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New Yorkers create encampment for $400 fad watch — filled with paid line-sitters and a shocking overdose

New York Post·Kyra Breslin·18 days ago
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By Thursday evening, the line outside the Times Square Swatch store resembled a small roadside encampment. Not an unusual sight for anyone in the resale game, looking to make a hefty profit in the aftermarket off a coveted release. Nearly half the block between Seventh and Eighth avenues was scattered with foldable camping chairs resting against police barricades. Trash bags, empty coffee cups and personal belongings littered the sidewalk. The line outside the Swatch store in Times Square for the limited edition watch collaboration. Christopher Sadowski for NY Post A group of men took shifts holding spots while others hit the Marriott Marquis Hotel’s eighth-floor bathroom to clean up or get a quick nap in their car. One woman inched her chair closer to the store as she screamed, “I’ve been here for five days!” A middle-aged woman with strawberry blond hair appeared to have overdosed at around 5:32 p.m. while waiting in line.…

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