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Maze-Shaped Variety Store Coming to UES With Mustachioed Merchandise

By Shaye Weaver | March 29, 2016 4:49pm
 Flying Tiger will begin selling its quirky goods on Third Avenue on April 16.
Flying Tiger Comes to the Upper East Side
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UPPER EAST SIDE — A Danish-based variety store that will be set up like a maze, with a whimsical assortment of items including curly wigs, strawberry-shaped flip flops, mustache corkscrews and pastel food trays is expected to open April 16.

Flying Tiger, at 1282 Third Ave., near East 73rd Street, will offer gadgets, toys, games and home and office essentials, as well as craft, party and hobby supplies — most of which will be priced under $10, according to the company's spokeswoman.

 
 

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Every two weeks, the shop will get a new shipment of items to reflect the season, a lot of them featuring Flying Tiger's signature mustache and heart designs created in Denmark.

“New York is a key market for us and we’ve been wanting to bring the Flying Tiger experience to a new group of families and thought starting with the Upper East Side was a natural fit for us,” said Tina Kanter, the East Coast managing director of Tiger Retail. 

The company, which has one other U.S. location in the Flatiron District, first opened in Copenhagen in 1995 as a surplus store called "Zebra," selling merchandise for $1.

The name was changed to "Tiger" later on. In Danish, "tiger" is pronounced "tee-yuh," which means both "tiger" and "tenner" or 10 kroner — the country's currency.

Since then, the company has expanded to 601 stores in 28 countries. Its Flatiron location re-opened on March 12 after it closed because of flooding from a burst pipe.

 

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 Flying Tiger will open shop on April 16 at 1282 Third Ave., between East 73rd and East 74th streets.
Flying Tiger will open shop on April 16 at 1282 Third Ave., between East 73rd and East 74th streets.
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