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Iwanttobeapartofit加入感恩節(jié)瘋狂購(gòu)Thanksgiving(whichfallsthisyearon27November,nextThursday)heraldsthebeginningofNewYork’s“holidayseason”and,moreimportantly,firesthestartinggunonaone-monthspendathonthatManhattanitestrainforallyear.TheBigApple’sholidayshoppingbattlecry–“Ifyou’vegottheenergy,we’vegottheshoppinghours”–isachallengelocalsrisetoeffortlessly.Unlikelessershoppers,thesehighlytunedconsumersfeedoffthekineticenergyproducedbytheBloomingdalesbag-carryingcrowds,andthriveonendlessloopsofNatKingColemelodies.Wanttobeapartofit?Youneedtoplanstrategically.感恩節(jié)的到來宣示了紐約“假日季”的開始,更重要的是,它打響了曼哈頓全年最瘋狂的購(gòu)物時(shí)刻,一場(chǎng)歷時(shí)一個(gè)月的狂歡購(gòu)物拉力賽。紐約假日血拼戰(zhàn)拉開帷幕——“只要你買,我們就賣”——這是在挑戰(zhàn)人們的購(gòu)買上限。和少數(shù)購(gòu)物者不同的是,這些購(gòu)買者中的戰(zhàn)斗機(jī)來自布盧明代爾斯百貨公司那些打了一身雞血的購(gòu)物狂,納京高的旋律無限循環(huán)。想加入嗎?你需要從長(zhǎng)計(jì)議。First,getyourconsumerbloodpumpingwithalittlewindow-shopping.Untilthemid-1990s,strictplanninglawslimitedthenumberofchainstoresinonearea.Sincethen,midtownManhattanhasbecomemoreliketheMidwest;dullfranchisespredominate,withmostoftheposhdesigneroutletshavingmoveduptown.首先,在櫥窗放置能讓你的顧客血液沸騰的商品。在20世紀(jì)90年代中期,嚴(yán)格規(guī)劃法限制了一個(gè)區(qū)域的連鎖店數(shù)量。自此,曼哈頓市中心看起來更像中西部地區(qū)了;城區(qū)被毫無特色的專營(yíng)品占據(jù),許多名牌特賣店都移到住宅區(qū)。Thebiggestnames–andthebestwindowdisplays–areonMadisonAvenue,between60thand80thstreets.Here,topoftheshopsforoutlandishwindowshastobeBarneys.Thewindowsfeaturethelastwordinedgydesignerfashion,withpricetagstorenderthosewhoventureinsideequallyedgy.Ashortstrollsouth,BergdorfGoodmanisthemoreclassicNewYorkdepartmentstore,whosehallowedhallsarethepreserveofsugardaddiesandwealthywidowsandwhoseoh-so-elegantwindowsconjureupimagesofBogartshoppingforBacall.Justopposite,FAOSchwartzisthecity’sclassiesttoystorewithitsdoormenintoysoldieroutfitsandwindowscrammedwiththousand-dollarstuffedanimalsandOrientExpress-styletrainsets.最大腕的品牌——最豪華的櫥窗展示——全部云集在60號(hào)和80號(hào)大街之間的麥迪遜大道。這里最怪異的櫥窗展示肯定是巴尼百貨。櫥窗展出最引領(lǐng)潮流的時(shí)尚,店內(nèi)帶有標(biāo)價(jià)牌的商品同樣渴望引領(lǐng)潮流。向南走幾步,就是紐約最經(jīng)典的古德曼百貨商場(chǎng),輝煌的大堂塞滿了眾多大款和有錢的寡婦,還有那些優(yōu)雅至極的櫥窗展示讓人聯(lián)想起博加特為巴考爾購(gòu)物的場(chǎng)景。在商場(chǎng)對(duì)面,就是紐約最經(jīng)典的玩具百貨,商場(chǎng)的門衛(wèi)如玩具守衛(wèi)般穿著打扮,櫥窗擺滿上千美元的絨毛玩具和東方快車火車組合。Toavoidthecrowds,avoidweekends.IfyouhitthestoresorshopsalongBroadwayonaweekdayafternoon,eveninDecember,you’llbesurprisedhowmuchelbow-roomthereis.Onalongweekendvisit,perhapsplumpforaquieterMondayratherthanaFriday,butideallytrytovisitmid-week.要避開人流,避開周末。如果你在12月的一個(gè)工作日的下午從百老匯過來這些商店購(gòu)物,你就會(huì)驚訝地發(fā)現(xiàn)商場(chǎng)是空蕩蕩的。與其在周末長(zhǎng)假去購(gòu)物,還不如嘗試在寧?kù)o的周一去購(gòu)物,甚至比周五去要好,但最理想的是周三時(shí)購(gòu)物。Anothertipistohitthesales.Mostmid-seasonsalestakeplaceintheautumn,butthereareplentyofbargainstobehadinDecember.TosnagthatlittleblacknumberforyourChristmasparty,thelikesofVeraWang,NicoleFarhiandCalvinKleinallhavesamplesalesinlateNovemberandDecember–withupto50percentoffstoreprices.另一個(gè)貼士就是在商品打折的時(shí)候出手。很多季中促銷在秋季就出臺(tái),但是在12月能獲得最多討價(jià)還價(jià)機(jī)會(huì)。在日歷上圈出你的圣誕聚會(huì)時(shí)間,例如王薇薇、妮可法伊和凱文克萊,凡此種種都會(huì)在11月底和12月做促銷,折扣高達(dá)5折。Forthelatestonsales,contacttheAccurateDistributionNetwork,whichprintsleafletsadvertisinglittle-knownsamplesalesandwarehouseclearances,orlookoutfortheirflyersdistributedaroundFifthAvenueinmidtown.DonotfallforthemanyadvertisedGOOB(goingoutofbusiness)shops.Thisisagimmicktogetpuntersinside,anddoesn’tdelivercutprices.Hadenoughofuptown?HeadforSoHo,one-timebastionofNewYork’savant-gardegalleries.Mostoftheneighborhood’soldartspaceshavebecomeboutiques(fortherealartdeal,followthemigrationofSoHo’sartgallerieswest,toChelseabetween10thand11thAvenuesand22nd–28thstreets).ButSoHo’sshopsretainanartgalleryatmosphere.IsseyMiyakehasthemostweirdandwonderfulfrosted-glassfrontagewhichbecomessee-throughonlyatcertainangles.KidRobotsellsadorablyinnovativeJapanesetoysthatwouldn’tlookoutofplaceasartinstallations.最近在搞促銷的有精確分銷網(wǎng),它印發(fā)了很多宣傳單宣傳一些并不知名的品牌促銷信息和倉(cāng)庫(kù)貨品清空大甩賣的信息,或者留意他們的宣傳單在市中心第五大道的分布情況。不要被那些即將停業(yè)大甩賣的店鋪商品信息迷惑。這只是一種手段來吸引冤大頭進(jìn)店購(gòu)物,而實(shí)質(zhì)上并沒有任何折扣。在市中心買夠了嗎?可以前往索霍區(qū),紐約曾經(jīng)的前衛(wèi)畫廊堡壘。居民舊時(shí)搞藝術(shù)的空地現(xiàn)在都變成了精品店(這是真正的藝術(shù)處理,隨著索霍區(qū)藝術(shù)畫廊的西遷,搬到去切爾斯10、11大道和22-28號(hào)大街之間)。不過索霍區(qū)的商店仍然留有濃郁的藝術(shù)氛圍。三宅一生的櫥窗是最奇怪和奇妙的毛玻璃,只能在某個(gè)角度看才能看到店內(nèi)。兒童機(jī)器人出售可愛又有創(chuàng)意的日本玩具,這個(gè)地方倒看不出藝術(shù)感。TheflagshipBetseyJohnsonstoreisthebestplacetosamplecreationsbythisoff-the-wallNewYorkfrockdesigner,inasuitablyfrillyboudoirsettingcompletewithfrou-froudressingrooms.Andifyou’replanningtotakeadvantageofthecheapcomputers,don’tleavewithoutavisittoSoHo’scelebratedApplestore.Thisminimalisttempletotechnologytem