Hallenbeck Antiques and Estate Sales, llc

Great people, very knowledgeable and easy to work with. I would recommend them to anyone!
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Sep 11th, 2022

TLDR at bottom of post.Just had a very disappointing experience at HALLENBACK ANTIQUES in Frewsburg. I will preface this post by saying that I do not care if you have a different opinion that me on things such as politics, religion, anything. I have people in my life that I care about that are polar opposites than me and I always welcome discussions with people that think differently than me. That is how we grow and learn.What I do NOT tolerate is blatant discrimination. Many of you know I love to find good deals, and antiquing and estate sales are some of my favorite ways to have fun. When I entered this store today I hoped to find some amazing items to decorate my home with. What I ended up getting is a picture of an overpriced mirror I was interested in, and feeling like there is still so much hate in this area.As soon as I walked in the store, the worker (I’m assuming the owner) was at the jewelry counter watching a television with the screen and volume clear, loud, and visible to incoming customers. It was a Christian news media. I am not a Christian but many people I love are and I am not offended by other peoples beliefs. Especially when faith is so very important during the holidays. (I went to a estate store last week where the radio was talking about god’s love and murdering Hillary Clinton for the greater good, and I still had an enjoyable shppping experience, so no I am not a snowflake.)This particular station was doing a newspiece on how evil the “homosexuals” are and how it is a sin to engage in any homosexual behavior, as well as using fearmongering tactics to share how dangerous gay people are. I heard this, and looked to the employee and simply said “that is an interesting this to have playing when you have customers in the store!” I was very polite, hoping that he just didn’t realize what was playing. even though he was obviously listening intently, which can only mean this is a reflection of his personal beliefs. The man looked at me and shrugged, stating that ”oh, I just always leave the Christian station on.”That is not an excuse - have your Christian media on all you want. I don’t care. I’ll still love you and I’ll still support your small business. But when he heard that newspiece, which had clearly started long before I walked in the store, he should have turned off the TV until that segment was over. And especially turned it off when a customer said something. He did not turn off the TV, we looked at each other for a moment, and I walked out the door. My presence in this world is not offensive and neither is anyone else’s.If you own your own business, you absolutely have the right to share whatever content you want and to believe whatever you want. I don’t care. It’s your god-given right. My god-given right is to inform people that may shop there what kind of people they are supporting.TLDR; if you think gay people are cool, do not shop at HALLENBACK ANTIQUES or go to their estate sales.
Dec 19th, 2022