Surprise!Surprise!

I loved this place! I used to go for no reason, just to browse stuff. The prices were reasonable. And they had a whole bunch of fun knick knacks and useful household stuff. Not to mention the staff were super helpful and friendly. Every time I went in with my dog, they gave him a treat.
Another reviewer complained that they could have gotten stuff cheaper on
. Duh! Of course, everything is cheaper on
. A retail place has to have a bit of markup, and in exchange the consumer gets instant gratification to take home what they purchased right there and then.
Anyway, Surprise, Surprise! is now out of business. :(
Wish them the best of luck in the future.

A smaller, more crammed, yet more manageable Bed Bath & Beyond mixed with a poor man’s Container Store. If you need a certain kind of soup spoon, balloons, a hamper, a shower curtain, tools, picture frames, birthday candles, a turkey baster, a greeting card, storage baskets, or a folding chair, and you need it NOW, Surprise Surprise has you covered.

Went after reading the reviews. Place is only ok, seen much better prices in other stores.

The staff here I feel are kinda weird but nonetheless nice & not rude. They have so many home storage items that are cute!
I’ve bought mainly baskets from them but they are very decorative.
Convenient spot when you need to find organization items for your apartment.

I’ve walked by this store so many times and today I finally went in. Boy, I really was surprised! This place is basically a one stop shop for anything and everything you need in your home. From bedroom to bathroom to kitchen and more, you can find furniture, décor, and truly anything you need! The prices are a bit on the high side, but it was fun discover this treasure trove in the middle of the city.
I ended up buying a mason jar, which was a reasonable $ 1.95 with tax. I am definitely going back after I decide what I need for my apartment!

This place is a hidden treasure. For one thing, they have large picture frames some of which we’ve been looking for forever. I look forward to getting them & finally being able to put up posters we got without paying hundreds for a framing job. If you live in a tiny place and need things, this store is at least as good (if not sometimes better) than Bed, Bath & Beyond. Prices seem comparable to Bed, Bath & Beyond but they do have some hidden gems.
Make sure you have a lot of leisure time when you come in. They have 2 floors and there’s a LOT to look at.

Prices are a little high, but they have an interesting selection of home goods.

Fun little store that’s actually quite big (has a downstairs!) and has all sorts of things from furniture to kitchen gadgets, and can get really random. Prices vary from typical to overly priced.

I do not understand why this place is so highly rated…
It is full of unorganized, overpriced junk… Yes, you can find some cool pieces here and there, but it really isn’t worth it. Upon visiting this shop I felt crowded, uncomfortable, and did not find anything worth even considering purchasing.
If you enjoy sifting through shelves of unorganized clutter, hoping to find the one reasonably priced item that is hidden amongst everything else, then maybe you’ll like this place.

I love the well-​designed tchotchkes and even furniture at Surprise Surprise. This place is so much fun to explore and when I move to my next apt, I’m planning on decorating it with purchases from this wacky place.

Nice mix of odds and ends… helpful staff.

I usually don’t spend just a few minutes in a store and get so delighted. It’s a huge pain to find small everyday items in Manhattan that aren’t far more expensive than you need them to be, and far more «design-​y» and thereby serious. I want to be able to grab «schtuff» quickly, cheaply, and without a long line.
What a find Surprise Surprise turned out to be! I’ve been needing champagne flutes for ages, and no one knew where to get them within walking distance and without spending an arm and a leg at Crate and Barrel.
$ 3.49 each at surprise surprise, and they were super friendly. I feel like it’s a great find and a place to come back to again and again.

Surprise! Surprise! It’s a ripoff!
Surprise!Surprise! Even tchotchke in expensive in Manhattan!
Surprise!Surprise! Did you think somebody will give you a break on the things you can’t find anywhere else?
We came here for a very specific arts and crafts project. We were going to make tissue paper pompoms to tie to the back of a «Just Married» car.
The recipe called for twine, tissue paper, and suction cups. Surprise! Surprise! had every item we were looking for.
Unfortunately, the idea of this project was to do something on the cheap. Had we bought everything here, it would have cost us up to forty bucks. The same exact stuff on Amazon could be had for ten bucks.
If you’re looking to improvise, Surprise! Surprise! isn’t the place to do it. You’ll find what you need – they do have a lot of stuff here – just be ready to pay out the nose for it.

Meh. I’ve experienced better indeed!
The only Surprise Surprise here is how many people swear by this place. It sucks and is a glorified dollar store, filled with random junk, but one that jacks up the price by like 80%. I walked around this place and kept thinking that I saw all the products in Surprise Surprise elsewhere, but for waaaay less money. Really dudes, $ 70 for a trash can? Ya they have a lot of junk, ya they have some cute things, ya it’s in a convenient location, but straight up, this place is too expensive for what it is. I’m gonna say it; I’m glad that KMart is 2 blocks away. $ 70 trash can vs. $ 4 KMart shiz? I’m all over it.
Surprise Surprise can suck it.

Surprise! This store’s name is really fitting because you will never know what kind of surprises you find inside! It literally has everything that you will ever need for your apartment or dorm in NYC. Think bed bath beyond without that corporate franchise feel. The store itself is HUGE! It feels like it goes on and on and around each corner you find more things you need. Lights, plates, table settings, fans, over the door coat hangers, storage containers, dog signs, wall décor, picture frames, curtains, shower curtains, and more. Prices are reasonable for Manhattan and service is superb.

I love this store. I first discovered it by accident when I was living here and going to NYU. Since then, it’s become one of the places that I return to when I visit the city.
I’ve gotten some really interesting stuff here. The store is literally jammed with stuff– everything from standard clear shower curtains to torpedo shaped shot glasses. It’s pretty standard pricing for a home goods store, but they have some really eclectic stuff. I’ve gone Christmas shopping here for several years to get people weird but functional things (like potholders with firemen on them). They used to have a badass 2 tiered dishdrain that I loved and need to replace because my sister stole mine, but they don’t carry it anymore.

I was definitely surprised — I have passed this place literally HUNDREDS of times and never been in.
My singular goal was a bunch of those plastic champagne glasses for my upcoming birthday celebrations… but then I found plates. And those Chinese globe lanterns that I’ve never been able to find in the right proportions. And cute paper plates. And a red rug in the exact shade of all my linens.
You have to be a little careful — there’s a huge price variety here, ranging from HOW DO THEY STAY IN BUSINESS cheap to THIS IS ABSURD WHY DOES THIS COST SO MANY CASH DOLLARS?!
But if you’re looking to pick up awesome party supplies and a little apartment something-​something, Surprise! Surprise! is all up in that.

I love this store! They have everything! I have bought many things here & just love to come in and browse. As far as buying lights and glasses the place is pretty reasonable, more trendy looking dishes and things were more expensive. I bought this Harry Potter esque lamp from this place, so cool!

I came here and honestly didn’t find much of anything to my liking or suitable for my use. It is jam packed with all kinds of random things for the home — from small appliances to small furniture, from dishes to paperwares, and also some hardware.
For what you could find here, there was nothing especially unique — you can find more interesting odds and ends at Pearl River Mart or Fishs Eddys. The prices actually are not that great, and nothing here looked like high quality stuff either (I would rather go to Pier 1 Imports, where the (sale) prices are good and the quality high). I suppose for Manhattan, anything less than expensive is considered cheap, but I hail from Queens, and know better.
Maybe a good place to stop in when you’re either bored or need something totally random but have no time for. I wouldn’t really waste time with it though.

The phrase that applies is: «everything you’d expect and more.»
Dudes, have you ever gone to Bed bath & beyond, picked up something and said ‘i wish they had something like this but better? smaller? bigger? less tacky? more tacky?” Or «i wish this was cheaper even after this $ 5 coupon they sent me in the mail?‘
This place even rocks the Container Store. I went looking for a sturdy, lidded bamboo or wicker hamper in BB&B and Container and the only viable options were about $ 80-​$ 100. I couldn’t do it, so I decided to trek to 3^rd ave to check out this Suprise! Suprise! place I remember passing weeks before. I left with a huge $ 35 on-​sale woven straw hamper, AND picked up awesome crap besides.
The best part about the store is that it’s high quality stuff mixed with cheapo stuff, so you really get to hunt and sort thru for a happy ‘suprise!’