Grymmstone and Treacle - Emporium Of Curiosities — Local services in Christchurch

I've been on the look out for a local, sustainable option for alternative clothing and this shop came up in my searches. After recently visiting, I left incredibly disappointed. If you're looking for sustainable fashion, this is NOT an option. A large amount of the stock is fast fashion that has had the tags removed and been given a diabolical price increase. Nobody should be paying these prices for sweatshop items. The clothes and the accessories are mostly low quality pieces. Kraft paper posters made from Al artwork, which is highly against alternative movements. It felt like an insult. It is undeniable to me as somebody who has studied and worked in fashion design and has been trained to identify sweatshop/dropshipped items in this economy. Not only that, with a quick Google image search I was able to find the exact garments on fast fashion sites. These unethical sites promote stolen designs, unpaid/underpaid labour of children, and are all around unsustainable. What makes it worse is when people buy it only to sell it for ridiculous profit. There are some clearly handmade pieces in this store which are beautiful and they stand out among the rest! I wish for a local store that claims to encourage creativity and imagination to only stock items made/designed by local artists who are passionate about their work. I was so excited to visit this store- What an...

I don’t normally show up to google reviews blazing like this but this is shocking. business owners that own businesses like this should be so ashamed of themselves. What an insult to ALL alternative movements. Yeah let’s just encourage dropshipping low quality items and FILL UP those landfills with unsustainable GARBAGE that you’re gonna pay WAY TOO MUCH FOR!! Anybody who clips off shein (or AliExpress/temu) tags to resell under a different brand name with a revolting price hike doesn’t deserve a business. Thank goodness for the past 2 honest reviewers that are getting the word out. All of my alternative friends and their alternative friends are disgusted, Insulted, and offended. And all while being based in a collective of stores that are so beautiful and have genuine vintage/hand made/quality items. Are you not embarrassed? Stop getting your fellow shop owners to leave positive reviews. What you’re doing is...

I spotted a dress here that could be found on Shein for $13 and this lady had cut the tags off and was reselling for $60! When I asked her she claimed the tag fell off and that she had a special designer who made clothes for her store. Upon looking at her website I can see she is selling many items that can be found on Shein and Temu.. this is disgusting behavior and to blatantly lie about it is shocking. I was originally so proud to have such an alternative store in my hometown but now I'm just embarrassed. Don't buy from here, it's absolutely not...