Despite the weak sterling against the dollar at the moment, it is still possible to pick up many shopping bargains stateside, and heading to New York for Christmas shopping is as popular as ever with an abundance of cheap flights available on the internet. Here are my top five New York shopping destinations.
5. Apple Store. The Apple Store on Prince Street in Soho includes the latest range of Apple products from Ipods to Macs which can all be test-driven. Aside from this, it is also possible to book a shop assistant by appointment to assist you with the gadgets, and the store also doubles as a venue for talks by film directors, scientists and technicians whom yoyu can challenge at The Genius Bar.
4. FAO Schwarz. Frederick August Otto Schwarz arrived in America in 1856 and started his small toy store in 1862. Now the FAO Schwartz in Manhattan is the flagship of the brand and a mecca for kids and adult toy fans alike. Not only does the humongous range satisfy the average spender, and the parent who is willing to spend $50000 on a kid's Ferrari, this year it is also possible to design you very own Jim Henson style muppet.
3. Adidas Originals Store. I wouldn't usually endorse a sports shoe chain but the Adidas original is something quite different. The Adidas Originals Store is as much of a celebration of artistic, stylistic and 20th century symbolism as it is a shoe shop. With such household names as the Gazelle, the Samba and the Stan Smith it is not difficult to see that the heyday of the brand were the years between the 60s and the 80s, and this store admits that.
2. Union Square Greenmarket... offers a plethora of local produce ranging from organic vegetables to jams and honeys, for those extra special Christmas groceries. Sellers at the Greenmarket can't just pull up, it is fast becoming an honoured privilege to receive the offer of a space, and it can take years to get one. So if this isn't an indication of the quality on offer, then I'm not really sure what is.
1. Sony Style. If it's gadgets you want, and the newest, coolest, tech-iest gadgets at that, then this is the place to come if you can cope with the crowds. Try the new technology hands on, and expect to see the newest in MP3 Players, Laptops, and Mobile Phones - as well as the gadget that is set to take the literary world by storm: The Reader Digital Book.
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