YPSILANTI, MI — Mercedes Crane and Jeremy Thybault knew they’d be neighbors with next-door Apple Annie’s Classic Clothes after they opened Ambient Antiques in August 2021.
Then, The Thrift Depot opened on the opposite facet, and so they turned side-by-side a trio of comparable shops alongside Cross Road in Ypsilanti. However, Crane stated, they do not thoughts the corporate.
In actual fact, group has been pivotal within the success of Ypsilanti’s antiquing scene.
“After we first got here in, (Jim MacDonald’s Antiques and Apple Annie’s Classic) informed all people about us. They had been like, ‘Yeah, go try the brand new youngsters,’ Crane stated. “After which when (The Thrift Depot) opened up subsequent door, we did the identical factor for them.
“It isn’t a aggressive enviornment like it’s for another companies. It is like we married into a pleasant, little household.”
Ambient Antiques, 25 E. Cross St., is neighbored by