I was full of anticipation for Citygate Outlets in Hong Kong as i spent quite a bit in my last outlet shopping at Mitsui Outlets in Sapporo!
Afraid that i might not have sufficient time, i even put in a minimal of four hours on my itinerary for outlet shopping with flexibility to extend should the need arises.
Sadly, i put up expectation way too high as the things sold didn't quite appeal to me and there weren't a lot of varieties, unlike the Mitsui Outlets in Sapporo. To put it in better perspectives, i thought Singapore's Changi City Point was better.
Maybe the problem lies with me; there were branded stores all over the place but i am not exactly brand conscious and prices, in comparison, were not at a level low enough to entice me.
It was crowded for a Friday though and fellow travel mates who went thought some of the deals were pretty good and they even managed to part away with a few hundred Singapore dollars' worth of shopping merchandise!
Exclusive elevator bringing us to a retail concept known as 10th Avenue. Once again, my expectation heightened as i was hoping for something different.
Nothing much once again with CROCS being the only draw for me. Pity the designs didn't quite appeal to me and i didn't get replacements for my almost worn-out CROCS.
We should get this in Singapore; an umbrella dryer which would help reduce the use of plastic umbrella bags! Not too sure how it works though. I am in fact thankful that we didn't encounter heavy rain until the last day when we were already in the airport.
Biggest draw for me in Citygate Outlets; the supermarket on the basement level!
And the most amazing find? Durians for sale and i did notice that in Hong Kong; the popular durians are Thai durians which are extremely different from the Malaysian ones we usually get in Singapore. The one above cost about HKD$340 (about S$60).
The rarer Malaysian ones were available too in prepacked form as the fruits would likely be too smelly. And this small pack of cat mountain king was priced HKD$198 (after discount); the converted amount was an exorbitant S$34 for just a few seeds!
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20 Tat Tung Road, Lantau Island,
Tung Chung, Hong Kong
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For the summary of my seven days' itinerary to Hong Kong (with a day trip to Shenzhen), please click here.