CÔTE À COAST 350 Bowery, Manhattan, New York 10012

"What a horrible shopping experience. Came in on a weekend and it was empty with one person manning the shop. we said hi and the owner (?) just looked at us. No hi, no hello. So unwelcoming. I picked up a piece of pottery and thought it looked nice for a friend so I took a picture and the dude yelled out no pictures with an attitude. No please or anything. Disgusting customer service that made us instantly leave. Must be the guys first retail experience"

"The store itself is beautiful and the items are stunning - but the man who works there is insanely rude and condescending. Reason enough to not buy anything there."

"Just spent the 2 hours with a pit in my stomach from my experience in this store earlier today. So relieved to have googled it and realized my experience has been shared by many. The man working (likely the owner from other review read here) barely paid attention to me when walking in, but then proceeded to follow me around the store as if I was doing something bad. Eventually, regular clients came in and he started chatting with them. I pulled out my phone to snap a picture of one of the water pitchers that I liked and would potentially pick up later that day if my partner had approved when he yelled in front of all the costumers: NO PICTURES. Without taking the time to explain or justify the rule, he continued taking to the other customers. I felt like I had done something awfully wrong. I don't know if he thinks that I work in retail or something - but I actually work in an art gallery, where we highly encourage picture taking (and being nice to any and everyone who comes in regardless of if they look like they're going to buy or not). Loved their selection - but I feel to humiliated and terrified to ever go back."

"Beautiful shop full of honewares and furniture made of mostly natural materials with a soft colour palette and earthy vibe."

"It’s a pretty store and has a nice selection, but the no photos policy doesn’t make sense to me. I was about to take some photos of a few products to see which one the person I’m gifting to would like, but was immediately stopped by the store owner, who spoke rather abruptly; he didn’t even take the time to at least be polite about it. He didn’t really open up or speak nicely until I actually made a purchase — he did end up being friendly but that was after I proved that I could afford something in there. Honestly sensed a bit of discrimination going on."