What would you get from Hong Kong?

You're a sick man, hippo...

You know if you can't decide, you could always just ask for a surprise You'll never know what you could get!

 

I think I remember there being some cool exclusive personal media players over there for pretty cheap. possible search of http://gizmodo.com/ maybe?

 

Cheap VCD's and DVD's
Fake games and stuff
Technology - hardware + software ?

Clothing???

 

I'm visiting in summer (next year), I will be buying a SLR and lens, lots of it there is pirate but some shops sell legitmate products. Canon Lens for example have an international warrenty so that makes them a pretty good buy.

 

You guys realise that the camera shops on main streets with the neon lights and stuff normally overprice stuff obviously to tourists in particular, probably sticking to the big department stores would be better..

 

If I went I would probably come back with a suitcase full of toys and bankrupcy.

 

Hong Kong isnt even that cheap for electronics stuff anymore
Singapore is

 

Yeah, they realised and caught on the fact that people know it's cheap so...they just raised prices to earn more.

There are less and less fake games aswell now at least in accessible areas since the customs really cracked down. It was really funny though no joke okay, one shop gets shut down, in the same week the same shop will open again and get closed down and it was just a circle that repeated itself..

 

of course the "iPod nano" looks like a cardboard display, and is not the real thing

 

Did you even bother to watch it?

 

Sounds like what we do with the tourists and opals. In the city there's a lot of Opal shops, selling really low quality stuff at ridiculous prices. The locals know that for a good opal - you go straight to the source.

As far as shopping goes, I don't think you can go past Thailand. It was incredible!! When I went I got some beautiful jewellery for a fraction of what I'd pay here. My father when he went got 2 tailor made suits, plus shirts and ties to match - for $500AUD. Mind you, that was back in '92.

 

Yup I have to say I went with my mom about 4 - 5 years back and jewellery there was real , nice and cheap.

You could also hassle or bargain with em'

 

well, i hear there's a big clearance sale at lik-sang going on.....

<yes, i know, lame joke, but hey, i'm humour impaired>

 

Ahh good old chef's supprise, creamy and protein rich! Mmmmm

 

yea exactly
we went to australia for a month end of july and stopped in hong kong on the way out and singapore on the way back in
were going to buy a dSLR in hong kong but the prices were barely any better than UK prices
got one in singapore for about half UK price

 

Aaw...I was just about to post that