It was CRAZY!
I'd imagined it would have been absolutely heaving with people - and I was right. Black Friday is bonkers. It's the one day where shops slash prices of everything (Tom and Fay saw a lady buying a Tommy Hilfiger jacket that was reduced from $400 to $100) and everyone gets up ridiculously early to grab as many bargains as they can.
Our first port of call was Macy's - which opened at 5am! Needless to say we got there at a bit more of a sociable hour, but it was still pretty early... we walked through the doors to be met by thousands of bargain hungry shoppers.
As Thanksgiving marks the beginning of the Holiday season, all the shops are now decorated for Christmas - they look amazing! Macy's was so festive and cozy, it's going to make Christmas shopping extra special this year - I already feel incredibly festive and it's not even December yet!
The sweet department in Macy's looked great with all the baubles dangling, and the mountains of red and white sweets, gingerbread houses, candy canes, marshmallows... I'm not sure what the Tooth Fairy would make of it all.
The lovely thing is how much the big shops make of Father Christmas. Inside Macy's just before you start queuing to see Father Christmas there's a letter box especially for his letters, attached to a Believe-O-meter - I didn't see it work but I think it must ping round to believe when someone puts a letter inside.
The shop windows are all decorated fantastically too - I'll take some photos soon. There's a special letter writing machine in the Macy's window - there are three Father Christmas computers where you can write you letter to him and get it sent off right there and then.
It must be so so exciting to be a little child in New York at this time of year - it's exciting enough for me! I love it.
Our first port of call was Macy's - which opened at 5am! Needless to say we got there at a bit more of a sociable hour, but it was still pretty early... we walked through the doors to be met by thousands of bargain hungry shoppers.
As Thanksgiving marks the beginning of the Holiday season, all the shops are now decorated for Christmas - they look amazing! Macy's was so festive and cozy, it's going to make Christmas shopping extra special this year - I already feel incredibly festive and it's not even December yet!
The sweet department in Macy's looked great with all the baubles dangling, and the mountains of red and white sweets, gingerbread houses, candy canes, marshmallows... I'm not sure what the Tooth Fairy would make of it all.
The lovely thing is how much the big shops make of Father Christmas. Inside Macy's just before you start queuing to see Father Christmas there's a letter box especially for his letters, attached to a Believe-O-meter - I didn't see it work but I think it must ping round to believe when someone puts a letter inside.The shop windows are all decorated fantastically too - I'll take some photos soon. There's a special letter writing machine in the Macy's window - there are three Father Christmas computers where you can write you letter to him and get it sent off right there and then.
It must be so so exciting to be a little child in New York at this time of year - it's exciting enough for me! I love it.
Just think of all the staff working through the night to make the shops and their windows look so inviting.It's all so completely over the top and American looking. A sharp contrast to Bakewell's understated Christmas trees and it's those differences that make it all the more interesting to hear about. Hope you managed to pick up a bargain! X
ReplyDeleteI think Tom won the bargain prize for getting a pair of Levi's for £6!
ReplyDeleteAlthough everything here looks fantastic and festive, I think the little trees in Bakewell are beautiful, perfect for the environment. I suppose they Christmas decorations here are perfect for the environment too - larger than life.