Shopping guide in Seoul, South Korea: Visit a Myeongdong. If you are a shopaholic, Myeongdong will definitely make you even crazier! It is a representative commercial shopping block in Korea, where not only clothes, shoes, groceries and cosmetics can be bought, but also various restaurants are gathered. Compared with the middle and low-grade goods such as Nandamen and Dongdaemun, the goods in Mingdong are mainly middle and high-grade. There are high-end brand stores on both sides of Mingdong Street, and hutongs on both sides of Mingdong Street are mid-range brand stores, bonded stores and a large number of stalls. There are Lotte Youth Plaza Department Store, New World Department Store and several comprehensive shopping centers nearby. I wanted to go shopping for 2 hours, but I found that there was not enough time! Transportation: Get off at the exit of Mingdong Station of Line 4, and get off at the exit 6 of the entrance station of Line 2 B branch line. Features: There are many cosmetics counters in Myeongdong, and there will be many vendors at night, which is very lively. Mingdong is like a chessboard. After getting off at Mingdong subway station, you will see Mingdong Street with hutongs on both sides. Because there are too many brand stores and restaurants in Myeongdong, it is best to have a general map in your mind and go shopping by region. Shopping 2 Lotte Department Store Lotte Department Store is the largest chain department store in Korea. In addition to the main store in Myeongdong, a shopping mall in Korea, there are 22 branches all over the country. From world-famous brands to daily necessities, we have set up shops such as duty-free shops and teen pop Square to lead the fashion and cultural trends. In particular, the supermarket food area is a must-see place for many foreign tourists when they choose souvenir gifts. Lotte Department Store in Myeongdong is connected with the City Hall, Zhonglu and the commercial streets around Myeongdong, taking advantage of its geographical location. Transportation: Take Metro Line 2, Exit 7 of B Branch Entrance Station. Shopping III itaewon is a commercial street, located at the southern foot of Nanshan. Due to the proximity to the US military base in South Korea, most of the shop signs are in English, and the bustling crowd on the street also presents a multinational atmosphere. The commercial street is centered on Hamilton Hotel and extends from east to west. Itaewon's best-selling goods are jeans, furs and leather products, and their prices are lower than the general market. Customers can customize and design their own styles at will, and the size can be modified freely. Leather bags and wallets made of crocodile skin are Korean specialties. Cowboys are decorated with gorgeous embroidery and beading. Brand-name fur coats and coats sold in fur duty-free shops are cheap, but the style and quality are not as good as those in Hong Kong. Suitable for shopping: cosmetics: Korean women attach great importance to skin and figure, so the cosmetics industry in Korea is very developed, so you must buy cosmetics when you go to Korea, and try to buy Korean local brands. There are many brands of cosmetics, each brand has many different products, and each product is divided into many sets. I'm not an expert in cosmetics, so I can't summarize the data comprehensively and give a conclusion. I can only talk about my feelings qualitatively. First, compared with international brands, Korean cosmetics are more affordable. Whether it is duty-free shops or Myeongdong, the same products are cheaper in Korea than in China, such as Lan Zhi Sleep Mask, which is about 120 in China and about 70 in Korea. Secondly, brands suitable for mothers are bought in duty-free shops, such as Snow Show, Ouhui, Han Zhen, etc., and no specialty stores of the above brands are found in the small shops in Myeongdong; Third, if you want to buy Lan Zhi, Thefaceshop, skinfood, Aili, innisfree, missa, etc. Mingdong Store has the most complete products and more gifts. If you buy more (more than 30,000 won), you can ask for a tax refund form, but when you leave the airport, you will get a refund in won. There will be losses when you bring it back to China to exchange RMB, so you'd better spend it at the airport duty-free shop. These brands sold in Myeongdong are more suitable for young girls. Cosmetics are relatively low-grade in Korea, which are cheap and particularly popular. Their specialty stores are all over the streets of Myeongdong. Small things like hand cream, nail polish and lip balm are relatively cheap, basically around 20 RMB. The cosmetics store in Myeongdong can send many small gifts. Fourth, people who want to do a lot of shopping should do their homework before going to Korea, find out what they want to buy online, and especially remember the English of the brand. Usually, each brand will have its own flagship product, which is a product with good reputation. Only with a clear aim can shopping efficiency be improved. Fifth, most international brands of cosmetics are the cheapest in the duty-free shops at the Capital Airport, but they are more troublesome to carry because they can only be bought at the time of departure. Local products: this Korean ginseng, the ginseng shop near the hotel is cheaper than Lotte Duty Free Shop, and the duty-free shop at the airport is also cheaper than Lotte Duty Free Shop. In addition, fruit chocolate, orange flavor and cactus flavor are more popular, and a bag or box costs 9 yuan and 300 grams. Then there are seaweed, citron tea and Korean handicrafts. These things must be bought at the South Gate Market. They are cheap and good. As for Chili sauce and kimchi, they are too heavy and too mobile, so they must be packed and checked. Clothing category: it may be the reason for the appreciation of RMB. Many clothes worth 30 RMB to 50 yuan were found in Myeongdong. For Han people, Korean clothes are more fashionable than domestic ones. If caves are the pearl of Xidan, Lotte Shopping Center is the Zhong You and Juntai of Xidan. Lotte is very big. It seems that clothes are sold on many floors, and the overall feeling is more expensive. Currency exchange: it is not cost-effective to exchange money at airports and hotels. Many shopping streets have foreign exchange offices. Renminbi, US dollar and Japanese yen can be directly exchanged, and the exchange rate is different every day. Precautions for shopping abroad "homework" should be done well in advance.

For things you want to buy abroad, write down the local price first, read more relevant books or websites before you leave, or ask acquaintances about the local market. Only when the "homework" is done in place can we avoid the injustice of spending more money on things abroad.

Tailor-made "travel expenses"

Among all kinds of payment tools, foreign currency cash payment is the most convenient, especially suitable for economically underdeveloped areas. In developed countries such as Europe, America and Japan, it is safer and more convenient to carry traveler's checks and credit cards with you. Credit card merchants in these countries are densely distributed, and shopping with credit cards is often unimpeded.

Be careful when choosing jewelry.

Don't be greedy and cheap when buying jewelry abroad. It is best to buy from regular merchants and well-known brand franchise stores, because the goods of these well-known chain brands can guarantee the quality whether they are bought at home or abroad. Need to be reminded that once you buy, you must ask the other party for invoices, logos, identification certificates and other relevant certificates, and indicate the detailed name of the jewelry you bought on the certificate for after-sales service and rights protection.

Buy electrical appliances carefully.

Everyone knows that Japanese electrical appliances are cheap and good. However, you have to pay a certain amount of tax to buy 3C products overseas, so you have to find out who is more cost-effective? Furthermore, there are problems with the standards of some electrical appliances, and it is necessary to understand the universality of products.

Brand-name clothes are more cost-effective

Compared with China, it is more cost-effective to buy brand-name clothes abroad: Dax shoes in Britain cost more than 2,000 yuan at home and only 70 dollars abroad; CK's pants are only more than 20 yuan; Swiss watches are also half the domestic price. In Stuttgart, Germany, HUGOBOSS's leather trench coat only costs more than 2,000 yuan, which is really worth it.

Find the right time and get more discounts.

Generally speaking, around Christmas is the best time to go shopping abroad, and many places are having big sales. The author went shopping in Italy after Christmas last year and bought a backpack at Prada Store in Milan's famous shopping street. The price is nearly 50 cheaper than that of Hong Kong. Traveling to Australia is also a good opportunity for shopping. All kinds of popular clothing items are discounted from 1 1 until after New Year's Day.