Orva Hosiery Stores

I just had a very bad experience from this store. One of the salespersons was so rude to me for wearing the UGG boots and then not buying it. He said he could have sold it to someone else. Fucking rude. So now i do not have the right to choose the shoes that i am going to buy. I dont have the right to see whether it’s comfy because somebody might buy it. What if that someone buys it and then returns it after a few days. Where is the logic with that? The salesman looks like a guy from india and he is so rude. That’s probably the reason why the store is closing. In this shoes market where competition is tough there is no reason for a salesperson to be rude to his client specially if your business is dying. RUDE. just Rude!

This store has a great selection and the staff is helpful. But Lord help you if you place a special order for a size or color not in stock and arrange for it to be shipped to you. After 4 phone calls over a 10 day period, I think the shoes are on their way to me but who knows. First, I was told to expect them in 2 – 3 days. After 2 weeks I called only to be told it takes 3 weeks. As these were intended for wear on an imminent vacation that wasn’t good news. I told them to cancel the order. But apparently that couldn’t be done without my returning to the store, which is not close to where I live (I was in the neighborhood for one morning only when I ordered them) so I figured I’d let it play out. I confirmed with each call that the shoes were to be shipped to me. Today I received another call. The shoes are finally in the store, 20 days after I ordered them, and would I please come to the store to pick them up. Aaaaackkkkk!!!
If you see what you want in the store, great. If not, Zappos or Amazon will get your merchandise to you quickly and reliably.
Orva will not.

Typical selection of comfort shoes. However Orva is good for one special thing… they have nice salespeople that are not pushy and very accommodating. I live in the neighborhood and frequently walk in to browse. Nobody bothers me but if I ask for help I’m treated with respect .I’m sure the help works on commission but they work in harmony. They’ don’t appear stressed. It’s an asset to the Yorkville neighborhood.

Awful service. Feels like the staff doesn’t care if you shop there or not. Pretty miserable experience every time I’ve been there.

This place seems to have most everything you would need in the woman’s shoe department — at least my girlfriend seemed satisfied — and they have plenty of men’s shoes as well.
Orva is always busy, but there are always enough employees to serve you. I’ve been here twice and never have had any problems finding someone to help me.

Orva has like every expensive type of shoe you can imagine. Every time I walk by, I finf myself walking through the door instead of passing by. They never have anything on sale, so expect to pay full price. But Orva sells the kind of shoes that you don’t really mind paying full price. If you want cute, cheaply made flats, heels, boots, or sandals, head over to Steve Madden next door. If you want a shoe that will make your foot feel good, buy some Dansko’s at Orva.
Speaking of Dansko’s, I called Orva to make sure they had the style, color, and size I needed since it seemed to be sold out everywhere online. They ensured me that they had a pair and put it on hold. Sadly, when I made the trip over, no one could find the phantom shoes. In fact. the salesperson quickly told me they were out of the size and style but agreed to still double check (since someone had told me they put it on hold for me). Unfortunately, they could not «find» it anywhere, so he suggested I come back tomorrow after he ordered a new one.
This was kind of annoying, but the man who was helping me offered me 10% discount and no taxes. I saved about $ 20 and felt a little bit better about the hassle.

Orva is all shoes (and some socks) nowadays. When 86^th Street was a less refined retail neighborhood, they carried a little bit of everything, and it was all mediocre.
The shoes are of the non-​sexy variety, but everything is current, style-​wise. The prices seem competitive with Zappos.
The service recently was just excellent: helpful, patient, and knowledgeable. The sizes, on the other hand, are catch as catch can – too spotty to be reliable. Good for browsing, and that’s about it.

I was very pleased and impressed with this store; both in the selection of styles, and also the customer service. The gal that helped me pick out my summer sandals (Jack Rodgers) was very helpful, pleasant and knew a fair amount about the product. I was really pleased with my experience here and would go back to purchase more shoes.
Fun fact: my sandals are list $ 110 on
, at Orva they were $ 95!

This is a pretty decent shoe store. They have a ton of (generic) shoes. If you are looking for the entire Hunter Boot or Ugg line, look no further. They also have a lot of high end, plain shoes (Mephisto, Ecco, Dansko etc.). Their sneaker selection is a little sparse but with Lady Footlocker down the block, I an not surprised.
They have a very good children’s department and they measure their feet which is key. The customer service varies from over attentive to being completely ignored. I keep going back for it’s convenience and decent selection.

My travels entice me to Orva for merriment of the gift giving season. After brief visit to nearby Steve Madden where sketchy sales associate left me a bad vibe, thus I sought Orva. Customer service is very helpful and attentive to answering patrons inquiries. Marlene, an associate directed me to the area where I would be able to find women’s trouser socks. The selection is good, neatly organized, and well stocked. The line was not dreadfully long as cashiers are efficient to ring eradicating the lengthy, peak holiday shopping line. Albeit, not a lengthy line, but a chaotic line. I specifically patronized Orva for women’s trouser socks – NOT shoes, which is what this review is based entirely.
Generic shoes indeed at Orva, but customer service is personalized as the associates and managers who are able to hone their interpersonal skills in true Emily Post Etiquette fashion.

Good selection of generic shoes (like uggs, hunter boots, dansko, ecco, mephisto, converse, keds, etc.) but service is terrible. I walked in here looking for a pair of slip on sneakers and even though they had a bunch of sales guys milling about doing nothing, I had to walk to the front of the store to find someone to help me. And then when they didn’t have my size, the guy didn’t try to help me… he could have asked what I was looking for or suggest some alternatives… but maybe that is too old fashioned Al Bundy shoe store style. Who knows…
here I come!
By the way, I bought my prom shoes from Orva 10 years ago I guess it is now… before they did their major store renovation. And that was the only pair of shoes I’ve bought from here.

The displays offer you what I believe are a wide range of comfort shoes for men and women, more so for women because it took me forever to find something more cute and less practical.
I enjoy all the varieties of fit floppage and danskos. I don’t enjoy the price as much. There wasn’t anything lifechanging in this store for me at the moment. They do sell popular brands such as hunter rain boots and a wide variety of keds, rockport, clarks… all shoes I feel like I will use eventually… when I’m ready to surrender my feet to ugly comfort shoes.
Not much in the heel option here. Go across the street to Aldo.

While the shoe display is pretty fantastic, I feel like I’m constantly hearing, «Sorry, we’re out of that size.»
Also, most people working here that I’ve encountered seem a bit disinterested. Not sure what it is. They’re available for the most part, sure. But maybe everyone’s bored? I don’t know. It doesn’t make the shopper feel particularly excited to be there, in my opinion.
I’ve probably walked into this store five times and have still never walked out with a pair of shoes.

If you normally shop at Aldo or Payless and synthetic uppers are fine with you, then you are going to find Orva expensive. On the other hand if you appreciate the quality of the merchandise Orva offers, then you’ll realize that their selection is immense and the pricing is average to better-​than-​average. (I found a pair of uggs here $ 10 cheaper than Journeys.)
Average shoe is $ 100+ and is designed for those of us who walk a lot and can’t stand it when our feet hurt.
No comment on service– I’ve never had a particularly bad experiece nor a particularly excellent one.

This place features comfortable shoes. While they may not have Manolos, if you’re working in a place where you’ll be on your feet all day and you want to have a larger selection of comfy shoes, you should check this place out. Admittedly, there are a bunch of grandma-​shoes but there are some cute funky ones too. You just have to hit it at the right time.

The Staff is very helpful if you actually buy something… Good for you if you need a COMFORTABLE SHOE. not the most fashionable shoes.

The place gets one star because there is actually space to walk around. The shoes are definitely hit or miss, they don’t carry the greatest selection.
I walked in the other day and actually found a shoe I wanted to try on for once. I finally found an employee to help me. Another woman (who had been searching nearby for someone to help her) caught an aloof sales girl and requested a shoe. I stood a foot away with my shoe in hand, and the sales girl took the other womans request and turned to ignore me and walk away. I began to speak up, to which she ignored and the other woman spoke up for me and referred the lazy sales girl to me.
When I asked her if she could get me ONE size, she had the nerve to tell me she couldn’t get my shoe and that she will «find someone to help me» (which she never did). retarded or lazy? maybe a bit of both.
She didn’t even bother hiding her attitude– all I did was ask for ONE shoe after waiting very patiently.
Thankfully, another sales person swooped in to help after that rude little salesgirl took off. (at the manager’s request-​he saw I had been wandering for awhile).
Why are shoe-​salesgirls always the rudest?

Ok, I don’t even want to put a lot of effort into writing this… this place was sooo bad I don’t want to waste too much time on them…
seriously. that. bad.
Buttloads of shoes… eh, here’s the thing — most of them is U-​G-​L-​Y, you ain’t got no alibi, you UGLY **clap clap** you UGLY!
Not only that, they have the WORST customer service I have EVER seen. Must have had about 15 people working — which should have been sufficient for this place — but apparently not. It took over 20 minutes to get service… every sales associate that would walk by wold either avoid eye contact, blatantly ignore you, tell you they are helping someone else (in other words — you’re S.O.L.), or tell you «one sec» with an attached eye roll… keep in mind the «one sec» is really 5 – 10 minutes.
Once you are finally able to get some help, they have a crappy attitude and the personality of a cardboard box.
If my girlfriend’s feet weren’t covered with blisters from our painful walking (we stopped to buy her some tennis shoes), we would have left this hell hole much sooner.
Bypass by all means…

There’s always a sale at Orva, usually 20% off… know why? Cause the whole damn place is a rip off!!! They carry bags, hats, hosiery, and lingerie, work out wear, shoes, and clothes… Free People, Guess, Junk Food, J & Co… the same stuff you’ll see at Daffy’s, Filene’s, and Century 21.
Orva caters to a variety ages: teens, young adults, 20 – 30 somethings will find something to wear here. The hosiery section definitely is more for your older ladies. Lingerie is Cossa Bella and Calvin Klein. I don’t find the shoe selection to be vast… they have sneakers, some Steve Madden and Wanted items, as well higher end comfort shoes like Born and Kenneth Cole’s new line.
The only thing I ever purchased here was a pair of winter boots… I was desperate cause mine were leaking… and they were on sale; not the 20% off sale, but end of season sale… ironically on a snowy day!
There’s an Orva on Lex in Midtown but it’s only shoes.

I’ve only bought hosiery here, but they also carry discounted handbags, clothing and shoes. Their prices may be good but it’s such a schlocky looking place that I just want to go in, get what I need, and get out. Browsing in here is depressing.