Avoiding Hong Kong Shopping Tourist Traps (Shopping in Hong Kong)

Member Name: paddyenglish

Product:	Shopping in Hong Kong
Date:	26/03/09 (128 review reads)
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Advantages: Quick and simple to use providing price information

Disadvantages: None

If you are looking for electronic goods, it is best to know your product, its price and availability in Hong Kong. Traditionally, this meant walking round the shops to find out whether your particular brand model was available, and if so, its price and the likelyhood it would have an international warranty. This was all very time consuming and you are never sure whether the price offered was a better deal down the road. I found a Hong Kong based web site providing price information on what seems the most popular electronic goods. So if you are worried about getting ripped off in Hong Kong and there are a number of well publised scams, take a look at ShopCite http://www.shopcite.com to check prices and availabilty before you actually travel. Shopcite even has a mobile phone version so you can check anytime and anywhere while you are moving around in Hong Kong and don't have a computer around to use. With exchange rates, being a problem, you may find it cheaper to buy at home.

Summary: Product available & price comparison at your fingertips