Harrods Sale

Today I got to live out a lifelong dream. I went to the opening day of the Harrods Sale.

And it was awesome! As a devoted shopper, Harrods is the ultimate store, and the sale surpassed my expectations. The store opened at 9am, so I arrived at 8:30am and managed to find a good spot outside the entrance where the VIPS were set to open the sale. The crowd were entertained by a brass band, and kept happy with cups of coffee and Harrods cookies. The press were parked directly opposite me and I was practically blinded when Mr Al Fayed himself came out and started pressing the flesh. I tried to get a pic of him but people kept getting in the way, so I settled for the large-than-life statue of him in the store. You will note I drew the line at taking a snap of the syrupy Dodi & Diana statue...

Word got around the crowd than Billy Zane and Kelly Brook (no idea who she is, sorry) were opening the sale. A small parade led by pipers, announced their arrival in the Harrods Horse-drawn carriage. Mr Zane is incredibly good-looking in person, and was super-stylish. Whatsherface looked ok too. The press were revolting as per usual: "Go on Kelly, givvim a kiss" etc. Anyhow, I squeezed into the store along with the others and set off for the bargains, of which there were some good ones. Perfumes in particular were very cheap. I was particularly amused by the pet section, which was mostly doggie clothing for the Paris Hilton horrors out there.