Gucci in Bogota or Cali

Sylvie says on Aug 1, 2005, 09:48:

ok, sorry for being so vague.

Anybody know if there is a Gucci in Centre Commercial Andino?

I remember some nice stores there....

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kat1 (Moderator) (Trustee board) says on Aug 1, 2005, 09:51:

I am not sure about Gucci but I remember seeing Chanel in that shopping center, maybe there is a Gucci too,
Chao X-)

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Sylvie says on Aug 1, 2005, 09:54:

Thanks Kat.

I'm thinking about saving my shopping for when I visit Colombia. I wodner if I would save some money.

Luxury tax in Quebec is WAY too high and it's burning a hole in my wallet.

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robhaynie says on Aug 1, 2005, 09:55:

This is quite a coincidence because i was asking the same question a couple weeks ago when i was in Bogota for a couple weeks on business. The people there looked at me like i was nuts.....I believe there is a Prada store in Andino but really the prices are about the same as you would pay in NY or Miami.

They do sell Gucci shirts in Ovieda mall in Medellin. But I would be wary of buying knockoffs..

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Sylvie says on Aug 1, 2005, 10:08:

I never buy knockoffs because I can tell the difference

SO I know tehre is a Louis Vuitton, a Chanel...but they dont have Gucci. That's odd.

Anyhoo, I live in Montreal and luxury items are far more expensive in Montreal than in New York or Miami but I'm going to Colombia before I ever go to the states again. I have issues with american custom agents.

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adela says on Aug 1, 2005, 16:30:

Gucci en Cali
Centro Comercial Jardin Plaza (nov.dec 2005)

Màs fe, màs abrazos, màs besos, màs disculpas, màs visitas a nuestros amigos antiguos nos haràn màs plenos cada vez.

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carolain11 says on Aug 2, 2005, 14:05:

In Andino There's not a gucci store but there is a loewe store, whose items I think (cause I've seen them on magazines) are very nice...

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elmodefoque says on Aug 2, 2005, 14:10:

sylvie, don't waste your money, flight down to NYC and go to chinatown , they got gucci bags for 5 bucks, rolex 5 bucks too!

I'll get there, when I get there!

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utopiacowboy says on Aug 2, 2005, 14:11:

I think the strip search they did on you, Sylvie, was just a misunderstanding.

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utopiacowboy says on Aug 2, 2005, 14:12:

She can't Elmo. She hates those g'damm Americans.

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elmodefoque says on Aug 2, 2005, 14:13:

no americans in NYC!

I'll get there, when I get there!

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utopiacowboy says on Aug 2, 2005, 14:17:

You're right, elmo. I guess it must be those strip searches she has to go through at the border.

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Gomezman5 says on Aug 2, 2005, 15:35:

UTC Whats with you and this sudden obsession with stipping and related searches ? Isn't that paisa of yours satisfying your carnal needs?

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utopiacowboy says on Aug 2, 2005, 16:54:

Why, G'man, I've always been a pervert. A Colombiana not satisfying a man's carnal needs? I'm not sure that's possible in theory and in my experience, it definitely is not possible.

My wife and I like to pretend that she's trying to sneak into the country illegally or trying to sneak some Guccis and then I have to strip search her. Unlike Sylvie, she always enjoys being searched.

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Sylvie says on Aug 2, 2005, 21:21:

I was never strip searched. But they have given me a hard time because of my last name.

And when they get on by bad side I kind of get bitchy. The first time they opened my carry on to look though all my stuff. And they did it purely out of curiosity! Then one of the guys who I like to call Butterball with butter fingers dropped my 500$ sunglasses and scratched them. So I yelled at him....then he gave me a harder time.

grrrrrrrr

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Sylvie says on Aug 2, 2005, 21:26:

Worst part is that they make me go into their "special room" where they make me look like a fucking crimminal.

stupid hicks that work at the border have no idea not to mess with a montreal girl! grrrr

sorry, just ranting :-D

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Colombiche says on Aug 2, 2005, 21:35:

Well Sylvie You think that is bad? Did you read my post about the immigration guys pulling out a maxi pad from my suitcase in front of a bunch of people and wripping it in half? All because my passport said "place of birth: Colombia".

No me den trago extranjero, que es caro y no sabe a bueno.... (Rafael Godoy)

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Sylvie says on Aug 2, 2005, 22:13:

oh yeah, they took out my "em oh yeah, they took out my emergency tampon from my bag and opened it.

they're losers.

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Lostgringo says on Aug 2, 2005, 22:34:

prada knockoffs too Yes and the Prada too, just check out ebay and you will alot of Prada shoes being sold out of China...or Hongkong..something like that...do your think these are genuine? I would not trust alot of designer stuff coming out of Colombia...IMHO

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Sylvie says on Aug 2, 2005, 23:21:

I always buy in boutiques. That is the only way to avoid knock-offs.

Shopping is my achilles heel

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kernow62 says on Aug 3, 2005, 06:20:

Usually people have two achilles heels... hmmm....

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utopiacowboy says on Aug 3, 2005, 07:01:

So you have to go to the "special room" where the guy gives you a "hard" time? Tell me more...

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Sylvie says on Aug 3, 2005, 09:52:

UC I know for sure that one of them finds me cute because he kept smiling and winking at me after he would say his lame jokes.

They always ask me why I'm not traveling with my family which is none of their business and then they always look through my stuff. Instead of having one guy look through my stuff there are typically 3 of them standing there doing it.

I've been pulled aside like a crimminal 3 times! I've had enough. They're assholes and I can survive without going to their country.

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utopiacowboy says on Aug 3, 2005, 13:06:

Do they go through your lingerie? They don't ask you to try any of it on in the "special room" do they? We're going to Canada next week. I hope I don't get taken to the "special room" - I know how those Canadian immigration inspectors are. Those guys always want to do full body searches on other guys! Makes you wonder about that country.

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Sylvie says on Aug 3, 2005, 16:01:

UC I'm talking about the US customs guys. The Canadian immigration guys are angels compared to the US guys that are stationed in the montreal airport.

In any case they wont stop you unless your last name is the same as someone they "have problems" with. :-P

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vicshere says on Aug 3, 2005, 16:39:

how about x-rays in Bogotá ....well how about getting your stomach x-rayed in the Bogotá airport with a x-ray machine from the 1940s probably leaks more radiation than a nuclear bomb...and I was Canadian traveling with my Colombian wife.....and this was on the way out of Bogotá to Cuba


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utopiacowboy says on Aug 3, 2005, 16:46:

Yeah, they're little angels all right - those guys are tiptoeing through the tulips. No wonder they have no interest in you - it's just your lingerie that they might like to try on. The US customs guys are puppies - they've never even looked through my stuff once. You're a young woman so you get the third degree - so did my daughters - you guys fit the profile for drug smugglers. When my girls went through US customs, they already had 3 chicks chained to toilets waiting for them to make a deposit. Old guys like me can't do that stuff and they know it - even old bulls need a lot of voltage.

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Sylvie says on Aug 3, 2005, 17:00:

hmmmm UC, I think you're missing my point.... I will send you a private message and you'll understand why I get stopped. It's not because girls my age fit the profile of drug smugglers. :-P

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Colombiche says on Aug 3, 2005, 17:04:

Now I am curious Sylvie, why do you get stopped so much? You are not Colombian are you? I am born and raised in Colombia and I don't even have that much problems with customs...

No me den trago extranjero, que es caro y no sabe a bueno.... (Rafael Godoy)

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Sylvie says on Aug 3, 2005, 17:08:

utopiacowboy, you cant recieve private messages.

COLOMBICHE, i am not colombian but I have some family members that aren't well liked by the United states. I have their last name. Certain members in my family have been accused of things.

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utopiacowboy says on Aug 3, 2005, 17:12:

Just tell them taht even Mafi Just tell them that even Mafia princesses are entitled to travel! Or you could tell them that there's big Family meeting in Jersey and you're gonna miss it. Ask them how they like The Sopranos?

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Sylvie says on Aug 3, 2005, 17:17:

Sopranos is a stupid fucking show that sheds a bad light on the italian culture. I swear, we're very misunderstood people. Stupid cakes can't understand the value that we put on family and trust. That is why their divorce rates and child neglect rates are through the fucking roof.

iggnorance gets my blood boiling.

PS: how come you cant recieve any private messages?

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utopiacowboy says on Aug 3, 2005, 17:20:

I love the Sopranos. I love it when Tony whacks someone. It's kinda like Colombia where you can just have someone bumped off for $50. Is that a great country or what?

Please, Syvie, I was joking - don't have me whacked! I love Italian chicks. They're smokin'.

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Sylvie says on Aug 3, 2005, 17:23:

I think the US government officials watch too much Sopranos. Then they try to extradite anyone with an Italian last name to face american courts....Over zealous twats!


grrrrrr

OK I swear i'm done. hehehe


DId you block your private message feature so the ladies of PBH would stop flirting with you?

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Lostgringo says on Aug 3, 2005, 17:25:

utopia makes me wonder about you...sometimes you say things that make alot of sense dometimes nothing but garbage comes out of your mouth. Silvia is trying to say she is frustrated..and all you can think of is asking about lingeria...you pervert..

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Lostgringo says on Aug 3, 2005, 17:29:

fucking just wondering if that is part of your vocabulary Syvia sure takes you down a notch..My bias, I dislike a woman with a foul mouth and a woman with a pile of tatoos...makes them look cheap don't you think?

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vicshere says on Aug 3, 2005, 17:31:

oh crap here we go for a ride....strap yourself in

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utopiacowboy says on Aug 3, 2005, 17:51:

I always have my PM turned off. I only turned it on that one time so you could send me the link to your nude photos. I like that one with the little tatoo.

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Mr. Hollywood says on Aug 3, 2005, 18:00:

Poor girls "I dislike a woman with a foul mouth and a woman with a pile of tatoos...makes them look cheap "

I can just hear the hearts shattering with disappointment from coast to coast.

Sylvie, I have my PM turned on and would love to hear the details of why you get such BS at customs.

I have a Colombian friend who shares a name with a major narcotrafficer and won't go to the US without notarized letters from the Colombian cops saying he's not that _____ ________.

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utopiacowboy says on Aug 3, 2005, 18:05:

If it's really juicy, I'll turn my PM on too. Hell I'll turn my AM on as well.

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Sylvie says on Aug 3, 2005, 21:04:

UC, did you notice the tattoo of your name on my ass?

on a serious note; i dont have any tattoos its not my style.

Mr. Hollywood, i'll send you something.

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utopiacowboy says on Aug 4, 2005, 08:30:

Good for you, Sylvie. I'm not going to put anybody down for having a tatoo but I really prefer a natural body. Doesn't have to be perfect - just natural.

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