As you can see from my previous reviews, I generally won't review something non-culinary related unless it actually was worth my time.
I stopped in here with a friend as I was tipped off that this place has some unique options I may not be able to find elsewhere. I've stumbled past it a million times over the past few years after happy hour when I used to work in Union Square. They were always closed, and it was always dim inside, but it looked like a nice spot in my drunken state.
So in a sober state, with an actual purpose we entered the showroom. I was a bit taken as to how vibrant the showroom was as I have only seen it from outside at night... not at 100%. I'll admit when I first walked in I was a bit confused as there are samples everywhere but the ceiling. They'd probably stick them up there, but in NYC you can never be to careful to avoid lawsuits. No samples on ceiling...good call on their behalf.
My friend was looking for a kitchen back splash, a bathroom floor and possible something for a waterfall which I've been trying to convince her she needs. Right when you walk in it's like a color wheel of subway tile on the right. On the left they had bathroom tile, then it transitions into counter tops, then bathroom or at least that's how I interpreted it.
Being an efficiency freak, I really appreciate how everything is laid out and how you can remove samples from the wall and match them up to whatever the hell you want. A lot of showrooms have rack displays which are really hard to deal with. For one you can't get the light to hit the tile correctly, and the sample is always huge and annoying to carry a few at a time, if it can even be removed at all. It was nice to be able to pull a few off the wall and walk around. Since my friend was only looking for a back splash, we found a similar sample to her counter top and walked around with it. The samples also have serial numbers and sizing on the back so you can see what other options in that color are available. Very efficient and we were able to get what we wanted done in half the time. More time for booze=points for this place.
I enjoy places like this where I can do what I want with a selection of this magnitude. Reminds me of Hockey Monkey in Jersey which is what I consider hockey equipment heaven. This place is kind of like Tile heaven, well at least in NYC and in it's given space constraints.
If I like a place I occasionally chirp the bad reviews. There was a previous review about not getting approached immediately. Fortunately for me I don't need a babysitter, nor do I enjoys sales people up my ass, at least before lube is applied. However, someone did come up to us after a minute or so and just said that if we need any help she's be glad to assist when we were ready.
D-squared. Either a fool or just D-bag. His face has Amber-Alert written all over it. This place is expensive according to him. Probably reviewed the sky as being too blue at some point. Look where it is. It's on the ground floor of 15th and 6th. Was he expecting this to be The Tile Depot Wholesale Superstore in bumblefcuk USA?
Anyhow, this place is more than legit as long as you are reasonable and set realistic expectations. We got what we needed here and I will return again when the time arises. Definitely a Complete collection, there is tile all over the dame place in here, literally. read more