The Ultimate NYC Secondhand Shopping Experience

We had the best time with Kate as our guide. The meetup was easy at the Ace hotel (get there early for breakfast) and the shopping felt all relatively nearby in the neighborhood. The options shared was varied and delightful--something for everyone (both curated and "digging" for a treasure if desired). She gave us space and time and noticed when we were winding down and ready to move on--much appreciated where the pieces she would pull and show each person fitting the style she observed. I would absolutely do this again with different friends. What a great way to experience a beautiful fall day in NYC with friends--inspiring! Note: I had been thinking about a leather jacket-and found the perfect one (women's designer) priced by the pound and a steal! Recco: do have some items in mind you're searching for-it helps to mentally prepare. :)

This tour took us to several bargain paradises, and our guide, Mecca, was very helpful and helping us shop. She’s very knowledgeable and personable. Highly recommend.

Great way to maximize shopping time. Isla helped pull items she thought I’d like in each location. I was traveling with my husband, who absolutely hates shopping. I knew I only had 4 hours on our 5 day trip for treasure hunting. Having a personal shopper was great!

I took my 20-year-old daughter and my 16-year-old niece on a shopping trip with Kate. It was excellent. Kate was great with the girls. She quickly learned their style and was suggesting things from the racks. We had enough time to really dig in to each place. Thank you for a really memorable day for me with these two girls.

Quentin was well versed in consignment! He was fun and helpful. Worth every penny to have his assistance shopping. I found some real treasures.

I chose this tour as a way to find reference garments for my final project in fashion school. I'm from a city mostly known for sportswear fashion and NYC is of course an awesome playground of fashion creativity. I get easily overwhelmed but being on the tour with Quentin was like having fun, "structured" play. He helped me by pulling items he thought I would like and set aside the pieces I pulled. The other people on the tour were so cool too. I am happy by my first experience and would sign up again when I return to NYC.

Mecca was a wonderful guide! Very knowledgeable and kind! She helped my daughter pick out lots of cool pieces! Highly recommend this tour! Thank you!

We had the best time! Mecca was lovely and helpful and just really knowledgeable about all the shops. Highly recommend - takes the pressure off and you can just relax and take in the experience. My son found so many great finds and is so excited for his new wardrobe.

I could never say enough nice things about this tour! First, the OWNER (Samantha) was amazing at working out the tour for us. She made sure we were able to have our tour while working with an odd schedule. She was also able to accompany us on our tour for part of it, and she’s a BLAST! Second, our tour guide (QUENTIN) was AMAZING. So much fun, so helpful, and just a RAD person! There were definitely items we ended up buying because Quentin was there to help us shop. Third, my daughter and I just had an overall great experience. Every shop we went to had some amazing finds. Having a guide to give us ideas and help us find items was beyond helpful. It was the best thrifting experience I’ve ever had. I wasn’t really planning to shop for myself (I planned the tour for my daughter’s sixteenth birthday so it was for her to shop), but I ended up with so many nice items, which I don’t think I could have done on my own. I would absolutely do this tour again! Book it - you won’t regret it!

Both the tour and group leader Quentin were great! Hard to believe we visited six stores in one afternoon. Quentin is a great communicator and put a group of strangers at ease easily. He asked each of us what were looking for, and then spent his time trying to find it. As a solo traveler, I appreciated the sense of fun and comraderie that he encouraged. I highly recommend the tour and Quentin as group leader.