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When I traveled to NYC I had a bunch of stuff from Amazon delivered to my AirBnB. I would've probably bought that in stores if Amazon didn't exist. The only stu

When I traveled to NYC I had a bunch of stuff from Amazon delivered to my AirBnB. I would've probably bought that in stores if Amazon didn't exist. The only stuff I bought in stores was pants and shoes, since US sizes tend to be different from EU sizes.

bogomipz 9y ago
So rather than go out and explore New York City via a shopping experience, you stayed inside your AirBnB and interacted with your computer? Why even bother visiting? I can assure there is nothing unique about the Amazon experience in NYC compared to somewhere else.
- dcarmo 9y ago
  It's not like everyone have the kind of money to do NYC shopping experience (specially if you're not American.)
  - bogomipz 9y ago
    You don't have to spend money to wander in and out of stores and window shop on your way to other tourists attractions though. Unless you are in a rush that's kind of an organic thing in a walking city. And if you have disposable income to use on Amazon.com while you are visiting NYC then presumably you could also spend a similar amount locally.
    - pavel_lishin 9y ago
      But you might have more money than you have time, in which case it makes sense to ship stuff from Amazon, and use the time you'd spend buying power adapters or extra socks or whatever to go and see the Math Museum or something.
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- kpozin 9y ago
  There are numerous things to do while visiting NYC that are much more interesting, and unique to the NYC experience, than physically shopping.
- sfifs 9y ago
  Shopping is probably the least interesting thing to do when in New York. There's virtually nothing in stores in New York that you cannot find elsewhere. The experiences though - the Metropolitan, Broadway etc are without peer
  - bogomipz 9y ago
    >"There's virtually nothing in stores in New York that you cannot find elsewhere" This is patently untrue. Walk down 9th Street between 1st Ave and 2nd Ave where small designers have their own retail shops and ateliers. You can't buy that stuff anywhere else. Go up to B and H Camera in midtown that has 5 floors of camera equipment and incredibly knowledgeable staff. Step in to the Gem Spa on 2nd avenue, a news stand in the East Village where the man behind the counters will hand make you an egg cream for a dollar. Go to the Strand, a book store that has 15 miles of books and some great bargains on new hard cover books. Walk into the Sunshine Mart where you feel like you've been magically transported into a grocery store in Tokyo. Visit Old Good Things in Union Square which is basically an architectural salvage store. Many of the pieces are sourced locally. Venture over to The Market on Mulberry where artists and designers sell their hand-made wares directly. Step into Lobels Prime Meats on the Upper East Side and tell me its like any other butcher shop. Visit Rough Trade in Williamsburg that is perhaps one of the best records stores anywhere, specializing in new and special release vinyl. And the list goes on. There so many of these places. But you won't discover them spending time on Amazon.com. That was point.
    - sfifs 9y ago
      Interesting that none of these except maybe the Market on Mulberry would interest me sufficiently for a visit. Different strokes for different folks I guess.
      - krschultz 9y ago
        Hacker News, a place where someone puts together a comment that has more info than your average blog post, and the only reply is a hater. bogomipz thanks for the recommendations. I've lived in NYC for 5 years a few of those were new to me.
- donkeyd 9y ago
  So many assumptions... Like the common mistake in assuming that everybody on the internet is from the US. I'm not. There's plenty of stuff that I can get from Amazon.com much cheaper than I can get it here. Also, there's stuff that I can't even get here (or hardly). So I ordered that stuff from the comfort of my own home before even arriving in the states. Then, when I did arrive, I got to spend the time I had visiting interesting locations and enjoying the scenery in stead of shopping in big chain stores for stuff I knew I wanted anyway.

bogomipz 9y ago

So rather than go out and explore New York City via a shopping experience, you stayed inside your AirBnB and interacted with your computer? Why even bother visiting? I can assure there is nothing unique about the Amazon experience in NYC compared to somewhere else.

dcarmo 9y ago
It's not like everyone have the kind of money to do NYC shopping experience (specially if you're not American.)
- bogomipz 9y ago
  You don't have to spend money to wander in and out of stores and window shop on your way to other tourists attractions though. Unless you are in a rush that's kind of an organic thing in a walking city. And if you have disposable income to use on Amazon.com while you are visiting NYC then presumably you could also spend a similar amount locally.
  - pavel_lishin 9y ago
    But you might have more money than you have time, in which case it makes sense to ship stuff from Amazon, and use the time you'd spend buying power adapters or extra socks or whatever to go and see the Math Museum or something.
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kpozin 9y ago
There are numerous things to do while visiting NYC that are much more interesting, and unique to the NYC experience, than physically shopping.
sfifs 9y ago
Shopping is probably the least interesting thing to do when in New York. There's virtually nothing in stores in New York that you cannot find elsewhere. The experiences though - the Metropolitan, Broadway etc are without peer
- bogomipz 9y ago
  >"There's virtually nothing in stores in New York that you cannot find elsewhere" This is patently untrue. Walk down 9th Street between 1st Ave and 2nd Ave where small designers have their own retail shops and ateliers. You can't buy that stuff anywhere else. Go up to B and H Camera in midtown that has 5 floors of camera equipment and incredibly knowledgeable staff. Step in to the Gem Spa on 2nd avenue, a news stand in the East Village where the man behind the counters will hand make you an egg cream for a dollar. Go to the Strand, a book store that has 15 miles of books and some great bargains on new hard cover books. Walk into the Sunshine Mart where you feel like you've been magically transported into a grocery store in Tokyo. Visit Old Good Things in Union Square which is basically an architectural salvage store. Many of the pieces are sourced locally. Venture over to The Market on Mulberry where artists and designers sell their hand-made wares directly. Step into Lobels Prime Meats on the Upper East Side and tell me its like any other butcher shop. Visit Rough Trade in Williamsburg that is perhaps one of the best records stores anywhere, specializing in new and special release vinyl. And the list goes on. There so many of these places. But you won't discover them spending time on Amazon.com. That was point.
  - sfifs 9y ago
    Interesting that none of these except maybe the Market on Mulberry would interest me sufficiently for a visit. Different strokes for different folks I guess.
    - krschultz 9y ago
      Hacker News, a place where someone puts together a comment that has more info than your average blog post, and the only reply is a hater. bogomipz thanks for the recommendations. I've lived in NYC for 5 years a few of those were new to me.
donkeyd 9y ago
So many assumptions... Like the common mistake in assuming that everybody on the internet is from the US. I'm not. There's plenty of stuff that I can get from Amazon.com much cheaper than I can get it here. Also, there's stuff that I can't even get here (or hardly). So I ordered that stuff from the comfort of my own home before even arriving in the states. Then, when I did arrive, I got to spend the time I had visiting interesting locations and enjoying the scenery in stead of shopping in big chain stores for stuff I knew I wanted anyway.