Special Hours for the Holiday Season

Posted on November 19, 2024 by Cindy Higgins

We have updated these on our Google page, will post a sign at the store, and are adding it to our Facebook page as well.

Thursday, November 28 – Thanksgiving Day – CLOSED; During Pendleton Christkindlmarkt: Friday, November 29 (Tree Lighting) & Saturday, November 30 – OPEN 10:00am – 8:00pm; Friday, December 6 & Saturday, December 7 – OPEN 10:00am – 8:00pm, and Friday, December 13 & Saturday, December 14 – OPEN 10:00am – 8:00pm; Sunday, December 22 – OPEN 1:00 – 4:00pm; Monday, December 23 – OPEN 10:00am – 5:00pm; Christmas Eve, Wednesday, December 24 – OPEN 10:00am – 4:00pm, Christmas Day & Boxing Day, Thursday, December 25 & Friday, December 26 – CLOSED; Monday, December 30 – OPEN 10:00am – 5:00pm; New Years Eve, Wednesday, December 31 – OPEN 10:00am – 4:00pm; Thursday, January 1, 2025 – CLOSED.

****After the first of the year we will return to our regular hours: Tuesday – Saturday, 10:00am – 5:00pm.****

We hope you all have a safe and enjoyable holiday season. There are so many holidays scattered throughout the next couple of months, we don’t want to miss any of them!

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Opening later on 10/12/24

Posted on October 11, 2024 by Cindy Higgins

The Mercantile will open at noon on Saturday, October 12, 2024.

We have family in town visiting and decided it was a wonderful opportunity for us to place Dad’s ashes in the crypt with Mom’s ashes. It was something that we wanted more than just the 2 of us to participate in. All 6 siblings and a few of the spouses are here (or will be) and they hail from western NY, eastern MA & east/central NC.

It will be a short ceremony and then we can let the rest of the family visit with each other while we come and spend our day in our happy place. Don’t worry, we will have Sunday and Monday to visit with all of them as well.

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Our Anniversary Month!

Posted on August 8, 2024 by Cindy Higgins

This month marks the 36th Anniversary of the store our mom started. We are honored to continue her dream.

Looking back at all the changes that have been made through the years. Shifting with the sands of time is imperative for survival.

The constants that have been with us since Day 1 in 1988: Old Fashioned Candy (bulk and novelty), Some Food items, Gourmet Coffee Beans, Candles, Baby Gifts, Children’s Books, Toys, Plush, Wind Chimes, Sercy items, Greeting Cards, and Complimentary Gift Wrap. In between we have had Collectibles, Home Decor, Rubber Stamps & Supplies, Beads & Beading Supplies, Soaps & Lotions, Garden Flags, and more… Currently, we have all the items she started with, as well as the expanded selection of Games for the whole family, Soaps & Lotions, The World’s Softest Socks, some of the Rubber Stamping Supplies, and some of the Beading Supplies. We have concentrated on the areas that have done well for us. Our food items have expanded (they always have ebbed and flowed), as have our Children’s Books, Baby Gifts, Games, Toys, and Soaps & Lotions.

In 2021 we started our renovations. We complete each stage as time and funding allow. The new flooring in January prompted us to invest in new cabinets and display shelves. There is still more to be done, but we are pleased with the progress made so far.

We will be having our 36th Anniversary Open House on Saturday, August 24. We hope you will be able to join us.

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July vacation time

Posted on June 14, 2024 by Cindy Higgins

Since Mom opened the store in 1988, we have always been closed on Independence Day. This year is no different.

In addition to being closed on Thursday, the 4th, we will also be closed Tuesday and Wednesday the 2nd and 3rd of July to let ourselves have a small vacation time.

We will re-open on Friday, July 5th for our regular hours.

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Groovin’ on the Green

Posted on June 6, 2024 by Cindy Higgins

We are excited that the Town of Pendleton, along with the Pendleton Area Business Association, are planning these 6 musical evenings for everyone to enjoy.

Bring your lawn chair or a blanket and enjoy this free entertainment.

The Mercantile plans to remain open until 8:00 pm each of the Wednesdays. We will have some items on display out on the sidewalk, but lots more to explore inside.

In case of inclement weather, the Town will make the call as to whether to cancel the event or not. If it is cancelled, please call us before coming during the extended hours as we may close earlier than 8:00.

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New fixtures

Posted on April 11, 2024 by Cindy Higgins

Hello all. As we progress with our interior updates, we have gotten some new fixtures.

We hope you are as excited about the new look as we are.

Last weekend was the 47th Spring Jubilee. We invited our dear friend Kathy Smiley of Wolfe Den Beads to have a pop-up inside The Mercantile. We has SO. MUCH. FUN! (And we did a lot of business, as is usual for Jubilee weekend.) Our friend Phyllis came to help us out, unfortunately, Suzanne got sick and could not join us as well. Hopefully she is feeling better.

Our updates are still a work in progress and we will be changing/adding more new fixtures to the space as time (and budget) allow.

If you wish to schedule a class, please give us a call or stop in and we will see what we can do. Our class schedule will come before too long, but in the meantime, we will gladly do classes by request. A minimum of 24 hours is needed, some classes require 48 hours notice for sufficient preparation time. We still will try to mostly keep our classes to Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. (We need time to attend to other needs in the store.)

We hope you are all doing well.

See you soon!

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New flooring!

Posted on February 2, 2024 by Cindy Higgins
We apologize for the late notice. Be sure to stop in earlier in the day to pick up those needed items.

Complimentary Giftwrap; Toys without batteries, powered by the imagination; Old-fashioned candies; Games for the whole family; women-owned business; searcy gifts; since 1988.

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2023 Holiday Hours

Posted on November 9, 2023 by Cindy Higgins
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35th Anniversary Open House

Posted on August 11, 2023 by Cindy Higgins
Joining us in our celebration are our friends at Mama Rae’s Ice Cream Shoppe (6 years) and Two What Knots Children’s Boutique (5 years), both on E. Main Street.

Keep an eye on our facebook page as well as the facebook and instagram pages for Mama Rae’s & Two What Knots for updates about the happenings for the celebration.

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Celebrating 35 years!

Posted on August 3, 2023 by Cindy Higgins

Wow! The Mercantile has been in business for 35 (YES, thirty-five) years later this month!

We are going to have a week-long celebration that includes both 2 What Knots (5 years) and Mama Rae’s Ice Cream Shoppe (6 years). The celebration begins on Tuesday the 22nd of August and ends on Saturday the 26th with an Open House from 10 – 4.

As we go forward with the month, we will share more of what we have planned for our celebration.

And THANK YOU for being here with us. We could not have done it without our wonderful customers, family, and friends.

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