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5 Non-Cliche Souvenirs You Should Be Buying From NYC

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Forget about the tacky and overpriced "I love New York" T-shirts

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Here's my confession: I used to splurge excessively on useless souvenirs while traveling.

As somebody who travels to New York pretty often, I've bought everything from the cliche landmark keychains to "I love NY" t-shirts and even miniature Statues of Liberty.

I mean, why not? The gruelingly long flight to the Big Apple justifies these rash shopping decisions.

Soon after, I realised these souvenirs wound up collecting dust and learnt that perhaps less is more.

As such, here are my top five souvenir alternatives, that are worth every cent:

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2. Muji 5th Avenue Store Exclusives

Did you know that Muji has a US flagship store on the Fifth Avenue?

The store allows you to customise your own blends of essential oils, personalise selected items with embroidery, stamp your paper products with the exclusive NYC stamps and buy exclusive designer tees with the symbolic Yellow Taxis and Empire State Building. Prices start from USD$3.50 onwards for a tote bag.

475 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10017

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