Had a great time! Geez, I love being there.
Went to the store on Madison Ave and bought a Legacy ponytail scarf. Almost bought some signature tennis shoes, but didn't. I was afraid I'd be too hard on them.
Anyway, we stayed at the Times Square Hilton and walked all the way to Battery Park. We walked thru China Town (love going there) and Canal Street.
WHY OH WHY aren't the stores on Canal Street shut down? They had fake Coach purses from the spring/summer line. I was shocked to see how fast the fakes come out. Also tons and tons of fake Tiffany jewelry. It was my 41st birthday on Friday so DH took me to the "real" Tiffany store on 5th Ave & I picked out the charm bracelet with the heart ID tag. Of course on Canal Street every woman there was wearing one (99% fake, I'm sure). I had my Coach purse on my shoulder and the store owners would grab me and say, "We have really nice Coach purses upstairs." I about screamed "MINE IS REAL!!!!" Agh, I was so disgusted.
How can they get away with this??? These aren't designer "inspired" either, they are almost exact copies (except poor quality).
Went to the store on Madison Ave and bought a Legacy ponytail scarf. Almost bought some signature tennis shoes, but didn't. I was afraid I'd be too hard on them.
Anyway, we stayed at the Times Square Hilton and walked all the way to Battery Park. We walked thru China Town (love going there) and Canal Street.
WHY OH WHY aren't the stores on Canal Street shut down? They had fake Coach purses from the spring/summer line. I was shocked to see how fast the fakes come out. Also tons and tons of fake Tiffany jewelry. It was my 41st birthday on Friday so DH took me to the "real" Tiffany store on 5th Ave & I picked out the charm bracelet with the heart ID tag. Of course on Canal Street every woman there was wearing one (99% fake, I'm sure). I had my Coach purse on my shoulder and the store owners would grab me and say, "We have really nice Coach purses upstairs." I about screamed "MINE IS REAL!!!!" Agh, I was so disgusted.
How can they get away with this??? These aren't designer "inspired" either, they are almost exact copies (except poor quality).
. And what really gets me is the cart in the mall here that has all kinds of bags "inspired by (insert designer)", when I see people stop and look at them I just 
. I'm glad the rest of your trip was enjoyable though! 
And congrats on the new purchases 
& Happy Belated Birthday! 
) . Yeah I was disgusted by the abundance of fake bags, everywhere in NYC! Oh well. I was just on myspace and this girl had a picture of a bed full of fake bags.. I commented it and I was like YIKES. lol. But I'm glad you had a fabulous time! I love NYC!!