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Shopaholic Mode! On a mission!
Manila is full of shopping malls, if you want to buy something posh try shopping at Rockwell, Greenbelt, Podium and the mega polis of Bonifacio High Street (The Fort). For cheap China made goods...Read full tip...
Shopping in crowded places
When going out to shop in malls and marketplaces, you may want to leave your prized possessions (large sums of money, jewelry, etc.) behind. Pick-pockets and snatchers are ubiquitous in the country...Read full tip...
Shopping for cheap items at Divisoria and Tutuban
If you are looking for cheap finds (clothes, decor, souvenir products, "branded" items), you can proceed to Divisoria and Tutuban located in Manila. They may not rival Chatuchak of Bangkok in...Read full tip...
Where to buy cheap souvenirs
D-mall is Boracay's shopping and dining hub so beware that souvenir items here (T-shirts, batik, swimwear, trinkets, etc.) are priced twice or thrice as much as souvenir items sold in stalls outside D-mall...Read full tip...
What to buy in Boracay
You can buy native handicrafts such as shell and freshwater pearl trinkets, genuine sharks' tooth pendants, embroidered swimwear, silk pashminas (shawls), and tie-dyed or batik cloth, clothes and bags...Read full tip...
What to buy
During the Rodeo Masbateño Festival, many leather cowboy huts, T-shirts, and painted woodcarvings of the festival and of the island can be bought from Masbate City’s hawkers, street fairs...Read full tip...