best stores and shopping areas for N.Y. bargains

hi ,my wife is an avid shopper and as she doesnt yet know im taking her to N.Y. i thought i better find out the best places and stores for great bargains?..all advice welcome..thanks

best stores and shopping areas for N.Y. bargains

What a wonderful surprise for your wife! Two of the more popular stores for bargain shopping are Century 21 and Filene%26#39;s Basement. Century 21 (http://www.c21stores.com/nyc.asp) is a great place to find designer clothes, shoes, handbags, etc. at extremely discounted prices. It can get very crowded, so I would suggest going on a weekday morning if you can. Filene%26#39;s Basement I believe is in Union Square. It is in the same building as a DSW (show store), so many people who like to shop are in heaven here. I hope this is a helpful starting place for you!

best stores and shopping areas for N.Y. bargains

As mentioned, Century 21.Opposite Ground Zero. Not just for ladies either, my hubbie stocks up on designerjeans/underwear etc. Fantastic bargains on US designers (DKNY/Ralph Lauren) and decent reductions on non US designers - saw a lulu guiness bag in there for $90 that I had paid £200 (pounds!) for in the UK!

There%26#39;s so many places to shop in NYC - below are just suggestions - I use to work in Manhattan. Before you go shopping in Chinatown, go first to the Garment district.

Start out by going to Earrings Plaza 1263 Broadway (between 31 %26amp; 32 Streets). This has 2 floors of all costume jewelry starting price of $2.75. This is a great place to get X-mas presents. When you%26#39;re done here - just keep walking down 4 blocks on both sides, make a right or a left on any of the streets and there are ';bodegas'; selling everything you can possibly think of ie silver jewelry, custome jewelry; perfumes, sunglasses, purses, scarves, hats, gloves, etc. Some retailers in Chinatown come here to buy their stuff. You get more discount if you can find someone that has a wholesale license so you don%26#39;t have to pay the NYC taxes.

Garment District (7th Avenue and Broadway from 34th to 42nd Street where you might be able to find some sample sales.

Shoe Street: West 8th Street between University Place and 6th Avenue. More than 30 shops of all shoes – about 3 blocks on each end.

Daffy’s (various locations)

Loehmanns: for designer clothes: 101 Seventh Avenue

H%26amp;M Store (a must): for trendy clothes. Various Locations 34TH Street %26amp; 7th Avenue; 34th Street %26amp; Herald Square; 5th Avenue %26amp; 51st %26amp; 125 West 125th.

Strawberry (various locations in the Financial District, Midtown %26amp; Greenwich Village)

LOWER MANHATTAN

Places to See:

New York Stock Exchange at Broad Street and Wall.

Trinity Church – Broadway at Wall: old Gothic Revival church found in 1697.

Battery Park - you can see the statue of liberty from here and also take the ferry

Shops:

Syms for designer clothes located at 42 Trinity Place (not too far from Trinity Church across from Wall Street)

Century 21 (another MUST): for designer bargains located at 22 Cortlandt St (Cross Street: Between Church Street and Broadway) New York, NY 10007 (212) 227-9092 Directions: A, C, E at Chambers St; N, R at Cortlandt St

From Century 21 go to Nassau Street, between Liberty %26amp; Fulton – there’s lots of small “bodegas” for coats….. lots of coats. Coats that go for $150 to $250 normally you can buy for $39.99. I came home with 4 coats last year.

CHINATOWN %26amp; LITTLE ITALY

Mulberry Street – trendy shops from Houston to Mulberry

Mott Street General Store: oldest store in Chinatown since 1891

Pearl River Mart at Canal %26amp; Broadway

Canal Jean Company: 718 Broadway (vintage clothing)

MIDTOWN

Places to see:

TimeSquare, Empire State, Rockerfeller Center, Chrysler Building, Grand Central Terminal, St. Patrick’s Cathedral

Shops:

Bergdorf Goodman, H%26amp;M, Trump Tower, Tiffany%26#39;s

Fishs and Eddy for unusual and cool dishes -19th Street %26amp; Gramercy. Awesome dishes, china and glassware. Across the street is ABC Carpet %26amp; Home great household furnishings.

Dean %26amp; De Luca: coffee %26amp; dessert

thanks guys..some great ideas there, we are staying downtown at mill. hilton so century 21 is perfect for starters!..thanks again..

Fab post nannetteph - that%26#39;s gone straight into my favourites folder!

U2fan

what is a %26#39;bodega%26#39;?

sorry hit %26#39;post message%26#39; before I%26#39;d finished. I mean to ask are bodega%26#39;s like street carts that sell merchandise along the sidewalk?

Honestly, I was a little puzzled by that usage myself, and I%26#39;m from here.

In Spanish, ';bodega'; means a little store. (Literally, it means ';storage room or warehouse';. )

Locally in NYC, we usually use ';bodega'; to mean a small (usually late night) grocery store selling beer, cigarettes, some food, snacks, ice cream, etc., typically in Latino neighborhoods.

Bodegas are great! They are the salvation of Lower East Side and East Village party people! I%26#39;m convinced bars wouldn%26#39;t survive without them. After a night of drinking, you%26#39;re really craving those breathmints, some bottled water, fresh cigs, a buttered roll or some potato chips (crisps) - and, oh yeah, might as well pick up a six-pack of beer and some toilet paper for home. Just drop in the bodega on the corner!

I%26#39;m guessing that nanetteph used it to mean, ';small, family-run store';, of any sort of merchandise. Perhaps that%26#39;s how it is used in GA? Don%26#39;t know.

Forgot to say, it is pronounced: bo-DAY-gah

thanks QB ..... was searching and found a post in which BobbyCand GWB described a bodega as: %26#39;A bodega, at least how I define it, is an independently owned little store, often a deli as well%26#39;.

But then I got confused also as to how that translated into a place that sold coats.

Thanks anyway. Info much appreciated.