Harrods London where Millionaires shop - First time Visit
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- Опубликовано: 11 окт 2024
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Harrods London is a one off. Sometimes considered the best department store in the world there are 7 floors and 330 departments raging from the food hall to fashion, and even a diamond vault. Some of the most expensive things to buy in the world are available here.
While visiting London I decided to visit Harrods for the first time. 15 million per YEAR visit Harrods and I wanted to see what all the fuss was about. In this video I show you how to get there, have a quick look around and give you my honest opinion about whether I think it's worth spending your precious time on a trip to London making your own visit.
Let me know in the comments if you have been and what you thought. Thanks as always for your support.
If you would like to visit Harrods yourself the closest Underground (tube) station is Knightsbridge on the Piccadilly Line.
My favourite bit is when you get back home and see women shopping in Tesco with the green Harrods plastic bag. 😄
“I’ve been to Harrods” bag filled with basics pasta 😅
@@throughlucyslens 🤣 Always makes me smile
Love your candid content a woman after my own heart. Love the fab customer service from the coffee shop. Txxx❤
I booked a blowdry in Harrods only I didn't realise the appointment was before the store opened. Even though the staff greeted us at the door to take us through the building the security were very, very difficult with us including the staff member. I made a point of finding the guard after to tell him I was only interested in getting my hair done and not to nick anything. I managed to get a smile out of him, but it still left a bit of a bad taste.
I mean that would have been the robbery of the century, blow dry and a Rolex .. it’s mad isn’t it? I felt like I was being watched and that they totally knew my coat was from the M&S sale 😂 that must have been quite upsetting because I bet it was the most expensive blow dry of your life!
What did you knock off 😂😂
Oh Lucy this is great. I’ve always wanted to look in there too. I love that you respect people and film what feels right. Thanks for the sneak peak 🥰
Very welcome! Xx
When I was in my teens (a long time ago) I used to go to London with my parents🙏 2-3 times a year and we would stay at the Strand Palace Hotel (opposite the Savoy) for a long weekend and go to the theatre and would go to Harrods each time. It was amazing😍😍😍😍
It’s not what it was back in the late 70’s early 80’s
Especially things like the Boxing Day Sales
Also when Mohammed Al Fayed bought it in 1985 it started to ‘go downhill’
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Yes I’ve seen videos of the Boxing Day sales - it was mental!
I went on a works tour to visit The Victoria and Albert Museum, but most of the people bunked off and went to Harrods when we got there. I just couldn’t get my head around that. I feel the way you do.
Gosh you could lose me in the V&A for months, there is no way I would choose Harrods over there!
Love that you are sticking to your authentic self. It does shine through ❤
I was lucky enough to visit London and seeing the tube made me remember the smell of the train 😂 and I did go to Harrods and I enjoyed the toy area, took pictures with the large teddy bears but you’re right, it’s expensive. Creating the memory is priceless though and I’m glad I was able to experience it once ☺️
My Son and I just visited the Uk through January from Australia. I am originally from Uk. We did a few trips into London as we were staying with family in Kent. On our list was to visit Harrods, Liberty, Selfridges. Harrods I basically wanted one of their famous green bags, well when I saw the price of 40 pounds, for a hard plastic tote bag that changed my mind, I ended up with a fold up green shopping bag that I can put in my handbag, that cost me 15 pounds. We looked around some of the floors, but like you, felt uncomfortable, and no point looking around if can't afford anything. I got Harrods bears for my daughters and a Xmas bauble which was on sale. It was good to go there, but we didn't stay very long. Thanks for the video.
It feels odd in there doesn’t it? Cold? I don’t know. How did you find the other department stores? I do really love Liberty & Fortnum and Mason, even though things are still out of my price range it feels a more magical experience
Hi Lucy! You are so genuine and down to earth, I really enjoy your channel. Thank you
Thank you Jackie, that means a lot, really appreciate it!
Thank you for sharing. The food looked amazing. We enjoyed the part of Harrods that you filmed. Can understand that you.only filmed a bit of it. You have to enjoy what you are doing. Hope you are having a great weekend. Best wishes Dave and Dawn ❤
Thank you so much! It just felt uncomfortable in there, not in a nasty way .. and yes the food hall in the best bit, I guess that’s why it’s always packed! ❤️
oh my goodness the Egyptian Staircase area was divine. I had No Idea. Thanks for showing us; I wish my home town Sydney had something as amazing as that. The architecture of the Harrods building was brilliant too.
But the shopping zones including the food court were just generic spaces with generic merchandise; you could have been standing in any shopping complex in any big city around the world. I agree the shopping side was uninteresting.
The staircase is amazing, but yes, I felt the shop itself could have been anywhere really.
Exactly my thoughts. Staircase; divine. The rest def boringly generic.
Just finding your vids Lucy and loving them! I agree 100% about Harrods. I went there about 10 years and only shopped in the food court too! Nobody was "shopping" then or now. A beautiful building though. Thanks!
It's crazy isn't it? Step outside the food hall and it's a ghost town! They must have some very wealthy secret shoppers to keep it open!
Thank you for interesiting video😊❤i m a new subscriber and i just love your accent!😊😊😊😊
Oh thank you so much! Us Brummies get a lot of jokes about our accent in the UK - I'm glad someone likes it! 😍😍😍
Thanks for putting you toe in the water for the rest of us. Too cold for a dip in the pool. Your honesty is great❤
Hahaha thank you! I don't see the point of saying I like things when I really don't x
I’ll never forget going to Harrods with my parents as a kid and spotting a Sarah Lee chocolate gateaux in the freezer section for about five times the price it was in Kwik Save 😂
This is brilliant 😂😂😂 I’m currently rationing the harrods tea bags, half for me, half for my sister, one a day only 😅
Ohh I remember Kwik save they had a no frills section which was exceedingly exceptional value
I liked Sara Lee frozen brownies.
I liked Sara Lee frozen brownies.
Thank you for sharing Lucy. I haven't been there for many years. My son meets up with friend in December for a walk about in the city. He does go snd buy a few items in the food department. For Christmas presents, Chocolates to share. Also a jar of my favourite spread on toast, Ginger preserve. Mind you Sainsbury's sell a nice one too.
Ohh thanks for the hint on Sainsbury's ginger preserve! I might well try that, I get tired of marmalade and I love ginger!
I think Fortnum and Mason is an infinitely better shop ... complete with Royal Warrants ...
I've never been you know, I must.
And Harvey nics
I love your honesty ❤....youve just made my mind up about visiting Harrods 😂 x
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I've been into Fortnum and Mason's loos, famously with royal approval. When my wife came out of the Ladies, I looked at her and said to her 'you realise queen Elizabeth's arse might have sat where you've just sat'.....
Hahah, I wonder if The Queen popped her head around and said "one does approve" - toilets by royal approval eh? Whatever next!
The video before yours was Harry and Paul, I saw you coming thicko. 😂😂 that says it all about harrods 😂😂
I love those sketches .. 😂😂 perfect observation!
So nice to see you ❤️
I visited Harrods as part of a junior school trip in the late 80’s and don’t think I’ve actually been back since
I've been reading loads of info about Harrods when researching the video and it seems the heyday was in the 80s and 90s .. the £12 tea is VERY nice though :)
@@throughlucyslensI don’t remember it massively well, but in my mind it did seem more “grand” back then x
Great video, i plucked up the courage to go in harrods, even serched their dress code to save any embarrassment i agree its boring in there, i did purchase a small gift for my mom, but want be going there again,
Thanks for sharing that, it's funny how these stores make us feel like we need to conform. I hope your Mom enjoyed her gift x
I loved your video. The best thing about Harrod's is definitely the Food Court
Only reason to go 😂
Lucy I was just about to turn this volg off right before you left Harrods honest. I've only seen about ten of your volgs so far and was thinking this isn't her,so glad I stayed til the end end.
Thank you! Yep me and Harrods are like oil & water .. no thanks! 🤣
Thank you for showing us around Harrods. I have often wondered what it is like in there. If I ever make London I will go and see. I don't suppose that I will have the money to spend though. Greetings from South Africa xx
Hey! There's not that much in there to buy really, there's much much nicer places to spend your money - I like Fortnum & Mason, maybe one day I'll go and make a video :)
Wonderful video I felt the same when I visited Harrods. Saved up all year to go and didn’t like the service there either so I came out of there and then went to Westfield London and spent up in 10 minutes lol😂
I would be the same! Whenever I save up for something special I never end up spending it on "that" - got to love a day at Westfield though 🤣
@@throughlucyslens very true but it was so hard to save and not been able to save a pound since. Westfield was good but was scared waiting outside for a taxi as some lads were going to take my shopping off me. Bought a few things from the Louis Vuitton store there too
I love your honesty and agree totally with your comments. Harrods is not what it is cracked up to be, it’s there to draw in tourists, such a shame.
I watched an old documentary about it in its hey day the other day and I would have been all over it then! X
We felt rather like fish out of water when we visited many yeas ago - Lancashire cabbie & cleaner 'do Harrods' 😁
Our son ( 5 at the time ) needed the toilet - it was a pound to pee but a kind security guard let him go in accompanied by his Dad for free !
It's on the to do list if you are only likely to ever visit London once & need to cram all the famous places in !
We got a better buzz on the underground ( looks just like on 'American Werewolf' ! ) with it's strange warm air draughts & walking round the streets/parks in the evenings.
Our one regret was running out of time for the Natural History Museum in our 5 day frenzy !
I NEVER get bored of the London Underground, it really exhilarates me too - that and the Clipper Boat. The same happened to me at the V&A and I've never been back - it was kind of crowded and I haven't been able to get that off my mind, but I really should it was amazing!
I did quite enjoy your video and wish you'd have decided to stay longer, I understand why you did not. Thank you so much for showing the prices of things. I had always heard about having high tea at Harrods, which I did. It was quite extravagant, But I loved it because I was coming from the US and it's the first time I'd had the experience of high tea. I Spent quite a bit of time looking for something to get as a souvenir but was gobsmacked by the prices. I wound up taking home a pair of socks, which I have to this day:) I cannot believe they wanted £5 for a plastic bag. They weren't charging for them when I went. I would never pay £5 for a bag either! It sounds like maybe it's one of those post COVID things In the US, There are drastic changes since covid.
Hey Diane! Yes it's the same here, things that used to be cheap - for example a bag was 5 pence are now £1+ in the supermarket. It's to make people remember to take their own for the environment but you can bet your bottom dollar I forget EVERY time, I joke I have my pension pot in reusable bags! I think it's lovely you had high tea - why not! I would love to have afternoon tea at The Ritz .. even though I would have nothing g to wear 🤣
When to london last l walk past harrods it was boring and expensive l agree 👍
Yes, i would walk past next time 😬
Was the tea worth the money? I did go once and got a Hello Kitty x Harrods apron in the sale for about £8, bargain, but wouldn't go again, I felt very out of place and certain a security guard was following me around the entire time lol 😅
The tea is a bit weak tbf .. probably too posh for my Yorkshire tea tastes 😂
Don't forget Harvey Nicholls just along the street.
I’ve never been there 🙈what’s it like? X
I have a trip planned to London later this month which includes Harrods. I'm planning on going to a restaurant called the Blue Box.
Ohh that sounds lovely, I hope you have the BEST day!
@@throughlucyslens Thank you.
I love your honesty Lucy ❤ and I think that I would feel like you did about it, love that staircase, but then time to go elsewhere 😉
Yes absolutely. I felt like a square peg in a round hole 🤣
We aren't really shoppers and mistakenly went to Harrods while in a hurry. We just wanted to get some Christmas ornaments as gifts for family. We couldn't find a map anywhere. We finally did find some reasonably priced ornaments and our family loved them, but I wouldn't go back to Harrods.
As a tourist it's better to go to one of the big outdoor markets like Camden. Especially as an America who has seen plenty of malls.
I love Camden Market! It's my fave!
Hurray for the plaster lady, and I loved seeing the staircase.
She saved my feet :)
lol to walking round with a tin of tea! At least you got hold of a bag elsewhere. Tourists do go specifically to buy a Harrods bag but I wouldn’t bother either, Lucy!
No way was I paying that for a BAG. Particularly when I've got my life savings in Aldi bags for life under the sink at home 😂
People go the Harrods for the same reason that they go to Bloomingdales - for a shopping bag. I know an English gal who's daughter "needed" a little brown bag from Bloomingdales for her school lunch.
Aghr yes - the little brown bag! You see a lot of those around in Birmingham - they sell them on a market stall! How funny is that?
Thank you for sharing, not a place I would shop, if I go to London there are more interesting places to visit, totally agree with you😅
Soooo many better places! I love going to the off the beaten track
Love the building ,its so opulent. Have bought makeup there but not much else.
Buying makeup seems understandable as they can’t really hike the prices on a say Chanel lipstick (hope not anyway!) x
Harrods used to be quiet luxury and immaculate service from experienced staff.....then Fayid turned into a tacky tourist trap and all the royal warrants were pulled. The sale used to be fantastic! It was an event!
Such a shame!
When it comes down to it, we all eat =-) Similar pastries could got at a little owner operator cafe. The clothes weren't one off's so the gentry could bump into someone wearing the same thing. It's all a state of mind when working out what you need. Lol give me an op shop and a small cafe and I'm a box of fluffy ducks. Imagine working there - shudder lol. Take care.
I don't think I'm game face enough to work there .. I worked at Waitrose for 4 weeks when I was a teen, not sure if you are in the UK but Waitrose is like the "whole foods" in the states. 4 weeks of people speaking to me like garbage and I was out of there! X
@@throughlucyslens "The customer is always right." Um no. I'm in New Zealand =-)
Gone in there a few times and remember a person in front of me 'middle eastern' blew thousands on kitchen stuff - total must have been over £5K; this was back in the 1980s. I later found out this was a wife of an Arab Sheikh, was known they would use one plate,saucer or cup for instance and chuck them in the bin(use just once)! I like Fortnum and Mason, that's where you should have gone Lucy(stuff is cheaper there and similar)!
I've spent some time in the Middle East and the wealth is just jaw dropping (I was working not enjoying 🤣) that doesn't surprise me at all. I thought I hadn't been to fortnums but my husband reminded me I had a slice of Black Forest in there for my 30th years ago - I must go back :)
@@throughlucyslens whether you'll respond to this - quite funny! A lady I knew in the valleys in Wales(she originally lived in Bahrain) used to love driving round the terraced streets in a Rolls Royce Phantom in the 1970s/80s, she would allow some of the neighbours a spin, locally! Passed away years ago!
That was the tour that I would have taken if I went in....15 minutes tops! I would enjoy the coffee shop across the street full of real people. That's what it's all about, isn't it? Those are the folks who make history come alive. It appears that way back when it would take 50 real, authentic people to preen and fuss and wait on two fancy folks. (What is the ratio in your opinion?). No thanks to the fancy marketing! I shop where the 'people' shop!
I'm a big fan of the Lidl Bakery .. I dream of their pastries, I think that says a lot about me 🤣
i would visit once for the historical building and it's construction, but that's it......(and being from the US, I had to google what a "plaster" was lol)
hahaha .. yes a Band Aid! Funnily we do have Band Aid branded "plasters" here but the saying just never caught on I guess! Yes. Got to visit Harrods for a look .. but anything else I think meh .. skip!
You’re absolutely right👍
Nice to see and know about it
Thank you x
I have driven past Harrods 1000 times but only been in once brilliant shop but completely out of my price range
Way out of mine too. It was great to see inside but I did feel a bit of an imposter!
OK...Been there done that!!
My millionaire contacts in Jersey wd only buy a tiny box of chocolates harrods
A relative for my birthday treated me to a massive icecream dessert icrcream parlour it had gold sprinkles more an experience
Unforgettable one at that - I always think millionaires are just that because of that mindset, I would want something GAUCHE and over the top that I would probably worry about buying for months afterwards 🤣
I enjoyed your video
Thank you so much.
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Harrods has never been on my visit list. I don't see the fun in walking around a store I can't afford to spend any money in. I'd rather visit the Tower of London.
I LOVE the Tower of London! I haven't been for many years since they have updated the White Tower - I must revisit!
I'm planning on doing both. I won't spend a lot of money but I'll spend something.
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Looks like any other large store but the prices ouch.
Exactly ❤️
Everyone has to do Harrods once in their life, but it is basically just John Lewis for people with more money than sense. I last went there about 20years ago. I remember grimacing at a 24k gold plated entertainment set; TV, speakers, music centre, the lot. It was the tackiest thing I've ever seen. Had to take a sneaky photo of it. I still have the photo somewhere. Harrods is just somewhere to go when you've done everything else and you just want a bit of a laugh over the sort of tasteless tat some people will pay ridiculous amounts of money for.
"John Lewis for people with more money than sense" - that's my quote of the day 🤣
I live in london for 35yrs and i never visit harrods even my brother working there i never like it..
Admittedly it was decades ago, and things may have changed for the better, but Harrods is the only shop I have ever seen cockroaches running around, in the meat hall!
Noooooooo 🤯
Yes, but they were probably top rank cockroaches. Cus they wouldn't have any old cockroaches in there!!
No
Good choice not to buy there!❤️🇨🇦
Absolutely shocking what's recently come out - I'm glad I didn't!
Capitalism is empty ❤
Agree, I am far more about experiences that "things"
Admire your principles. Not the slightest interest in shopping in places like that. I’d go for the architectural interest but not keen on giving my money away just for street cred. Disgusting they’re still using plastic for their overpriced bags. You’d pay a bit for a reusable but not plastic. Your money was better spent on the coffee 😊
100% and I've got a small savings account in Aldi bags for life under my sink at home 😂😂😂
"It smells like money". Brilliant 😂
@garyeats has a great food video that's sums it up.
😂😂😂 I’ll check that out! Thank you!
Need a bank loan to buy a cup cake.
Right!? 😂
only people who have money can enjoy Harrods cos they can buy whatever that’s the same reason its boring for me 🥲🤣
The saying “here’s what you could have won” kept coming into my head 😂
Love that you are sticking to your authentic self. It does shine through ❤
I was lucky enough to visit London and seeing the tube made me remember the smell of the train 😂 and I did go to Harrods and I enjoyed the toy area, took pictures with the large teddy bears but you’re right, it’s expensive. Creating the memory is priceless though and I’m glad I was able to experience it once ☺️
Thank you - and yes. The smell of the tube is ... just "the tube" isn't it? I've been lucky enough to travel on underground trains in other counties but I always expect the smell and it never comes ...