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 came in today to see if they could fix the strap on my new pair of shoes...I bought them at…read moreTarget but they were too big and the back strap wouldn't stay up, so I wanted to try to make them more snug. The girl at the counter was very friendly and offered to punch more holes in the strap so I could buckle them more tightly. It literally took two minutes and she didn't charge me even though I had not purchased my shoes there. I don't know if that's a standard practice, but it was a refreshing change of pace from Fontana's where they always glared at me if I came up to the counter with my own shoes...I don't know if they do other repairs but since they still have all the signs and equipment I would assume yes...

Wonderful, personalized service. This shoe store is a cut above the rest and a dying breed. Mostly…read morecomfort shoes, but still a good range of styles, and they change out with the seasons. Fontana's is of my favorite things about Ithaca aside from the waterfalls.

Great store, amazing service. Been here in Ithaca for a long time, for a good reason!read more

He repaired a pair of NAOTS- replaced the soles that were some sort or rubber and falling apart…read more He warned me that they wouldn't be "pretty," but he salvaged them and I still have one of my favorite pairs of shoes to wears. I am grateful.

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

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.

Very pleasant used clothing store. They only have women's clothes, no children's or men's…read more Prices aren't dirt cheap but reasonable. Clothes are all in excellent condition. The shop is in a Victorian house, so layout is a little unusual - tops in one room, skirts in another. You should totally check it out if you haven't been.

I'll tell you right away this place is great. If you need more proof, check Yelp's filtered…read morereviews. I tried a few tailors/alterers in Ithaca and none wowed me, until I met Cathy. She's going to be direct with you about what can and can't be done and how long it's going to take, but she and her family at Hage Tailor will follow through with their promises and make you happy at a good price. Now I've had three suits and six jackets fitted -- some in need of serious alterations -- and I regularly get compliments on how well they fit. I prefer a bit of a shorter cut on the jackets than Cathy does but she performs as a professional and alters them beautifully. The fact that I can also get excellent dry cleaning at the same place is a terrific bonus! I'm officially a huge fan and highly recommend Hage Tailors to all of my friends.

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

Very cute store with lots of great gift ideas as well as beautiful paper. We stopped in to look,…read moreand we're glad we did!

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.

I'm a big fan of thrifting. I enjoy getting things on the cheap, finding rare things, cool things I…read morecould fix up, and useful things for the cheap like I got like probably $600 new Dyson standup vacuum for like $60. They have like a drum set for like $100 yeah a lot of cool random stuff I mean I wouldn't go there every day go in there one once a month you know just so the inventory rotates out and just check it out sometimes you could just browse and find some gold. Lots of clothes here and a lot of housewares. The furniture selection is ok.

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

When I learned I was going to be living in a small town in central NY for two years, I never…read morethought that the one thing I would love the most in Ithaca was going to be a barber shop. If you book an appointment be ready to experience the ultimate barber experience (for almost the same price that you would get a cheap haircut in a shopping mall). This place is a spa for men, and you'll love every part of the experience from the atmosphere, a stylish high quality cut, great service, and even a relaxing hot towel. Alex is a true master of her art. She can do clean classic cuts, and exciting wild styles. The best part for me is that I barely had to give her any instructions. After exchanging just a few words she always seemed to know exactly what I wanted. My one complaint about this place is that the price is too low. Which means that Alex is always overbooked. When she is busy, you'll have to call 3-4 weeks in advance to get an appointment. I would have gladly payed twice the price for such a high quality service.

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.