MISCELLANEOUS, Goa

Excellent Leather Tailor who had a wide range of leather in many different colours. He has a book containing lots of pictures or you can bring your own picture and they will copy it.

What to pay: I had a lovely leather jacket made using the softest leather they stocked for £50.

We had excellent quality suits, shirts, skirts and trousers made in a few days from Supertailors. The man who runs the shop is really helpful and has the latest Next Directories to help you choose what you want or he can copy an item if you bring a picture of it. He has a wide range of fabrics and will spend time going through them all for you.

What to buy: All clothes are a bargain in Goa and I would recommend the tailors to get more formal wear and jackets.

What to pay: My husband paid about £200 for 3 suits (Itslian style) and 6 tailor made shirts which were excellent quality. I had 2 pairs of trousers and a skirt made for £35.

Excellent quality fake designer leather bags, wallets and purses. This was the best shop for handbags as I looked in many shops but this shop had the best copies I have seen.

What to pay: I paid about £8-15 for leather Radley bags and £4 for a Radley purse and men's Gucci and Prada wallets were about £3.

We had my engagement ring made three years ago by Rocky.my ring has been admired greatly for which makes me proud.At the time Rocky sain me he would make me my wedding ring and he has ! Rocky has given us the best of attention, help and advise. we have also had bangles, bracelettes and earings made. if you are looking for an honesty quality and friendliness,Rockys the right place.

His shop is near hotel dona terezinha.

What to buy: Rockys quality is best then other jeweller in goa .

He is seling only hand made jewellery.

What to pay: he is your on budget jeweller.

Gulf Supermarket is a good shop for being discounted digital cameras and alike in Panjim. Situated on the same road as Bombay Bazaar and most of the major shops in Goa.. This shop is downstairs, so be careful or you may miss the entrance.

What to buy: digital cameras, play station X-box accesories..plus they have fashion wear.

Vishal Mega Mart is new to Goa and is our first good multi storey air conditioned supermarket.

made up of 3 floors, downstairs you will find homewares, mens clothes, kids and gifts.
2nd floor is ready made ladies clothes, sarees and salvar/churidaar suit materials.
3rd floor is more kids clothes.

You will find some good bargains here, but mainly you can just shop and relax, no haggling, no hassles, lots of checkouts.

There are a large selection of gold and diamond jewelry available at living jewels which is similar to all of the jewelry shops in goa.The difference between this and the other jewelry shops is the value for money that is on offer at living jewels.I have bought jewelry from several shops in north goa,with the average value being 4 times but with living jewels the valuation turned out to be 5.5 times of what i paid back in the uk.

I have seen other pages on vt reccomending jewelry shops saying go in this shop and mention my name but i dont like to do that as it sounds as if they are on commision so if you are looking for jewelry in goa i would say give this shop a try .If you do go in dont mention my name please.

What to buy: I bought my mother a diamond and single emerald bracelet for £450 and the valuation back in the uk was £2600.I also bought a friend a .62 single diamond engagement ring for his girlfriend(under strict instructions on design),which cost £450 and was valued at £2490.

The owners are called Perry and Harry and whilst looking for diamond and gold jewelry in goa i would highly reccomend this shop.

Also other shops might appear to offer a similar size diamond for cheaper but the quality wont be the same.

What to pay: As much as you want as jewelry and diamond rings can be made to order.

Here I would like to provide a general list of what you can buy in Goa:

What to buy: - real silk
- cotton and silk summer and beach clothes
- tea (it's better to buy it in the duty-free shop in gift wrappings)
- Ayurveda goods (herbal shampoos, cosmetic creams, etc.)
- spices
- local alcohol (rum and whisky are inexpensive and the quality is good)
- various souvenirs (wooden and stone elephants, figures of Hindu gods, hand-made blankets, bags, pillowcases and lampshades of original Indian design)
- CDs with local traditional music

What to pay: The initial price you will hear will be quite high, you are expected to bargain, that's a local tradition