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Ben Thanh market, Ho Chi Minh City
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Ben Thanh Market has EVERYTHING!!! - Ho Chi Minh City
Ben Thanh Market has EVERYTHING!!!
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Ben Thanh market: Various choices, but don't expect much
  • Updated By Audia on March 23, 2008
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  • Ben Thanh market - Ho Chi Minh City
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    What you can find in Ben Thanh market: 1. Lots of local souvenirs; from fridge magnet and lacquerware to various items from silk and ceramics. 2. Local snacks/food (I prefer buying the local food in supermarket for its fixed price) 3. Household items (bet you won't need this one, better to buy in your home country although everything's cheaper here but will occupy your luggage space...) 4. Fake branded bags and leather producs. 5. Cosmetics and hair accessories. 6. Clothing. 7. Wet market selling fruits, vegetables, meats and seafood. Located behind the Ben Thanh market, but still in the complex. 8. A bunch of street manicurist/pedicurist. Be careful of pickpockets. Keep your passport at the safe in the hotel, and bring only the copy of it. ** For more shopping and pricing tips see my other shopping tips under 'Oleh-oleh'

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  • Address: in the corner of Le Loi street

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    Ben Thanh market: Ben Than Market
  • By tremendopunto on March 29, 2008
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    Ben Thanh market: to market, to market to buy a fat pig....
  • By ice0degree on August 10, 2005
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  • well, your trip to ho chi minh will not be complete without a visit to the Ben Thanh Market. Touted by my friends to be the chatuchak (bangkok) or the siang yang (shanghai) market of Saigon, i was alittle disappointed after my visit...perhaps my expectations were set too high. although it does not have the size and varieties compared to the other 2, it certainly has its own characteristic amist the whole gamut of sight, sound and smell. The art of bargaining, a common sight almost everywhere in Saigon, more so in Ben Thanh Market where everything is marked up by 100% (especially when they see a foreigner..eyes go "ka-ching"; sound made by a cash register). But then again, if you observe the process carefully, you will realize that most foreigners are not that stupid either; they have certainly grown wiser as far as negotiation is concerned...I call that the art of walking away ie naming a price that is about 20% below what you are willing to pay and then slowly walk away (pretending that you dont really care much abt buying anyways). Most of the time, they will call you back (or rather, you pray that they will call you back if you know that they are the only store selling the product in the whole market). Rule of thumb: if the product is found everywhere, they are more willing to go down on their price; if it is a unique item, be realistic abt the opening price. well, have fun bargaining...afterall, you dont get to do that everyday (or do you?)

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  • Directions: you wont miss it...ask anyone on the road and they'll know

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