They have a pretty great selection of comfortable and well-made, cute shoes here and they are the…read morefirst place I go in Ithaca when shoe-shopping. Also, the owner who often works there is incredibly helpful and not pushy but just patient and informative. I went in looking for a pair of wedding shoes and she pulled about 5 styles for me and continued looking in the back for the others while I tried them on. She also let my obnoxious self stay late after the store closed because I couldn't decide on a pair. And I loved that she offered honest opinions herself when asked. Every one of the shoppers seemed happy with the service and were all talking to each other and the owner, and it felt like a real experience, not just a store.

I went in to their new location on the Commons (ignore previous review, they just moved) and the…read morelady who helped me, the owner I think, was amazing - helpful and friendly and really really knowledgeable. She listened to what I said and found me lots of options for what I wanted. It was a comfortable and non-pushy experience. She also was kind enough to give me a discount a couple days early, since the sidewalk sale was about to start later this week. This is the kind of quality service I love to see in a local business. Great shoes in stock - I got some for play and some for work!

Rude, snobby staff. My wife was returning in-soles that didn't work, for store credit. Clerk…read moreattempted to lie to her and say there was a 2 week return policy, even though the receipt did not indicate that. She said things like "You just couldn't find the time to get here sooner?". She eventually said shed would "make an exception". The woman we talked to when buying them was super nice and helpful. Maybe it was the person that happened to be there or maybe they are only nice when taking your money.

I came here to buy running shoes, and the woman working was very helpful and friendly. They had…read moreseveral great options, and the woman was very knowledgeable and helpful when I was making my decision. Would definitely recommend this place!

Does a good job. I had my leather garden tool belt fixed. Just the one person working there, so…read morethere may be delays.

Sole had to be raised 3/4 of an inch and he did a very nice job plus i took the shoe in late…read moreTuesday and got my shoe back Thursday morning.

Poppy was wonderful to work with and did a fantastic job reupholstering an antique chair seat-looks…read moreamazing. When a target bag seemed to have transferred part of its white to the seat, she was happy to redo it for no extra charge(didn't have to as the marks disappeared) great experience!

Poppy did an awesome job re-vitalizing the cushions on our leather sofa! Her estimate of how long…read moreit would take as well as the cost was right on. She contacted us with small changes as she saw them in working on the project and it came out great!

My daughter and I made sure to stop here after reading the reviews. We picked up 4 purses; a top;…read moreand flower earrings. I'm most excited about the practically new "Travelon" RFID cross-body bag I got for $15. A really great deal. Our cashier was a lovely young woman in a yellow dress. We had a nice conversation. She was helpful, informative, and kind. What a great experience coming to this thrift shop. Will return when back to Ithaca.

Fantastic selection and prices! The layout is a little unusual, as the boutique is located in a…read morehouse and so items are located in different rooms and clearance is upstairs, but it grows on you. The items (only women's clothing) are high-quality but so affordable, there were suit sets for $12 and I got a thick Banana Republic blazer for $3 because it was on sale. And the service is lovely, the workers are very kind and friendly! So glad I finally took the time to check this place out, as a friend recommended I do.

Excellent tailoring. We've used Hage for decades and always found them to be experienced, careful,…read moreand pleasant to deal with.

The tailor is excellent. Recently she's worked on everything from a chair cover with a very thin…read morematerial, and fixed it with material on a matching pillow to a pink jacket that had started unraveling when I caught it on a door screen.

By and far my favorite shop on the Ithaca Commons. Though I don't often have the paper to splurge…read moreon fancy stationary (pun intended,) I enjoy browsing all the beautiful and interesting things they have in store. Pretty letterhead, handmade greeting cards, and wrapping paper that could double as art are all staples in this shop, but they also carry a shifting stock of boutique gift items like (amazing smelling) perfume and candles, jewelry, books. A very unique store with lots of high quality products at different price points, so that everyone who enters is bound to find some sort of treasure.

My quest for quality at a fair price led me to Mockingbird Paperie... I even price matched with a…read morelarger well-known stationary supplier here in California and Mockingbird Paperie offered better prices so I knew I was going to get a good deal. What I wasn't expecting was to interact with such kind and generous individuals. My experience with this shop has been nothing but stellar. Their selection is wonderful and the website was easy to navigate. The staff was friendly and helpful when I called with some questions. My items arrived all the way to California packaged with care, everything in perfect order. I will definitely be back, and my only regret is that this isn't my local shop. But it's definitely one I have added to my list of places to visit.

Great place to donate your older items. Great place to buy books and movies and cds. Great staff.read more

For the last hour that they're open, they announce how many minutes until they close over the…read moreloudspeaker every 10 minutes, rushing people to finish shopping and get up to the register. Completely unnecessary. They closed at 4:45 and shut the lights off to the entire store at 4:40 while people were still inside. There were a couple leather jackets up front that were priced $250 each which is absolutely insane for a thrift store

This is 2023 and Narrative Space is now almost exclusively a barber shop (they don't sell boots and…read moreshirts anymore). I looked online for a hair-cutting place that did both men and women (I am a woman). I didn't want a fancy-looking salon. Narrative has a lovely, old-fashioned look and feel. Their web site said their prices were $40, $45, or $50.00. MUCH too expensive, but I realized I was paying for ambience. My barber was Michael Clark. (One got whoever was free when you arrived.) I showed him 2 sets of drawings of the cut I wanted (front and profiles, the difference between the 2 sets being where I wanted the main curve to be: a little higher or a little lower. To begin with the outcome: The drawings clearly showed that the hair should be even with my chin. It ended up, in fact, 2 inches too short...... just below my ears. The cutting experience was very weird. On 4 occasions, he grabbed the hair at the very top of my head and repeatedly pulled it up and down, as if he were washing something on a scrub board. I don't know what on earth that was about. The way he was separating strands and cutting was quite baffling to me. There seemed to be no organization to it. Unfortunately, I was unaware of how short it was getting. I was focusing on it covering my ears. At the end, it didn't even fall nicely and I had to do some repairs when I went home. Unfortunately it was too short to do all the repairs it needed. He had paid no attention to my drawings or instructions. I knew what the price was before I sat down in the chair. This is embarrassing. I paid $70.00 for this cut.

I had done research on local salons, and Narrative Space was at the top of my list. I really liked…read morethe fact that Chris Burnett had both clipper and scissor expertise. My research paid off. Chris did a great job on my hair - short and tight on the sides and textured on top. Great haircut and great shop - cool original barber chairs, warm, industrial Instagram worthy design and a fab shop pup to boot.