Verameat

I’m a strong believer in supporting the local businesses you love! These businesses can’t survive without the love!
Vera Meat is one of the best local shops with quirky jewelry, fun print shirts and totes and other fun items! The items you acquire here can be pretty pricey. Lucky for me they have now added enamel pins. Yes, there is an enamel pin craze going on right now! And I’m one of the suckers that owns too many.
And imagine my surprise when I checked my Instagram last weekend and received «Cute Customer of the Day»!! Wow! First off, I felt über special to be picked and I’m also virtually blushing… cute?.. you guys are too sweet! It made my day! And when I emailed regarding my deal. I kid you not, I was shocked! You get a sweet discount, free shipping and a tote full of swag!
I was online looking at my options but I just had to pop in to see for myself. I figured the Brooklyn location is on my way home and it would be a perfect spot to run in and try things on. There is so much good stuff here that it’s difficult to decide. I am lured by the bones stuff. I had to have the spine cuff. I was going to get the Seinfeld tee but there is just something about the horror print that I can’t get enough off.
And I might have to return soon for a ring with teeny tiny teeth! It’s so different and cool that it’s a must for my bling rotation! I just keep thinking about its quirky beauty!
My swag was jaw dropping! I got a Bill Murray tote bag, stickers, a card, a temporary tattoo of a feather and the most adorable cat coin purse. Yeah. cat lady essential… check!
Keep up the good work Vera and the Vera Meat ladies, especially Emily and Diana! Don’t forget to check out the Brooklyn location since it’s a little hidden. The girl working even stayed open later and let me try on three shirts and a bunch of bling!
Today is the their 5 year anniversary! Congrats!

I don’t often write Unilocal reviews but wanted to thank the staff at Verameat for an especially pleasant experience. I’ve been a fan of the brand for years, and have worn a spine ring almost every day since I first discovered verameat in the east village. I was recently gifted a necklace for christmas. It is sterling silver, and I noticed it starting to oxidize in an usual way, very quickly. Then I lost it. Found it again, and almost immediately broke it. I took the broken piece into the williamsburg verameat location, half expecting them to turn me away since it had been purchased as a gift months prior. I explained the situation, they gave me some info on what might have oxidized the silver so that it wouldn’t happen again, polished it, and replaced the chain no questions asked. I’m thrilled. I will always come back to verameat for their beautiful, unique pieces and excellent service. Thanks!

Kim was amazing and friendly! I lucked out and got to root around in their surplus plaster hand décor and buy them! ($ 30 for mountable/​hook hands, $ 15 for damaged ones, $ 25 for desktop and unmountable ones).
Really cute, quirky jewelry and super friendly, helpful staff!

Beautiful Unique Jewelry! I love their rings especially, they have such a large variety and they are well made. I love how that their designer is local and very involved in their line. And their Bill Murray T-​Shirt is an essential part of my wardrobe LOVE LOVE LOVE Them!

Love this shop! I’ve been going here for years and always bring friends. The girls who work here are the best and always super helpful and knowledgeable, cute too! Truly unique jewelry at a really affordable price point. You’ll get tons of compliments on Verameat pieces so be prepared.

Woah! Obsessed with this brand. Jewelry is so fun and contemporary while still being made in high quality metals which is super rare. The staff is so cute and welcoming, it’s worth just dropping by for the shopping experience. I wear my pieces daily, they always start conversations. I’m a very happy customer and I recommend this store to all!

My favorite jewelry store — friends, family, and the sales team at all VeraMeat locations know it :) I always have at least a few pieces on and can’t help but go back for more! I used to visit the East Village location, great customer service both in-​person and through email when I want to make an order for pick-​up. Recently relocated near the Williamsburg location and even more impressed with the friendly service. Thanks to Safiyah for her help the other day! She helped me decide on a few pieces and went above and beyond to make sure I had a great experience.

Expensive hipster jewelry. But if you are looking for quirky pieces as a gift for cat lovers this place is def a place to hit up.
Cat themed EVERYTHING. Cat necklace, rings, bracelets etc. One stop shop for crazy cat ladies. They have really cute emoji rings as well.

This place is fantastic. Awesome stuff and super nice people, do yourself a favor go check it out. Thanks VERAMEAT U ARE GREAT!

I bought several pieces the other day at the Williamsburg store with two of them being ordered from the east village. Before paying I cancelled one of the ordered pieces. The girl that was there was extremely helpful, friendly and nice that is why I paid and trusted that everything was fine with the math, but she made a mistake and I realize it after, since it was her mistake I thought it would be easy to fix it and refund me. I’ll explain: I got an email to come pick up the «pieces» and that was my surprise when I saw that therewere «two» pieces instead of one. I went to the store today assuming that my money would be returned but even though I explained to another girl in store (blond, she said she is the manager of all stores) that the other girl made a mistake, she just responded to me like «it is your responsibility because you paid for it» with an attitude not giving me any logic option of refund. I felt robbed.
Last week I walked out from the store thinking what a cool store and a nice person I’ll come back and buy some gifts and today I walked out with a very different impression after the manager attended me. I spent more than 700 dollars and I paid 130 for a piece that I didn’t want and didn’t agree on buying. Im not blaming the girl that made the mistake she was extremely nice but If something like this happens what is normal is to contrast the info and return the money to the costumer. I even was offering her to return me the money for a cheaper piece the gold one.
Please excuse my grammar. I’m very not happy with the situation and this is very unprofessional and unacceptable.
Best,
Maria

GUYS. this place is so rad. i have maybe 4 or 5 pieces that i bought at the brooklyn location and i couldn’t be happier with them! i’m really picky about my jewelry, but i wear these rings every day. the designs are adorable, and the girls in the store are super helpful and welcoming. since there are so many pieces to look at, they’re really good about helping you find just the right item… even if you do occasionally leave with more than you intended :)
anyway, you’ll be super happy you stopped by~~!

In short: Not worth the trip.
in full: I wandered into Verameat on my lunch break, since I work about 3 blocks away. I was immediately excited– I love quirky and delicate little pieces. The sales staff (two women) were friendly at first, and generally seemed sincere in helping me find a birthday gift for my roommate. They told me that on this day, for no reason, they were having a flash sale for 50% off EVERYTHING. Imagine my surprise. So after finding a gift for my friend (a small, gold initial midi ring) I decided to spend a few minutes browsing for myself. One of the girls recommended 10k gold dot rings and after helping me try on a few sizes, I purchased one of them. The retail price was $ 68 which seems stupidly high for a tiny ring sans gems, but with the flash sale discount I shrugged and decided that I deserved a little something for myself.
Fast forward an hour later, and the ring kept slipping off my finger while typing on my laptop back at work. I put it on a different finger so that it would sit tighter. By 9 PM that night, I looked down and realized it was missing. It had slipped off and because of its lightness, I hadn’t even noticed. Naturally I was upset and annoyed since I had just bought it hours before, but I was eased by knowing I could pop into the store the next day and explain the situation and pick something of equal or lesser value out. After all, I saved my receipt.
So today when I hurried over on my lunch break and explained the situation to the girl (the SAME girl who sold it to me) she simply shrugged and said «Sorry, I can’t help you.» AWFUL customer service. For a company that makes a huge profit margin on selling gold (and brass) tiny rings, I was shocked they acted like replacing mine was such an absurd request. I will NOT be returning and encourage others to avoid the trip unless it’s within a few blocks and you’re willing to take the risk of throwing money away.

delicate strings of gold chains, flowers, hearts, and charms, or bold edgy (almost scary) teeth, fangs, revolvers, and bones — whatever your style might be, you’re likely to find some bling at Verameat that you’ll truly enjoy. This is my preferred location — conveniently located just a few blocks off the L train Bedford stop. Snag their Groupon deal and get up to 48% off too!

I love this shop-​Maya is so nice, not pushy, and gets a good gage on what you want and makes suggestions from there. I’ve purchased some items that I liked, but didn’t have in stock. They custom made them and I picked them up! My mom had hers shipped-​not a long wait time either for custom made! I highly recommend this shop if you like jewelry that is quirky. well worth the price and this shop usually has random sales or discounts.

This store has the best magical energy and the employees are so welcoming:)

Very cool, animal themed jewelry. Some of their pieces are oddly disturbing, but therein lies their greatness.