The Recessionista Reviews Daffy’s New York

I’m in New York for business this week, so I had to take the opportunity to stop into Daffy’s New York on Broadway between 58th and 57th for a little recreational shopping.  A while ago, Daffy’s sent me a $50.00 gift certificate and invited me in to review the store.  However, the heavy winter snows prevented me from venturing to NYC until this Spring.  So it’s now officially Spring, I’m in NYC and I wondered over to Daffy’s.  I have to say, it was pretty good! To my surprise, Daffy’s features name brand designers like Calvin Klein, Ellen Tracy,  DKNY and Anne Klein. But most welcome and surprising of their inventory is all the European designers in the store.  You can buy some great European brand at Daffy’s and save yourself the airfare.  I saw Yuka, Ambiente (from Germany),  Moschino (Italy), and more.  In addition to clothing, Daffy’s features swimwear, handbags, wonderful shoes, and even housewares.  There is clothing for men, women and children. 

I have to honestly confess that the last time I stopped into Daffy’s was years ago and I thought it was a lot of junk.  This time, I was amazed at how much great stuff there was for prices between $16.00 and $29.00.  Of course, there is still some junk too, so you have to be prepared to invest some time to sift through everything, but for the time spent, the benefits in quality merchandise are great.  I scored two great pairs of comfortable European shoes by Pink Studio and Guore for $29.99 each.  Suggested retail price for the Guore shoes was $210.00, so that was quite a good savings. Among the name brand shoes at Daffy’s I spotted were very high end brands like Moschino, Alberta Ferretti and Calvin Klein.

Pictured: Shoes all in a row at Daffy’s New York. (picture: M. Hall)

For just over $100.00, I can away with an amazing J Envie Sport Cardigan Sweater, two pairs of leather shoes, and a Yuca two piece sweater set.  I wish I had more time to spend at Daffy’s as the values there were really great, especially for the prices.

Pictured: Daffy’s delivers great European clothing without the cost of a trip to Europe (picture : M. Hall)

If you live in New York , or are visiting, and you’re looking for high-fashion at a low price, set aside some time to visit Daffy’s.  It on The Recessionista’s Top Picks from now on! Read all review on YELP! and you’ll be convinced of what I’m saying–it’s worth a trip and some shopping.