Harrods

Well…the escalators were pretty cool and the live opera singer was a nice touch. =) I wouldn’t say this is a must when visiting London, though. It’s a gorgeous building inside (and out), but I’m not really a big fan of monuments to materialism, luxury, and needless expense.

I went with my mother right before the Christmas holidays. The decorations were “brilliant.” Oh, and you had to pay to use the loo!

It was fun to see, but I didn’t buy anything… but I’m a New Yorker, so I could get almost everything they had at Harrod’s here at home. It’s a must-see if you’re in London, though!

I had no idea that you needed to pay to use the Bathrooms in this store until the server brought our receipt for Afternoon Tea. This card is provided to customers of the cafe. We were given 3 passes. I didn’t really have to use the bathroom …but after receiving these passes, I thought , I’ve got to see what they looked like.. VEDDY,VEDDY,CLEAN-with a British accent!
I was greeted by an attendant in a crisp white apron who offered me a handtowel & lotion after I had washed my hands.
I offered her my GET OUT FREE card. In a case like this do you tip???

This week I decided that I should cross Harrods off my list of tourist targets. (I wonder what kind of search enginge hits ‘tourist targets’ will generate?) I popped into Harrods on my way home from a Christmas shopping excursion to Oxford St.

Harrods is obviously popular with the tourists, especially the blue rinse set. The place was packed with grannies. To me, it was a more expensive, more elaborate version of David Jones. Everything was crazy expensive; even the standard plastic Harrods branded carry bags were £14. I found the Food Hall to be the most impressive section. (Although, I could hardly move in there because it was so crowded.)

Unfortunately, claustrophobia prevented me from spending too much time in Harrods. I’m not sure if it’s always like that or if it’s a combination of tourists and Christmas making it so busy. Maybe one day I’ll venture back to see.

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It’s amazing to walk around and just look at the stuff they sell, it’s quite price though and you can’t bring your backpack but have to leave it on another place that costed one pound when we where there 1997 and if you need to use the bathroom it costs another pound. It’s still fun to go there but make sure that you don’t have any backpacks and are nicely dressed.

I visited Harrod’s during their huge New Year’s sale. So you’d think I’d find SOMETHING to buy in this enormous store. Nope. I did try to buy a pair of shoes, and they couldn’t find the mate. And I spent most of my time completely lost. It was disappointing. And the Egyptian escalator and memorial to Dodi and Diana were just tacky.

It’s good if you go just after a sale. The last time i was there was just after Christmas, so that was good. But it was PACKED. Still fun and i got lost about three times.

it’s great shopping in london. what more could you ask for?

Harrod’s is just like KaDeWe in Berlin but more expensive! Amazing store!