Shopping in China
Well, the good news is that you can get about anything here in China, especially in Shanghai. The bad new however, the prices for everything special (means not Chinese) are often through the roof. Examples: A pack of coffee (the real one, not the instant stuff you normally get in China) is about 120 Kuai, which is (by 10) 12€, a bottle of French whine (not even good one) is about the same. One example that proves the opposite is possible as well, is IKEA. They actually have prices also Chinese can afford. The fun thing about IKEA is that no matter where in the world you are you always find everything, even the names are the same. The only difference I could notice between the IKEA in Germany and the one in Shanghai was that here you can also buy chopsticks and to my dismay the hotdogs come without roasted onions. Everything else is the same. You can even eat the famous Swedish meat balls in the cantina. On top they deliver to your home for 30 Kuai = 3€.
September 8th, 2006 at 21:12
Hallo,I am Silvia (Wang Meng),the girl sit beside your desk in Siemens
After read your articles, I think you now need some informations about places to buy good and cheap things. And I can help you to collect some useful informations later and let you have a wonderful time during your stay in Shanghai