ShoppinginLondon,EnglandShoppinginLondonandshoppingcentreswhereyoucanfindbargainsandspendyourhardearnedmoneyarecoveredonthispages.WewillconcentrateonmainLondonshoppingstreetsandplacesthatyouaremostlikelytovisit.ThebestknownstreetforshoppinginLondonisOxfordStreet.ItisthemostfamousstreetinLondonwhereyoucanbuysouvenirs,clothes,andsoon.ThegoodnewsaboutshoppingatOxfordStreetisthatsomanybigretailersarerepresentedherethatyouwillbespoiltforchoice.Thebadnewsisthatyoumayhavetobepreparedtostrugglefromstoretostore.Duringthebusiesttimessomanypeoplearemillingaroundthatthestreetlookslikeananthill.Nomatterwhichdayyouchoosetocomehereyourshoppingwillbehamperedbymassofshoppers.Toavoidtheworstofthecrowdsyouhavetobeanearlyriserandcomebetween9amand10am-SaturdaysandSundaysarebadnomatterwhattimeofdayitis-whenmostoftheotherLondonshoppersareeitherinbedorhavingabreakfast.Thenearesttubestationsare:MarbleArch,BondStreet,OxfordCircusorTottenhamCourtRoad.ThesecondLondonstreetthatyouaremostlikelytovisittodoyourshoppingisRegent`sStreet.WithOxfordCircustubestationononeend,andPiccadillyCircusontheother,thisstreetispackedwithallkindsofshops.Themainreasonforusmentioningthisoneis,theHamley`sstore.Hamley`siseverychild`sdreamcometrue.Packedwithallkindsoftoysthisshopwillmakeaholeinyourpocketfromdemandsfromyourchildren.JustoffOxfordStreet,lessknownandlesscrowded,butmoreexpensiveareNewBondStreetandOldBondStreet.Thesestreetshavedesignershopsreadytodazzleyou.Moststoreshaveadoormanwhoistheretoopenthedoorsforyou,smileatyouandwishyouaniceday.ThemaindifferencewiththesetwostreetscomparedwiththeOxfordStreetisthefriendlinessofstaffworkingthereandthepriceofthethingstheywilltrytosellyou.Soifyouarelookingtobuydesignerclothes,expensivefurniture,paintings,ormaybegotoanAuctionthenthisistherightplaceforyoutobein.NeartothesetwoLondonstreetsisSavileRow.Theoneandonlythingtheydohereistomakeandsellyouclothes;especiallycustom-madeshirtsandsuitsformen.Fora"good"suityouwillhavetomakeareservationuptosixmonthsinadvanceandpayupto20,000pounds.
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