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  • Well they definitely got it right by including Stoa (as I sit here typing, wearing one of their necklaces!).

    Posted by Monicawork
    on April 12th, 2008 at 4:10 pm

  • Yay for the Games Workshop mention! It seems they’re having trouble renting out that store front so hopefully the GW store will stick around.

    Posted by Frank
    on April 16th, 2008 at 12:51 pm

  • Stoa’s stuff may look nice, but their service was borderline insulting. No. It was flat-out insulting. The timeline they gave me of one month to restring two necklaces stretched into two months stretched into them not having done it at all. And they knew I was restringing them as a gift with a deadline that they broke when their initial month was passed with no work done. Did they offer to give me a discount for the delay? Nope. When I asked if I should go elsewhere, they said “yeah, maybe you should” and handed me back my broken necklaces. I’ll never go back and never recommend them.

    Posted by JK
    on April 18th, 2008 at 10:56 pm

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Orchard St., Smith St., AUSTIN STREET!!

Posted by Mickie T on Saturday, April 12th, 2008

“Skip the chain shops lining this popular strip for homegrown stores.”

Austin Street makes it into Time Out New York’s “Best Streets to Shop” feature (Issue 654, April 10 - 16, 2008)! Eight little gems - including our personal favorite, Stoa - get their props in this collection.

“Argh, come visit me at Games Workshop!”

Yes, they mention The Body Shop - a chain, they admit - but despite the dominance of chains on Austin St., they need not rely on them for this article. Look at which stores they had to select for the other shopping strips they feature: CB2, Filene’s Basement, Lush Soaps, Loehman’s! They even give a shout-out to Laytner’s on the UWS. But the Laytner’s on Austin Street? Sorry, didn’t make the cut.