You beauty. If you love fashion full stop, and/or you're wanting to give your stunning wardrobe a…read morebeautiful facelift; then I highly recommend this shop. Ussed & Abbussed The Department Store is one of Sydney's best kept secrets when it comes to new and vintage clothes, shoes, jewellery, and accessories. Ussed & Abbussed is located at Cremorne (just off Neutral Bay), only minutes from the city behind McDonald's, and past one of Sydney's most popular private schools. A previous writing assignment (while I was a freelance writer before becoming a doctor) brought this place to my attention, and the awesomeness of Ussed & Abbussed has got me hooked on quality new and vintage clothes for both men and women at affordable prices. This is true. In fact, this fantastic business has been around for eight years now, as at the time of writing this. The owner, Dianna (otherwise known as Di) founded this business from her passion for designer goods. Furthermore, Di found a way to source cheap, quality clothes from overseas, and henceforth found a cost effective way to bring them to Australia. Di is involved in buying trips in the USA, France, Spain, and the UK to name. Even more impressive, Di has a generous and loving heart. This amazing individual loves to give in many ways. For starters, the clothing items available here are available at around 80% off the standard retail prices. Di also gives about $8000 worth of stock away to organisations such as The Salvation Army, as well as to St Vincent's Hospital to name on an annual basis. The customer service and friendly acknowledgements are awesome. Walking into a store with over 2000 designer labels under one roof is definitely a department store in itself. It may be a tad overwhelming, yet it is an absolute pleasure to spend at least a couple of hours here...totally up to you. Assistance is at hand to help you find out what you need. You will walk away feeling really prosperous with your purchases. Ussed & Abbussed The Department Store also have available a personal fashion stylist, who is also an elegant woman in herself, who exudes charm and walks the talk...a woman by the name of Hana. Hana has helped me find the right dress for the right occasion, as well as a pair of Dick Boons boots that feel so awesome to wear. Both Di and Hana (while serving you here) emphasise the need to feel good in what you're wearing. The ambience is laid back, inviting, and well displayed. There is plenty to view and admire, and there is even a visitors book to sign if you wish. A quote from Hana that has been drilled into my skull...please let me share it with you: "It is not about the dress, it is about the woman behind the dress." Charm is alive and well, and both genders will love shopping here. Ussed & Abbussed The Department Store have also held special parties upon request such as hens nights, and yes (you are reading this right) divorce parties to name as well. Di closes the shop for a couple of hours to accommodate such requests. They may occasionally hold special shopping nights too. Bookings must be made in advance for such. The first time I came to Ussed & Abbussed, I brought a pair of vintage Dick Boons boots for only $75. Normally the same boots retail for $600. See, generosity reigns at this place. Definitely money well spent. Hence the reason for my rave review. On my second most recent visit I brought a lovely Ralph Lauren floral top for around $35. This top would easily retail for $200. I love it. Easy to iron and ever so colourful. I also purchased a Bettina Liano long sleeve top for around the same price. Perfect with jeans too...or any skirt. Really happy with these purchases to - if not over the moon with them. It is true. Ussed & Abbussed sell clothing and accessories from the following brands to name: Burberry, Chanel, Chloe, Michael Kors, Versace, Alannah Hill and Wayne Cooper. These brand names spell luxe and quality in the fashion world. Hair extensions and bric-a-brac is also available. Di might offer you a lovely cup of coffee too. The Great Gatsby film producers have also approached Di to assist in the clothing selection for their cast. The clothes on sale at Ussed & Abbussed The Department Store have also appeared on TV show Puberty Blues as well. A great store. No, a really great store. You will never know what treasures you might find for your wardrobe here, and you will walk away with immense value. Hands down the best vintage clothing store in Sydney. One of the (if not the) best designer clothing stores full stop. Thank you so much...with immense gratitude. xxx

Amazing range of designer brands at super reasonable prices - and the smell wasn't that bad!!!read more

Nice gift and card shop in Neutral Bay. They have a decent selections of things (mostly for ladies)…read moreand their prices are reasonable. As there is not much choice for gift shopping in Neutral Bay this is a realiable one.

one from this gift shop after today. I have been a customer on and off over the years, but no more…read morefor me. I was told to sign in, no problem with that, and was left to browse before being told I must produce a vaccine certificate. Having suffered seizures from AstraZeneca (1st dose) my GP recommended I dont proceed. So this means I am treated like a lesser person, as I was in store, when I said I didn't have one. The shop assistant was rude, abrupt and told me to leave and ' Then I guess you better go get one'. My Health is not her business, and come December 15 when the government has announced COVID magically dissapears (along with this draconian nonsense) (due to pressure from the business lobby for pre Christmas stimulus, I wont be returning- at all. The Jelly cat bunnies can be bought online anyway, for a much lesser price. treat your customers like they are diseased vermin, they never come back. Goodbye small business - your own fault acting as brown shirt petty tyrants.

I don't know how much stuff costs from this place, and frankly I don't want to. I know it is a…read moremore expensive lingerie shop. So I am writing this to say they got some nice items and I am always happy when my wife decides to buy some stuff from this store. I would include photos (for science of course), but I'm pretty sure the wife would not approve.

This is a high end lingerie shop in Neutral Bay, the appareil is very classy and glamorous. You…read morewould want to be seen walking around in your under garments when you buy something from here. The fabrics and prints are spectacular and you will feel 100% sexy in this attire. If you are going to buy yourself a once a year treat and something to make you feel like a princess, then come to Moda Intima on Military Rd - you will definitely find something to suit you. It is not cheap, a bra on average is over $50 - but for an occasion like an engagement, anniversary, special birthday milestone, it could be just what you need to help make it a special night.

Funktion's window display of handmade pop-up cards was the first thing to catch my eye. What a…read morefabulous, creative, lovely idea! Intricately... scissored? Carved is the wrong adjective... designs like an incredible grand piano, an owl, an Eiffel Tower, mean you'd be hard-pressed not to find something special and suited to whoever you're buying for. Funktion sells more than these cards, although I can see a niche for an entire shop dedicated to them in Paddington or an area that "gets" that type of thing. There is a $10 clothes rack just inside the door and lots of cute, Japanese-quirky types of tops and frocks to peruse at a reasonable price. I walked out empty-handed as everything that caught my eye was "almost but not quite" upon further inspection. Big fan of the cards though!

Wanted to charge $5 for a ring sizing. Had no idea if I was about to make a sizable purchase…read more Extremely rude and totally unhelpful.

I had my Omega watch for repair at this shop. The service…read morewas amazing - Nick is excellent watchmaker I would recommend him to everyone. I am glad my friend told me about this North Sydney shop - I got better service and lower price than at CBD places...

Ok so this store is probably a-dime-a-dozen in Chatswood or Cabramatta, but I probably wouldn't…read moredrive that far to stock up on frozen prata and tinned bean shoots, but they are cupboard (or fridge) staples in our house and I'm glad to have this Asian version of a corner store a bit closer to home. Think I'd pass on the fresh vegetable section, which sits out on Military Road and looks like it has worn the exhaust fumes just a little too long, but inside it's like being back in Chinatown ... a wealth of Asian ingredients and flavours that you can't find in Coles. I'm not a fan of Asian sweets, but there are plenty of those on the checkout counter, and some of those odd sweet/savoury mixes that seem to be so popular there. Plus rice in large quantities and a choice of ice cream flavours from durian to red bean.

This was one of those gems I found using Yelp. Let me set the scene for you: I'm in Woolies…read morefrantically looking for vegan oyster sauce, mirin and these salty PKU,s I don't remember the name of. Do you think I can find any of the above ingredients? No! So I open Yelp, I type 'Asian grocer' and this place is only 200m away. So I hop skip it out of Woolies and end up here, Passing the "fresh" selection of veggies out the front, I made my way in and as a very white male, had no idea where to start. My deer-in-headlights look must've been obvious because the shop keeper came out from behind the counter and asked if he cold help. I rattled off my list of ingredients while he scoured the store and came back with everything I needed - some with multiple options! I also walked out with a solid collection of tea, enough rice to feed a small nation and some vegan ice cream. Since then, I've been back a number of times and always have a brilliant experience.

I had passed this store in the car and on the bus a million times. It's eclectic window display of…read morevintage fashion was tantalising. I was very keen to know more. Sadly, where I hoped for that whiff of possibility, all I found was the scent of secondhand. I have a cupboard full of dresses I could potentially pass on to a new wearer - surely there must be people out there that have the same to come my way? But this doesn't seem to be my sought-after thoroughfare - the prices were higher than I expected, and there wasn't a single thing that tempted me to defrock and try. I will give it a second chance (no pun intended) - by definition, the collection will be variable and unpredictable, and they must be sourcing their window display material from somewhere.

I have been a customer at Woolworths Neutral Bay for over 40 years, mostly at the store that is now…read moreColes. The staff there were pleasant & helpful and I enjoyed shopping there. I have been really surprised to find that some staff at Yeo street are extremely rude and disrespectful which seems to reflect the current management of this store. While some of the people who work there are helpful the people at the check outs are often really unpleasant. I mostly scan goods myself but last week had a few items and went to the nearest checkout. The fellow on the check out rolled his eyes and carried on as if checking out 4 items was too much. Today I encountered someone who was impossibly rude. When you self serve the machine immediately starts screeching at you to take your goods. It gives you no time to pack anything or put your wallet away. Today also the prices of a whole lot of goods had risen significantly. I will not be returning to Woolworths Neutral Bay. It appears to have too many customers. Time to use the other local supermarkets.

Most of the staff here are friendly, the other shoppers seem a lot more pleasant than I'm used to…read morefor a Woolworths... It seems most Woolworths I've been to lately are full of semi-homicidal lunatics who learnt the majority of their manners in the schoolyard. Almost everyone here however, was polite. I'll never understand why so many people feel the compulsion to stock up with three trolleys worth of groceries the day before and again the day after the shops close for a public holiday... It's not like it's the apocalypse and you'll never have the opportunity to buy 64 rolls of toilet paper and 100 litres of Coke again.