What Can I Buy From Street Vendors In China?
Posted by China Sourcing CommentatorFeb 27
I’m visiting most of the major cities in China, and I’ve been told to pack light, because I should be able to buy most things I need cheaply in China. I believe that, but I’ve also heard tales of some pretty fantastic things up for sale.
Does anyone have any experience with this? What can I buy? Is it cheap? I know what to expect regarding most other aspects of the trip, but the street vendor thing is going to be new to me.
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The night market is in Taipei Taiwan, OK, I guess that is China.
Street vendors sell anything, the food is always good, be aware that some of it is too HOT to eat! Also, what ever price they tell you, tell them no and only pay half at the most! Even that will be high compared to what they charge the Chinese. You have to learn that bargaining is expected here.
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think of your dollar store. thats what you’ll be able to buy in china, for a fraction of the price.
street vendors typically sell food, fake stuff (for tourists) and real stuff (for locals). If you buy jade or jewellery off the street, it will probably be fake (to test if jade is fake, scratch if on glass before you buy it – if it scratches the glass, its real, if it doesnt, its fake).
expect to find many many fruit vendors on the streets – they are the people to buy fruit from (but you will have to wash it first). in the cities, i doubt you will find many vendors selling touristy things, but if you were to go to a tourist attraction, there will most likely be vendors everywhere. a good thing to do is keep an eye out in the official gift stores for what you like, then try and find a vendor (they often sell replicas) outside the museum, etc. and buy it off him.
That is a very good question.
the local brand or non brand products is cheap, but if you buy international brand like Nike shoes, IBM laptop, they are as expesnive as those sold in your country, if not more expensive.
So in your case, I think you can buy consumption goods here in China.
Hope this help.
Everyone knows that the Chinese eat anything with four legs w=except for a table, that said—–I bet you could find steamed frogs, steamed catepillar pupa in snow-cone, boiled electric eel with soy sauce, fried sea-horses, fried starfish, picckled sea-cucumber and sea slugs, monkey brains over rice, boiled groundhog stew, sweet and sour mongoose nostrils, breaded sea-bass lips, etc..etc..etc..not to mention all types of fried large insects.
If you’re coming to Shanghai (I live there) you can buy TONS of stuff.
DVD boxed sets
Chanel, Prada, etc.
Cds
Markets have TONS more stuff. But you HAVE to bargain!! NEVER buy at the starting price.
well, basically you can buy anything in the open markets, from jewelry to pirated DVDs, just thing of anything and it will be there
You can buy organs there, no joke. Illegal of course though. So do you need a kidney transplant?
they sell all kind of jewelry, watches, food, etc…It’s called the “Night Market”
oh yes look for “stinky tofue” some say its quite grand get the deep fried version often sold at street vendors
traditional chinese product(bead,or something else