Mad House on 7th Avenue and a Caffeine Interjection

Some guy was handing out flyers on 8th street as they always do, I was about to ignore this particular guy (and by ignore I mean...smile sweetly, avert my sunglassed eyes and mutter a nearly silent 'no thanks') but something told me 'don't!'

I didn't, which is good because the flyer was actually a 20% off coupon for Loehmann's. Fierce right? Loehmann's is where you find all the fabulous designer stuff that you wanted a month ago for less than half the price now. My friend, (who had indeed ignored Mr. Flyer Man) upon seeing my coupon immediately turned on her heel to demand one for herself.

Off I trotted to 16th street and 7th avenue to begin my fashion quest. It's...insane in there. People throwing things around, trying things on in the middle of the store, head butting girls who took the last size eight pair of hot pink stilettos (I'm sorry by the way), women leaving their children in corners so that they can gather as many cheapo cashmere sweaters as they can into their arms.

Despite the utter chaos, I could have spent all day in there. Four floors of cahrazy cheap stuff including my favorite brands, Free People and Betsey Johnson .

Moral of the Story: a) don't ignore every flyer dude you see on the street

                               b) go to Loehmann's

Here comes the caffeinated part of this entry:

71 Irving Place Coffee & Tea Bar is uber good. My friend from school told me about it last year, but I only recently went with my family because I wanted to seem cool and like I knew all the off the beaten path cuppa joe joints around the neighborhood.

With a soothingly dim atmosphere and reasonably priced coffee, tea and bakery items, I can't wait to go back...which I might...today.

My dad liked his cappuccino so much he asked me to find out what type of coffee bean they use and when my dad likes something, you know it's good.

The only negative was that it got super duper busy while we were sitting there and I can imagine it's usually very difficult to find a seat, as it's the type of place you go to sit and chill with friends for perhaps hours on end.

In the words a good striped friend of mine:
Tata for now!