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Sat 08 Aug 2008Land of the spree
GO SHOPPING: Thousands of Irish will be defying the credit crunch and crossing the Atlantic this winter to snap up bargains in US shops and outlet centres, writes Fiona McCann
'EVERYTHING'S FREE in America," as the song goes. Well, maybe not exactly free, but it sure is cheap these days, and even New York, whose retail delights for so long remained excruciatingly out of reach of your average Irish consumer, has become pleasantly affordable for euro-totin' shoppers on the hunt for a bargain.
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