Ho Chi Minh City Shopping Tips by ancient_traveler

DONG KHOI STREET

Along Dong Khoi Street, there is a lot of middle up branded store.

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THUONG XA TAX DEPARTEMENT STORE

Located at corner of Le Loi and Nguyen Hue. Formerly the Russian Market. There's a good supermarket on level 2, the price is reasonable.

What to buy: Trung Nguyen Coffee

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NIGHT MARKET

Night Market (just outside of Ben Thanh Market). Here you can enjoy many kinds of different food and drink, and go round to do your shopping as well.

Open from 6pm (when the Ben Thanh Market closes).

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CHO BEN THANH

The place is good for bargain hunter. Ben Thanh is the largest old-style market in the central district, with several hundred small stalls stuffed with goods on almost impassably narrow aisles. Most items are not price-marked, and vendors always quote a 50-100% higher price to tourists, so bargaining hard will save you money.

If possible, take your own bag when shopping; vendors have been known to give out different colored bags to indicate if you are a sucker, or a hard bargainer.

operating hour: 8am-5pm

What to buy: coffee and tea, craft, dried fruits, fruits, dried fish, handbags, clothes, sandals

don't forget to try some food inside the market, there is many food vendors.

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