Shopping in NYC - what are your must visit stores?

[TheBlonde]

We are off to NYC for thanksgiving
I need top tips for shopping pls

i'm sooooo jealous. you lucky things No advice just

what are you after?

saks
macys
tiffanys
and any thrift type shops you can find - SoHo possibly......
with someone elses credit card!!! have fun and buy me a pretzel please! the ones in tesco are not the same...

you can't go wrong at the moment with the fx rate as it is...

bloomingdales

and try and pop into a gallery or two....there are some ace ones!

with good shops!

Century 21 just opposite Ground Zero. Make sure you have a couple of hours and don't go on a saturday.
Also Crate and Barrel, Restoration Hardware, and Williams Sonoma for home stuff.
Victoria's Secret for fantastic underwear.

Xmas gifts
Clothes for toddler & husband
Minimal clothes for me (went last year and felt too fat postbaby to shop, now pg again - oops)
Handbags
Watches maybe

osh kosh !

crate and barrel is pants - we have much much much better interior stores than that here! don't bother! sorry turquoise!

Can you still get the 15% off discount card at Macy's? We picked one up from customer services (mezzanine level on 1st floor). It's for tourists.

swedish mum - was it a discount or one of those sales tax back things?

It was a card - credit card sized. All I had to do was go to customer services and pick one up then show it every time I made a purchase. A friend told me about it. It's worth asking at least. I thought the kids'dept was much better last time I visited and staff were really friendly. I'm jealous - I absolutely love NY. Have lots of fun.

I'm going next week!
hurrah hurrah hurrah

must go to williams sonoma at columbus circle (world's best kitchenware shop, more exciting than it sounds...)

another vote for bloomingdales, I like the one in SoHo

macy's is a shithole

barneys rocks

Pearl River Market in Chinatown

Haven't been in a long time (and a chain, so stores all over US), but I used to love Banana Republic.

Agree that Macy's isn't so wonderful, and as PPH says, Barney's is good. I also rate Bergdorf Goodman if you want a truly upscale department store experience.

I'm also gping next week!! It's fotr a meeting so will probably only have 5 minutes to shop but i have already made a plan of action. Going to Barney's Coop which stocks the (slightly) cheaper brands. Will get some jeans if nothing else....and converse.

Oh The Blonde, you beat me to it, I am going for thanksgiving too, and was going to post the same question! Never been, also need info on how close together these shops are. Am taking 2yr old, so shoping time will be severely limited, need to be as efficent as poss. So am looking forward to seeing all your responses.

When are you flying out? I bet you can't wait! Have fun.

Wombling

A further shopping related question for those in the know...

where will I find baby change facilities?? last time we didn't locate any!

Wombling - we are off on the 17th and spending the first weekend in the city.

Dean & Deluca
Pottery Barn
Stussy
Adiddas
Victoria Secrets
Ambercrombie & Fitch
ABC Carpets

Head for Spring Street and Mercer and round there.

ABC carpet and home
Barneys
Barnes and Noble
brooks brothers
Banana republic
kiehl's
for the children, I hope it is still there: Books of wonder, 18 west 18th street. it's amazing
have a great time

If you are buying a gift for any teens this place is the epitome of cool. My dss(17) was seriously impressed with his t-shirts, particularly the one with the logo

My aunt just came back from NYC, she went to an outlet village about 1/2 an hour from the city which she said was absolutely amazing - most hotels offer trips to it or details on buses. Apparently MAC mascara was £7 there as opposed to £30 in selfridges, plus it had every shop you could ever imagine!!!

Oh and Aveda stuff is much cheaper out there.