Garry and I hit the holiday weekend sales while in New York (it was Veteran's Day on Saturday). Friday was spent scavenging the racks and shelves in Macy's, said to be New York's largest department store. All sales items were marked down up to 50%, plus we were eligible for a further 11% sales tax discount as international visitors.
Macy's is famous for its sponsorship of New York's spectacular Thanksgiving Day Parade, effectively a Christmas parade that takes Santa to his in-store grotto for the start of the festive season. Macy's has sponsored the parade for more than 75 years. However, unlike today's mega-crowd extravaganza, the first Macy's parade was only attended by about 100 people.
We did get to see a colourful Veteran's Day parade making its way up Fifth Avenue on Saturday. The marching cast included baton twirling majorettes, brass bands and jeeps filled with kakhi-clad veterans. Armed soliders patrolled the kerb, making for some eerie pseudo-combat moments. I had to remind myself that this wasn't a movie set. We were actually witnessing the world's mightiest military power on display.
It would be fair to say that we shopped ourselves stupid at Macy's. We collected some staggering bargains (and subsequently tested the seams of our now bulging suitcases). Perhaps the best bargain of the day was a black leather jacket that I picked up for less than US$145 - marked down from an original price of US$495. The jacket is tailored in the same manner as a classic suit jacket, making for a very stylish look!
Our suitcases are now loaded with underwear, socks, cashmere scarves, gloves, overcoats, shirts and jeans. Garry even found room for a new pair of shoes and really smart navy blue duffle coat (also half price). I'm not sure how we'll feed ourselves for the rest of the month. Thank goodness the final credit card bill will appear in £££, making our bargains look even better.
More adventures in New York here.
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