Like Manhattan's Mad. Avenue, very few of these stores actually have customers buying stuff. It's mostly window shoppers , coke dealers, shady latin americans, and (UGH!) Kardashians. Like Madison, most of the stores are planted there just for status. Still, it's a lovely place. Unlike its neighbor to the north, the Aventura Mall, you can actually hear yourself speak. Aventura is headache-inducing, and it's way too big. Bal Harbour Shops is properly sized. I don't mind the parking charges; it helps keep out the riff raff who would do better in the Aventura Mall. Other than the diminished Saks, I'd rarely buy anything here. Still it's nice to look. I hear Neiman Marcus will be going bankrupt and out of business--like the late, lamented, Lord and Taylor. It'll be interesting to see what replaces it if it does happen. Le Printemps from Paris would be good, I think. Or Harrods from London. The Bal Harbour Shops is a relaxing place to window shop. But, dears, WHO wears all that stuff they sell there?? Prostitutes and Kardashians.