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January 2020 by Stacey Aust
Good prices, housewares.
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December 2019 by Carol A.
Love this housewares shop. It looks small but is packed full. All sorts of things for the home. I usually ask the owner for help and he knows exactly where an item is located. If you want a high end, very expensive housewares store, this isn't it. It is like the old fashioned stores, crammed full of very reasonably priced home necessities. That said, there is a range of quality. And that is probably right for the community. Old timers who want a brand name, new people just starting out. I hope this individually owned, useful store stays in business and isn't pushed out by the big box stores coming into Astoria.
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March 2019 by Nycgirl E.
Store is a disorganized mess and is very dirty and cluttered. The floors are dangerous to walk on and there is a lot of stuff in the aisles to trip on. KP almost never has what I need. The owner is not helpful at all and is very strange and unfriendly. He said he only hires young, attractive people to work the floor yet nothing about him or his store is attractive. Go figure. This place needs a major renovation.
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November 2018 by TylerRose A.
I had been going to this store since we moved into the neighborhood. Support the small business and all that. Today I needed keys made. Two copies of three keys. While he did that, I ran another errand. When I came back, he'd only made copies of two keys. I handed him the originals back, with the third key in my fingers, for him to make two copies of that one as well. I paid for my merchandise, got home, tried to use my new keys in the door...he'd made another pair of one of the other keys. So I go back to get the correct key made. "You made a mistake and copied the wrong key." He tells me "I can't work with you. Go somewhere else." "It was your mistake," I said, keeping myself calm though I was outraged. "If you're unhinged, I can't work with you." He actually said that to me. So he's lost a loyal customer. I will gladly go a block farther to the store on 23rd Avenue when I need something. This kind of thing is also why I buy from big box stores. They have standards for customer service and disciplinary measures when those standards are not met.
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September 2018 by Jessyca C.
This place is wonderful! I used to come here all the time when I needed help around my home, I moved to Brooklyn and actually came to Astoria for this place. Staff was amazing and helped me with all my needs! Prices were good I didn't leave feeing like my wallet was going to yell at me when I got home lol
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September 2018 by Emily Abma
Very well stocked and very fair prices.
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May 2018 by Karen R.
Is this King Penny any relationship to the store with the same name that was located in Corona in the 50's and 60's? It was on National Street. Sounds like a lot of the same merchandise is carried in this Astoria store. It was always a maze of items. The owner of the store was Irving. He could get you anything if you had the make and model number. Good prices and an experience to shop there. He carried anything from housewares to jewelry to china.
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October 2017 by Rita S.
The King Penny is an interesting place to shop. My husband spends lots of time wondering about the owners life. Rightfully so because he is so darn enigmatic. He is quiet yet very aware. Also he knows every item in his store off the top of his head. He knew for example from memory he had T9 flourcent bulbs but no T5 flourcent bulbs. Does he have a family? What was he like in the 80s? Did he ever dance or enjoy laughing at Taxi re-runs? The store has lots of nifty things. Great store. Hope to get to the bottom of the mysterious King Penny.
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April 2017 by Thanassi Karageorgiou
Such a great classic thrifty shop!
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December 2016 by Rachel T.
I'm all about patronage for small businesses, but the man who owns this place is no good. He overcharged me 40 dollars and refused to reimburse me when I brought him my receipt and my bank statement telling me my receipt wasn't enough to go on, even saying I may have printed it myself. There are other discount stores in the area with nice owners who won't intentionally steal from you. My suggestion would be to go to one of those.
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November 2015 by Becky S.
I went here to get copies of my keys. When I asked for this, the older man behind the counter commented, "yeah, I guess they let women do that now," which I found sexist and unnecessary. The keys were made quickly and didn't cost much.
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September 2013 by A M.
The kind of place you hope never goes out of business. All the stuff you never thought you'd need and more. It like walking to grandpa basement.
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April 2013 by Tom I.
This place is such a joke. The owner is always *ss. I'd rather go to BBB to take care my needs. This is why America's mom&pop shops are gone. One or two bad experience and lose biz for good.
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December 2011 by Angel H.
Meh. It feels more like a junk store than a hardware store. All I managed to find here was cheap batteries, but that was it.
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April 2011 by J F.
This place charms the socks off of me in all of its junk-store glory. The man who owns the place is so sweet, and the other folks working there are always very helpful and nice. They don't always have what I'm looking for, but that's fine. I go to them first before going to any other hardware store because they lend such character to the area, and even if they don't have what I'm looking for I get a kick out of nosing around and seeing what they've got.
