| ashu |
Posted
on 06-Feb-01 01:26 PM
This is another email from that same friend who
had sent in that report on KTM's nite-clubs.
oohi
ashu
> Subject: update from kathmandu: shopping
>
> hello all!
>
> reporting LIVE from kathmandu.
>
> today's report will be on SHOPPING. CLOTHING in
> particular. hit
> bishal bazar and the new road / khichapokhari area
> stores. looks like
> most of the "upper end" clothing comes from hong
> kong. you get quite
> a few good deals here on "designer imposter"
> clothing.
>
> bought the following:
> 1 tommy sweatshirt - Rs. 1000 (
> approx. $13.00 )
> 1 nautica sweatshirt - Rs. 500 (
> approx. $6.50 )
> 1 nautica sweater - Rs. 750 (
> approx. $10.00 )
>
> total $29.50.
>
> if i was in the u.s., for $29.50, i wouldn't be able
> to buy even half
> a designer sweatshirt/sweater. really good deals.
>
> quality? all right. they do their best to make the
> clothing look
> authentic. real tags, real logos, sometimes a
> spelling mistake in
> embroidered logos, but overall it looks really
> impressive. i'll write
> another report after i wash these articles of
> clothing for the first
> time. :)
>
> some clothes were AUTHENTIC though. like the
> articles you would find
> in tj maxx and marshalls in the u.s., i.e.,
> imperfect, damaged, overstocked,
> or out of style pieces (you can tell when the
> authentic tag is cut or
> marked over). so some authentic pieces at really
> cheap prices. but
> the counterfeit ones look much better.
>
> but the part i found the best about shopping for
> clothing in kathmandu
> is the bargaining aspect. the tommy sweatshirt was
> Rs. 1200, the
> nautica sweater Rs. 900, etc. then going into a
> shop and asking, "dai,
> sweatshirt chha?" was also pretty cool.
>
> so anyway, if you live in the u.s. and come to nepal
> for a visit, do
> check out the clothing scene. you'll find some
> really good deals.
> you have to do some hunting to get past the "weird"
> brands like
> "button hero" and "balero" and what not. don't get
> me started on
> "calvan blue." :) if you live in nepal, just be
> glad that you are
> getting all the cool designer clothes at 1/5th the
> original price.
>
> so much for now. hope am not boring you guys with
> all this.
>
> "reporting live from kathmandu..."
>
> later,
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