks that look far too cumbersome for any mantlepiece, Antwakki’s sits on Smithdown next to newsagents and grocery stores.
Although the stolid furniture jamming up the space gives the shop a feeling of labyrinthine endlessness, the fact I know its layout as being the same as the small shop next door takes away a chunk of the mystery. To me, antique shops aren’t all that intriguing unless you suspect them of harbouring at least one Narnia.

Unlike Anthony, I would not describe this shop as ramshackle. Yes, it’s a little bit cluttered, but is delicious, vintage, homey clutter. The firs, the china, the pearls, the feathers … It’s wonderful eye candy for those who love shabby chic and vintage décor, clothing, and collectables.
Don’t mess with my likes. This antique shop is adorable. It’s not quite up there with some I have seen, but it’s by far superior to average in both stock and setup.
What fun!

This place, like most antique shops in fairness, made me feel very claustrophobic and disorientated and not even the sweet sounds of Fleetwood Mac could calm me down.
Antwakki’s has been organised a bit more since the last time I visited but that doesn’t mean it is any less ramshackle. It’s part of the charm of such places and the reason many of us go, because you don’t know what you will uneartth but I have to say I was shocked at the treatment they gave their LPs. A Bowie album was half shoved under the leg of a table while the rest where stuffed between some furniture — mind you I could think of better ways to dispose of the collection of Nana Miscouri, Jim Reeves and New Seekers LPs to easy listening hell.