New York Shopping

gypsy-jane

:j Thanks sooooooooo much for all your replies.:j

:j Will have a fabulous time routing through the list of stores.:j

:j Thanx:j

netimka

Just one more advice... no one mention yet... Victoria Secret....

beautiful underwear and some cosmetics/perfume as well...

http://www.victoriassecret.com/

just look for this logo as there are some of this stores on manhatan...

one more brand I like and wasnt mention here....

New York & Company

http://www.nyandcompany.com/

you can sign for their newsletter and they give you instant 20% off coupon to print...

If you like Body Shop look for this store... Bath & Body Works...

http://www.bathandbodyworks.com/home/index.jsp


Cheap and nice shoes - Payless Shoes

http://www.payless.com/default.aspx

If you want to but something from electronic look in one of this stores:
Best Buy
http://www.bestbuy.com/

Circuitcity
http://www.circuitcity.com/

and J&R - one store near WTC and Centry 21
http://www.jr.com/

Hope you get some nice stuff overthere... wish I could go myself...

laughing_cow

I like the store Anthropologie in the US. It's quite funky and sells clothes and items for the home - lots of pretty stuff and a good range of jeans which you can't get here in the UK, or are only available at expensive shops. It's not dirt cheap, but I've bought some really nice things there which have lasted for years - and they're still cheaper than comparable stuff in the UK. Like all American stores they also have great sales.

They've got a branch in New York on Fifth Avenue.

http://www.anthropologie.com


I'd also recommend Bath + Body Works, mentioned by the poster above. Kiehls products are lovely and also much cheaper over there, although admittedly they're quite pricey to start with! Other American cosmetic brands such as Estee Lauder, Clinique, NARS etc are also lower priced than in the UK.

You are only allowed to bring about £165 of stuff back before having to pay duty. In reality, you are unlikely to be stopped if you are just a regular tourist and you haven't got tonnes of luggage. However, I always remove the labels from clothes and I have even scuffed the soles of new shoes to make them look worn! Be careful of having lots of receipts too. When I visited my friend in Chicago I did a LOT of shopping so I asked her to post the receipts on to me. Bit paranoid maybe, but I have a colleague who was stung quite badly at customs after buying a electrical goods in Hong Kong.


Hope you have fun!

shopndrop

netimka wrote:

Just one more advice... no one mention yet... Victoria Secret....

beautiful underwear and some cosmetics/perfume as well...

http://www.victoriassecret.com/

just look for this logo as there are some of this stores on manhatan...

one more brand I like and wasnt mention here....

New York & Company

http://www.nyandcompany.com/

you can sign for their newsletter and they give you instant 20% off coupon to print...

If you like Body Shop look for this store... Bath & Body Works...

http://www.bathandbodyworks.com/home/index.jsp


Cheap and nice shoes - Payless Shoes

http://www.payless.com/default.aspx

If you want to but something from electronic look in one of this stores:
Best Buy
http://www.bestbuy.com/

Circuitcity
http://www.circuitcity.com/

and J&R - one store near WTC and Centry 21
http://www.jr.com/

Hope you get some nice stuff overthere... wish I could go myself...

Have just registered to get email from NYand company to get 20% discount and the voucher says Expires 10/5/2006 - anyone know if this is 10 May or 5 Oct?

gingin_2

Sorry if I am hijacking this OP but I didn't think it was worth starting a new thread... We are off in December and I am thinking of going to the Toys r us on Times Square to get presents for my children. Has anyone been before? Will I have to queue in December to get in (and F.A.O Schwartz) and is there much variety over what we can get in the U.K? I am just trying to work out whether to do my christmas shopping before or whether to leave it until we are out there?

Thanks

martindow

Shopndrop - if the date has come from a US source it will definitely be 5th October.

shopndrop

martindow wrote:

Shopndrop - if the date has come from a US source it will definitely be 5th October.

Thanks for that, will take my voucher with me.

netimka

shopndrop wrote:

Have just registered to get email from NYand company to get 20% discount and the voucher says Expires 10/5/2006 - anyone know if this is 10 May or 5 Oct?

Its 5 Oct... in states they always put month first

netimka

gingin wrote:

Sorry if I am hijacking this OP but I didn't think it was worth starting a new thread... We are off in December and I am thinking of going to the Toys r us on Times Square to get presents for my children. Has anyone been before? Will I have to queue in December to get in (and F.A.O Schwartz) and is there much variety over what we can get in the U.K? I am just trying to work out whether to do my christmas shopping before or whether to leave it until we are out there?

Thanks

look here for us website and compare the prices

http://www.toysrus.com/shop/index.jsp?categoryId=2255956

I've never been to nyc in december but during summer time you can get to touys r us without big queue... its really nice place even just to have a look..