Cleo & Patek

Obviously the 90% off going out of business stuff is not the case, but I was happy with the quality of the bags for the price. I have bought several over the years. I have used one as my everyday work tote for 15 years, and it still looks perfect. I would not have guessed that it isn’t leather.

Do not buy from these people! Their bags are not leather, the phone number on the receipt goes to an office where the person i spoke to told me that the conversation was being recorded. She said they only sell two items that are not leather and then directed me to the store where I purchased the bag. I called, was told to call back and then when I did they did not pick up the phone. Then I went to the store, they insisted that the bag was leather and offered to exchange it for me after much arguing. Why would I exchange it for another plastic bag at that price? They then said they had no way of putting in a credit card refund. Seems to me if you can put in a credit card charge, you can put in a credit card refund.

This place is an absolute scam !! I bought some luggage supposedly 90 percent off for about 120USD and on the first trip the wheels started coming off from the bottom. Stay far away from this place and the midget lady with bad breath in sales at the 6^th avenue store.

My boyfriend bought me black pressed croco bag from cleo and patek. I really really like it, it’s great for everyday and the leather is very strong (I carry a lot of heavy papers, books and laptop sometimes too). I enjoy it a lot and get compliments on it all the time !

I was duped. I should have known better but it was Black Friday and we were walking around on vacation. I believed the whole story and then came home to look at the reviews. Of course, I can’t return as all sales are final. It is definitely a scam and leaves a very bad taste in my mouth… not to mention, I feel so stupid!

I just brought 1 bag from the 5^th Avenue store and it signs 90% off — that enticed me to impulse bury, but I came back to google Cleo and Patek — there is even no website! I started to feel something is wrong, now after I saw all these reviews, I now really think it is a scam. Though the bag looks not bad, but it made me feel very uncomfortable and felt ‘ve been cheated regardless the bag is good or not. Though for the first signt, I did like the bad I chose, it was of 50 dollars. But the way they are doing business is immoral. I shall be more vigilant.

I love these bags. These bags are wonderful. My mother bought me a bag and I get so many compliments on it. I love it sooo much.

Scam artists and unethical. They are NOT going out of business or offering 90% discounts. There have been these signs for years now. You’re not getting a $ 400 bag at 90% off, you’re getting a $ 40 bag.

I think it’s fine, but just be a smart shopper: you are getting real leather goods that are Israeli (just FYI, they aren’t Russians, as someone else suggested — or maybe they are Israeli Russians!), but anyway.
I got two bags there c. 2 years ago and they are both great. One is a lizard bag that looks like it actually WAS $ 300, except I paid $ 60. The other bag is eh, but it wasn’t a bad deal, either. Their business model may not be legit and they cannot offer a true ‘warranty’ because, well let’s be honest with ourselves, they are kind of scammers, but their products are nice.

BUYER BEWARE!
I am here on business, spending a lot of time in SoHo without SoHo money. I’m a musician, and sadly we often don’t make much money!
But I love bags… way more than shoes. A well-​crafted bag is hard for me to resist.
This place has SALE + GOING OUT OF BUSINESS signs everywhere. (70%!) But they aren’t going anywhere, I now learn. And unfortunately, I bought a bag there tonight and feel like I got scammed. The shady Russian lady got me!!! :(
But I do like the bag. So what to make of that?
Anyway, these bags aren’t from Paris. Probably aren’t even leather. But they are very cute bags. I love the features on this one (thank goodness for a top zipper!) and the style is nice. But I wish I’d waited and bought something similar from a street vendor for less! Years ago I bought a wonderful bag from a vendor near Union Sq. which wasn’t expensive, lasted me ages, and was very stylish. I actually reveled in its no-​nameness and stylishness. Now I will always have a strange feeling about this not-​from-​Paris bag with a Paris stamp, sold to me by a shady Russian lady. Oh well.

Considering that I use my Nike cinch pack not only as a gym bag and a grocery tote, but also as a purse, I may not be the most followed fashionista in NYC; however, I can definitely spot a scam when I see one. I, too, was drawn in by the 70% «EVERYTHING MUST GO» signs, especially on W Broadway, where I typically just window shop while fantasizing about my future sugar daddy. Here’s da truth about Cleo & Patek (probably the names of the two guys hidden in the back closet constructing these bags out of vinyl):
No, they’re not closing.
Yes, the woman running the store (Russian and light-​haired, probably the same lone salesperson other Unilocalers encountered) is very pushy to the point of making you downright uncomfortable. Any questions I had were answered abrasively and degradingly.
«Tolblanc Paris» sounds hot, I know, but the brand doesn’t exactly exist. Total fail for a conflicted inner label-​whore wannabe like myself. Note: To truly be cool, you must first… be.
«No returns!» You know, since they’re rushing to close up shop and all… except the first Unilocal review on this place was a few years ago…
The bags are actually pretty sleek and cool, with very modern construction details (earning the second star here) — a couple very unique styles I’ve never seen before. (And no, they don’t even remotely resemble a Nike cinch pack.) I’d have considered getting them cheaper elsewhere.
Nonetheless, I left here empty-​handed with a bad (bag?) feeling and will definitely not return.

My brother got his fiancé’ a really nice red bag here. I admired it so I thought I’d check it out.
Very non descript store, with lots of SALE SALE SALE signs.
We walk in and they have a small number of bags, but each style has many colors.
I’m checking it out when the ummmm mature sales woman comes to tell me what a great bargain I am getting. And when I hem and haw, she says why don’t I want this purse. I won’t find it anywhere else.
70% off of $ 600. Where can you find such a deal?
Hmmmm I’m thinkin Russian. That wasn’t the turn off, the hard sell was.
I walked…
Not worth the trip.

Nice bags

So I’ve gotten into the habit of Unilocaling most stores/​restaurants before I go into them. My mother, who happened, to be visiting has a problem with this («you can’t think for yourself!») Low and behold, I bought a suitcase here without looking up the brand. The 10 year warranty would have been nice if the company had actually existed. I wonder how long it will last (from what I’ve read, not long at all). Sorry mom, Unilocaling is in fact, quite necessary.
How is what this store is doing even legal?

After reading all the other reviews of Cleo & Patek, I’m surprised that they leave up that 70% off sign all-​year long! That’s like semi-​scamming people to purchase their merchandise…
but anyways, I happened to bump into this place and loved one of their long-​strapped bags. There was only the one sales woman, and I do admit she was kind of pushy. I don’t like shopping when I’m being stared at with anticipation – it makes me a very nervous shopper. She was insistent on purchasing other bags, but I know what I like. I ended up buying a red bag (not the labtop size, but the next size smaller) with cream handles. I used it everyday throughout the summer and it has held up very well! I do catch many people eyeing my bag, and one woman stopped me in Coach to ask me where I bought it. She asked to look at my bag, and wrote down the name of designer. «I would buy that bag if I saw it, hands down!» I heard her say as I walked away — it made my day :)
I’ll have to leave another rating when the bag does start falling apart, but for now I’m extremely happy with it! I was even thinking about getting another one because it’s so stylish (and universal to bring to work or out for a girls night).
Note: three years later and this bag is still my favorite go to warm weather bag! Still holding on strong

I’m shocked the NYC Consumer Protection folks haven’t shut these guys down yet. (For one, they always claim to be having a going out of business sale without a license, which is flat out illegal. From what I can tell online, it’s an Israeli company that has had at least one court case brought against it for labor violations — shocking!)
I bought a bag from them whose handle broke the first time I used it. I hadn’t minded that the leather was clearly fake because it looked decent, but I did mind that it broke on first use. Unsuccessfully tried to return it and/​or exchange it, no luck. Stay away.
(Also, ignore the comments in bad English about how nice the bags are and how many compliments they get. The staff appears to be all from the Russian Near Abroad and/​or Israeli-​Russian, and I’m guessing all those comments are fakes.)

I’m glad I walked away from what I thought was a too good to be true offer. It was a nice bag and retailed at $ 480. There was a 70% off sign and so I thought, my luck, I’m getting a valuable bag for such an exceptional price. But I walked out off store to think about it more, did a Unilocal search and discovered that there was ALWAYS a sale. It’s deceptive because the bag is most likely not valued at $ 480 at all, but just priced that way to trick passerbys. Noted that there are NO RETURNS.

I ran into Cleo and Patek to get out of pouring rain when the remains of Tropical Storm Hannah came busting through NYC.
The people in the store were helpful and not pushy. It all was a bit casual. The woman there showed us the bags and explained the collections and gave some helpful input. The man also working there just sat there but having 2 sales people attacking you would not have been fun. So it worked out well.
I love the colors of the bag and the over all price was not bad. I got a bag that was listed on line or $ 299 for $ 200, plus tax. It is a limey, olive green color with brown accent and handle. It will work out well for the fall. The bag and zippered compartments, perfect for holding a phone and what not.
Next time I am in SoHo I will have to stop and in see what else they have.

I bought the back pack in new york some one else loved it so much they took it. But it was nice, got a ton of comments on it

so here i am visiting NYC. it’s february, and i know i’m moving here, and i feel like treating myself to something… something practical. i decide to get a purse better suited to the metro lifestyle (so much for living out of giant bags in my car). i head to ol’ reliable Soho, with its delectable mix of purveyors high, low, and everything in between…
i’ve never heard of Cleo and Patek but the sale sign catches my eye and i walk in. mostly respectable stuff (pebbled leather doc satchels, totes, etc.), priced around $ 600-​$ 900, discounted to $ 150 – 300. I spy a bag I really, really like; it looks nothing like everything else they have – the leather is stitched, it’s a one-​strap hobo, perfect two pockets on the exterior, soft leather… in short, eminently practical, but rather cool-​looking. oh, and no stupid silver hardware (i’m on a vendetta). i buy it for $ 99 and fall in love…
until the stupid thing RIPS wide open in the middle of a mall four months later. granted, i used the hell out it until then; granted, i probably beat it up more than i should have (the night before it broke, i was carrying a nalgene bottle filled with margarita to the beach in it. weight + sand = not a good idea). but still, it didn’t even have the decency to rip on a seam, so i could get it stiched back together – it just ripped open!
so i got a new purse, mere days before moving to nyc (i love my new betsy, thank you very much)…but i decided to stop in this same store again when i walked past it last week…
and guess what? SAME SALE. SAME PURSES. SAME BITCHY LADY running the store, trying to shove her products on you like some dime-​store hag. (not that i know what that is. but it sounds despicable, right?) she’s beyond pushy – she tries to berate her customers into buying her purses. when i originally bought mine, there was a seam issue, and when i asked about a warranty, her command of English mysteriously degenerated such that she seemed incapable of understanding or answering the question. she seemed to take great offense and finally said, «it’s your purse, you break it, you get a new one, what more do you want?» well, if your company really sold $ 1000 purses, i’d imagine you offer 1) repair services or 2) some type of warranty, not to mention 3) good customer service. i’m pretty convinced this store, if not the brand, makes money by luring unsuspecting tourists in off the street with their «70% off» signs. they fail to mention, as the bitchy lady did when i was most recently in the store, that they are a «discount store,» which i take to mean they’re basically a c&p outlet store – which means the «sales» are permanent.
that said: i would’ve bought the same damn purse again if they had it in stock, but they didn’t. le sigh.