And I am a 2 minute walk away from Covent Garden. Thanks for the suggestion, I'll check it out soon. Any idea what their prices run? I couldn't find anything on the site...
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And I am a 2 minute walk away from Covent Garden. Thanks for the suggestion, I'll check it out soon. Any idea what their prices run? I couldn't find anything on the site...
My Fulton cost around $30 in Manchester. It's fantastic. Keeps you very dry
A box of PG tips isn't a bad idea. Alternatively find a really nice tea pot and some good leaves. People mock the UK for their love of tea, but it really is fantastic!
PG Tips? It's what I drink. 3 or 4 bucks at the local grocery store.
Sounds like you have the in on umbrellas and I've got the tea. Exchange?
Lol I guess you have to live in England not to appreciate the general crapness of it
But in all honesty, I went to London a few weeks ago and had a great time.
Some serious suggestions include those novelty "I<3London" shirts you get, models of big ben, etc. etc. etc.
"Tourist" crap
lolI think London, though, of all places in the UK, is one of the last places you're likely to get anything unique to English traditions though.
Unless you're planning on staying in London for the whole time, it might be worth getting the train to somewhere else in the country as well (somewhere with a lot of History, like a small town in the middle of nowhere that's famous for something as stupid as cheese
).You're more likely to find the interesting things there.
I know its not something you can take back with you but you should try a Fry's Orange Cream...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fry's_Chocolate_Cream
You might find it in Woolworth's and news agents, the orange one is quite hard to find but worth it!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fry's_Chocolate_Cream
You might find it in Woolworth's and news agents, the orange one is quite hard to find but worth it!
If you click on 'shop' you can have a look at the various collections and prices.
A nice t-shirt from Paul Smith Jeans will set you back about £35 (I think there is a separate Paul Smith Jeans shop just around the corner from the main Floral Street shop)
Formal shirts are in the £80 - £125 range.
Let us know if you get anything!
'The Cadbury family tradition
It was John Cadbury, a young Quaker, who first set things in motion when he opened a shop in Birmingham, UK in 1824. His original focus was the trade of tea and coffee, but he soon spotted a new opportunity in cocoa beverages and laid the foundations for Cadbury's move into chocolate and then confectionery.'
It was John Cadbury, a young Quaker, who first set things in motion when he opened a shop in Birmingham, UK in 1824. His original focus was the trade of tea and coffee, but he soon spotted a new opportunity in cocoa beverages and laid the foundations for Cadbury's move into chocolate and then confectionery.'
Your London A-Z.
Clothing brands are so international, the only more "local" company is Top Shop/Top Man, and boy was I surprised to see one of their stores in Singapore.
Clothing brands are so international, the only more "local" company is Top Shop/Top Man, and boy was I surprised to see one of their stores in Singapore.
Lols. Top Shop is about as local as Ikea - i.e., not very. Every country has one.
Vivienne Westwood is as local as you get in terms of English flavour (even if she has shops elsewhere and shows mostly in Paris). Apart from standalone stores like VW's you're better off heading to Liberty (mentioned above), Selfridges and Harvey Nicks for the serious bling bling if you like that kinda thing.
Vivienne Westwood is as local as you get in terms of English flavour (even if she has shops elsewhere and shows mostly in Paris). Apart from standalone stores like VW's you're better off heading to Liberty (mentioned above), Selfridges and Harvey Nicks for the serious bling bling if you like that kinda thing.
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Indeed, it would be like going to Sweden and saying H&M would be a good local place to go.
The little places like Paul Smith and Vivienne Westwood are much more the kind of place to go if you want something special and more authentically UK. Having a wander about Covent Garden and Neal Street (there's a little shopping arcade round the back of Neal Street as well, and the side streets around that have some nice little unique shops) are good places to find little unusual shops as well.
Really? I thought only in the UK, one in the US (New York?), and 3 dozen branches across Europe (not opened by Top Shop themselves), and some in Asia (e.g. the one I saw in Singawhore 2 years ago).
Really, I never realised I lived 13 miles from Australia
for some reason, I really thought it was an aussie company...
Well yeah, go get some cadbury chocolate
Dr. Martens are/were rather common in Canada. I had 2 pairs in the first half of my high school life, although things may be different in America.
Indeed, it would be like going to Sweden and saying H&M would be a good local place to go.
The little places like Paul Smith and Vivienne Westwood are much more the kind of place to go if you want something special and more authentically UK. Having a wander about Covent Garden and Neal Street (there's a little shopping arcade round the back of Neal Street as well, and the side streets around that have some nice little unique shops) are good places to find little unusual shops as well.
I didn't think Paul Smith was so local, although their stuff has a really UK feel.
And Neal Street for things like shoes. It's a really touristy place to shop, but there are some good shops. Just avoid the big brand shops on that street. It defeats the purpose of shopping there.
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It's the UK feel that makes it seem like a good suggestion to me if someone's wanting something quite designery, yet with a UK slant to it as a souvenir. Most things are available everywhere, and almost anything can be ordered over the internet, so that I'd say these little shops are much more unique, as well as a more interesting shopping experience.
Paul Smith is really British though – although there are a couple of international shops, he still has "Nottingham" as the founding branch cause that's where he's from, which I rather like.
Dr. Martens are along similar lines, I think, even though they are available internationally, they're a really iconic British brand. Topshop I don't think is recognisable as a UK brand – it's no different to H&M and is just like a cheaper Urban Outfitters or something, there's nothing uniquely British about the clothes you get there, or the shops themselves.
I'd agree about the big names, but Neal Street has changed loads in the last few years and there's a couple of really interesting little shoe shops and more second hand clothes shops and new but interesting clothes shops. I'm sure the OP will know to avoid Footlocker.
Definitely explore the streets around it as well, though, Badandy. Magma books is really nice on Earlham Street, and a couple of doors down they've opened a design "bits and pieces" type shop which will almost definitely have something interesting to take home there. Just thought as well, Badandy – what about the London Transport Museum shop at Covent Garden as well? There's some really interesting and good quality designery souvenir stuff there.
Obviously not literally every country. I just meant that it was so ubiquitous that it's not particularly local.
And why "Singawhore"? Did your mum visit? LOL!
Neal Street has changed loads in the last few years and there's a couple of really interesting little shoe shops and more second hand clothes shops and new but interesting clothes shops. I'm sure the OP will know to avoid Footlocker.
I concur.
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Just thought, along the interesting design products line there's also the Tate Modern shop and the Design Museum shop. Not everything in them is British by any stretch of the imagination, but they do have more British-centric stuff than you'd get at, say, MoMA, and they're both really interesting places to visit in themselves.