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Recently, the circle of friends is popular to post Alipay.
It seems that no matter how sluggish the international economy is and the renminbi continues to be sluggish, it cannot stop the buying and buying of the choppers.
Today, I would like to introduce you to a good place to buy and buy - Singapore.
Why is it a good place to go?
First of all, Singapore is not far from us. It usually takes 5-6 hours by plane. And there are many flights, more than a dozen times a week, and the ticket price is not expensive.
Secondly, Singapore's big brand new goods are quickly shopped, keeping up with the popular fashion in Paris and Milan.
Third, Singapore's shopping malls are very concentrated, do not have to run around, and are close to hotels.
Fourth, the discounts in various shopping malls in Singapore are not small, and sometimes they are really selling prices!
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Let's take a look at Singapore's famous business districts.
Orchard Road
Orchard Road is almost the most famous commercial street in Singapore. Famous malls on this road are: ion, Ngee Ann City, Paragon. On this street, the tall shops facing the street are very richly decorated, brightly lit, all kinds of giant logos, oversized window displays, one after another. Three or five steps is a lv, prada, around the corner is bottega, farragamo, walking on this street, as if visiting the shopping mall of the Giant Country.
If you're tired of the big names, you can also go to the department store in Ngee Ann City, Takashimaya Takashimaya, where all kinds of goods from all over the world are on display like the Universal Exposition. There is also a large Kii Kununiya bookstore kinokuniya on the fourth floor, and it is also excellent to sit on the floor and see the latest bullets of freshly arrived manga.
Orchard Road is conveniently located on the MRT line. You can take the subway Red Line and get off at orchard mrt. Out is the ground floor of ion.
Night view of Ngee Ann City, dazzling cartier
Shopping mall at Marina Bay Sands: shoppes
Right near the Sands Hotel & Casino, there is a passage on the ground floor that leads directly to the casino. You win a million at the casino and come out and buy and buy at the mall. Here gathered a variety of brands, large, medium and small, a variety of goods to meet your all needs from head to toe, from the inside to the outside. Not only are there a large number of goods, the shops are concentrated, the interior decoration is also very gorgeous, there is a large indoor fountain, and a small artificial river, someone rowing in it, you can also go up and sit.
Shoppes interior view
It is also adjacent to the subway station, and the blue line downtown line is off the bayfront mrt, which can be seen from the station.
Newly reached suntec city
There are no tall places mentioned earlier, but the advantage is that there are many varieties and brands. Everything is sold. Sometimes there are auto shows, travel fairs, house fairs and so on in the atrium on the first floor. It is also known as the largest fountain in Southeast Asia, the Fountain of Wealth. It's a circular fountain, and around it are all kinds of gourmet restaurants. When you see groups of people circling the fountain, don't panic, it's not performance art or witchcraft, it's money-seeking. Because I heard that walking around the fountain can attract money.
A newly achieved fountain of wealth
Just outside the subway on the green line is the cityhall mrt subway station, which can be walked to another attraction: esplanade. At this durian-shelled art center, you can buy a ticket to the theater to see a performance, or blow the sea breeze outside the theater, or blow the sea breeze while watching a free performance on the open-air stage outside, usually after dark in the evening.
Esplanade
Expo Center expo
It's not really a shopping mall, but it's a year-round sale, such as a baby and baby show, a pet show, a furniture show, and so on. And many big department stores often come here, renting a huge exhibition hall and setting up stalls to sell inventory goods. It's often possible to buy something cheaper — potentially cheaper than the department store discount season.
It is more remote, just near Changi Airport, you can take the MTR Green Line from the airport, get off at Expo Mrt after one stop (this station is an above-ground platform, equivalent to the domestic light rail, but the locals recognize "subway" or MRT, whether this is called light rail). You can also see planes and trains that have just taken off.
The logo of the Expo Center
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Money-saving tips
Pay attention to discount ads in newspapers
Singapore's largest newspaper, the Straits Times, often has big-name seasonal discounted ads, such as Prada, gucci and so on. Usually brand agents bring in new goods, deal with those that have just passed the season or are almost out of season, usually bags and shoes. The agent will rent a meeting room in the hotel and use it as a store. Xiaobian bought a prada backpack a few years ago, the price is half of the store, it has been used for 5 years, or intact.
By the way, keep an eye out for Friday's newspapers, there will be such discounts over the weekend. Remember to bring cash or a cash card, this kind of sale sometimes can't be swiped by credit card.
Grasp the time node
We all know that there are discounts before Christmas, don't you know that the discounts are greater after Christmas? That's called post-christmas sales. It is usually after Christmas until the Lunar New Year.
During this period, you will see shopping mall counters, stores selling, posing one by one floats, the car is piled with clothes, pants, t-shirts, shirts, etc., late to be turned over, common numbers are sold out, and usually sold out, will not put new goods. So be sure to go early. (Shopping malls and specialty stores generally open at 11 o'clock)
Teacher C's daily clothes are bought like this. At this time, buy raulph lauren, tommy hilfiger and the like is more sincere, can be 5-6 fold. Timberland is more conservative, with a 20% discount. Brooklyn brothers, ted and other discounts are not very large, about 1-2 discount.
Singapore's big hits
From the end of May to the end of June, it is great Singapore sales, a big hit in Singapore, and it is also a wild and restless discount season.
But in good conscience, this is far worse than the sincerity of post-christmas. Because that period is the summer tourism season in many countries around the world, under the enthusiasm of the tourist season, people have a strong desire to buy, and they buy and buy under irrational circumstances. Merchants seize this psychology, although the discount is very small (such as 2-3 discount), but also the word "discount" is written very large, giving people the illusion of losing money and selling.
Note that sometimes merchants will engage in some sensational signs, such as such signs:
From a distance, you must exclaim: Wow, 80% discount! It's up to 80%, which means up to 80%, or "on selected merchandise," meaning that certain items have such a discount. (In fact, there may be only one or two defaced cases that are out of season with an 80% discount, and the others are 20% off.) ）
Remember the tax refund
Everything bought in Singapore has a GST, called gst, which is taxed at 7%. Generally, the gst of the store will be counted in the price of the goods. If you buy a tax-inclusive item, you can get a tax refund at the airport when you leave Singapore, and you will generally be refunded 5%. That is, you buy an item of S$1,000 and the price includes GST of S$65, and if you get a refund, you will get about S$46 in refund.
When purchasing goods, pay attention to whether the merchant has these signs. Those with these signs indicate that he will invoice you for your tax refund. You can get a tax refund at the airport with your tax refund invoice. If you don't have a tax refund invoice, you buy it with him and you don't get a tax refund. Shops on Orchard Road and Shoppes often have such signs because tourists go more. Other places are not available in every store.
Take your passport and travel visa when shopping. Only a travel visa is eligible for a tax refund. If you are on a student visa, a work visa, sorry, you enjoy Singapore national treatment - no tax refunds allowed!
How to refund GST
Such signs can be seen in the Changi Airport Terminal in Singapore.
Tax refunds can be processed there. The method is simple. They are all self-service machines (like self-service check-in machines at domestic airports, or self-service ticket machines at train stations. The red circle in the photo is), scan the tax refund invoice.
Where will the tax be refunded? Go back to the card you swiped. If you bought it with cash, you can go to the manual counter and refund the cash – only Singapore money.
If you don't know how to operate, there are staff next to the self-service machine, you can ask them for help. Remember how to ask someone to help?
“excuse me, would you show me how to use the kiosk? i’d like to have my gst refunded.”
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Pay attention to the knowledge time of the society:
Here are some words related to shopping in Singapore
Sale: Promotion
xxx% off: Discount range. For example, 70% off, then the discount price is = original price x (1-70%), the original price is 300, and the discount price is 90.
·net price: Real price, no discount. Some new products and seasonal products are not discounted, and the label will be written: net price. No discounts.
Discount: Discount. Go to any store, especially one with a "sale" sign on the door, and ask clearly when you ask the price: is this price before discount or after discount? Is the price discounted or not discounted?
GST: Consumption tax, full name good and service tax, tax rate 7%. You must pay for any goods or services you purchase (however, investment gold, silver products such as gold bars, gold coins, etc.) purchased with a purity of more than 99% do not have to be paid. ）。
GST refund: Refund of GST.
Mrt: Singapore's MTR system. The route and platform of this MRT, some above ground, some underground, but uniformly called the subway.
This article is written by Teacher C
C Teacher, English name Christina, Graduated with Class A Honors from Pearce Cadets in Philadelphia, USA. With the dual identity of New Oriental beauty teacher and fashion hot mom, zero-based English teaching expert, psychological counselor, family education instructor, and founder of "Zhizhi Society". Eleven years of teaching experience, the cumulative training of tens of thousands of teachers and students.
For six consecutive years, he participated in the New Oriental Candlelight Volunteer Teaching, followed the team, walked into the remote areas of the four borders, and brought efficient English teaching methods to teachers who were far away from excellent educational resources.
As an excellent English teaching expert, he is committed to teaching more convenient and effective learning methods widely disseminated. Her educational theory can be summed up in eight words: practice by example, and teach by example.