Hong Kong Odyssey

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HK I think we have to take the subway to it, Cantonese, Mandarin, English language broadcast station 3, there are many shopping malls along the MTR, very convenient, Octopus in HK is a very practical DD, if we go to HK travel or shopping, you can first place in the exit (airports, ports there) to buy the Octopus, which includes almost all the transport facilities HK paid, and some specified and convenience stores fast food can also be used, so very convenient, with the mission suggest that you either can buy or free exercise!! deposit is 50, then multiples of 50 recharge, convenience stores can recharge 啦!! do not have the time to retirement cards, deposit and balance back easy enough, but recently introduced a policy to buy cards can be refunded after 3 months, or give 7HKD as the refund fee.
say that the Star Ferry, this is the ferries come, if We would like to see the Victoria Harbour, take this is the best, however, and only a few dollars HKD, cheap S 啦!! There are several routes are traveling back and forth, respectively, Hung Hom to Central, Hung Hom to Wan Chai, Wan Chai to Tsim Sha Tsui, Central and Tsim Sha Tsui, we are interested to know if you can look at the ! We are interested can go to sit in the.
In addition, you can also choose to take the BUS, HK's BUS N more, there are several BUS company, now name of a station, and it is Cantonese, Mandarin, English 3 language broadcast, but may not report GMB, so we take the BUS driver just like to talk about!!
suggest that you is not too much a hurry, or do not take the TAXI, because it is not cost-effective than other modes of transport , from the standard 15HKD, if you want to be more expensive than sea or tunnel 啦!! they still choose a more affordable!!
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preparation
1, respectively, with the group and the free exercise:
fact, I think that if is the first time to go, but never been to HK's, recommendations or with the group, select the benefits reputable travel agents, they will usually help you run a visa and solve traffic problems, and hotel reservations, arrangements for a certain line, to choose their own, because there is no 've been to, is the so-called unfamiliar, got the guide to look, familiarize yourself with the routes and circumstances, facilitate the much more attractive the next time your opinions!! the free exercise clause can also be asked travel tickets and hotel tickets, buy tickets for travel agencies much cheaper than individual tickets!!
with the group usually have free time now, so do not worry about shopping time, but with the group to note that tour guides bring the stores usually have a rebate, the position To strengthen that, do not buy too many unnecessary DD!! note there is no sign of quality service, because not all the stores are good stores HK is the so-called black shops, we should pay attention to Ha!!
and free OK, then, of course, can customize the outside line, and time is very free, where can, but need not be afraid guides will give you a rebate hassles!! proposed routes are more familiar with the free exercise of the option, but they may also help booking travel and hotels, so that money much more attractive!!
2, HK Yu sense
transport: very well developed. in the shopping area has a variety of pick stroke of basic transportation is very convenient subway interchange So sometimes too much trouble to switch a few times, but open slowly than the metro, but also separated and the subway gate, very safe!! but to commute, subway stations all people, can not see the floor! ! and the bus station has now been reported that the (light may not be reported), prepared according to the next light to get off!!
service attitude: most are very friendly, and basically, answer, in the HK shopping is a pleasure, into the store, all BA will have to tell you hello, if you do not buy any product will be kind enough to tell you are always welcome, bye!!
this is the many cities can not be done!!
urban development: density is high, a small plot of land for construction of several buildings, and at least 30 layers, we have many such buildings, but the density is not so high!!! streets are narrow!! enough a car through, even if only the big 4 lane street, and then the new district is rather wide!! there is always a feeling of oppression!! green can also be done!! air is very good, and the ground is Clean!!
diet: food as most of HK's almost the same with the Canton, as if tea ah, the staple food, snacks, etc., are no different, and even more expensive than in Guangzhou, halo!!! If we do not tasted authentic Cantonese cuisine, you can try!!
HK people I feel: In fact, although the return of the HK 7 years, but HK people on the domestic deep-rooted sense of human remains unchanged, even if the surface is very warm, In particular, middle-aged women are more powerful, and some will attempt to juggle domestic tourists, very rude!! This is not, and their general knowledge!! we just go sightseeing shopping and spending, except on the interests and dignity to have to fight! !
3, starting before fully prepared (Tours):
A, Hong Kong and Macao are now run Visa
pass out, so simple ~~~~~~~< br > B, a good currency exchange HKD
If you need to bring cash to the HK's, we must first get our hands on the pass and take, and then copy the page and the endorsement was a photo, along with the original and copy of ID card to the relatively large private bank branch or head office abroad in foreign currency exchange business, the specific appeal to the local bank for, because not every bank has this business, do well to consult before!! and can change due to exchange some! !
C, a shopping list before starting out the problem
good shopping list, consult a good what to buy. but we can recommend the appropriate post reference to the essence of jars, many worth buying a good product and word of mouth, not one to HK tourist season to post more than N HK asked the question!! need to buy a column, and the best English name written on the specific capacity, about the price, and address of the shop to buy!!
D, please refer to map the appropriate
Here are some interactive maps, detailed street, building name, transport services, government agencies, restaurants entertainment, and so very detailed information!! we can refer to, and then determine the line!!

clearance when a map distributed, so can save money to buy the map!!
can also travel on the HK Tourism Board Reference HK introduction:

E, pre-booked hotel
HK to the tourist season is very difficult to step to the hotel can provide, so the first order relatively safe, and then select the hotel near the shopping more convenient!!
F, can properly refer to other people's travel
G, good copy Visas and ID cards, a card is lost, but copies are also proof of your identity!!
H, can be appropriate to take some shopping bags or luggage, shopping Well, of course, should put away with DD go!!
I, if it is to go a few days, you can not take any daily necessities, the nearby N and more convenience stores, go to the step to buy, but if I got a little older that still bring their own to go, bring a plug adapter, as HK's not the same with us!!
J, communications problems
we use mobile phones on the mainland to HK HK calls without opening the business, is not take in!! it is recommended that the starting before the phone call to your carrier about clear!! or purchase a phone card!!
K, familiar with the lot number Daquan
everyone to HK to buy cosmetics, please Daquan familiar with the lot number, Lot is not easy to get over to read the futures!!
4, the following is all I have to say the first thing to HK mm collar, shopping, and then immediately buy a HK newspaper or magazine.
When at the boundary, whether the airport or at Lo Wu, and see if there some people in the distribution of information, but basically the tourist season only, as if the shopping festival during the summer, ah, Shopping Festival last winter, ah, have some travel guides for tourists, ah, there are many coupons, ah, ah sample coupons, discount coupons,UGG boots cheap, ah, catering, clothing, and cosmetics are, there are other, specific pull to get to know! ! also distributed in Hong Kong maps of the DD, to a certain essentials when on the trip the next few days very helpful!! recent shopping festival is November 26 to January 2 next year, this time is a discount compared severe, we should pay attention to time slightly!!
and then immediately buy the HK newspaper or a magazine. which usually have a recent discount store or brand message or coupon exchange, if we are to go on Friday, suggest that you buy Oriental Daily News (do not know the name I remember correctly), this newspaper on Friday is devoted to activities and products worth buying, very good introduction, we stand to look in the newspaper is 啦!! magazine, then, Oriental Sunday, MILK have There are some!!
5, we can bring home a CUP logo debit card or credit card in HK are marked with the store logo CUP credit card spending. If the fear of instability as you can with the right amount of RMB and HKD cash! ! But lieu of cash and cash is the most reliable HKD!!
fees should not accept it, and if unsure, ask the store to the people, then credit card, according to the exchange rate to charge, easy enough, now even SASA and Bonjour can be card 啦!! with cash, then if we can now friends with twenty thousand, HK a few days before the introduction of a new program, will only be allowed from the previous pass with 6000RMB to 2 million, so we can easily flowers !! and exchange shops are everywhere in the shopping area, go to compare rates, and then decided to change Which is usually better in Mong Kok are the basic 106 points, Causeway Bay, at least 107 points on more than slightly!!
6,1:1 problem
Although many places RMB: HKD = 1:1 in the service of, say, WATSONlS and MANNINGS and DFS (to produce the relevant tourist visa), but not all stores are Yes, that is WATSONS 1:1 can be used in Festival Walk, run, and the cosmetics counter to buy over 200 or more, before they can use, but also received only 100 and 50 of the RMB, the other is not closing!! Tsim Sha Tsui MTR station is also 1:1, but not all stores have a 1:1.
7, the price issue
think we all know DD SASA shop, etc. are cheaper than the counter, many people said fear Maidaojiahuo fact, the main problem is the shelf life, batch number Daquan familiar with it. and then the name you want to buy the DD record is good, there is a long way, not afraid to buy a fake!! DFS is also a good outside counter choice, because there are many packages, the most suitable for people shopping, but some of them cheaper than the counter, so before you buy can go to DFS to compare!!
digital products, there is no price advantage, originally our intention to buy Fortress an MP3, because last year went, the price gap with the mainland a little, and now the price is HKD already expensive than domestic, count rate is even more expensive matter, IRIVER Take the N10, the country's 128 for as long as 1099,256 is also just two or three hundred, HK 256 actually to 1699, halo!!
8, product name issue
it should be noted that, to buy cosmetics products must take the English names of Good!! remember is the English name, because even if the products of domestic and HK is the same product, Chinese names are differentiated!! so we put the names in English As well it will not buy the wrong!! best to size and color No names have in mind about the way long, so very much poise!!
9, item storage problems are believed to
we went shopping and bought a big bag a lot, walk around a shopping mall again he moved to the other. If this happens, you can ask at the mall and ask if there exist packages of services, so, first prize away, and then go shopping a lot easier!! I know there has a city which has a special bag storage place, to pay a little more money you can put DD N 啦!! walk around and then get away with friends away!!
10, issue
mall location to a lot of HK's shopping JMS as if into the maze of milling, and also often said that no counter to the brand, we entered the mall, first look at the map and distribution of shopping, shopping malls usually have Purchasing Guide, you want to buy your brand tell him / her, it will give you circle the address or map to them for shopping!!
11, encountered the annoying BA solution
free exercise more now, so many stores are also located BA to host a special passengers, if WATSONlS, MANNINGS there are several brands, SASA, and several brands Bonjour agents, of course, not everyone bought CLINQUE so often the road sign, and are some of you may have at home have not heard of the brand, they will keep on saying how how your skin is not good, and then pushing her family's products to you, if you feel suits you, buy it anyway, but if you really do not want them to harassment Your shopping mood, you can not talk, she said, No, etc., or simply can not ignore them, if she still bother you, you can go to the management manager managers, etc., talk about the situation with them so they no longer harass you!!
12, would like to shop in Taobao SASA issues such
In fact, this is not the legendary several stores so horrible, do not buy some sort of product, starting Her first look at the site before the time of the specials, so easy to start, because it is a multi-product categories, and then Jia Lianwei Road in Tsim Sha Tsui is the largest concentration of such parallel streets of shops!! so we can Compare multiple re-start too late, because even the same store different prices in different branches or species may be different. In addition to the familiar SASA, Bonjour, Kowloon City (Hong Kong only one, no branch), and Aster, angels, synthesis of a large pharmacy, are of this type of store, but also C4U, Anita these monopoly Japanese cosmetics store, Aster, angel of the sample more, there are many perfume sample, we are interested in these can go to two stores to see!!
13, sporting goods
you if you want to buy sporting goods, and can go to Fa Yuen Street, Mong Kok, there are many styles, and some even inside than the new mall !! it is a good choice!!
14, language problems
many HK people will now understand Mandarin, so long as not to speak too fast Jiuhaola, although their standard of Putonghua to be improved, but they usually will enthusiastically answer questions, whether pedestrians or the police!! of course, the best knowledge of Cantonese!!
15, Temple Street, Ladies do not gone, are some of the goods over the mainland, feeling that spread goods, false more goods, there is no need to buy and go!!
16. calling card international roaming mobile phone use in Hong Kong after, the cost is high (SMS 3.99 yuan / bar, dozens of calls to block a), dial ** 139 * (in mobile phones) can be a discount, (specifically, please call in advance operator)
in Hong Kong to buy a dedicated SIM card, 28 Hong Kong dollars, or call the mainland contains 20 minutes 1 hour local calls. proposal did not international roaming friends to buy a spare phone. This card is invalid the first time a month, you can recharge.
cosmetics lot Daquan
(the MM estimate all know, the purpose here is posted again together all the useful content more easily accessible and fills, if you know the MM 'can be automatically ignored ah ~
Body Shop THE BODY SHOP
first code indicates the year, said the first year of the first 2-4 How many days in the first.
such as L320, represent the year was 03, 320 is the first 320 days, about mid-November 2003.
(L, M on behalf of 2003,2004, please note that 2005 A) .
BIOTHERM BIOTHERM
formed by the 5 yards, 2 letters and 3 numbers.
example: CA155: 2 code indicates year of production, said last year the three specific number of days .
respectively Y, A, B on behalf of 03,04,05 years after the first three days of that year, so the CA155 is the first 155 days in 2004, the factory, skin care products shelf life is usually three years, that is to early June 2007.
Borghese Borghese
are two kinds:
1. six yards. N in the 2002,, P, Q, R,cheap UGG boots, representing 03,04, 05, such as QEN03C, said production in 2004.
2. four yards. The first digit year, 2 digits for the month, such as the 331H, that the production date is March 2003.
Burt's Bees
Example: 1430312.143 represents the production date, 03 represent 03, 12 is the product code 1430312 it is representative of the first 143 days in 2003 produced ~
Charmzone Charmzone
(Please note the following batch manufacturers have not been confirmed interpretation, much the same):
Example: marked on the packaging.
month expressed as a :1-9, A, B, C for 12 months.
such as K61 is produced in June 2001, AC2, said in December 2002 production. AB3 said 03 November production, A34, said production in March 2004.
Clarins (Clarins)
batch number indicates the first year, the first number indicates the month 2,3.
such as 401,185, said that in 2004 January production.
Dior (Christian Dior)
lot is usually four digits. The first code indicates the year, such as that in 2002 .3 D01 2D01, said in 2003. The second code indicates the month, A, B , CM said 1,2,3-12 month (of which the English letters
Elizabeth Arden (Elizabeth Arden)
generally 3 code, the first year of a letter, a letter last month (month by the 1,2 hh9, A, B, C respectively 1,2 hh9, 10, 11,12), such as 2D9, said in September 2002. 3DA, said in October 2003.
Estee Lauder (Estee Lauder)
generally 3 yards: XYZ, Y on the table, Z form of , the origin of goods will be marked on the bottle or packaging.
month expressed as a :1-9, A, B, C for 12 months.
such as K61 is produced in June 2001, AC2 expressed in 2002 In December production. AB3 said production in November 2003, A34, said in March 2004 production. shelf life 3 years.
Helena (Helena Rubinstein)
formed by the 5 yards, 2 letters and 3 numbers.
example: CA155: 2 code indicates year of production, said last year the three specific days.
respectively Y, A, B on behalf of 03,04,05 years, after three The first few days of year, so CA155 is the first 155 days in 2004 the factory, skin care products shelf life is usually three years, that is to early June 2007.
Chi O water (H2O)
read the first 4 codes, such as 1254H53, 1 is the first in 2001, 254 refers to the 254 days of 2001 production.
Kiehl (Kiehlrs)
formed by the 5 yards, 2 letters and 3 figures.
example: CA155: 2 code indicates year of production, said last year the three specific days.
respectively Y, A, B on behalf of 03,04,05 years, said after the three The first days of the year, so the CA155 is the first 155 days in 2004, the factory, skin care products shelf life is usually three years, that is to early June 2007.
after the purchase of a product used by Kaifeng, proposed to used within six months. If you want to extend the period of use, product can be stored in the refrigerator.
Lancome (Lancome)
formed by the 5 yards, 2 letters and 3 numbers.
example : CA155: 2 code indicates year of production, said last year the three specific days.
respectively Y, A, B on behalf of 03,04,05, the three said after the first few year days, so the CA155 is the first 155 days in 2004, the factory, which is the shelf-life to early June 2007.
L'Oreal (LrOreal)
formed by the 5 yards, 2 letters and 3 digits.
example: CA155: 2 code indicates year of production, said last year the three specific days.
respectively Y, A, B on behalf of 03,04,05 years, said after the three year the first few days, so the CA155 is the first 155 days in 2004, the factory, skin care products shelf life is usually three years, that is to early June 2007.
Margaret Lina (Marguerna)
Chinese years said Thursday. shelf life is 2 years.
Vichy (Vichy)
formed by the 5 yards, 2 letters and 3 numbers.
example: CA155: 2 code indicates production year, said last year the three specific days.
respectively Y, A, B on behalf of 03,04,05 years after the first three days of that year, so the CA155 was 2004 the first 155 days the factory, skin care products shelf life is usually three years, that is to early June 2007.
KOSE
batch has four digits, for example: l902
production of the first letter on behalf of l < br> The first number 9 on behalf of the production of
so l902 that in December 1999 production, so the retention period to November 2002
Similarly, if the lot number for the c821,
is 1998 3 February manufacturing, shelf life to February 2001, so the expression of the month between

a = 1 b = 2 c = 3 d = 4 e = 5 f = 6 g = 7 h = 8 i = 9 j = 10 k = 11 l = 12
chanel Chanel
5402 if this batch, use 56 divided by 12, 4 more than 4 business is in April 2004 of ..
It has four digits of the lot, only the first two codes and the date of manufacture on:
example: 95xx, said that in November 1999 that was manufactured
17xx 18xx September 2001, said that in October 2001, said 19xx 20xx is November 2001, said that in December 2001 Shiseido Shiseido
above a standard series of figures such as 200,309 is due in September 2003
really so hard his house I asked the counter
The lady did not know how to look at the computer to see
found
YSL (Yves Saint Laurent Yves Saint Laurent)

on the label of goods such as YSL label as
EMB 60350 22411 00189
the views of the .... 22411> first word of the 2> 2 2002
start the second year of the first 241 to 241 days when manufacturing
Therefore, it is manufactured in August 2002 ...
b. Second recommended DFS, where you can purchase the 500 off and then play 9 1:1 RMB total direct pay, simply that it seems as if more favorable than the flexor, but there is no sample in the DFS to take, and if you do not care if sample I recommend buying or forget all the things in DFS, because there is all kind of cosmetic brands and all of the benefits package will be a lot of combinations.
also remind you, DFS can be accumulated over 500 different brands can play off 9 , do not be fooled by some brands of BA, I went to that Christmas is, one door has a CD of independent counters (which separate inside the cashier), CD of the BA does not tell us to be accumulated, has caused us to take care of 500 more than in the CD bought a lipstick, so we went off inside the HR end of the counter can tell us when the other BA accumulated various brands, so be sure to remind you to avoid being fooled, but there CHANEL if not discounted.
Having said that, to sum up, if you care and skilled to sample, it is in the Qu (near Haiphong Road) to buy; If you do not go directly to DFS (Beijing Road, Harbour City, Tsim Sha Tsui Daily Sun Plaza, New No. 8 from 10 am to 11 pm). above said bend and DFS from the near, walk up to 15 minutes ~ ~
c.sasa
sasa can consider buying a :
. EA (sasa is a distributor, SH than how how the activities of her??? buy one get one is a common thing)
. clinique's 3 steps
. lancome's DD , engage in activities at 5 discount is common thing ~ ~ ~
2. perfume JM 'If you only like sweet perfume bottles do not like the taste of her words, Q Hong best choice.
3 . to go and see the sasa before the post, to see what activities do shop there again to start ~ ~ ~ Tell me what a lot of things can not just networks, even if the official website posted, that time does not necessarily have, this is my most ~~~~~~ hate sasa place to go out with friends and colleagues with a long N list, nnnnnnnd ~~~~~~~~ m always there with a whole ever ~ ~ ~
sasa too much liquidity , often out of stock, personal or believe sasa's, dfs, waston, sasa, counters have bought something, rice has encountered unhappy things ~ some of the items for each sasa price will be different, but the difference is not ~ ~ )
d. Dragon large pharmacy (drug store of choice)
Lung Shing Dispensary in addition to the sale of various drugs, but also sell all kinds of different brands of cosmetics, has the familiar Japanese brands such as Shiseido, beauty Po, IPSA, Etude and so on. Another European brand ︰ Elizabeth White Arden, Clinique, Clarins, etc., can be numerous, exhaustive in front of us.
Dragon by selling goods, all genuine goods , there is no parallel imports of cosmetics said. But in terms of price, it is the whole Granville cheapest. general commodities, the price of an average of about HK $ 10 to HK $ 150 or so, depending on the function of the goods may be bought . sometimes encounter discount goods, but also a little cheaper, can be calculated together really save a lot of money, so shop has been well received by students welcomed family and office workers.
Address: Granville Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, 28 number (this is only one full-HK)
SHOPPING go to Hong Kong time on my personal experience is:
a. If you buy cosmetics, then I suggest or choose a good Christmas than New Year, Christmas will be back when a lot of brand ex-gratia Set or limited, and full capacity to send out a lot of activity, until the New Year will go to a lot of short selling, the husband told the Chinese New Year opinions on many things are going to buy our domestic bare;
b. If the purchase of clothing, shoes, then go over the Christmas discount will play a more powerful, I went to see the Christmas period are basically little 7 5 discount off there, but in January before the Chinese New Year will hit the lowest, but like my husband too old the seventh day to the mall basically have to push new products, the discount basically ended;
c. If you go to buy jewelry, watches it, does not seem much different, because this is the same throughout the year in Hong Kong, not because the festival what activities there are too many very favorable (at least I think Xie Ruilin Christmas, Chow Sang Sang, Chow Tai Fook, Emphasis is not much activity), which mainly rely on their own counter-offer this;
d. If you go purchase of household appliances such as mobile phones, then, cameras, Christmas goods compared to the whole, but the price to go a little more expensive than the New Year, Chinese New Year period because the decline in value this month is the relative frequency of the stage more, as I bought NOKIA7610, Christmas buying RMB 3788, then fell 200 Chinese New Year. But to the Chinese New Year there is a risk that many popular models of mobile phones, cameras will be sold out of stock, the husband came back and said NOKIA7260 sell out of stock ...