baldycotton@pop.mindspring.com wrote:
>
> Since I accidently sent a note to the list that was intended for someone
> private, it has become all the rage to scream for Tee shirts and
> inexpensive purses that look expensive.
> Here's the story. I live 20 minutes outside of Manhatten and there are
> certain bargains to be found there that are not available in many other
> places, and I don't mean drugs.
>
> On Canal Street in Chinatown, you can buy beautiful watches that look for
> all the world like Movado, Tommy Hilfiger, Tag Heuer, etc at only ten
> dollars each. They are all fakes and are made in China. they work fine, if
> not perfectly. I lose a minute or two on mine, but so what. To a trained
> eye, they fakery is obvious. To the casual observer, nice watch!
> I own a Tag Heuer ($790) a Lasalle ($900) a Seiko ($150) and a Skagan
> ($100). I wear none of them anymore.
> I got five watches for myself, one with a dark blue face that goes nicely
> with jeans, a green face that goes nicely with yellow or green shirts, and
> a red metallic face that goes with my MGA! Leather watch bands are $2.
>
> My friend is someone near L.A. who, like me, loves NYPDBlue. On Canal
> Street, I bought a very well made Dark Blue Tee shirt, heavy cotton, with
> an embroidered NYPD emblem and NYPD letters stitched right into the fabric.
> You would honestly expect to pay $25 for the quality and embroidered
> stuff. $10.
>
> My girlfriend bought a purse for $20 that looks like a designer purse from
> Macys' that sell for hundreds. Maybe it's vinyl and maybe it's not up to
> dooney and Bourke standards, but who knows? It LOOKs expensive and it ain't.
>
> So now you know the rest of the story. Good Day!
> DDave
> '62 MGA 1600 MkII
Nice story DDDDDave, but I'm still pissed about not getting the T shirt.
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