I&#39;m back home from a fantastic day in the Big Apple.  I must admit to feeling a rush from the hustle and bustle of the city, even on a Sunday morning and the American Girl store is like no place I have ever been before.  Simply amazing and very very expensive.  I can&#39;t believe the amount of money we spent today but it was well worth it.   Ashleigh was stunned with the skyscrapers and all the people and once we got into the AG store she didn&#39;t know which way to turn.   This particular store is 3 floors of doll clothes, accessories, girl clothes and most of all extremely expensive dolls.    I was a bit put off by all the salespeople walking around &quot;trying to be helpful&quot;   They would come up to you and say in front of the child &quot;Oh is that a new doll - wouldn&#39;t you love to have her ears pierced&quot;  (&#036;14 later the new doll had her ears pierced.)  This went on everywhere we went.  (Wouldn&#39;t you love to have an outfit just like your AG doll, etc.)    It got annoying but definately smart business.   They have personal shoppers who follow you around carrying your bags for you and lounges for you to sit in where you can look thru the catalog while you rest just in case you haven&#39;t already broke the bank.   <br /><br />Lunch was very nice - they have little seats for the dolls that hook onto the table and they have their own little tea sets (also sold in the gift shop on the way out)  DIL Kathy &amp; Paige met us for lunch and the two girls had a great time together and Ash was so suprised to see Paige.   <br /><br />We were in the store when it opened at 9AM and could take our time, browse and shop  but by the time we finished lunch at 12:30 we had to actually push our way through the crowds of people so we made it to the door and got out of there quickly.   <br /><br />I wouldnt&#39; want to do it again in the near future (and I couldn&#39;t afford to do it again anytime soon) but it was definately a great experience.   <br /><br />Time to go and check the back posts and see what everyone has been up to.   I&#39;ll be back later.