Day 5: more shopping

22Dec08

Shopping Bargaining at the Science and Technology subway stop. (1 USD = 6.8 RMB) 3 x Cufflinks: best price = 75 RMB; final price = 30 RMB 3 x “Real” Coach keychains: best price = 45 RMB; final price = 30 RMB 2 x “Real” Tous leather belts: best price = 300 RMB; final price [...]

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Tags: asia, bargaining, fakes, fashion, genital, male, new, pacific, science and technology, shanghai, shopping, subway

my first black friday attempt

25Nov07

Step 1 – 9:30p – Bid farewell to my gracious hosts (Akshay & Samantha). And, roll home using freshly consumed yummy turkey and alcohol to escape from the blistering frost. Step 2 – 11:00p – Pre-load my blackberry with walking directions (because the T conveniently doesn’t run after midnight), prioritized shopping list, ingress and egress [...]

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Tags: attempt, best buy, black friday, shopping

MBTA-dot-com

09Sep07

One of the first things I had to do in Boston was to stock my apartment with items from big box stores like Target, Home Depot, Circuit City and Best Buy. Fortunately for me (and every other incoming student), all three stores can be found in the same place, South Bay Center. Remember this, it’s [...]

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Tags: MBTA, public transit, shopping, South Bay Center