Madrid, much like Milan and Florence, must be a nice place to shop during the sales season. I have to be honest with you all. I'm very proud of my magic shopping powers and all week I have been feeling a little bit like Superman on the planet Krypton. That is to say, I'm not familiar with the stores, with the currency and with the modus operandi so I have no idea where to go to get the kinds of deals I can get in the US. The retail price difference and VAT refund are not enough to make most purchases worth it. Yes, I've saved a few dollars here and there on European designer goods, like a tie I bought for my husband that was $50 cheaper here, but in general the savings are relatively small compared to the price of the items.
I did find one thing that might be worth buying in Europe to resell in the U.S., and that is Louis Vuitton handbags. I was looking into the Louis Vuitton Neverfull for a client of mine and after the tax refund the smallest of the Neverfull series is about $150 cheaper here than in the us.
Anyway, hopefully once I get back home and away from the kryptonite on this planet my magic shopping powers will return and I can carry on doing what I've been doing. Unfortunately my flight home is delayed and I will probably get home too late to hit the outlets, but hey, there's always the weekend!
See you soon, everybody.
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