On Thu, 11 Jun 1998 07:56:03 -0400 baldycotton@pop.mindspring.com writes:
>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
>
Sure Dave..........but you didnt tell us who Baldy Cotton is yet???????
mike robson
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