The More, The Merrier

Walking down to Oxford Street, I realized that well, the touristy spots weren't so bad either. I guess the most famous street of London is getting to me. Experiencing the very competitive Christmas displays from a giant paper rap at Gap to the most expensive Christmas items at John Lewis, I hadn't come across the magic of Selfridges yet.

On a freezing December afternoon I took my little niece and visiting family to the world's most famous department store: Harrods. And regretted right after. The poor girl didn't know where to turn head with the 'Toy Kingdom', 'Barbie Room' and 'Winter Wonderland'. It was pretty much impossible to get her out of the shop without any major drama, and I needed the most experienced Christmas diplomacy to explain that 'with the credit crunch and all' Father Christmas might not bring the £300 Christmas doll she had seen on display upstairs.

But that wasn't counting Selfridges. After the Disney Store, Hamleys and others, Selfridges was about to wake up the deepest luxurious fantasies and Christmas wishes neglected in me. I've experienced Paris, New York, Lyon and Los Angeles before Christmas, but this was just too much.

My first experience at Selfridges was trying to find the simplest item of all: a bin. After running to Tesco, Primark and my local Habitat, I hadn't quite found what I wanted yet. Well, I was about to find out that bins could be luxurious, too. The cheapest one I found in there was about £60, and that awarded me dirty looks from the staff.

So today, I was a bit scared as I walked pass the place I had shopping banned forever. Well, turns out that luxury has good sides too. I’ve never seen so beautiful window displays in my lifetime. With the slogan ‘The More, the Merrier’, Selfridges seems out of order in difficult financial times.

I’m guessing Christmas magic still sells, too. It certainly worked on me as I immediately started a Christmas shopping frenzy.

That’s all for now, find out where I’m going next tomorrow.

Ps: The picture is one of my favorite Selfridges displays, took with my lovely Sony camera.