Italy--any shopping ideas?!

[ahmward]

bev.b...@mail.utexas.edu (Beverly Bavaro) wrote:

>A co-worker/friend of mine is traveling to Italy in a few weeks and I'd
>like to give her some money to bring something back for me...she'll be
>mostly in Sicily...
>
>Any ideas?

Bev,
I'll be going to Italy with husband and daughters on 7/19 so I checked
my Born to Shop book. Nothing is mentioned about shopping in Sicily
so I would suggest she look for things that are common in the shops
and appear to be affordable. For example, on our last trip I bought
pretty marble ring boxes and leather bracelets as gifts for friends as
well as beautiful Florentine stationery. We'll be going to Rome,
Florence and Venice where shopping is abundant and I'll be looking for
leather, silk, gold and a way to pay for it all!
audrey

[MLanca8176]

I bought tons of stuff in Italy--beautiful little flirty sweaters,
watercolor sketches, etc. but almost all of the high end makeup is
American! Very disappointing, and the exact opposite of London....

Maurey
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[rosanna]

Beverly Bavaro wrote:
>
> A co-worker/friend of mine is traveling to Italy in a few weeks and I'd
> like to give her some money to bring something back for me...she'll be
> mostly in Sicily...
>
> Any ideas?
>

> distinctive/hard-to-find Make-up/Perfume?
> clothing items?
> special Italian jewelry?
>
> Nothing too heavy or breakable...she's on a business trip and I don't want
> to burden her, but I'd love to have something from there that's:
> fun/cool/useful/colorful/etc.
>
> (I'm not talking about rosary beads or t-shirts or little Madonna
> statuettes here...!!!)
>
> thanx for any tips/advice!!!
>
> --bev b.
>

Go for the gold - jewelry - I say!!

rosanna
who would love to replace her Italian gold teardrop earrings with
eurobacks that were stolen years ago!