The Ultimate NYC Secondhand Shopping Experience
Overview
Explore Manhattan's best secondhand shops with a leading stylist and personal shopper. Discover designer finds and unique pieces across six stores. Perfect for all sizes and genders.
By the end of this 6-store experience with a bonus outdoor market on the weekends, you'll have bags of secondhand bargain deals. Shop NYC fashion treasures of your dreams; contemporary designer names to vintage treasures, trendy brands + unusual high quality pieces can be found.
Shop with either hosts Mecca, Isra, Kate, Quentin or Samantha!
LOCATION: We meet at ACE Hotel, W 29th Street between Broadway & 6th Avenue.
TIME: All tours end ~ 3pm EST.
WHAT YOU'LL GET ON THIS TOUR:
- 30-50 minutes shopping time at each store (6 total)
- Styling tips, store background, history & personal shopping assistance
- LGTBQ friendly
OTHER THINGS TO NOTE:
- Less than 1/4 mile "walking"
- Yes! Tons of men's options
- Great for families
- For self-guided tour ebook, vintagebossbabes dot com
What's Included
- Discounts! Our tour has connections at some of the store - giving you up to 10% off at 3 of 6 stores
- Bags upon bags of deals! $10-$60 average costs
- Don't think - follow! Our guides will take you to up to 6 stores and a market (weekends only)
- Personal styling, suggestions, and shopping support from our trained guides
- Access to a local! Our guides LOVE chatting with you / give you exclusive tips about NYC
- Snacks Any snacks, drinks, waters purchased on tour are up to discretion of shopper and cost is not covered by tour provider.
- We rarely take the subway, but if we do - cost of subway travel is excluded (roughly $3 per person)
- Cost of Goods Purchased
Meeting Location
20 West 29th Street
New York, NY 10001, USA
Detailed check-in instructions, including the exact address, are provided with your booking confirmation.
142 West 26th Street
New York, NY 10001, USA
We end at the third store on the tour, which is located in the Flat Iron District of Manhattan, two blocks north of Madison Square Park and the Flat Iron Building.The nearest subways are the F at 23rd Street and 6th Avenue and the NRW at 28th Street and Broadway.
What To Expect
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Madison Square Park (pass by)
Fashion Institute of Technology (pass by)
The Museum at FIT (pass by)
Garment District (pass by)
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 10 travelers
Frequently Asked Questions (8)
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Frequently Asked Questions (8)
The answers provided below were previously given in response to questions from City Balloon Tours customers.
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- This tour requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
- Discounts! Our tour has connections at some of the store - giving you up to 10% off at 3 of 6 stores.
- Bags upon bags of deals! $10-$60 average costs.
- Don't think - follow! Our guides will take you to up to 6 stores and a market (weekends only).
- Personal styling, suggestions, and shopping support from our trained guides.
- Access to a local! Our guides LOVE chatting with you / give you exclusive tips about NYC.
- Snacks. Any snacks, drinks, waters purchased on tour are up to discretion of shopper and cost is not covered by tour provider.
- We rarely take the subway, but if we do - cost of subway travel is excluded (roughly $3 per person).
- Cost of Goods Purchased.
This tour requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
Apr 2025The minimum age to participate is 8. This tour requires at least one adult to accompany children..
Apr 2025If a date or time is not listed on the calendar, it’s sold out or unavailable for another reason. Support cannot assist further if a date or time is not on the calendar.
If you find a date and time that works for you, book it NOW because things always sell out at this time of year.
Apr 2025Accessibility information for the The Ultimate NYC Secondhand Shopping Experience is as follows:
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Detailed check-in instructions – including meeting point address, Google map, and parking information – for The Ultimate NYC Secondhand Shopping Experience will be included in your confirmation email from City Balloon Tours. Please be sure to double and triple check your email address is correct at checkout so this important email makes its way to you!
Mar 2024Once your refund is processed, it usually shows on your card statement within 5–10 business days. The exact timing depends on your bank or card issuer.
Want it sooner? When you cancel, choose Receive a refund to my wallet instead. The credit is in your Wallet straight away and is applied automatically at checkout on your next booking when you’re signed in with the same email. You can see your balance any time in My Wallet.
If you paid part of your booking with Wallet credit, that part always goes back to your Wallet. Trip protection isn’t refundable.
Oct 2026What's Included
- Discounts! Our tour has connections at some of the store - giving you up to 10% off at 3 of 6 stores
- Bags upon bags of deals! $10-$60 average costs
- Don't think - follow! Our guides will take you to up to 6 stores and a market (weekends only)
- Personal styling, suggestions, and shopping support from our trained guides
- Access to a local! Our guides LOVE chatting with you / give you exclusive tips about NYC
- SnacksAny snacks, drinks, waters purchased on tour are up to discretion of shopper and cost is not covered by tour provider.
- We rarely take the subway, but if we do - cost of subway travel is excluded (roughly $3 per person)
- Cost of Goods Purchased
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 10 travelers
