I am here in San Francisco for a sales conference and we get a "free" night one night this week. Can you give me the lowdown on where I can find some good shopping (I am especially looking for boutiques and specialty shops). My hotel is near Union Square in downtown SF and I don't have car. Thanks!
Not from SF, but was there last summer and really like the boutique/consignment shops on Filmore and Polk St. I don't remember the names of all of them but some of the places that I liked were:
Nest on 2300 Fillmore St. (carries home goods;very Anthropologie style), Crossroads (1901 Fillmore St., consignment shop), Erica Tanov (2408 Fillmore St., super $$ but lovely silk pieces), Cris Consignment (on 2056 Polk St)
I wanted to go to a store called My Roomate's Closet where the designer clothes are half off of what you'd find in retail, but i never got the chance! Anyhow, here's their address: 3044 Fillmore st (tel 415.447.7703). Also, not quite sure if it would be your style, but there are also a lot of funky/edgy shops on Haight St.
Thanks girls! I found some shopping tonight-I was good and didn't buy a thing though. I just can't focus when I shop with other people plus we only had about an hour anyway. I guess that was a good thing though...
On another note, and I know this controversial but I will say it anyway-how do you deal with the panhandling here? I know SF is known for this but it is really out of control these days. Today, I stepped outside every hour or two during our meetings and talked with a few of my co-workers as they smoked and every single time we were approached by beggars. I feel bad saying no to them but I just don't feel as if I would be doing them a favor by giving them money. I have never seen so much of this in my life! I mean, I think I was approached about 20 times today for money and I was outside for a total of less than an hour!!! I don't know how people who live here deal with this. Just had to get that off my chest...
travelgirl wrote: On another note, and I know this controversial but I will say it anyway-how do you deal with the panhandling here?
I don't think I've ever really been approached. Usually there is enough of a crowd around where a beggar can't single me out. Plus, I'm usually walking, with my eyes straight ahead, and I just ignore them.
Market Street is the worst, there's all sorts of weirdos there. And yes, SF is the worst I've seen. I don't remember ANY beggars during the two times I have been to NY.
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