NOVEMBER 2018 - SCOOT IN-FLIGHT MAGAZINE

YOUR
Proudly
Shenzhen
made
BARGAIN IS A
WONDERLAND
What used to be a small
fishing village just 30 years
ago is now one of the world’s
megacities and a burgeoning
shopping mecca. Check out
Shenzhen’s most popular
retail havens where shopping
till you drop is the norm
RETAIL RAVES
THE HAGGLE IS REAL
Save for department
stores, almost anywhere
else is open to haggling in
Shenzhen.
Go low
Sellers will always start with
an enormously inflated
price and then slowly mark
it down as you negotiate.
Sport a poker face
Take your time in making
your counter-offer and
never show too much
interest in an item.
Walk away
Sellers are well aware that
you can always go to
another store to get the
price that you want; they
would rather keep you in
their stall than let others
get the profit.
SAIGE (SEG) PLAZA
What’s in stock: Affordable
gizmos
Go to the Huaqiangbei area to
get your fill of the cheapest
electronic products. Looking
for a new laptop or a more
affordable alternative to a
ridiculously expensive
smartphone? Planning to build
a supercomputer and need
those cutting-edge
microchips? The SEG and its
eight floors of shops will have
what you seek.
Keep in mind that rip-offs
can happen here, just like at
any other bargain spot. If you
don’t know your technology
that well, it’s better to scour the
place with someone who
knows their stuff before
committing to a purchase.
Huaqiang North,
Futian, Shenzhen,
China
WORDS JUSTINE MONDONEDO PHOTOGRAPHY 123RF
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