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All the money we took to Sri Lanka we didnt even spend half of it and bought wood carvings,clothes,ceramics,masks and musical instruments and tea of course. Wood carvings,elephants,spices,clothes and tea. not very much at all,everything is so cheap!!
This is the best shop we found in colombo,it has the cheapest brand named clothes ive ever seen you will get lots of bargains,from jackets, tops, shoes,handbags everything for any age. Nike jackets,billabong t shirts, elle bags,marks and sparks underwear,versace wallets and belts. marks and sparks knickers 30p a pair,nike jackets 2.50 elle bag 4.50
Any tea factory has an adjoining bar/shop where you can sip a cup of tea and then buy some tea to bring home. You'll find several types and qualities of tea, but after having visited the factory you'll know which one to get. One funny detail: the really nice packages and baskets contain the lowest quality tea and sells for a high price, while the best quality tea comes in simple wrapping at a very low price. Yet you'll be amazed at how many peopel still go for the fancy wrapping tea - of all sorts - and tea products 6 dollars for 1 kilo of top quality tea - more for one kilo of lower quality (yes, nonsense, I know)
At tourist places you as a foreigner can presume to get an item offered at the DOUBLE PRICE!But there's hope you can bargain for the "half" price! It's fun, too. This does not work at department stores, airlines and branches of international corporations though. clothes
It has an enormous range of mens womens and kids clothes bedlinen,towels,underwear,shoes, handbags,purses,toys,sportswear et etc etc all at unbelievable prices.I have done most of my Xmas shopping there for the last 4 years.tip take an empty case with you! Marks and Spencer,Nike,Gap Next Columbia,Tommy,etc etc etc!!! Van Heusen mens shirt £2.50 sterling!!(First quality)
I returned with 2 lovely saris, which I bought from a local shop, Also my husband had a shirt made for him. It was ready the next day & the quality was excellent. I think it was only £7.00! We had a Serendipitian Party when we got home, just so I could wear my Sari !! (~_~) under £20.00
Most of the tea plantations & certainly the ones open to the public have shops where you can by their tea. I dont actually drink tea, but you just have to buy a box of tea if you are in a Tea Plantation ! (~_~)
Here is a small section of products made at Ambalangoda on the South West coast, although these products can be found in all the tourist towns over the Island. Not to everyones taste, Im sure. But you have to appreciate the craftsmanship involved in the making.
If you intent to buy your wife/husband something really worthy, you are certainly right to buy it in Sri! But don't forget to bargain and make sure to buy at a certified shop! Their safires are absolutely gorgeous and they tell you a lot about safires and how they are worked at . Still quite expensive but less expensive than in any other country, I suppose (but am not sure). Depending on quality and bargaining.
Shops, specialising on Saris. Kandy. (Sorry, we were taken there by our driver - on request - so I don't know the address!) As I always loved Saris, I "forced" my husband to come with me to a shop in Kandy, which specializes on Saris. Our driver took us there and I was through to bits with what was on offer. I assume, we paid more than a Singhalese women would have to pay - but that was o.k. for me, as the price was still very reasonable for us, taking into account the loads of material which is necessary for a Sari-Outfit. If Singhalese would have to pay the same prices for one Sari, that would estonish me indeed, as it must mean for them to spend a fortune (I paid 19E which means a lot of money to a local)! By the way - nearly all women we saw, were dressed in a nice sari very different in colours and quality. Beautiful!I must admit, that since then I did not put it on again as this...
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