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Guide to Hong Kong Street Markets by esimpo.com These casual streetside stalls offer original crafts, factory rejects, as well as knockoffs at amazingly low prices. A word
of caution though: check carefully for imperfections before you pay.
The art of bargaining in Hong Kong
street markets:
Feel free to bargain. Don't be bothered by the thought that you look like a tourist. Many tourists drive a harder bargain than the locals in Hong Kong. There are also many non-Chinese living in Hong Kong who frequent these markets. The stall owners might not be able to tell you are a tourist, unless you have a big tour sticker on your shirt, or a camera hanging around your neck!
When you see something you want, don't appear to be too interested. Browse
for a while and wait for the stall owner to approach you. If you have not attracted any attention, then pick up a few items including the one you want.
If you hold the items in your hands long enough, the stall owner will
automatically start the bargaining process. If not, casually ask about
their prices.
Offer less than what you are willing to pay. If the stall owner does not
understand your English, you can use your calculator and show them what you
want to pay. If you don't have a calculator, the stall always has one
around as that is commonly used for communication with non-Chinese speaking
tourists.
If you still can't get your price after much back-and-forth bargaining,
walk away. The stall owner will call you back half of the time, and the
deal is done. If not, you can always try the next stall which might have
similar goods.
If you can't find the same items in other stalls, walk
past that same stall afterwards slowly, glancing at the same items. The stall owner will most likely pick up the bargaining process from where you left off. The final price you reach after this is most probably the lowest price the stall owner will accept. If that is not what you want to pay, there's no need to persist anymore or the stall owner will tell you to get lost!
Location of Hong Kong Street Markets :
Ladies' Market on Tung Choi Street, Mongkok, Kowloon
Li Yuen Street East
and West. Central District, Hong Kong
Temple Night Market , Yaumatei, Kowloon
Jardine's Bazaar in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong
Stanley Market on the south side of Hong Kong Island
