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This area is noisy, crowded and teeming with activity day and night. The rows of two-storey shops here are stocked with all sorts of goodies, from tidbits like roasted pork to Chinese herbs and school uniforms.
At night, Petaling Street is closed to traffic as a pasar malam opens. The pasar malam is worth visiting if only to soak in the ambience. Prices are generally higher as the market caters mainly to tourists. Hard bargaining is a must too. Leave a Comment Theme: Local CraftAddress: Petaling Street
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No visit to Kuala Lumpur is complete without visiting the nightly open-air markets at Jalan Petaling right in the heart of Kuala Lumpur's Chinatown. Wide range of items can be purchased cheaply from street vendors here such as clothings, shoes, leather belts, wallets, travelling bags, watches, DVDs, audio and video CDs, fabrics, souvenirs, fashion accessories and household goods. Tourists must be aware that some of these branded items sold here are fakes.
For those who are looking for eateries, there are never short of cafés, bars and restaurants around the nightly open-air markets. Street vendors dealing in fresh fruits and fruit juices are not uncommon in the vicinity of the nightly open-air markets.
Souvenirs can be bought quite cheaply. Clothings like t-shirts are popular items to purchase from here.
Cheaper than in shopping centres. Theme: OtherAddress: Jalan Petaling, Kuala LumpurDirections: In the heart of Chinatown
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| | | | Chinatown: Budget Shopping | | | | | |
Kota Raya Shopping Complex (Kompleks Kota Raya) is located in the vicinity of Jalan Sultan, Jalan Petaling and Puduraya bus terminal in the heart of Kuala Lumpur's Chinatown. It is one of the oldest shopping complexes in Kuala Lumpur city. It is a six-level shopping complex with video arcades and other entertainment centres on its top floors. Most of the shops in the complex are generally quite small, dealing in budget shopping items such as shoes, clothings, textiles, spectacles, watches, handbags, CDs, DVDs, toys, electrical goods, cameras, mobile phones and many other household goods. There are even several hair dressing saloons in the complex.
Kompleks Kota Raya was one of my favourite shopping complexes when I worked in Kuala Lumpur several decades ago. Due to its strategic location, Kompleks Kota Raya is getting more and more crowded each day!
Budget shopping household goods.
Cheaper than those in other modern shopping centres. Theme: OtherAddress: Jalan Tun Tan Cheng Lock, Kuala LumpurPhone: 03-2072 2562Directions: In the vicinity of Jalan Sultan, Jalan Petaling and Puduraya bus terminal
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Bewared. DVDs are often blank, scratched or poor quality at China Town. They know that you will be back in your own country when you discover the rip-off but will put them in the bin and forget about it.
Beware, watches, get them adjusted to your wrist before you leave the stand or that cheap watch may need a band when you get back home because there is no way of adjusting it. I have one where the screw heads one the links are damaged and can't be unscrewed. Also take note of the dealer and his position as if you part with A$70 for a better quality copy watch and if stops a few days latter you can go back.
Beware Software, not that there is alot around but you will find out of 10, 1 might, might work. They are riddled with viruses, Trojans, so virus check them on your return. Most have files missing or won't start or install.
Beware of electrical goods, they often have local warranties, come with instruction books which are poorly written and have missing parts you will find you think should be standard but are options.
You want bargains, look for when the sales are on in LK, usually 2-3 times a year and go then. You'll get 50-70% off items making China Town seem like a rip-off.
I picked up a top of the range Casio watch at Iseatan Dept Store, 70% off for A$60.00 and China Town wanted A$50.00 for a copy which will be worthless in 6 months. And my Casio does more than the copy watch does.
As I said, if you can, book you trip around the big sales where you will buy clothes, etc so much cheaper.
One thing I did notice that, sure the clothes are made in China, like the ones on the shelf in Australia but the prices are 1/3 - 1/2 the cost without the sale. So trousers I would easily pay $100.00 for in Australia are about A$45.00 in KL and with 50% off at the sales that is a ridiculous A$22.50. And we are talking brad name clothes.
Take an empty bag and old thow away clothes with you. We took an old suitcase, bought two new ones worth $250 each for A$90.00 each at the sales, filled them with clothes, shoes, etc.
We spent A$2000 and I would say we paid for our accommodation and flights with the savings. Theme: Computers and Electronics
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