[THREAD CLOSED - SEE PART 2] Anything & Everything New York

LouBlue

markymoo wrote: »

LouBlue - $100 in singles? are you insane! what do you need that for?


M

I don't know. Just remember going with my sister and not having many and being too embarrassed to ask for change if we were leaving a tip. We spent a lot on that trip surprisingly enough.

M4RKM

which is why i make sure i always have a mix of 10's and 20's.. and just round up, and i never ask for change.... but, you have all the singles now.. they'll come in useful for drinks on the side of the street.. they're normally 1 - 2 bucks each, so you'll have change for that...

do enjoy yourself, and you phatbear.. send me a postcard

dannyrado

Hi guys, less than a week to go now. I'm just a little excited!:j

Quick question, anyone purchased a sim card over there (or even a whole handset)? If so where from?

If not, what is the cheapest way to call home? (Have done search, can't find much USA specific.)

Thanks.

hammy_the_hammer

dannyrado wrote: »

Hi guys, less than a week to go now. I'm just a little excited!:j

Quick question, anyone purchased a sim card over there (or even a whole handset)? If so where from?

If not, what is the cheapest way to call home? (Have done search, can't find much USA specific.)

Thanks.

wal-mart sell pay as you go mobiles . you also get cheap stores , pharmacy type stores etc that sell them.
it's easier if you can get someone in the US to source you a mobile from the likes of Virgin as they do deals where the phone is free as long as you put $20 of credit on it.
i find Virgin cheap for both phoning within the US and back to Europe.
it's so frustrating when you have a multitude of UK mobiles and it is so prohibitive to use them abroad.
my business mobile has some amazing tariffs for use in the UK but is junk once you leave these shores

M4RKM

i have a t-mobile sim that i purchased many years ago... they credit expires after a while, but i've now topped up so much that it expires after one year..

i'm lucky as i have a voip line at home, which has an NYC number on, so i just call that to call back home, so it is the cost of a local call.. bargain basement prices indeed!

M

LouBlue

Off tomorrow!! :j

Is it easy to get Silk Cut over there, cos thats all I smoke or should I bring some over? Yes I know I can only smoke outside there, with a bag over my head, with someone ringing a bell behind me. :rolleyes::D

M4RKM

Silk Cut.. no.. never seen them in NYC.. buy 200 on the way out at the airport from duty free.

if you don't, you have plenty of choice - Marlboro Lights, Camel Lights, Parliament Lights, etc etc...

M

LouBlue

markymoo wrote: »

Silk Cut.. no.. never seen them in NYC.. buy 200 on the way out at the airport from duty free.

if you don't, you have plenty of choice - Marlboro Lights, Camel Lights, Parliament Lights, etc etc...

M

Nope, can't smoke any of them, too strong for me after a few years of Silk Cut. I'll get some at Heathrow then, ta.

M4RKM

well for me, smoking silk cut is like smoking fresh air..

marlboro ultra lights then.. they're popular in the USA!

anyway.. i gotta go for a cigarette now!

LouBlue

markymoo wrote: »

well for me, smoking silk cut is like smoking fresh air..

Yes, but then no-one nicks them off me either.