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| The week that was Jon Snow |
| By Afsheen Shaikh | |
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Monday, 13 February 2006 Page 2 of 2  On this particular day, Lisa and I tackled all things beginning with ‘h’ – Hamleys, Harrods, Harvey Nichols and erm, Harmony. I lost myself in the cuddly toy department of Hamley’s and walked away with a lion cub. I mean, I’ve honestly grown out of all this cuddly toy malarkey but I just couldn’t resist this one. The lady at the till asked me if I had any pets, to which I screamed, “Nooooo! These ARE my pets!” Ahem. I’m sure there is something lacking in my diet…Still sticking with ‘h’s, my Harvey Nicks cherry was popped (and Lisa’s too!) as we paid a short visit to this uber-priced department store in Knightsbridge. Lisa has a great excuse for not ever going to Harvey Nichols and Harrods – she lives in Scotland but what’s mine for never visiting the former? I don’t know, I’ve just never been there and judging by what was on display, I don’t think I had missed out on anything. It’s so small and the only shop I could possibly purchase anything from was the MAC cosmetics counter. We wandered up to the top floor where the food hall is (note: they all refer to them as ‘food halls’ in these posh department stores) and sampled some cake while suitably looking unimpressed with the items on sale including a bar of chocolate with a chilli flavour. Urgh, you must be quite sadistic to want to eat that! Then we wandered into Mr Al Fayed’s corner shop, Harrods (where a MAC store will soon be opening!) and went in search of the pet shop because there is one…or there used to be. Well, let’s point one thing out about Harrods – it may be the world’s most expensive department store but boy, does Mr Al Fayed need to employ people with sharp eyes. Firstly, there are still sign-postings for ‘Christmas decorations’ in the store and secondly, the pet shop is no more yet that is still sign-posted AND the staff there think it exists. Where? In a land far, far away? Following the signs, we almost walked into some walls. Actually, I’ve just realised another poor thing about Harrods – its rug department is an absolute tip! Come on, even Allied Carpets is more glamorous. Also HMV in Harrods is appalling too. Standards are really slipping in that place. So that’s Hamley’s, Harvey Nicks and Harrods covered. That just leaves Harmony, a, er, shop of the adult nature. Well, we wanted something to amuse ourselves with so we wandered in and like two kids spying the top shelf of a newsagent's yet trying not to snigger (hmm, maybe that wasn’t a suitable analogy), we tried to look convincingly like serious customers. Indeed. Not that there was anything in that shop I actually wanted BUT Lisa did walk away with something for a fiver. The dirty minx! We did see a middle-aged bloke in a mac (I kid you not) parting with £60 in cash at the till (no credit card, eh? Hiding something from the missus for the mistress…)  By the way, Lisa is now a new convert to MAC, after she submitted herself to a full make-over. Well done, girl! Later that evening, I tried out my new Babyliss Press & Curl thing on Lisa, and by the time I finished curling her hair, it was nearly midnight but as promised, I agreed to do her make-up…and made her look like “a hooker”. I’m sorry but it was really late and I totally forgot my eye shadows (which are much more vibrant in colour) appear too strong on Lisa’s fair skin. Oops! I bought two more for my expanding collection as well. Someone make me stop!Now things are back to normal/boredom – Lisa flew back to Aberdeen at the weekend. By some strange coincidence, my friend Charlie Connelly was mooching around the harbour area around that time… said something about feeling very lonely. I don’t know, Charlie…I think you’re up to something, going off to all these random places supposedly to research for your book. OK, I’m done with this week’s editorial. I was going to mention something about a complete stranger slipping his business card into my hand and then running off, expecting me to call him for a date but that’s another story altogether. I promise to be on time next week. Bye for now. Read previous editorials: 2006 2005 2004 |
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