Where to find blue, glass amulet charm in NYC?

[nopeeing]

Does anyone know where to get these good luck charms? A friend lost his; it had sentimental value as well. He wore it as a pendant (it had a small hole for a string, or chain). Real glass, not plastic; I finally found plastic ones in a discount store. Also his was very small, roughly half-inch in diameter

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[brandywine28]

There's a store somewhere in Brooklyn that sells ONLY these, so if anyone can help you, I'm guessing it's them!

(I couldn't remember their location off the top of my head, but a quick Google search tells me the store's called Zigana and it's somewhere in Sheepshead Bay!)

Thanks Brandywine28!

[nopeeing]

Thanks so very much, Brandywine28! I am so glad there are still some followers in this group.

FYI the store information came up easily for me. Sharing the info. here.

Zigana Gift Shop
1924 Avenue W
Brooklyn, NY 11229
(718) 934-6226
(On google map, appears to be between Ocean Avenue and 19 Street. Nearest either the "Q" train Neck Road Station, or the B49 bus, exit by Ocean Avenue and Avenue W.)

Interestingly, Zigana also appeared in the New York Times February 22, 2017, A Brooklyn Store That Specializes in the Evil Eye.

According to the article, Zigana originally was named "Uludag" when opened in 1985 by the original owner for the name of a mountain in his native Turkey. Later in 2010, the shop was bought by another Turkish native who renamed it "Zigana" after the Zigana mountain pass, near his hometown by the Black Sea.

Sounds fabulous!

[idunn]