Metropolis Vintage

First of all, their hours change daily at the owner’s discretion. Second, the owner is rude and nasty. I brought in a vintage fur stole and a shearling jacket for her to look at. She proceeded to tell me that my authentic shearling jacket was a fake. She has zero knowledge and is unbelievably rude. Would never recommend.

Horrible service! I was recently married and I had a 1950s style wedding. I popped in looking for inspiration and for dresses. A friend of mine came with me. I was informed by a rather plus-​sized clerk that neither my friend nor me should even bother looking in the store because the dresses would not fit our figures. Mind you, I was a whopping size 4 and my friend, about a size 0. Absolutely horrible.

Great selection but mostly over priced items. Some marked as vintage or antique when they are not (we call that cheating and deceptive). The lady that runs the store is rude and she acts annoyed when you ask her questions. I’m sorry I annoyed you by coming in to shop at your store. I will never do it again.
I wanted to give them zero stars but that is not possible.

Rude crude OWNER! Terrible woman who is lying through her teeth. Most of her stuff are from the 60’s and she says they are from the 20’s, so she can justify adding another 200 bucks on top of their real value. She can do that because most of her customers don’t know any better, but take someone who knows and they will tell you.
I admit I baught a couple of pieces from her, but that was after I looked around for 40 mins, and that’s from someone who buys a lot :) Apprantly the show Broadwalk has a bunch of customs and stuff from her shop (she proudly displays a thank you note from someone associated with the show in her shop).
She has a good selection of stuff but I think she will always have that selection because no one will buy it. Very nasty, better suited for a jailer than a shop owner!

The first time my friend and I went into Metropolis Vintage, we were awestruck by how many amazing pieces of vintage clothing and jewelry were in the store. The prices were pretty high for us (all the clothing hovered somewhere near-​ish to $ 100), but there were a couple pretty decent sales. The treatment we received during our visit (and especially on our next visit), however, was appalling. We both felt very unwelcome and uncomfortable, as if we were being watched and about to be pounced on for touching something we weren’t supposed to. The owner was not friendly, but perked up only slightly when she realized my friend was going to buy something.
Our next visit was much, much worse. My friend called ahead to see if the owner would like to look through our vintage clothes that belonged to our mothers and grandmothers (circa 1950’s to 1975) and see if she would like to purchase them from us. She said sure, and she was almost downright nice on the phone. When we got there, however, it was a completely different story. She rummaged through my friend’s bag, throwing the clothes on the floor in a heap and then told my friend to put the clothes back in the bag herself because she didn’t want any of them. She then looked through my friend’s bag of jewelry and shoved a fistful of the jewelry back into a small jewelry box, almost crushing it all. She then proceed to lecture us for around 10 or 15 minutes, saying the clothing we brought her was not «real vintage,» then accused us of bringing in our own clothes, as if we were trying to rip her off. She then offered me 3 dollars for my grandmother’s embroidered shirt, which was no doubt going to be sold for 25 times more than that. I had never been so insulted in my life.

Visited this store today for the first time while in town visiting family. I’ve never seen such rude service from the owner herself. It started the minute we walked in the door with a 5 minute lecture on how coffee should never be in a store because that’s how things get ruined and was soon followed by a scolding of my teenage niece who dared to touch a coat.
I do have to say the woman who helped us was very nice. My sister asked if she was an owner and we were sad to learn it was Ms. Unfriendly.
It’s such a waste because they have beautiful things but the service alone will keep me from going back.

The shop owner (?) is markedly, undeniably rude to customers, whether she intends it or not.
As soon as I walked in the door I was met with a strange remark which I brushed off and continued browsing. The prices are very high for the quality and rarity of the pieces, but the selection is quite impressive for the area — although I’m positive you’d find the same, if not better, by regularly visiting estate sales (assuming you don’t buy online). The attitude of the shopkeeper is condescending at best, and just can’t be overlooked despite the fact that it is one of the area’s very few vintage clothing stores.
Anyway, although I did not receive firsthand commentary about my weight/​size, I did observe the owner making unprovoked size comments to a customer. I find this type of treatment very rude and unacceptable.
I really wish that my experience here had been better because it would be wonderful to have a vintage retailer in such close proximity to me, but unfortunately, this visit proved to be very disappointing.

I also went in there today, not only to look for a coat but to check it out for the future film projects I have lined up. When I went to look at a rack of clothes, before I even touched a thing, this very unpleasant woman barked «No!!!» at me, not «those aren’t for sale», just «No!!». Then when I asked if some of the clothing on the wall racks were for sale, she said yes, but wouldn’t let me look at them or even hold them up for me, and said she doesn’t take them down «Just for the hell of it!». I was there to buy, but after her hideous unkindness, I had to leave. Her rudeness was entirely unprovoked, and I don’t know why she chose to be so nasty, and refuse to even try to help me. She has many things to learn, not only about running a business, but also about being a decent human being. Take your business elsewhere, she clearly does not want it.

I was really pleased with Metropolis Vintage, mostly because they had a ascot neck tie. I have been searching everywhere for an ascot as I intend to bring them back into the fashion forefront. they are a mens silk tie, that Fred used to wear in Scooby doo.
Let me tell you, ascots really cool, and it’s about time someone started thinking outside the box when it come down to mens neck fashions. I mean, one standard tie that migrates between thick and this is all there is. Oh, yeah… a bowie. that only cool if you are a nerd or a republican. Since everybody hates republicans right now (correctly) you might get yourself cought in some kind a hate game.
I also bought a vest that costs $ 175. I don’t really want to talk to much about that, but it was from the 1920’s. It’s in good shape, and I was not able to leave the store without it. It’s more money than I have ever spent on a single piece of clothes. It really belongs in a museum or something, but it’s in my closet. Screw you museums!

The clothes here often make me squeal with delight, even when I can’t really justify another vintage ballgown.