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    Blick Art Materials

    4.1 (29 reviews)
    Closed • 10:00 am - 8:00 pm
    Updated 1 month ago

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    This is a glossy finish
    Eric C.

    I hate leaving bad reviews, but sometimes it's the only way to get feedback across. I hope artists will continue to shop at Blick (over online retailers) and support brick and mortar. But I had a horrible experience with management here and had to engage in a unnecessary argument over a product. I bought 5 cans of spray paint for a project. The employee was very helpful and patient in finding the exact colors for me. Unfortunately, he was misinformed (probably by the manager), that the cans I were buying were semi-gloss and not matte. I needed matte for this specific project. I used one of the cans when I got back to the studio and immediately saw that it was glossy and had a shine to it. I looked up the can (Montana gold) on Blick's Website and it said "semigloss". Not an issue, blick is a 10min walk from me, so the next day I head back exchange these for the matte cans. When I go to exchange, the manager basically yells at me, saying the Montana gold cans are matte and that "real, professional artists" have said they're matte. He said he's tired of arguing with people like me, and that "real artists" have already said it's a matte finish. He then goes to the back and pulls out a sample he had sprayed and shows it to me.. it is clearly semi gloss, which I point out. He then tells me it was sprayed on shiny paper.. I'm really disappointed with how he escalated a simple exchange. It's frustrating because i want to support Blick (anything besides Amazon), but what makes it worth supporting is the customer service and the people/artists Blick provides jobs to. Please work on your customer service blick manager and leave your poor attitude at home.

    Michelle C.

    I was walking down Broadway last week when I realized there was a new Blick location. As the flagship store, it's massive inside, with another floor downstairs and it covers a wide variety of art materials and media. Definitely your best choice for art supplies in the area.

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    1 year ago

    Beautiful frames. Great craftsmanship. Very friendly. And included the materials to hang! 5/5

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    1 year ago

    A professional, knowledgeable and timely Staff in the picture / photo mounting and framing team!

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    2 years ago

    Great place! The staff were extremely nice and helpful, especially Anthony and Aaliyah!

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    3 years ago

    Store looks amazing and great customer service, i didnt get her name , but she had half grey hair and she was so nice and helpful

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    2 years ago

    Good selection. Big store. Friendly staff. I like the chocolate toffees. Understandable prices.

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    Pretty good selection, though what I wanted was not in stock. Clean, bright store. Easy to find what you need.

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    2 years ago

    very helpful and knowledgeable staff. Noah was able to guide me to the right solution for my custom framing need

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    Michaels - Scrapbooking materials and washing tape

    Michaels

    3.3(281 reviews)
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    Finally found what I needed and I have to give a shout out to the assistance I got from Preston in…read morethe Framing department. Not only did he help me find what I needed. He helped me discover a discount of buy one get one free. And then even helped pack up the huge package so I could carry it home safely. Above and beyond service with a smile and great conversation. What customer service really is.

    I appreciate arts and crafts stores though mainly rating 3 stars because sadly this is the only…read moreMichael's store left in Manhattan, which unfortunately means certain areas of the store can get really picked over--especially seasonal items--right before peak holidays. To some degree I understand that many retailers are tighter on inventory to reduce how much needs to be sold at deeper discounts after certain holidays are over. However this also means certain things run out and there's no selection left which could also mean lost sales, which was the case when I came to look for a couple Christmas-related products a week before Christmas and much of that section looked decimated outside of wrapping paper, kitchen/dining supplies, some decorations and wearable accessories. They were already setting up for Valentine's Day. Walking around the store, I still appreciated that this location is still around, it's been a while since I've visited so I was glad to see still a strong selection of frames, scrapbooking supplies, paints, yarns and ribbons/trimmings. They also installed more self-service checkout machines. The shopping stop wasn't altogether unfruitful in that I picked up a pack of baked goods boxes (to place home-made cookies/pastries inside before gifting to others). I hope next time to find more of what I need!

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    The Compleat Sculptor - Body Casting!

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    4.1(49 reviews)
    1.4 mi•Chelsea
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    An amazing resource, especially Jessica Wolf-the super friendly, super knowledgable technician…read morestationed in the back. They sell everything you need to make ANYTHING. Other than being nice, the staff is honest too-they tell you what they know, and in the off chance they don't know, they will find someone who does! They have been nothing but patient and helpful in my never-ending journey of mold making, and have never tried to sell me anything unnecessarily. No other place like it in NYC. Good to know-if you have technical questions, Jessica does not work there on Mondays, so plan your visit accordingly.

    The Compleat Sculptor is Compleat waste of time. Besides not being stocked with many necessary…read moreitems that require a multitude of different techniques and treatments to be done, it's staffed by many pompous people who give incomplete or wrong answers. Unwilling to investigate further with additional answers and often sway you to buy a product that's not correct. Let's not forget about the 10% restocking fee for them to walk that unused/unopened product back to the shelf that's 20 feet away. MY RECOMMENDATION- Spend the extra time and take the 1.5 hour drive to PA to Reynolds Advanced Materials where they are attached to Smooth-On's facilities. Everyone there is wonderful, pleasant, helpful, ego-free and they are fully stocked. I've wasted countless hours and money at CS that could have been spent just taking the ride out there from the very beginning.

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