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Andy's Chee-Pees - CLOSED
Category: Shopping Fashion Used, Vintage & Consignment Used, Vintage & Consignment [Edit]
37 St. Mark's Pl(between 2nd Ave & 1st Ave)
New York, NY 10003
Neighborhood: East Village
(212) 253-8404
- Nearest Transit:
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Astor Pl (4, 6, 6X)
8 St - Nyu (N, R)
3 Av (L)
- Price Range:
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$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Street
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
15 reviews for Andy's Chee-Pees
15 reviews in English
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Review from Donna F.
4/16/2010
Cheap? No.
Vintage? Ha.
Not-too-bad-on-the-eyes Punky Sales Clerk? MmmHmm
Random Good Finds? Heck Yes.
Any place that calls itself cheap or a good deal is usually pulling your leg unless its a dollar store and so it is true with this little chain. It ain't cheap and it's nothing special but, I cannot lie that it keeps me coming back from time to time as I find amazing threads that keep the compliments a-coming. It's clean, It's convenient, It has dressing rooms. Need I say more? -
Review from Stephy S.
San Francisco, CA
8/7/2007
Well I don't know about the rest of you, but as a girl who loves her retro vintage A-line polyester dresses, this store was a total score for me! I walked out of here with 2 awesome dresses in really good condition for around $40 a pop. Not the cheapest store I've ever been to, but I did wear one of them this week and already got a ton of compliments, so if you figure about $5 a compliment then i am already making money back on that purchase ;)
Isn't rationalizing your foolish spending fun? -
Review from Jessica M.
Norwood, NJ
10/9/2006
If you're like me, from the suburbs and surrounded by a plethora (like the Three Musketeers..."what is a plethora?") of malls of clothing so mass produced you might as well slap a "I'm from NJ" sticker on your forehead, then you crave vintage clothing to be as readily available (for a GOOD PRICE) like it used to be. For my grunged teenage years I opted for Udelco, a farmhouse full of the cheapest but best vintage clothing you could find. Since then Udelco has relocated...but I'm here to talk about Andy's Chee Pee's.
I was walking around the lovely St. Mark's Place and I passed by a store that had a sign mimicking the amazing Roy Litchensen. I never thought to turn around b/c I was waiting for a friend to finish her business in the little girl's room, but on my way back alone I decided to take a step in.
By far every vintage clothing lover's dream come true. I was greeted by a long red haired guy dressed like a mix between a member of that "punk" band Fall Out Boy, and NIN's Trent Reznor. He immediately shuffled me to the newest selections-- vintage polyester made dresses. I grabbed a huge handful and felt like I was Molly Ringwald on a shopping spree (or maybe Pat Benatar in one of her awesome videos).
Excitedly, I asked the price...Andy's chee pees is not so CHEE-P.
The guy, flustered at my hesitation to buy gave me the once over with his masacara clumped eyes and insisted in his most masculine voice that I would NOT be sorry for purchasing the one of a kind dress in mint condition (then another man grabbed a belt and said how sexy it'd look with the dress I had in my hand). After explaining to him my "i dont have this kind of money and i was just looking" situation, he proceeded to flip his damaged bottle-red-Kurt Cobain length hair with his rotweiler collar rings and walked as fast away from me as his insanely tight leather pants and high platformed heeled boots could take him. (Sorry about the hostility. it's lingering I know, but the guy was a jerk off)
Were I to have money to spend that didn't go to my venture to eat at every restaurant I see, I recommend Andy's for those who don't mind spending that much to look like how they wish they did when Pat Benatar was (though she to me still is) the sh*t.
Four stars for the selection, minus one for the red head who stopped being my best friend when I didn't want the dress. The price isn't that bad btw, but its not within my range (which is low)
Btw--they also have t-shirts, insane bottle cap jewelry, skirts, pants etc..for guys too.
GET TO ANDY'S (not so) Chee-Pee's!! -
Review from Alexis G.
Falls Church, VA
10/22/2007
I liked this place because they had several racks of old t-shirts, and my friend and I had a great time laughing at some of them. My hus loves old t-shirts, which is why we were looking. There were a disproportionate number of t-shirts that had maps of New Jersey emblazoned on them. I didn't think the shirts were expensive, most of them were $10-$15, which is fine. A lot of stores like this charge $25 and higher.
We didn't really check out the back of the store, so I can't speak to the other vintage clothing. They do have Girl Scout sashes, though, in case anyone is thinking of being one for Halloween. -
Review from Joe V.
Maumee, OH
10/17/2008
I went here after bouncing around to a couple different Salvation Army Thrift Stores. It was by far the nicest and most organized store that I was in today.
I am not well-versed in the ways of vintage clothing so I cannot comment on prices and whatnot. I went in and got a great sport coat after finding nothing at the Salvation Army locations. I thought they had a great selection and one member of the staff helped me out until I found exactly what I wanted.
The nicest part of the whole thing was that it felt like a store and not a flea market/garage sale. Maybe my expectations were really low after catching various communicable diseases at the Salvation Army earlier in the day, but I was satisfied with my experience. -
Review from Tessa V.
LONG ISLAND CITY, NY
3/5/2009
This place kinda sucks... It's pretty overpriced and the dude who works there is a douchebag.... Last night I ask him how much something costs and he just glances at me, looks away and stands there, waiting for me to find the tag (which wasn't on the item). I just walked out. If he's not going to be a welcoming sales associate during times like these then I don't know what to tell him.. I'm pretty sure he's the manager too. Pretty unprofessional...
The only reason it gets two stars is because many times I see a couple of things I want in there.. Couldn't afford anything though. I usually end up heading over to No Relation or Search and Destroy. -
Review from Alexandra S.
New York, NY
1/25/2010
firstly, chee-pees implies cheap, and that's false marketing. a lot of the merch screams costume!, which would make it an excellent source for halloween garb, were it not for the heinously offensive price points. $80 ankle-length satin shoulder-padded dresses reminiscent of disney princesses? beotch please. tutus, foul-looking patchwork leather jackets, scratchy wool sweaters and the requisite busted-up concert tees also abound, all at prices that make you go WHAAAA?
i understand the allure of vintage - if it's a decades-old, well-preserved timepiece of an item from a brand no longer in existence, then yes, fine, it's probably worth a little more. if that's what you want, hit a smaller store with a pared-down selection like metropolis. don't subject yourself to the overwhelming amount of crap on the racks here. you'll do the same amount of sorting work as you would at Goodwill, and pay three times as much. FAIL. -
Review from Ron C.
8/2/2010
For a store that uses the word "Chee-Pees". It's definitely not. I go with my friend all the time and look at vintage Ts. They range from about $25+ a pop.. That seems outrageous when you can get similar things at the Salvation Army for way cheaper.
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Review from Jordan B.
Harlem, Manhattan, NY
2/22/2009
owner is insane, should be committed.
prices suck, staff are shitheads.
Go elsewhere. -
Review from Matt E.
8/24/2009
Alright selection but the prices are way too high. The service is non existent, and the music playing here is usually too loud to even ask for help if you thought you could get some.
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Review from Whitney R.
New York, NY
4/10/2006
I'm not really a thrifting kind of girl, usually, but this place made the experience quite pleasant. I went in looking for a coat, and the cute guy on staff swept in to help me find something that ended up being perfect after I'd been scowling at the racks for a few minutes. And it was cheap, as I guess buying a coat in March might tend to be.
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Review from Chewy L.
Brooklyn, NY
2/16/2010
a: Mudd Jeans are not vintage.... thanks.
b: i thought the dread locks dude was giving us attitude because his business was bad seeing as this location on 8th street is the only one left... and we were the only ones in the store, and any store on 8th street is hanging on by a thread anyways... BUT
after reading these reviews I cant believe this dude is just like this in general. being a store manager myself in the past- customer service is the most important thing- especially in a thrift store. we are contributing to your paycheck buddy.
excuse me don't come up to us and start giving us attitude and roll your eyes, we didn't even ASK for your help. (I'm a stylist I know what I'm looking for I went to school for this ) and then start rushing us into explaining to you what we are looking for, and then act like now we are inconveniencing you? WTF ? LOL.
i guess we are just lucky we didnt get chased down the street, jesus. -
Review from Reagan B.
New York, NY
2/22/2010
This shop is terrible. We went to the one on west 8th st. We were there about 5 minutes.in that short time we were so harrassed by the distgusting jerk owner that we were basically running out. I heard him going to town on another lady before he came to me and my friends. What a sleeze!! I'll never go back. You shouldn't waste your te either.
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Review from Jordan B.
White Plains, NY
10/13/2007
rule #1 of sales: don't try to sarcastically bully your customers into buying. I guess thats what you have to do when 90% of the clothes suck
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Review from Debby K.
Austin, TX
1/5/2008
the inventory of andy's chee-pees is exactly what you'd find at any salvation army in the tri-state area, only priced up like crazy, and to top it all off, it's displayed in an unattractive manner.
