Buying things

[Rodolfo]

Hello,
I wil move to HK next moths and I have few question in case any can help me.

1.- There are supermarkets like Carrefour, Alcampo,... If so are in the city or outside?

2.- About mobile: I read in other forum that for 150HK$ you also get international calls. How much is a international call from a mobile?

3.- There are second hand shops where find TV, Sofas, DVD,... and other expensive things?

Thank you

[Lady G]

1. Carrefour closed its store(s?) in Hong Kong in 2000. There is nothing here like the hypermarts of Europe or the US, only normal supermarkets.

2. IDD call rates vary country by country, and operator by operator. As in the other thread, the cheapest way to make international calls is by using Skype on your computer.

3. No real second-hand shops but a lot of "expat sales" i.e. expats who are leaving HK and want to sell off all their stuff. There are usually extensive listings for such sales in the Sunday Morning Post newspaper. In any case, such items can also be bought brand-new in HK inexpensively from a few hundred HK$ upwards, depending on which shop you go to or which brand you choose. E.g. sofas can cost HK$50,000 in high-end shops, or as little as HK$1,000 from Ikea. A China brand of DVD or TV will be less than half the price of a well-known international brand.

I'm sure other people will have more suggestions and recommendations for you, too!

[God de Vader]

Rodolofo write down Horizon Plaza in ap lei chau, many nice looking, and new furniture....for little $$$ however count on low quality. i.e. woods used not properly dried etc