Manila Shopping Tips by Djinn76

Green Hills: Underground shopping

Something between a mall, a covered market, and a souk!
You can find everything from electronics to clothes, through jewelery, CD, DVDs, local craft, ...

Not too sure how legal this place is. From outside it looks like a regular mall with parking, guards,... but our local driver mentionned that if everything here is so cheap, this is simply because there is no tax to pay...

What to buy: You can find all kind of DVDs, VCDs, CDs...

What to pay: Always negotiate!! One of these latest DVDs can be sold as low as 80 pesos (1€=60 pesos)...

Theme: Discount Store

The shopping paradise !!

If you like shopping Manilla will be a paradise for you. You can find huge malls all over the place...
A couple of example:
- Glorietta in Makati for luxurious brand shopping (Esprit, Boss,...)
- Landmark, also in Makati, a department store
- the Mega Mall, one of the biggest mall in Manila

What to buy: Clothes are way cheaper (about 5€ for a shirt) but if you go for international brands the difference is still there but not as interesting...
Electronics is not really interesting : slightly cheaper but I wouldn't take the risk of loosing the guarantee if something wrong happen later...

Theme: Department Store