You can get everything in New York. Yeah, right!
October 10, 2010 8:24 AM Subscribe
Where can I get a cheap, free-standing coat rack in NYC? I need to get it today or tomorrow. I would like something $70 or less. I don't own a car, so this needs to be someplace in Manhattan or Brooklyn that's easily accessible by taxi or subway.
It's for a play. And I NEVER thought it would be so hard to get a coat rack in NYC. But I'm striking out wherever I try. Kmart and Target have $20-$30 coat racks, but when I got to their NYC outlets, I found out that they only sell them online. I don't have time to wait for delivery. High-end NYC furiture stores have them for hundreds of dollars. I don't have that kind of budget.
I know that there's one somewhere in a Salvation Army store, junk store, etc., but it could take me a week of going from store-to-store to find it.
NOTE: I've already scoured backpage and craigslist. All options from there are either hundreds of dollars or already sold.
I'm looking for something like this, but the exact style doesn't matter. Could be wood or metal.
No, I can't nail hooks into the wall of the theatre. It must be a free-standing coat rack.
It's for a play. And I NEVER thought it would be so hard to get a coat rack in NYC. But I'm striking out wherever I try. Kmart and Target have $20-$30 coat racks, but when I got to their NYC outlets, I found out that they only sell them online. I don't have time to wait for delivery. High-end NYC furiture stores have them for hundreds of dollars. I don't have that kind of budget.
I know that there's one somewhere in a Salvation Army store, junk store, etc., but it could take me a week of going from store-to-store to find it.
NOTE: I've already scoured backpage and craigslist. All options from there are either hundreds of dollars or already sold.
I'm looking for something like this, but the exact style doesn't matter. Could be wood or metal.
No, I can't nail hooks into the wall of the theatre. It must be a free-standing coat rack.
Best answer: I bought a coat rack at Bed Bath and Beyond, it was under $100.
posted by thinkpiece at 8:45 AM on October 10, 2010 [1 favorite]
posted by thinkpiece at 8:45 AM on October 10, 2010 [1 favorite]
Sorry, I should have said there's one near Lincoln Center and one on 6th Ave in the high teens/low 20s, I think.
posted by thinkpiece at 8:46 AM on October 10, 2010
posted by thinkpiece at 8:46 AM on October 10, 2010
Seconding the Portis from Ikea.
posted by The Michael The at 8:47 AM on October 10, 2010
posted by The Michael The at 8:47 AM on October 10, 2010
Seconding Bed Bath and Beyond. Look on the website, see if they have one that fits your specs, then call the store to ask them if they have it and to hold it for you. What they have in store might differ from what the website says, by the way. Calling before you go is best. Good luck.
posted by vincele at 8:59 AM on October 10, 2010
posted by vincele at 8:59 AM on October 10, 2010
Gothic Cabinet's website is showing some. Might be worth giving them a call.
posted by essexjan at 9:07 AM on October 10, 2010
posted by essexjan at 9:07 AM on October 10, 2010
Response by poster: BB&B has them in stock, and they're on sale for $30! Thanks so much.
posted by grumblebee at 9:10 AM on October 10, 2010
posted by grumblebee at 9:10 AM on October 10, 2010
Best answer: Classic bentwood coat rack, in stock at Surprise Surprise, 3rd Ave & 12th St. $49.
posted by essexjan at 9:18 AM on October 10, 2010
posted by essexjan at 9:18 AM on October 10, 2010
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posted by Lyn Never at 8:40 AM on October 10, 2010