I also saw taxidermy frogs playing harps for sale-very unique. I held a human scapula while inside, for example. The store offered some very unique items. However, we overheard workers inside say that they had moved about a year ago and that the new location is actually larger that the previous site. We decided to walk from Times Square which took about 45 minutes (you can easily take a subway and get there very quickly.) The first impression was that it looked smaller and different than the location we are familiar with from early seasons of Obscura. My fiancé and I stopped in Obscura during a sight-seeing trip to NYC.
I'm not one to typically be sensitive but we both felt like we were obviously being followed and treated with disrespect. Every other couple had someone offer to help them or engage them in discussion about items. I am NOT one to jump to that conclusion but I don't know what was going on. I thought it was because we were the only minorities in the store the whole time we were there.
LOOKTHROUGH NYC EMPLOYEES PLUS
He thought maybe it was his tattoos and again, this is a store that sells oddities - skulls, two headed cows.I think it's meant to draw eclectic people plus both of the workers were in black with dyed black hair. I had Bermuda shorts and tank top on and he had on khakis and a t-shirt. I thought that was absurd because we were dressed fine. My husband said he thought maybe we looked 'poor' because the guy was really nice to the older couple that came in as well as two young women and another young couple that came in the store. We both then shared the same feelings that it seemed he was following us around the store and never once offered to help us, show us anything we were looking at, or engage us in anyway. We then left and went to go see where the Triangle Shirtwaist factory fire building was and on the way there I asked my husband how he liked the store in a very upbeat way like "are you glad we finally made it." and he started talking about the issues with the guy. Another older couple came in and right away he said "do you all need any help? if so just let me know." I was getting so mad but it didn't seem that it was bothering my husband so I didn't want to say anything. My husband then went back to the rear of the store and the guy again went to the back. He just shook his head at me and again this guy didn't acknowledge us at all. For a second time in a voice loud enough for this guy to hear I asked my husband if he wanted any help. Then he picked up a bottle and put it right back where it was. He just stood there looking inside the glass case. I was getting suspicious because I couldn't figure out why this guy was everywhere we went so I watched to see what he was doing. Again, never asking if we needed anything. We then walked to the left side of the store and this guy came over there too and opened up another glass case right next to us. The guy never once looked over to ask him if he could help him. I then said to my husband in a voice loud enough for this guy to hear "babe do you want to see anything in the case." My husband said no but was clearly trying to look through the glass at a few items. He occasionally moved a few things around in there. He opened up the glass case in the back and just stood there.
He didn't ask us if we needed any help or even acknowledge our presence. When my husband and I started walking around the man followed us towards the back of the "store" (really the back of the room).
We walked in and there were two staff in the store at the front. However, the biggest issue is how we were treated. In my opinion they did not have anything that odd or exciting and everything was pricey. It has like one table in the center of the store - think dining room table size and then clutter all around the outside walls from ceiling to floor. Again I want to reiterate that we went out of our way to make a trip to this store so it's clear that my husband was that excited to visit this place. He loves medicine and anatomy and wanted to see what oddities they had - antique medical equipment and even skulls. He was really excited after seeing some show they were featured in. My husband and I were recently in NYC for Labor Day weekend and my husband wanted to go out of our way to stop in this store.
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