A brief history of DripVault
Going to your local jewelry store can be stressful. If you are inexperienced, you may feel pressured to buy, or feel as though you are being exploited. Here at DripVault, we strive to be fair and open about our pricing and our business.
We want you to feel good about your purchases. We value a loyal customer, without any buyer’s remorse, infinitely more than an extra $100.
Founder of DripVault — Uriah Kiser
I flew to New York City on the first day of spring, 2019, to prove I could make something of myself starting from nothing. The first years were spent building businesses and watching them fail. For a stretch I was homeless — sleeping in the shower of a restaurant basement, and in the back of 120 Mulberry Street.
DripVault began in a rented 10-by-10 bedroom. When I could finally afford an apartment, I slept in the closet so the other room could hold the inventory and the photo table for eBay.
When I moved out of that room, the advice was to take it slow — give it two years before renting a business space. Seven months later I rented the coal-dusty basement of an old bank for $1,200 a month, money I didn’t have. I was bringing in $200 to $500 a week and working 12 to 18 hours a day, six or seven days a week, to make the rent.
Seven and a half years after that flight, I own that bank building — and the restaurant at 120 Mulberry. DripVault — the jewelry, the vault, the coffee — is built around the bank, in the heart of Saranac Lake. My vision hasn’t changed since the first day: do right by every customer.
DripVault prides itself on excellent service and a grand experience. We want you to love every minute you spend here — whether that is grabbing a quick coffee, or a full tour of our jewelry collection.
How we sell
Almost everything we sell goes live on Whatnot, from $1, with everything we know about the piece said out loud. Every piece gets a permanent DripVault ID the day it is photographed, and the small tag that ships with it opens a direct line back to us. See what’s going live, or browse the vault.
The Journal is where the stories from the shows end up — what we’re building, what we’ve learned, and the pieces worth a closer look.