Apple

Grand Central Apple Store Opens, Is Gigantic

By Ari Lipsitz Fri., Dec. 9 2011 at 4:57 PM
Categories: Apple, Ari Lipsitz, I Shop, Therefore I Am

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Thousands of people crammed into the Apple store in Grand Central for its opening today, and we decided to pop in and check it out. For a 23,000 square-foot flagship store, the new Apple store occupying the east balcony of Grand Central Terminal is pretty invisible. In fact, the most striking thing about the store is its seemingly negligible presence on the terminal. From ground level, the only things giving away the presence of the world's largest Apple store are the two glowing logos and the sardine-like density on the stairway.

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Frauds

Urban Outfitters, Still Stealing Designs From Local Artists

By Averie Timm Thu., May 26 2011 at 5:00 PM
Categories: Averie Timm, Fashion, Frauds, Hipster Fashion, I Shop, Therefore I Am

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If Urban Outfitters isn't shaking in their boots yet, they should be. Because based on this, and this, they've been caught red-handed stealing from online fashion and jewelry designers. It will have been a year ago tomorrow that Foster Kamer called out the mega-hipster monolith for stealing from Brooklyn's own. Today, Chicago blogger/jewelry designer Stevie Koerner discovered the company had stolen her exact design for a line she called "United States of Love," calling it instead the "I Heart Destination" line. As Koerner herself commented, "Not cool, Urban Outfitters. Not cool."

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Real or Fake

Counterfeit Bag Ladies Could Go to Jail for Buying Fakes

By Jen Doll Tue., Apr. 26 2011 at 9:48 AM
Categories: City Life, Crime, I Shop, Therefore I Am, Jen Doll, Real or Fake

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Today in a New York Post Exclusive we learn of a new law being proposed that would terrify us to our core if we'd ever purchased any counterfeit bags. But since we haven't done much shopping at all, in fact, since that old recession, we can breathe easy -- for now. Still, it might behoove you, or someone you know, to be aware of the bill, which would mean buyers of counterfeit products could be jailed or given a fine of $1,000 if caught handing over cash for "Guchee's" on Canal Street.

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Sex Toys

Vibrators Are Everywhere Now

By Jen Doll Wed., Apr. 20 2011 at 6:48 PM
Categories: I Shop, Therefore I Am, Jen Doll, Sex, Sex Toys, Sexy Time

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Did you know you can buy vibrators at Duane Reade now? Well, you can. No longer are the illicit devices confined to the vague, grimy territory of sex shops, hidden in brown paper bags or unmarked boxes, purchased late at night on furtive shopping missions to "video stores" with blacked-out windows. As the New York Times explains in today's holy-shit-vibrators-really-are-everywhere-now piece, "They were rarely discussed, other than perhaps during a late-night girl-talk session fueled by many glasses of Pinot Grigio. But now you can find them advertised on MTV and boldly displayed at Duane Reade, Walgreens, and other mainstream drugstores, mere steps from the Bengay and Dr. Scholl's." Welcome to the world, vibrators! No longer must we be ashamed to see you! We can even discuss you without being drunk! (If you insist.)

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Stupid Crime

Woman Barred From Shopping at Victoria's Secret Throws Chili on Panties

By Jen Doll Fri., Apr. 15 2011 at 9:32 AM
Categories: DESTRUCTION TERROR AND MAYHEM!, I Shop, Therefore I Am, Jen Doll, Stupid Crime, What Not to Do

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"Woman Chili-Bombs Panties at Victoria's Secret" has to be your headline of the day. At least until someone dumps fried pickles all over the counter at an adult video store. (Send us your tips!) This happened: A woman infuriated at being barred from the Victoria's Secret in the Galleria mall in White Plains because of "an earlier shoplifting incident" took revenge by dumping a container of chili onto a display case, ruining 65 pairs of underwear with a value of $747.50. Not the Cheekies!

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Caffeine Nation

Muammar Gaddafi Has a Secret Cash Stash; Dalai Lama to Step Down from Politics; Victoria's Secret Bags Make Women Feel Sexy!

By Jen Doll Thu., Mar. 10 2011 at 8:30 AM
Categories: Brooklyn Problems, Caffeine Nation, Geopolitics, I Shop, Therefore I Am, International News, Jen Doll

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• Despite an international freeze on much of his country's assets, Muammar Gaddafi continues to fight rebel forces in Libya thanks to the "tens of billions" of secret cash he has stashed away in Tripoli. This diminishes any impact economic sanctions might have, as well as letting Gaddafi pay "troops, African mercenaries, and political supporters in the face of a determined uprising." The U.S. national security team met yesterday to discuss how to oust Gaddafi; no decisions were made. Meanwhile, Gaddafi forces detained and beat a BBC news team earlier this week. [NYT, BBC]

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Weddings

'The Running of the Brides' Is a Real Thing

By Rosie Gray Sat., Feb. 19 2011 at 11:36 AM
Categories: I Shop, Therefore I Am, Legal Highs, Marriage, Rosie Gray, Things You Can Buy, Things to Worry About, Weddings

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Over 200 women flooded the Filene's Basement on the Upper West Side yesterday for an event, which is apparently annual, called "The Running of the Brides." It's basically just a wedding dress sale, but more awful. The Daily News found a crazy person/bride-to-be named Nikki Saucier and followed her as she fought tooth and nail to get the right dress for cheap.

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Business

Notes From the UBS Bank Dress Code: The Most Amusing Bits

By Jen Doll Wed., Dec. 15 2010 at 5:36 PM
Categories: Advice, Business, I Shop, Therefore I Am, Jen Doll

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Dress code? We haven't had a dress code since we quit Brownies. But some people do. Some people have to wear, for instance, those leg-compressing torture chambers known as pantyhose, or businessperson skirt and jacket or pantsuits that never really smell fresh after the first wear, despite dry-cleaning. These people likely work at banks like UBS, which, via the Wall Street Journal, is sending a 43-page memo to its Swiss banking staff on how to dress to impress.

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American Apparel

American Apparel's Latest Ad Campaign Flaunts Its Pubes

By Averie Timm Fri., Dec. 3 2010 at 12:33 PM
Categories: Advertising, American Apparel, Averie Timm, I Shop, Therefore I Am

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It's been quite the roller-coaster year for American Apparel. Makers of "hipster" fashion turned-yuppy Ralph Lauren fashion have now turned... au naturale? Dov Charney has pulled a few strings before, but now that he's pulled the G-string, we can't help but wonder: Is bush back in?

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Caffeine Nation

Barack Obama Holds "Slurpee Summit"; Google Investigated for Antitrust; Rock Center Xmas Tree Lights Up

By Jen Doll Tue., Nov. 30 2010 at 9:04 AM
Categories: 'National' 'News', Caffeine Nation, I Shop, Therefore I Am, Jen Doll, Transportation, White House

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• President Obama will meet with congressional leaders from both parties today -- a/k/a, the "Slurpee summit," actual Slurpees TBD -- to discuss a number of issues, including the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty and tax cuts. Can some ice shavings and food coloring bring peace to this nation divided? We don't know, but we'll take a blue raspberry. [CNN]

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