Next, head to the buzzy neighborhood of Ballard for a leisurely afternoon of lunch and window-shopping.

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However, Hunt cautions against taking children window-shopping or over-exposing them to stores, which may encourage consumerism and impulse buying.

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When most of us are window-shopping later this month, the Japanese politicians and the electorate will be busy and distracted to varying degrees.

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Continue south down the paths of Central Park, past the sunbather-filled 15 acres of Sheep Meadow, to Columbus Circle, where you can do a bit of window-shopping at the Time Warner Center, which has upscale shops of every stripe as well an enormous Whole Foods Market on the lower level.

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If your heart and wallet are up to it, check after the break for the full press release and a few more pics -- window shopping never hurt, right?

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QVC, an American television-shopping network, it also offers Mr Gates a window on the more familiar kind of electronic shopping.

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They either used a car-broking service or did their window shopping and price comparisons on the Internet and used a broker to line up a local deal.

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Window browsing may yield simultaneous shopping therapy and colour therapy, as sari-clad mannequins strike sassy poses and endless rows of brightly-hued bangles wink at buyers.

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