Hear, hear. When I visited Manahattan, those were exactly the shops I wanted to see and I loved them. I only bought a mug in Saks, and a small keyring in Tiffanys, but I had a lot of fun looking around. That area is wonderful to wander around, even though most of my money was spent in humbler surroundings (Strand and Gothams bookstores - I bought 50 books while I was there!)
Regards, Annette, London ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2003 12:27 AM Subject: Re: [lace] Expense of London Shopping > Dear Lacemakers, > > I've been receiving a bit of private criticism for my London recommendations, > and think the subject deserves some reasoned thought. Kenn can send this on > to the lady in California. > > I have big city experience, having lived 13 years in Greenwich Village (NYC) > and worked in Manhattan for 15 years. > > My sport was figure skating, which I took as seriously as lace, and did > better than walking. That means I skated at least once a week at Rockefeller > Center. > > It was my experience that vast numbers of tourists visited Rockefeller > Center, which has some of the most expensive shopping in New York around it - Saks, > Tiffany's, Cartier's and other fancy retail shops along Fifth Avenue. On > American TV early each morning, we see throngs of tourists outside of NBC at > Rockefeller Center. Once the stores open, they must be going to see those. It > does not mean people feel they must buy in these stores. It is that they want to > snap a picture, experience a place, and go home and say they have been there. > > I know of no store in the English-speaking world quite like the House of > Liberty. The inquirer is a dressmaker, knitter, tatter and crocheter. This could > be the highlight of her trip, if she has never been to London. Kenn will > forward our comments, and she will decide for herself. But, I'd feel guilty not > telling her about such a source of creative ideas. There is no admission fee > to stand in the light well of Liberty's and look up at the beautiful shopping > spaces above. Perhaps you've forgotten that the first time you gaze around > this building means to catch your breath. It is a place of living history, > where women still come to buy fabrics, ribbons, laces, buttons, etc. some 125+ > years after it opened for business. If anyone knows of any American shopping > space like this landmark emporium I recommended in London, please share with me! > > > Kind regards to all, > Jeri Ames in Maine USA (To shop does not mean to buy.) > > - > To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: > unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
