Treasure Hunting
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An industry that thrives off the fortunes, love affairs, diets, deaths, and divorces of Upper East Side ladies might not seem an obvious last-minute holiday shopping solution. But the scores of high-end consignment shops scattered about Manhattan are a gold mine of discount luxuries perfect for gift-giving. Previously owned, after all, doesn’t necessarily mean “used” – if the designer castoffs up for sale don’t have the tags still attached (and many do), they’ve often been used so sparingly that they might as well be new.
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