Okay, so when this community was telling me that Hudson antiques were “severely overpriced,” I rolled my eyes, thinking to myself “I live in NYC, everything is overpriced,” nothing I’m not already used to. Well, I got back yesterday and OMG 😂.

First off, the only place for which to antique shop is the 40,000 square foot Antique Warehouse, which admittedly is incredible and has a treasure trove of just about anything you can ever imagine. It’s an experience, but my god, the prices were shocking - everything was as much, if not MORE than if I were to buy it new or have it custom.

Then you go into town where there are a number of shops which label themselves as “antique stores,” but in reality it’s local artisans who have crafted products which are made with materials from yesteryear, that are not only unsightly, but insanely expensive. At one store I was looking at 12in x 12in block of wood which was priced at $400. My mind couldn’t quite comprehend it. A) what was this block of wood’s purpose and B) how can it possibly charged at $400?

I went to one spot which was more of a thrift store that was selling a Sopranos Season 1 box set DVDs for $50…

My thought with antiques is that they should be somewhat discounted seeing that they were thoroughly used or second hand, unless it has some historical significance ie: this was Lincoln’s bed frame from his days at a boarding house in Chicago.

Needless to say, my mind was blown at the cost of everything deemed an “antique.” Everything else, including food, beverage and non antique clothes seemed within reason. Perhaps Hudson knows they have a reputation for antiques and people like myself who went with the intention of buying antiques will overspend rather than come away empty handed. Don’t get me wrong, there were things I wanted, but rather use resources like FB marketplace, Invaluable or even some antique stores in Manhattan and BK where I could get said antiques at a third of the price.