What bargains to buy on a USA trip?
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What bargains to buy on a USA trip?
I'm heading off to San Francisco for a work trip end of this week and staying for 3 weeks. This is the first time I've been to the USA since we moved to Australia 3 years ago and I'm wondering with the strong dollar can anyone suggest what over there is considerably cheaper than here, that I can bring back?
I'm thinking clothes mainly but any other suggestions would be good.
Cheers,
I'm thinking clothes mainly but any other suggestions would be good.
Cheers,
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Re: What bargains to buy on a USA trip?
We always stock up on clothes, perfumes and things like that as they are so much less expensive.
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Re: What bargains to buy on a USA trip?
I'm heading off to San Francisco for a work trip end of this week and staying for 3 weeks. This is the first time I've been to the USA since we moved to Australia 3 years ago and I'm wondering with the strong dollar can anyone suggest what over there is considerably cheaper than here, that I can bring back?
I'm thinking clothes mainly but any other suggestions would be good.
Cheers,
I'm thinking clothes mainly but any other suggestions would be good.
Cheers,
Clothes, up to 80% cheaper on brand stuff. Outlet malls on outskirts of main cities, the one at Palm springs is worth tripping over for. Teens head to toe, jeans, shoes, hoodies, t shirts, surf shorts, the entire lot, with change out of $200 each.
Leather goods, Leather 'RM williams style' weekend bag, $130, saw one here similar but smaller, it was $670.
Glasses, dental work. Seriously next time we are there kid is getting dental implant for about 15% of the aussie price.
Hotels, family suites, including internet, parking, breakfast cost us no more than $120 a night, even in SF, mostly 4 star, and a couple of 5 star gems.
Gas, about 75c litre last december.
Public transport, we take it in most cities, it rarely cost more than $2 a ride.
You have to ride the trams in SF, been there in fog and sun and always fantastic ride, hangin off the side if brave.
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Re: What bargains to buy on a USA trip?
I looked in one of RM Williams's stores recently to see the price of a pair of boots. They were $400. After we stopped laughing we stopped to consider that the identical pair of boots I was wearing cost us $70 in the UK. I can only presume RM Williams sews pure gold into the soles.
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Re: What bargains to buy on a USA trip?
I'm heading off to San Francisco for a work trip end of this week and staying for 3 weeks. This is the first time I've been to the USA since we moved to Australia 3 years ago and I'm wondering with the strong dollar can anyone suggest what over there is considerably cheaper than here, that I can bring back?
I'm thinking clothes mainly but any other suggestions would be good.
Cheers,
I'm thinking clothes mainly but any other suggestions would be good.
Cheers,
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Re: What bargains to buy on a USA trip?
I looked in one of RM Williams's stores recently to see the price of a pair of boots. They were $400. After we stopped laughing we stopped to consider that the identical pair of boots I was wearing cost us $70 in the UK. I can only presume RM Williams sews pure gold into the soles.
I thought people in QLD wore no shoes in public places 'cos they were bogans. They probably just can't afford shoes...