It has a very strong smell from outside . All the products are handmade and fantastic , that's why…read more I love lush.

I'm a fan. If I can find one of these wonderful stores in a Spanish city I'm in the door. My wife…read moretoo. She buys stuff. Gifts. Clothes. Just stuff that I've little interest in. I go for the food. Glass jars of giant green olives, wonderful near black thin - sliced ham, macadamia nuts enrobed in chocolate and dusted with cocoa powder. semi - dried sliced pieces of banana and pear. I even picked up a bag of American made wotsit type Herr's cheese puffs but extra hot Carolina Reaper flavoured for a mere €4.5 all the way from the USA. After picking and choosing; musing I settled for a café con leche por favor. And it was €2.25 for a tasty large cup and a delightful sweet flavoured biscuit came on the side. I looked at the tind of caviar but randomly decided instead on Stilton cheese. Go figure? I think the lady serving the coffee and cheese thought she had an odd one here. I was surprised to find that the Stilton wasn't massively more expensive than at home so that's a nice surprise and it tasted great too. I know, first world problems but hey ho.

For Americans, El Corte Inglés would be Macy's, Belk, Bloomingdale's or another higher end…read moredepartment store. It's for sure not cheap. From the fragrances department through jewelry and clothing, this place is top notch. Good quality and you'll be paying for it. And in Euros, too. Shopping is easy and pleasant, I noticed plenty of registers with short queues. I did not see anything that fit in my price range.