For many years, Hong Kong has beenthe top ten "best places for shopping in the world." But, despite such popularity, one should not count on low prices, constant sales or Chinese consumer goods. Shopping in Hong Kong - the pleasure is not cheap, so you need to take a decent amount and make an approximate shopping list, so that you do not get lost in this variety of goods and choose really necessary and quality things.
Here you can buy almost everything:clothes, cosmetics, digital equipment, electronics. Shopping in Hong Kong will appeal to many women of fashion, because in the local department stores a wide selection of premium brands is offered: Dolce & Gabbana, Gucci, Armani. The state does not regulate the time of sales, but they usually pass after the Chinese New Year and in the summer - from July to August. During this period, the queues are especially huge, local residents rake absolutely everything out of the shelves, so it is very important to have time to look at a couple of things.
Shopping in Hong Kong is mainly held in shoppingcenters, it seems that life does not take place on the streets of the city, but in department stores. One of the most popular centers is "Pacific Place": visiting it, you can forget about other stores. It sells women's and men's clothing, jewelry, cosmetics, watches, bags, sporting goods, toys and much more. "Peak Market" is also called a paradise for shopaholics - in this shopping center you can buy relatively inexpensive but high-quality clothing of European brands, as well as good cosmetics.
Without visiting the center of "Harbor City" can not befull shopping in Hong Kong. Reviews about this trading town are only positive. It has more than seven hundred shops, two cinemas, many restaurants. Here you can buy everything you want. Anyone who wants to buy high-quality digital equipment, must visit the computer center "Wanchai". Two floors of a huge building are completely filled with goods, prices are usually overpriced, so you can achieve significant discounts. Modern gadgets are also sold in the area of Mongkok, the correspondence "price - quality" of itself fully justifies.
Without visiting the outlet "Horizon Plaza" you can notcomplete the shopping in Hong Kong. The prices here are quite acceptable, in the 23-story building there are everything: Armani, Reply, Joyce Warehouse, Maxmara, etc. Although the department stores run all, they still could not completely displace the markets, which are very numerous in Hong Kong. It is necessary to go for a flea market, where you can buy everything - from Chinese things to antiques. Here you can buy inexpensive gifts for friends and relatives.
Shopping in Hong Kong can be veryprofitable, but you should not rely on cheap goods or go only because in Asia, low prices. The cost for many things is exactly the same as in Europe. But in Hong Kong, you can ask for a discount and bargain even in expensive boutiques, sometimes sellers reduce the price by half. As already mentioned, it is necessary to prepare for the big queues, because the local people are happy to visit the shops and sweep off the shelves all even without discounts.
