Hi in about a week I'm of to New York and since i live in Sweden
its a pretty big journey. Anyway when I'm there I'm gonna be doing some serious shopping
mostly clothing since its alot cheaper then sweden.
So I wonder if anybody has any good tips on stores to visit?
Or places to se or just any tips at all. I'm gonna be staying somewhere in central manhattan.

Will

 

SOHO - Spring st (I think?)

 

Once in Manhattan, your best bet for shopping is to go to the Port Authority bus terminal (41st Street & 8th Avenue) and take a New Jersey transit bus to Garden State Plaza in New Jersey (1/2 hour bus ride). . . The prices are lower and there is no sales tax on merchandise.

Or you can do a bunch of shopping in the city on 5th Avenue (between 51st Street and 41 Street) and downtown in the Village. . .

But, I'd suggest New Jersey to maximize your value per dollar. . .

 

New York New York big city of dreams, everything in New York ain't always what it seems...

 

In New Jersey, there's no sales tax on clothing/shoes. In New York, there's usually a 8.25% sales tax for such items. I say usually because that figure sometimes changes. Occaisonally, NY waives the sales tax on clothing under a certain dollar amount, say below $100. So if you buy a lot that could add up. NJ is mostly made up of suburb towns so there are LOTS of malls in NJ. One negative is it helps to have a car to stay mobile. Public transportation system isn't all that great. Another place you might want to consider is outlet shopping in NJ. The closest one to NYC is Secaucus which is only about a 15 minute drive from midtown manhattan. But I don't know if there's public transportation to this outlet area. I don't know if it's wise to recommend shopping in lower manhattan/canal street area. On weekends it's packed with shoppers lining the streets but most merchants there sell knockoff name brands. If you don't mind fake name brands you might want to try canal street near chinatown. Have fun shopping.

 

Guys, this guy is coming in all the way from Sweden! I suspect he doesn't want to waste his vacation time wandering around scenic Jersey (that's sacrcasm for the Swedish guy). I'd say it's well worth the 8% or whatever to stay in Manhattan and see as much of the city as you can. Just my $.02 worth. 5th Ave. in mid-town near Central Park has got tons of great shopping. I particularly like the mens' department at Saks 5th Ave. for clothes, and it's right across the street from Rockefellar Center, which is a great sight to see (at least better than anything you'd see in Jersey). Otherwise, there are tons of stores on or around 5th Ave. in mid-town. There are also a few great watch stores around that area (a particular weakness of mine). Anyway, have fun!

 

Thanks for all the input guys. I kinda like the idea to stick around somewhere central. From what I know almost everythings is very cheap even with 8% tax added to the price compared to Swedens prices. If I get the oportunity and have the time I might try to visit one of those outlets though.

But then again from what I've read I'm gonna be pretty much overwhelmed by just being in NY and seeing all the stuff I've just seen in movies so far

 

in the US vs sweden, prices are lower.

NY NY vs stockholm is probably a different story.

 

Hit up east hampton, they had a saks on fifth and one of the best selection I've been too.

If you're in NYC (city) the Prada store was pretty dope, they had nice dress shirts...

Ken Cole store NYC (city) had a good selection of boots.

I'm going to the Hamptons this summer, my Uncle lives up there, tyte place.

 

Really depends on what you are looking for. Some of the biggest established names in clothing are along 5th and Madison Avenues. You can start out at Macy's at 34th Avenue if you wanted and walk your way up 5th Avenue to the 60s and back down Madison. If you are looking for an outlet mall, forget NJ. Woodbury Commons would be a much better choice. You can find some good newly established stuff down in Soho/Village area. If you are looking for junk, there isn't a place better then Chinatown. If you are looking for electronics, 42nd street area has a lot of stuff, just becareful of what you buy there. A lot of fake or grey-market items.