As the dollar falls to an 11-year low, Britons pound streets of
Manhattan and go shopping until they drop
http://news.independent.co.uk/world/americas/story.jsp?story=473970
By David Usborne in New York
17 December 2003
It seems like a fair question, but Chris Haxby has got a
"you've-got-to-be-joking" look on his face. No, he and his girlfriend,
Londie McKay, definitely do not have a budget limit for what they will
spend during their five days in New York. "There wouldn't be any
point, would there?" he says. "Especially not in a place like this."
Shopping Heaven is what he means. This Christmas, swarms of British
tourists are descending on Manhattan. Some will squeeze in a couple of
sights the Empire State building, Central Park and maybe a
Broadway show. But it is bargains that they are really after.
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