Shopping in Baguio City, bargain hunter's paradise

Baguio City is a bargain hunter's paradise. Prices in the flea markets and souvenir shops are not always fixed so your haggling skills will be put to good use.

Know that Baguio is no tourist trap, though -- the prices and rates  are pretty reasonable compared to other top Philippine destinations, and can go lower even!

Because the residents

The Best Places to Shop in Baguio, Philippines
The length of Session Road is the city's premier shopping area, anchored by SM City Baguio Mall on Luneta Hill at the top and the Baguio City Market at the base on Magsaysay Ave., that runs perpedicular to it. Specialty shops and restaurants are found in this city center where everybody goes for all their supplies.

The tourist market at Mines View Park has a great selection of dry goods found at the city market at comparable prices. Actually, it is more of a shopping area now than real attraction since there are better views of the Cordillera to be had elsewhere. 

The Good Shepherd Convent on Gibraltar Road is a favorite stop. One can find this store up a driveway right beside Mines View Park. Popular for its peanut brittle, ube and strawberry jam. They have expanded their products to include baked goodies, homemade ice cream and a tasty strawberry-calamansi juice over the counter.

Souvenir shops are located near each tourist attraction. Unlike in other countries, these are not tourist traps. Vendors know that folks can compare prices easily so standard pricing applies.

Mile-Hi Center at Camp John Hay has some interesting stores, including a commisary and a factory outlet of export overrun garments from the Baguio Export Processing Zone.

Narda's on Upper Session Road is well known for Narda Capuyan's original woven cloths that gave gained her international reknown. Her designs have been copied by other local weavers and are selling in the dry goods sections of the markets.

Then there are the malls: SM City, Center Mall, Abanao Square and Porta Vaga with specialty shops as well as familiar stuff that you can find in other malls all over the Philippines.

For antiques, Filipiniana, and ethnic furniture with shipping services available, go to top floor at the Maharlika Livelihood Center parking lot (yup -- the parking lot, okay?). Of course, there are other furniture shops scattered around the city on Leonard Wood, and at Camp John Hay 

And here is the reason office workers from Manila come up on overnight trips: the Ukay Ukay. Also know as  "Wagwagan." These are thrift stores selling anything from used clothing to children's toys. If you're lucky, you may find an authentic vintage Louis Vuitton Bag for a fraction of the cost on Ebay!

here are frugal in nature, they themselves always have an eye out for a good bargain and will not take it against you if you haggle for a better price.

The best place to shop is at the Baguio City Market where you can get anything and everything. The Dry Goods section (Marbay) and the furniture and antiques on the upper floors of the Maharlika Livelihood Center are favored by bargain hunters.  Continue reading at the original blog here http://www.gobaguio.com/shopping.html