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When the the dollar is low, the deals you can make in New York can almost pay for the cost of your ticket. If you have any way of proving that you work in whole-sale, you should stroll around the whole-sale area between 5th Avenue and 9th Avenue, from 25th to 39th. I would not set my foot on 5th Avenue to shop, but for serious power shoppers with a platinum credit card, this might be paradise. The below are places that either will give you a good shopping experience or potential for a serious bargain for stuff you never knew you needed. However, I also want to warn you about going through the customs once you are back, since if you have bought too many things, your government most likely wants you to pay 25% in taxes of any imported goods. If they pick you up while walking out of the terminal, you might get busted and not only do you pay the TAX fee, you pay twice as much of the TAX fee in penalty. Just so you know. I will not give you tips how to avoid it, just think about it...