Archive for November 24th, 2009
Mall vs. Tiangge
Shopping malls and flea markets or Christmas Bazaars ”tiangges” are now starting to get crowded. People are getting busy shopping for Christmas. Shopping at the tiangge is quite practical. Goods are cheaper and there’s also lot of varieties to choose from, though I’m not sure of the quality.
Shopping at the mall is quite more convenient for me, not to mention the aircontioned place. What I’ve noticed is that even the commodities at the mall is more expensive, you can still see long lines at the cashiers. Thanks to barcode scanner that the transactions become faster.
Who are the people buying at the mall? They are the average earners to rich customers. People who received gift certificates as bonus (they have no choice but to use it), people who uses credit cards (you can’t use it at tiangges) and people who have short patience in overcrowded place. But don’t take me wrong, you can see all types of crowd in tiangges, from richest to poorest. Because some of tiangges are class too (Greenhills for example), because I believe commodities there are of good qualities too.
How about you, where do you prefer to shop?
