tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post7621014041680708911..comments2024-03-29T03:35:13.051-04:00Comments on EV Grieve: East Village vintage stores doomed?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-8862296560496198772023-05-26T07:42:40.018-04:002023-05-26T07:42:40.018-04:00Me too ! What was the stores name? I cannot rememb...Me too ! What was the stores name? I cannot remember. <br />Loved their dog Xavier. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-58871272198182713572011-06-15T12:31:41.632-04:002011-06-15T12:31:41.632-04:00O Mistress Mine has reopened with a space at Sara&...O Mistress Mine has reopened with a space at Sara's, 65 E. 4th St. between Bowery & 2nd Ave. NY 10003.<br />Great to be back operating in the East Village with the same great Vintage. Wanda Hanlon, Proprietoromistressnychttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09338873933992885213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-9546070871214420402010-01-04T23:36:53.962-05:002010-01-04T23:36:53.962-05:00Oh no! No more $80 Levi's from the 90's!!!...Oh no! No more $80 Levi's from the 90's!!!!!!!!!!! Life as we know it is over!!!!<br /><br />Thrift stores are a joke.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-86345948685975263752010-01-04T22:04:57.805-05:002010-01-04T22:04:57.805-05:00Ah, yes ~evilsugar25... I always liked Gary's ...Ah, yes ~evilsugar25... I always liked Gary's on East Fourth Street near First Avenue... They always had boxes full of people's old photos for sale. I wish I could remember when they closed...seems to me that they moved to New Jersey as well...EV Grievehttp://evgrieve.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-59387116747196707802010-01-04T21:53:53.701-05:002010-01-04T21:53:53.701-05:00ah, this is preaching to the choir, but the little...ah, this is preaching to the choir, but the little "junk" shops is what i loooved about this 'hood. not only clothes, but furniture and tchotkes... waldorf hysteria? cha-cha-tchotka? a rose is rose? sigh.<br /><br />metropolis on third is still around and has some great stuff, but is sooo overpriced. $95 for a ozzy t-shirt that my mom is dusting the living room with? please.~evilsugar25https://www.blogger.com/profile/01966071862996006887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-89454362957435478982010-01-04T21:30:19.149-05:002010-01-04T21:30:19.149-05:00Thanks for all the comments here. I do hope that a...Thanks for all the comments here. I do hope that all of these shops can survive -- Atomic Passion in particular ... In any event, I usually prefer digging through a big mound of clothes at a, say, Salvation Army for a find as opposed to just having it right there on the rack or in the front window with a hefty price tag on it.EV Grievehttp://evgrieve.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-89773760108667830242010-01-04T18:05:57.743-05:002010-01-04T18:05:57.743-05:00There isn't much "thrifty" about Ato...There isn't much "thrifty" about Atomic Passion. Maybe the reason they are struggling is that everything they sell is more expensive than buying new. Thrift shopping is about saving money just as much as funky style.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16933438868757796632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-41559893315236626452010-01-04T17:02:48.500-05:002010-01-04T17:02:48.500-05:00Find me a laundromat in the neighborhood that allo...Find me a laundromat in the neighborhood that allows you to dry only; most have signs prohibiting it.<br />Also, any ideas what to do about hats, which are among my favorite thrift purchases? Boots, which can harbor the little buggers, too? As can books. Sigh.Barbara L. Hansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691245293493324747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-8327207631720317842010-01-04T16:21:31.701-05:002010-01-04T16:21:31.701-05:00i wanna second what jeremiah said about the bedbug...i wanna second what jeremiah said about the bedbugs and thrift/street cloth finds. <br /><br />also, i want to second what anon-9:52 AM said. atomic passion is a great little store - but i've rarely been able to afford anything in it (though they have great finds). i end up doing most of my thrift shopping outside of NYC when i'm on vacation.akhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02798970763857236245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-20957391699960195132010-01-04T10:20:06.409-05:002010-01-04T10:20:06.409-05:00the bedbug concern is valid. however, if you toss ...the bedbug concern is valid. however, if you toss your thrift-store clothes in the dryer for 30 minutes on high, you will kill whatever might be lurking inside. dry cleaning works too.<br /><br />do this right after buying them and before taking them inside your home. if you do take them in, keep them tied tightly in a plastic bag until you can take them to the laundromat.Jeremiah Mosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11791516443125872364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-7486886702947114732010-01-04T09:59:03.683-05:002010-01-04T09:59:03.683-05:00I've shopped thrifts for many years. Many of t...I've shopped thrifts for many years. Many of those in the nabe are now consignment stores for the rich, not true thrift stores. However, I'm now avoiding any thifts, due to several experiences I've heard about, including that of a friend who has had her clothes in plastic bags for six months now. In a word: bedbugs.Barbara L. Hansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691245293493324747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-47869707710664422512010-01-04T09:52:07.322-05:002010-01-04T09:52:07.322-05:00I am a veteran thrift/flea shopper and I would abs...I am a veteran thrift/flea shopper and I would absolutely hate to see these places go. I admit, however, I mostly avoid the smaller boutiques in the East Village because they are pretty expensive (I did love Howdy Do and Love Saves the Day, though). Atomic Passion is a great store and I hope they can hold on. (I'd rather see a boring labelwhore store like Tokyo Joe fold -- and why are they so nasty to everyone? but I digress)<br /><br />When I feel like thrifting I usually head over to the East 23rd corridor that has a Goodwill, SalArmy, City Opera, and Housing Works all in an avenue's span (plus the Vintage Thrift right on 3rd). But really, the best thrifting is to be done outside of NYC entirely.<br /><br />I do agree that (many, but not all) kids today love new stuff, or at least don't even consider used things. Not too long ago I was in East Village Books, overhearing some big loud jock type shouting at the owner about how he couldn't believe how cheap the place was and how long had it been there and did people know about it?! meh, I guess I should just be happy that the kid (ostensibly) reads books.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-58001455691366556422010-01-04T09:11:17.675-05:002010-01-04T09:11:17.675-05:00This is so sad. So many unique places are slipping...This is so sad. So many unique places are slipping away and when it's all over and there's nothing but Chase banks, Dunkin Donuts, and McDonalds left, people are going to say, "What happened?" but by then it will be too late. Nobody can afford to survive here anymore. Greed is KILLING NYC and its character.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-39815824624483748022010-01-04T08:53:30.047-05:002010-01-04T08:53:30.047-05:00i've been worrying about Atomic Passion for ye...i've been worrying about Atomic Passion for years. hope they can survive.Jeremiah Mosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11791516443125872364noreply@blogger.com