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Indonesia offers visitors with an almost overwhelming choiceof shopping opportunities, all at incredible value of money.Even if shopping is not your main purpose for visitingIndonesia, but when you come back home, you wouldrealize that your luggage would be overloaded with bunch ofnew stuffs you bought whiletraveling in here.Fashion has very immense relation with shopping. Manyworld famous modern fashion brand is available in Indonesia,especially in the big cities such as in Jakarta. And don’t forgetabout Indonesian traditional fashion. Until now, the indonesianpeople still preserve their traditional culture and they are veryproud of it. For example Batik, many people are still wearing thistraditional cloth in their daily life. Other cloth, like ikat, songket,etc. are also good choices for Indonesian traditional fashion.Some talented designers combine traditional and modernculture. It also gives more variety to fashion in Indonesia. So, donot hesitate to buy fashion items in Indonesia.Traditional Craft is the most interesting items originally fromIndonesia and not available in another part of the world. Indonesia hasmany talented artists in making beautiful crafts and most of them arehandmade, which make it more special. You can use these items to create ethnic sense in yourhome or you can give it to your friends and family as unique and memorable souvenirs.Shopping culture in Indonesia. Even globalisation hasalready spread like a fire all over the globe, but each country still has itsown unique culture. The same thing also happens to the way of peoplein doing shopping, as we call shopping culture. When you shop inIndonesia, your bargaining skill is highly needed, especially in traditionalmarket or small kiosk which sells souvenirs for tourists. Don’t be afraidto take your time, your patience will be rewarded with much lower prices. It could also be aninteresting activities if you are not merely buying things, but also interacting with the sellers.