Bali Shopping

great place to get some new specs have had four pairs made here in the last three years and all are great!! Good pricing also...I usually pay $350 for lenses in n.z and last trip got two pairs for $300 including frames!! good service and a range of frames.

What to buy: Glasses...maybe contacts not sure haven't brought any here!!

What to pay: range depends on you eye problems and the frames you select!!

this is a shopping mall with a good aray of shops and a little market section where we found a few bargains. Actually a really quiet shopping center alot of the time you only pass a few other people shopping which can be a nice change for bali and the sales people are happy to let you wander around...its alomost like a little escape back to the norm of n.z and au shopping!!

There is a few good bag shops(my sister had hers checked at the genuine shop in au when she got back and they said it was the real thing...she paid $450au (alot to spend in bali) but its worth $3000 so a good deal!!), clothing shops and eateries....baskin robbins was good in the heat of the day too!!

What to buy: pretty much anything you need a good little supermarket shop in here too!!

What to pay: Probably a little more expensive than other options in bali but still reasonable!!

has a bit of everything is great to shop for perfume, makeup,toys, clothing but my favorite thing to buy here is SHOES!!! There is a few Mataharis on the island they are large stores with lots of choice all at fixed price!!
When you have enough of bargaining this is a good place to head as they have fixed prices on everything including bali t-shirts,keyrings, towels pretty much anything like that you would want!

The way the shop works is interesting usually they will take the products from you while you are shopping and they write them up on a invoice give this to you and you collect the goods from the cashier desk...only catch there is lots of cashiers check which one you should be going too to pick up your goods!! You may end up getting goods from three different cashiers if you get stopped in different areas of the store!!

What to pay: all fixed prices!! Reasonable pricing!!

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If you have never been to Bali,
you may become quite enchanted
by the beauty that the traditional
alang alang roof adds to many of its structures.

Alang alang thatching has been used
in Indonesia for hundreds of years
on the islands of Bali, Lombok, Sumbawa,
Timor and Sumba as a
traditional system of roofing.

The alang alang roof is
a good insulation against heat
and is very attractive to look at,
both inside and out.

It is durable, with reports of it lasting to twenty years,
although by this time it would be very thin and unattractive.
More commonly it has a life span of seven or eight years.

Please please please, when you are shopping in this lovely island, DO BARGIN. DO NOT be shy, starting from one-tenth of the price and adding up gradually. Do not cut the price into half, because you lose your bargining power once you make your price too high.
Do remeber one thing - BARGIN.

What to buy: Everything from local wood carving, painting, to t-shirt with BALI on top of it.

What to pay: Strongly recommend that you pay Rupiah. US Dollars, Euro and Japanese Yen are widely acceptable but the rates may not be so good. So prepare for enough rupiah once you want to do some real shopping.

This shop is already famous with the tourist that came to Bali. because you can find all the Bali's merchandise here in one shop. from the local delicacy, sarong, beaded bags & sandals, art crafts, tshirt, even the bed covers, so basically anything! and the price here is still quite cheap, not much different than in Sukowati market. the plus is, it's less crowded & they got fan, so it's not too hot. more convenient. i'm alone prefer to go here than Sukowati

What to buy: -beaded / ethnic bags
-beaded sandals
-accesories (bracelet, neckles, etc)
-Bali sarong
-aromatheraphy
-art craft (statue made of woods/stone & paintings)

What to pay: around Rp100,000 is already enough

along the Sulawesi st., you'll found a lot of stores that sell any kind of fabrics.
this is the place to go if you're hunting for the Bali sarong, the beach sarong or fabric to make your clothes.
the stores here open from morning till around 3pm

What to buy: -Sarong
-fabrics

this is the place if you're looking for the local merchandise from Bali. you'll find everything that you're looking for here. the goods that they sell here is really cheap! and don't miss to bargain at least half the price that they're offer. but basically, almost everything that you find here is 50% less than the goods that they're sell in other places, such as in Legian st.

What to buy: -Paintings
-Statue
-Beaded sandals
-bags
-Bali sarong

What to pay: Rp100,000 is enough, depend on what you're looking for though