Indonesia Shopping

Pasaraya Grande and Pasaraya Manggarai: This is a shopping centre not a single shop.

by kiwi

Ask my daughter about this place, it is a shopper's paradise. For a young teenager, she was practically hyperventilating just with the atmosphere, not to mention all the glittery shops selling absolutely everything!!Also:Pasaraya Manggarai,Jl Sultan Agung,South Jakarta. Everything!!Clothes, lovely cotton clothes. Jewellery. CD's, just everything imaginable. We found it cheap with our exchange rate, but depends on your currency. however I don't think anything is ever expensive in Indonesia.

Pasar Dua Mangga.: Jakarta's most well known market.

by worldkiwi

When I visited Pasar Dua Mangga in 1989 when I was 17, I was almost overwhelmed by the maze of stalls, the smells, the people, the smoke!I believe this Jakarta institute of shopping has changed significantly over the years, but as I really don't wish to brave Jakarta's notorious pollution, corruption, and general urban chaos any time soon, I guess I won't find out first-hand. Clothing seemed to be the big draw card and in 1989 it was cheap denimware that attracted the rupiah of foreign visitors like us.

Jeans Street in Bandung

by Wiley_Coyote

Bandung is a place where a lot of western clothes are produced. Actually if you see a "Made in Indonesia" tag on your clothing, chances are that it came from Bandung. Jeans Street here has outlet stores where you can buy the stuff directly from them. It's not as dirt cheap as I expected, but the quality is rather high and choices are mind boggling.

Jamu lady

by iwent

Nyonya Meneer. Meneer is a Dutch word and means gentleman. Nyonya is Bahasa Indonesia and means Mrs. So Mrs. Gentleman. I was determined to find out what Nyonya meneer is.I soon found out that Nyonya meneer is a factory which produces ‘jamu’. Jamu is a herb drink which can cure minor ailments. It consist mainly of vegetable substances supplemented with dried ingredients. Approximately 150 different plants are may be used - everything from eucalyptus oil, tamarind, turmeric, to acacia and ginger. Spices and sweeteners such as cinnamon, fennel, mint and palm sugar are often added for flavour, as the mixtures can be bitter. So now you know!’Jamu’ is used as a cure for minor ailments like colds, headaches, and fatigue. It also alleviates specific problems such as a man’s desire to better satisfy his wife or increase stamina. Jamu might be effective against most minor ailments, skin diseases,...

Street vendors: Shopping in Bali

by iwent

"Excuse me. You wanna buy a watch?”I hesitate"I give you good price.”He opens up a big box full of watches."No, thank you, Alex"."How you know my name????"Not so difficult as it is written inside his box."You now buy a watch?""No, thank you, not now.""Later?""Perhaps".Next time he'll see me he'll remind me of my "maybe" promise.In the end I bought two watches, they never worked properly, I didn't mind. I made him happy and whenever he saw me again, he greeted me as his best friend. It is easy to make people happy with only a small amount of western money.It's best to approach these vendors in a friendly way. If you ignore them or if you are rude they keep on pestering you and may even be aggressive. Besides they are human beings just like you. They simply try to earn a living, like you, albeit in a differrent way.

Masks

by SirRichard

There are a lot of wonderful handicrafts to buy in Bali: fine paintings, hand carved wooden statues and screens, silver work, hand-woven and painted cottons and silks, batiks, embroidery and garments for casual wear, leather and cotton bags, bone carvings, shell ornaments, masks, pottery, ceramics, basketry, sandstone statues, bamboo furniture....

Kueh Lapis

by Sharrie

This is one of the favorites of all the Kueh-kueh available in Indonesia. It's the Indonesia version of the Chinese "thousand layers cake" where each layer is painstakingly added to the next layer while baking & it takes lots of time & effort to make. I've seen my cousin baking this & will never attempt to do so myself. Too much work & hence is only widely available in Indonesia where it's labor intensive. It's also sold in Singapore but the price is at least twice or triple those you'll have to pay in Indonesia.

Bali: Bring Big empty Bags

by DeirdreM

Everything in Bali is Dirt cheap!! Bring big bags so you can stock up on everything from fake designer lables to wooden mobiles! Wooden crafted good are amazing but alot of Countries will not let you import then! So be wary!!

Everything is cheap!: Everything is cheap!

by norain

Ubud Pasar

by Ayacc

Local craft, massage oil, batik etc.