What People Are Saying About Rose Bowl

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The Scene – Shoppers arrive early in droves, wearing good walking shoes and sun hats, and pulling shopping carts. Don't make other daytime plans--you'll want to spend all Sunday perusing the endless sea of antiques and collectibles, vintage clothing and new merchandise from roughly 2,500 vendors. – – The Goods – In the antique and collectibles area, you'll find row upon row of '60s- and '70s-era metal lunch boxes, vintage French movie posters, Mission furniture and even antique bathroom sinks. The area devoted to new merchandise--just within the entrance gate and…

Editor's Tips

Parking:
The stadium has ample free parking, but it can be tough to get a good spot.
Know Before You Go:
Bring lots of water and snacks as prices for food can be high. Walking shoes are also recommended.
ambiance
100.0% positive
  1. This place is great for kitschy fun furniture, but forget the clothes.
food quality
100.0% positive
  1. It is a good place to find unusual items, people watch and of course stock up on pickles and beef jerky (a swap meet staple).
menu variety
100.0% positive
  1. Excellent variety
overall
83.33000183105469% positive
  1. Go after church or after lunch, great place to take the whole family.
  2. The Rose Bowl Flea Market is a good place to find all kinds of different things, ranging from antiques and furnitures to weird knick-knacks
  3. It is a good place to find unusual items, people watch and of course stock up on pickles and beef jerky (a swap meet staple).
service
100.0% positive
  1. It is a good place to find unusual items, people watch and of course stock up on pickles and beef jerky (a swap meet staple).
  2. There was an abundance of friendly vendors willing to negotiate prices and good finds throughout the whole lot.
value
88.88999938964844% positive
  1. The layout is huge!
  2. The prices are reasonable compared to the antique shops in South Pasadena and Melrose, but Ive seen the many same vendors in Palm Springs and Phoenix selling the same pieces for ?
  3. The flea market there is huge!
  4. There was an abundance of friendly vendors willing to negotiate prices and good finds throughout the whole lot.
  5. all for incredibly reasonable prices!
  6. This place is huge!
  7. Ive never found any good vintage clothing deals here.
  8. If you want good deals on antiques go to the Orange Circle
  9. They had amazing stuff & all of the vendors were pretty willing to come down on prices!
4 Star Rating: Recommended

02/03/10

Flea Market

by Kika Davis 2

An $8 entrance fee unlocks the best treasures Los Angeles has to offer every second Sunday of the month. Looking for one of a kind sunglasses? Check out Andre in the vintage section - he's my glasses guru. Need a new retro coffee table? There are dozens of sellers waiting to make a deal with you. Just remember to bring cash, wear comfortable shoes and just relax and enjoy yourself! How can you not... you're shopping!

4 Star Rating: Recommended

10/13/09

Vintage and Antique galore!

by Nicolewestlake

I think you have to have something in mind if you want to go here, or else you'll just be bombarded with millions of trinket and everything will start to look the same (like all flee markets). Get place to find antique furniture and memorabilia.

1 Star Rating: Poor

07/25/08

Neat Antiques But WAY Overpriced!

by Mermaidantiques

This is a great venue, has tons of antique and vintage items. However, it costs a fortune, 20.00 or 30.00 to get in early, and it is WAY overpriced. Antiques shops are cheaper! This venue has grown in popularity and the prices have soared along with it. Do not waste your time if you are looking for antiques to resell.

  • Pros: Huge Variety
  • Cons: Horrible HIGH prices, antiques shops are less!
4 Star Rating: Recommended

11/15/07

Go with a purpose

by anekab

There are so many vendors at this monthly event that I highly recommend you go with a purpose. Have a general idea of what you're looking for and zone in on those items. If you don't you'll be walking around for hours thinking to yourself...ooh, that looks cool...and aaahh, that would work. You could easily be inundated with too much input and walk away with nothing in your hands at the end of the day. Of course, if you just like to look...this is the ultimate window shopping experience.

3 Star Rating: Average

02/14/07

Excellent variety

by tyneshad

There was so much to see at this flea market in what seemed like so little time! There was an abundance of friendly vendors willing to negotiate prices and good finds throughout the whole lot. I got some great stuff for my new apartment even though I'd planned to restrict myself to "just browsing."

The Details on Rose Bowl

Place Categories:

  • great place
  • incredibly reasonable prices
  • fantastic flea market
  • weird knickknacks
  • friendly vendors
  • good finds
  • never good vintage clothing deals
  • good deals
  • cool ooh
  • great venue
  • huge layout
  • best flea marketsswap
  • excellent variety

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