subject: Travel Out Light, Return Home Heavy But Let Shipping Services To The Uk Handle The Load [print this page] There can be few greater indulgences than enjoying a luxury shopping trip abroad. Several worldwide destinations offer the chance to snap up goods at a fraction of the prices for which they are sold in the UK. For example, Vietnam is considered a great place to shop for clothes.
Anyone who has spent time studying the labels in many of the UKs high street clothing chain stores will have seen Made in Vietnam tags on many items. That means coming here for clothes shopping means cutting out the middleman. The entire economy of many Vietnamese towns is based on clothing manufacture, so there is no shortage of quality goods available at knockdown prices.
New York might like to live up to its image as Americas fashion capital, but anyone without the deep pockets to afford the designer labels will find plenty to fire their imagination in Soho, Greenwich Village or the citys Lower East Side. The beauty of this city is the variety to be found here.
For a vast choice of clothing at affordable prices, its best to head to China. While the shopping malls of cities such as Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong vie with those in capitals and the big visitor hotspots around the world for chic cachet, the countrys night markets are where everyone goes to look for the best bargains for daily wear.
But the ultimate choice of clothing and luxury goods can be found in Bangkok. The Thai capital is one place where that extra suitcase can be guaranteed to be filled with anything from high-end designer labels to cheap imitations affordable to practically everyone.
One thing to watch out for though is that, after all that shopping, theres still a little cash left to make sure all those exciting new purchases can be got home. Some careful calculations might be needed to ensure that the amount saved on new purchases is not completely eroded by excess baggage charges. However, if the right destination is chosen, and the savings substantial, its quite easy for the savvy shopper to come out ahead, even when these charges are taken into account.
Cheap flights and package breaks have made a luxury shopping trip more affordable for lots of people. While it might seem extravagant, the prospect of returning with a hoard of items which no one else has, and which cant be bought back home, is priceless.
