Garment Center Insider Shopping Tour (For Women)

I loved it! Didn't know exactly what to expect but it was awesome! Had a great time. Loved the choice of designers and our guide was the best! Very friendly and knowledgeable. My mom and I plan to do this once a year!

+ Christina was a very knowledgeable tour guide, enthusiastic and quickly responded to many changes during the day, even a designer going into labor! + The shops were very interesting, and well organized + I found each one had items both within my price range and within my dream range + My one fear was that the staff would be 'pushy sales,' but that did not occur. You can buy it all, or buy none of it. + Just looking at the racks was a lot of fun for me; I stayed within my budget for the day, but came home with a piece of jewelry, a short trench, and a cute skirt. + I plan to take this tour again, when I am back in the City.

we covered a lot of shops, places we could not otherwise get into. there were really nice people on our tour. prepare to cover a lot of shops.

I purchased a ticket to get a behind the scene's look into the Garment industry and I wasn't disappointed. Although the tour caters towards women and sample sales of women's clothing, there were sales for men's clothing as well. I highly recommend this tour to men and women alike.

Our tour guide, Marla, had NO fashion experience. We had 3 adults and 2 teenagers on the tour. Out of the 12 places listed we DID NOT go to all of them. One show room was closed. You saw selected "designer" names unrecognizable. The H&M, DAFFY's, and Felines Basement Discount Designer Store, which we went to outside of the tour, were great bargains with alot of designer merchandise. TJMaxx Store and Marshall's Store in NC have merchandise from known designers that put this tour to shame and you do not pay a "rip off" fee of $65 each. One showcase "Marla" took us to gave us a discount of only 2 to 3 dollars. The merchandise shown was of "poor" quality. On show room had only a small rack of approximately 30 items available to look at. Another bathing suit store sold unrecognizable name suits beginning at $100 and no one in our group purchased anything there. This was a waste of $65 per person and the tour was not even complete. I am very disappointed that your agency sold us a bill of goods. Our time in NYC was valuable and your "advertisement" made it sound to a teenager researching the internet you had access to purchase top names at 50-80% below retail. I am still waiting to see that merchandise. I bought nothing, my girlfriend bought nothing, and my 13 year old purchased 1 pair of shoes, a top and a dress which were no big deal. I guess when you spend 3 hours running in and out of buildings you puchase something for no real reason. The "tour" guide acted guilty that we were not impressed as we tried on not 1 single item. I would say "WARNING WARNING RIP OFF OF A TOUR". Save your $65 each and go shopping at all the glorious discount stores and vintage shops open to the public. When we booked this tour I asked for feedback from your company. I was told that only "6" people had responded with good remarks. I also asked if any of these so called sample sales were open to the public? I was told no they were not. This is false information. We saw "signs" at some places on the street announcing "sample sales". We stayed at the"Westin" Hotel. I showed the Hotel the information and they had never heard of your company or this tour. I will make sure it is not recommended at the hotel either. I am extremely disappointed and quite frankly feel a "refund" is in order. Again, we did not visit all the showrooms indicated by our not so knowledgeable tour guide. Most stores advertise "satisfaction guaranteed". Where do you stand behind this rip off tour????? FYI: My daughter purchased dresses valued at $450 for $50 at Daffy's Store. Great Place to Shop. She purchased designer Rock Port bluejeans valued at $200-$300 for $50 at Feline's Basement. Another great discount spot. Shop there my friends without any gimicks and a guarantee for your purchases. Brenda Morrison Charlotte, North Carolina

Great experience shopping the Garment District with an insider! Got to shop Wholesale at designer's showrooms! Who could ask for more than that. Met the actual designer at one showroom and she dressed some folks in our group! What a thrill. Great for the shopper and great for someone looking to get an insider glimps at how the fashion industry works. Go and have a blast. Bring cash and credit card! Great deals.

The showrooms had merchandise containing leftover items that the designers were hoping to get rid of. There was a time limit at each establishment --some places there was not enough time and others had too much time. No great bargains and not much selection. Last stop was a fur showroom with a coat that I had seen at Nordstrom on sale last year for about half the price that was being sold on the tour. Not worth the cost of the tour.

I would recommend it to friends

My 21 year old daughter, who is a visual design intern this summer, enjoyed this experience more than I did. Though we did purchase some clothes and jewelry, on the whole the designers/merchants were disappointing, would have liked access to more popular/trendy venues.

Another super awesome successful shopping trip in the garment district! You have to do this tour, it is so much fun! It has become my #1 birthday gift to friends and family!!! It's becoming tradition! This trip I got an amazing jacket! tons for jewlery! sunglasses, summer dresses, bathing suit, flipflops and more! You really feel like VIP when you go on this tour. But the best part is the tour guide- make sure you ask for Kristal!!! she is so sweet, totally down to earth, really listens to your interests and directs you to the right places! She even went out of her way to get us into additional sites that we wanted to shop! love you Kristal! can't wait to be back for more sample sales!!! ps try not to show up late or else it can be tricky catching up to the group!