While he said his department didn’t offer the white bags, he thought they seemed “generally a good idea.” “Then, boom, he hit me on the side … he’s screaming at me, ‘Go ahead, call 911!’ The police came. She stumbled a little and kept walking,” he recounted. “I noticed a man lunge at a woman and hit her shoulder hard to the point where she was hurt. Manny Ferrer, a sales associate who’s worked in the luxury handbag department at Bergdorf Goodman for a decade, told The Post he had been assaulted last Monday around 10 a.m. There were 148 complaints for grand larceny in the previous 28 days through May 14 in the Midtown North precinct, where Fifth Avenue flagships such as Tiffany’s, Cartier and Louis Vuitton are located, an increase of 94% from two years ago and 132 complaints in the 19th Precinct that’s home to Madison Avenue flagship Hermès, which represents an increase of 55%. “I know crime is up if I’m in the subway, I hide everything.” “We’re hesitant to wear nicer things - like nice watches ,” Julie told The Post. Tiffany & Co.’s Fifth Avenue flagship gives customers the option to carry little blue bags inside a plain white bag to avoid attract attention from potential street thieves. The couple, who live in Williamsburg, said they’ve been taking extra precautions as of late. Only a trained eye could discern the flash of trademark orange peeking out from the edges. “You don’t want to attract attention,” said Lavi Rudnick, 38, who works in fashion and had been browsing Hermès’ Madison Avenue flagship store on Friday with his wife, Julie.Īfter shelling out nearly $3,000 on a handbag and a pair of scarves, the pair opted to disguise their purchases in a white paper bag. The simple sacks cover up the stores’ signature shopping bags - think Hermès orange, Tiffany blue and Cartier red - that can be a target of thieves. NYC shoppers are browsing - and buying - in incognito mode.Īmid an uptick in crime, luxury shops on Fifth and Madison avenues are increasingly offering customers nondescript white paper bags to conceal their high-end purchases. The 30 best men’s watches for all budgets in 2023, according to an expert Inside the secretive LA club where Harry and Meghan Markle hide out Hamptons shopping: The best new luxury stores and pop-ups for 2023 The Hamptons’ hottest new restaurants for summer 2023
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