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For some shopping in Europe - yet another reason to spend a weekend in Stockholm. For others - the opportunity to purchase a designer item at fair value. For others - hunting excitement of total sales. The facts are inexorable: the European stores branded as things are at least two times cheaper than in Moscow.

In any case, the desires of European shopping and fashion, and economical. Welcome to the world of sales and the best boutiques!


5 reasons why shopping tour

Europe - the birthplace of most of the fashion brands. Even in the boutiques of things sometimes cost several times less than in the GUM. On average in Europe, not counting the sales season, the price is twice lower than in Moscow.
Visiting a famous European department stores and boutiques, you can be sure that next to no brand thing Chinese counterfeits. Many of these stores were founded in the 19th century and all, without exception, the most value their reputation.
Sales in Europe are associated with the beginning of a new season of renewal and a cloakroom. In Russia, sales may begin on any day, month, and they are connected, as a rule, either with the sale sticker of five years ago, or the desire to sell the party clothes of dubious origin. I have shoes from French monobrand boutique, which under the brand label is the inscription "Made in China".
The range of Russian stores begins when the sale ends in Europe. Which makes sense to buy a home town with such a difficult thing biography, if you can buy it on sale the most, not for hundreds or a few tens of euros?
Shopping in Europe every time inevitably transformed from a lazy Shopping in an adventure: here you search and boutiques with the card at the ready, and "street-fashion", which in Russia is still not observed, and all facets of foreign fashionable culture, with its pros and cons.
Map of the world fashion-fans

Paris

Shopping in Paris is attractive is not their availability. It attracts a great introduction to the world of fashion to be sure, exclusive Paris looks organic. Where else to buy Dior, if not in the Galeries Lafayette? However, if the reason for the trip was not only a desire to catch the elusive fashion, and in the French capital can be significantly saved.

Tourists visit the department stores Printemps (the most popular tourist attraction in France, ahead of even the Eiffel Tower) and Galeries Lafayette (both located on the Boulevard Haussmann, metro Havre-Gaumartin), Parisians prefer small, but incredibly cozy little shops in the Marais quarter. The route passes through the shopping of youth in Europe's largest underground shopping mall Forum des Halles (1-7, rue Pierre-Lescot, metro Chatelet-les-Halles).

London

The trading house Harrods (87-135 Brompton Road) You can spend an entire day. It is huge, luxurious and different democratic prices. Local residents visit Harrods at Christmas and at other times prefer the lively shopping district of Oxford Street. London - a city unique in its tiny shops sometimes you can find incredible things. Prefer clothes in the style of Janis Joplin? Dreaming of the stage costume up The Beatles? In London, everything is possible.

Milan

Italy is proud of its stores much more than a great past. Milan fashion boutiques quarters (Spiga, Via Montenapoleone, Sant'Andrea, Manzoni, and dozens of narrow alleys between them) really do not look good museums. Prices? Traditionally, two times lower than in Moscow. However, at the Milan fashion-paradise turns into a season of sales, but this - later ...

Stockholm

In Sweden you can at least come to understand how to look truly fashionable people. Stockholm - one of the legislators Street style, along with Tokyo and New York. If you are obsessed with youth distinctive street-fashion, come to the southern island of Södermalm, and follow the flocks of trendy teenagers. More conservative and, consequently, expensive shopping district - Norrmalm on its main street Drottninggatan boutiques dozen brands. Here are the main department stores in Stockholm: Nordiska Kompaniet (Hamngatan 18-20) and PUB (Hötorget 13-15).

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Prague

If you are looking for the cheapest in Europe, shopping - you in Prague. First, because of extremely low-cost rental price of name brand stuff is ten times lower than in other capitals (where else will you find a T-shirt Benetton for 400 rubles?), And secondly, accommodation and road accessible even to students.


Prague's most popular department store - Debenhams (Wenceslas Square, 21). Opened his English, so the prices are somewhat higher than in other stores. However, if time is short and not worth saving a priority, you'll love this British brand concentration in the Czech design. More democratic in the "Centrum Turns," "Palace Flora", "New Smichov" (shops are located right at the exit from the Strokes, and Flora Andel, respectively). Also late last year opened shopping mall Palladium, the length of which - two kilometers.

Sale! Soldes! Sconti!

Seasonal sales - a unique invention of modern marketing, it is useful to all parties involved. Poslerozhdestvenskoe time, losing money for tourism in any country, under the famous motto of transforming "Shop Until You Drop!" ("Buy until you fall down!"). Fashionistas around the world can buy things with a coveted brand smashing discounts. Department stores and boutiques for a few days are exempt from tons of obsolete goods. Seasonal sales in Europe - a holiday, the number and intensity of passion endorphin eclipsing even Christmas.

Sales begin immediately after Christmas and ends in mid-to late January. Perhaps only at this time in Milan Quadrilatero d'oro and Paris Avenue Montaigne, in addition to tourists, you can see local residents. From overseas visitors to distinguish the huge shopping bags, and business-like determination. You can take them with an example: while tourists senselessly pushing between hangers, local cleverly found a real treasure with a symbolic value.

In Milan, there is a brilliant system for the sale and discounted out-of-fashion goods. This is a "sink" and "spachchah." Stock - a giant shopping malls, all year round selling discounted merchandise. During the sales price down even a few times. Do not be surprised if the vending thing a week later you see in the shopping center of their city, in addition to sky-high price - namely in the effluent is carried out wholesale purchases of thousands of owners of boutiques around the world. Spachchi - it's own stores brands. Discounts on last season's stuff here can reach 70%.

Shopping on the rules

1. Decide when, in what city and what shops are going to go. No pre-preparation, you


lose a few days to study the routes and it is unpardonable luxury, especially in conditions of total sales. On the eve of the season specifically for shopping tourists a lot of online publications publish guides to the best outlets. In addition, all major department stores have their own websites and provide no less than complete information. You'd better know in advance everything from sales to date schedule of stores.
2. Please note that during the sales discounts vary. As a rule, in the early days, they are 10-40%, then take more exciting forms - about 50% in the last days reach a peak - about 70%. Thus, in order to buy better things to come is the first day or two, but to get maximum discounts - in the last days of the sale.

3. At the airport should know in advance what the allowable baggage weight. In order to avoid overpaying, with a take as little as possible of things: medium-sized suitcase is enough. And for heaven's sake, do not try to buy polmagazina: shopogolizm dangerous as any other addiction, and overpay for overweight baggage - the smallest of the consequences.

4. Rates are sometimes not only due to the change of seasons, but the presence of defects. In this case, on the label have to be the word "exchange and non-refundable" (eg, "not exchangeable"). Of course, the defect may be insignificant, and in this case, we can congratulate you on your successful purchase. If the store does not warn of the defect, and you found him, bravely beckon sales assistant and asked an additional discount.

5. In each city, apart from large department stores are less popular but more affordable. Explore the area on their own - a waste of time and money. First, it takes too much time, and secondly, counterfeit goods in Europe as much as in Russia. There is always a chance to buy Prada handbag ignoble East Asian origin. If the opportunity allows, at any travel agency hire a shopping guide (this is especially needed in Milan, without the help of a knowledgeable person in the effluent can just get lost) if you decide to do on their own - buy a local women's magazine with the coveted word "Shopping" on the cover. For example, an application to the same "Cosmopolitan".

6. If you want to get more "discounts" in size, about 10%, your way through the stores within the system of Tax Free Shopping. At checkout you will be given a special receipt indicating the amount to be returned - value added tax (VAT). Since you are not a citizen of the country, and pay the taxes are not required.

As you can see, in the European shopping no more wizardry than in Sunday's jog to the shops of his native city. Not difficult. Not expensive. No big deal. The main thing - to overcome stereotypes and to boldly go in pursuit of fashion in distant unfamiliar neighborhoods. Seems to me such a journey can not help but like ...