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elwoos
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker
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 Posted - 2005-12-01 : 15:39:07
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I'm going to be in New York for the first time in about three two weeks (and counting). My question is this. I'm hoping to buy some electrical goodies e.g. digicam/pda that sort of thing. SO where are the places to avoid and the ones to head for?Not sure if it makes much difference but I'll be on 42nd street - is that good, bad or indifferent? Where are the places to go/avoidthankssteve-----------Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! |
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jhermiz
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Posted - 2005-12-01 : 15:46:25
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electrical goodies = www.newegg.com :-)NY ... are there actually good places to be in NY ? :-)
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tkizer
Almighty SQL Goddess
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Posted - 2005-12-01 : 16:00:04
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Steve,I almost never purchase my electronic gadgets from non-online stores. You don't have a reputable online store in the UK to purchase these types of things? I don't think I'd purchase them in NYC as they'd be over-priced.Brett is just a hop, skip, and a jump from you. You two should meet up for some cold, fizzy beer.  Tara Kizeraka tduggan |
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X002548
Not Just a Number
15586 Posts |
Posted - 2005-12-01 : 21:03:10
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| 42nd street? In the good old days, you get quite a jolt for U$20....but that's not electronics....seriously though...what "gadgets" are you looking for?Tara: Cold Fizzy Beer? Good Lord.OK, I admit. If I'm in Giants stadium, or MSG, I'll have a Bud (or 6)...please don't judge me so harshlyAt $7.50 a bud, you can mock me howeverDude! You coming to NYC? Get ready for some culture shock, and PM or email me...P.S. Just go to B&HPPS I love my DSLBrett8-)Hint: Want your questions answered fast? Follow the direction in this linkhttp://weblogs.sqlteam.com/brettk/archive/2005/05/25/5276.aspxAdd yourself!http://www.frappr.com/sqlteam |
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rrb
SQLTeam Poet Laureate
1479 Posts |
Posted - 2005-12-01 : 22:33:31
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$7.50 a bud
Is that USD? My goodness, that's not mocking material, that's a violation of your human rights!--I hope that when I die someone will say of me "That guy sure owed me a lot of money" |
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Kristen
Test
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Posted - 2005-12-02 : 00:10:28
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| "You don't have a reputable online store in the UK to purchase these types of things?"Yup, but the US$ is really "weak" now, from UK perspective, so things look cheap over there.Kristen |
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elwoos
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker
2052 Posts |
Posted - 2005-12-02 : 08:43:15
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so things look cheap over there
And they are (though maybe not in NY) as long as you don't get hit with a VAT bill when you come back into the country, and they can cope with the electricity When you guys say dear - don't forget we pay 17.5% tax on most things we buyNot sure I'm looking for anything specific, probably just gadgety stuff in general - faint possibility of convincing wiffy we need a laptop (anything to keep me away from womens clothes shops and large department stores) quote:
Just go to B&H
What's B&H? quote:
cold, fizzy beer
I always thought beer was supposed to be warm and flat  Brett - are you sure you're close - it looks a fair way on the map?Anyone know if the cruise ship is likely to sail near the Statue of Liberty?steve-----------Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! |
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JimL
SQL Slinging Yak Ranger
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Posted - 2005-12-02 : 09:17:53
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Taking a "cruise ship" from England to NY in the winter? Oh yea I can see that. "snowcones on the ledo deck anyone?" I agree with Brett you are problubly better looking at it here or there and buying online.JimUsers <> Logic |
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jhermiz
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Posted - 2005-12-02 : 10:00:47
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No offense but its amazing to me that people waste that much money on beer. 7.50 for a beer? Are you kidding me? That is why 99% of my buddies or co-workers get a check on friday and come back to work monday complaining they have no money. If you spent 7.50 on a frigging beer of course you have no money for sane things like food!
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spirit1
Cybernetic Yak Master
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Posted - 2005-12-02 : 10:13:35
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| i don't know how can you have so overpriced beer.here beer costs around $2.00.Go with the flow & have fun! Else fight the flow |
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jhermiz
3564 Posts |
Posted - 2005-12-02 : 10:21:31
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Idiots ?
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elwoos
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker
2052 Posts |
Posted - 2005-12-02 : 10:30:01
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| Spirit that sounds expensive. I seem to recall paying around 70p per pint in Prague which equates to around $1.20 or so (and that was tourist prices), is the beer dearer in Slovenia? In my local pub I pay £1.20 per pint which is pretty good (both in price and taste) and is roughly $1.80steve-----------Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! |
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elwoos
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker
2052 Posts |
Posted - 2005-12-02 : 10:32:48
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Taking a "cruise ship" from England to NY in the winter?
Jim, I'm glad you said that - as I've bored everyone here to tears with the details of my holiday it gives me a chance to try to make you guys jealous We fly to NY, stay a few days then cruise down to the (balmy)  carribean/Mexico/Belize/Honduras/Bahamas etc Anyone not jealous?  steve-----------Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! |
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JimL
SQL Slinging Yak Ranger
1537 Posts |
Posted - 2005-12-02 : 10:40:36
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| And here I was just thinking you where not quite bright. LOLJimUsers <> Logic |
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jhermiz
3564 Posts |
Posted - 2005-12-02 : 10:45:44
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The one thing he didn't mention, hes flying coach and the plane has one wing :)
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spirit1
Cybernetic Yak Master
11752 Posts |
Posted - 2005-12-02 : 11:12:48
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lol  here a standard beer unit is 0.5 liter. and that costs aound $2.prague has cheaper beer than we do. their beer is cheap even for us Go with the flow & have fun! Else fight the flow |
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X002548
Not Just a Number
15586 Posts |
Posted - 2005-12-02 : 12:44:28
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| $7.50 a beer is when your held hostage in a sports arena. I can get a pint of Micro brew for $3.00 thank you very much.NYC to West Orange...maybe 15 miles...right in the blast zone..map quest say 17.8 miles and 28 minutes to drive.I NEVER drive in the city anymore since I learned the subway...it's faster and easier and cheaper42nd street is very close to where M$ had the NYC Launch...what hotel? It's just 2 stops up on the #1 train from Penn station.Do you have any plans while you're in town?Please just promise me that you won't eat in any chain restaurants...you gotta get to chinatown..that's downtown and you have a lot to do down there...The subway is $2.00 if you go 1 stop or the entire length of the island...up by where you're staying is Rockefeller plaza...lot's to do in that neighborhood as well...You go to [url=$7.50 a beer is when your held hostage in a sports arena. I can get a pint of Micro brew for $3.00 thank you very much.NYC to West Orange...maybe 15 miles...right in the blast zone..map quest say 17.8 miles and 28 minutes to drive.I NEVER drive in the city anymore since I learned the subway...it's faster and easier and cheaper42nd street is very close to where M$ had the NYC Launch...what hotel? It's just 2 stops up on the #1 train from Penn station.Do you have any plans while you're in town?Please just promise me that you won't eat in any chain restaurants...you gotta get to chinatown..that's downtown and you have a lot to do down there...The subway is $2.00 if you go 1 stop or the entire length of the island...up by where you're staying is near Rockefeller plaza...lot's to do in that neighborhood as well...You go to [url=http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home;jsessionid=DQGtpZSD5m!-603823429?O=RootPage.jsp&A=getpage&Q=HelpCenter/NYSuperStore.jsp]B&H[/url]Brett8-)Hint: Want your questions answered fast? Follow the direction in this linkhttp://weblogs.sqlteam.com/brettk/archive/2005/05/25/5276.aspxAdd yourself!http://www.frappr.com/sqlteam |
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Kristen
Test
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Posted - 2005-12-02 : 13:01:37
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| The Chrysler building will probably have some nice Christmas lights in the plaza in front if it, won't it?Prob. some nice Christmas lights in general in NY IIRCKristen |
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jhermiz
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Posted - 2005-12-02 : 14:59:29
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Lights all year round http://www.frankenmuth.org/I live about 2 hours from there, we usually go every year, great chicken and beautiful christmas decors!!!
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elwoos
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker
2052 Posts |
Posted - 2005-12-05 : 03:33:41
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The one thing he didn't mention, hes flying coach and the plane has one wing
LOL, I forgot to mention that as I'm unfeasibly tall I have to use my legs as the other wing quote:
Please just promise me that you won't eat in any chain restaurants
If you're including breakfast in that you may have a fight on your hands with wiffy! quote:
Do you have any plans while you're in town?
We are going to see Chicago (the musical not the place). We're going up the Empire State building and the only other plan I have at the moment is to avoid as much shopping as possible quote:
what hotel
Not sure - I think it's the Helmsley, it was part of the package. Any good?stevesteve-----------Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! |
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X002548
Not Just a Number
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