Pageant Print Shop — Local services in New York

Purchased several prints here last year during the height of the pandemic to help a struggling small business out. I belong to a small business family, so they have always had my sympathies and more importantly, my business. However, the owner of this store is extremely rude and condescending, to a point where it makes you feel extremely uncomfortable and want to never come back. Additionally, though this store is woman-owned, it is not minority friendly. She treats her white patrons with utmost respect and sweetness (I witnessed it myself) but scowls and only has monosyllable and condescending responses for POC. Based on the other reviews for this shop, the owner absolutely discriminates against customers on the basis of their ethnicity/languages, and I also think she very much just hates her job. I recommend you close up shop if you don't like being in business and get a job elsewhere. There's a huge labor shortage and plenty of places are hiring. To people in the market for antique prints, go to the bajillion of other print shops in the city (go to the outer boroughs for good customer service and good quality prints) or even a thrift shop, and leave this woman alone. Seems like that's...

I had a great time looking through all the prints at Pageant Print Shop. I don't even remember how I first discovered this store, but I'm glad I did! Before coming here, I didn't really know what to expect, but I was pleasantly surprised by how big of a variety of prints they have and how organized it was. I'm a fan of animals, especially marine life and birds, and boy did they have plenty of both. I ended up buying two prints on my first, and as of writing this review, only visit here so far. One of the prints had various birds on the print in black and white, including multiple species of ducks (which are some of my favorite birds) and the other print was in color and featured multiple marine mammals, including a whale and dolphin. The man who worked here was very nice and I appreciated the fact that the store was heavily air conditioned considering that I was there in mid summer. The store has a fantastic collection of map prints both from all over the world and for New York City and the even though I like maps I didn't end up getting any map prints, but I recommend that if you're looking for old maps, this is thee...

I was browsing the shop at the Union Square Holiday market and while taking a photo of a print to show my mother, and with no prior conversation, the owner rudely SCREECHED at me "make sure you tag me"!! It was startling; I didn't even know who she was speaking to at first. She then gave me an attitude when I asked if a print came in a smaller size, as sometimes artists make smaller, similar renditions and in the most condescending, arrogant tone possible told me that they were all originals and proceeded to complain to me about another stupid customer who had asked something similar. I then asked her if the market items and store items were all available on her website, and she angrily stared at me for about 30 seconds before telling me she didn't have time for that. There were some beautiful prints I was on the verge of buying but she was so abrasive, angry, condescending and aggressive that I decided to find another vintage print shop, as I didn't want to give her...