Am thinking about a December mileage run HNL-SFO-LHR, and one possible itinerary would leave me with 5-6 hours to kill on a Sunday morning at LHR.

Seems like a nice opportunity to pick up some holiday gifts...so how's the shopping at the airport?

Tried to check the BAA website, but it keeps stalling and timing out on me...so I thought I'd turn to the experts here at FT for guidance!

Thanks in advance, and aloha.

If you are coming into Terminal 3 (UA/AA) and staying there then shopping is excellent - Harrods have an outlet there, There are electrical retailers etc.etc.

These are situated airside.

If you pass through Custom Landside shopping in Terminal 3 is possible, not the same selection.

Airside/landside shopping T2 not partuclarily good .

Airside shopping in Terminal 1 is good, Landside not so good.

Don't know much about Terminal 4 shopping.

BAA state that the prices in the shops are no higher than those in shops in London.

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If you are coming into Terminal 3 (UA/AA) and staying there then shopping is excellent - Harrods have an outlet there, There are electrical retailers etc.etc.
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Raldal, thank you for the tip. I'll be on AA, so Terminal 3 it is. And even a Harrods...wow!

The airside Harrods in T3 is certainly a mini-Harrods. Perhaps 15 x 30 meters in size.

If one's goal is simply to obtain Harrods branded products, this shop will provide those products.

If you go to www.baa.co.uk (http://www.baa.co.uk) you will get a list of stores by terminal.