THE LOW DOWN
It’s still amazing to think that the very first dishes we found were almost 40 years ago.
what’s happened
Over 1.2 million tourists welcomed
3 generations of customers served
2899 dog treats handed out
18 emergency baby diapers changed in the back
18 pigeons rescued from HVAC vent
22 marriage proposals in our store
801,432 glasses broken
6,327 vintage creamers collected
157 questionable window displays installed
5 reluctantly removed
3409 dishes donated to NYC school auctions
1.3 million 212 Skyline dishes sold
9 green cards sponsored
300 light bulbs switched from incandescent to LED
207 parking tickets received
Got out of 2
Sued by the Port Authority once
Julie: late 587 times
Danny: late 2 times
623,919 trucks unloaded
122 shoplifters snagged
Participated in 36 anti-war protests
collaborated with 61 designers
Armando spotted on Instagram 428 times
723 cringey Instagram posts
2 went viral
6 mayors
10 subway fare hikes
2 recessions
1 terrorist attack
1 global pandemic
3 basement floods
And we...Almost WENT out of business...twice!
Also, we’ve survived
DOING DISHES SINCE 1986
Some say we’ve grown a little snarky, a little kinder, a little not kinder (depending on the circumstances), a little irreverent, sometimes contemplative, and sometimes just silly.
