Clothing with Reasonable Price & Reasonable Quality in Suitable Place

56POSTS

10 years ago

About buying clothing, I know 2 main options which not suit my needs as below;

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1) Market places like Ben Thanh market..etc
CONS:
- Place condition is not suitable. You cannot try and compare easily before you buy.
- Quality is not always as acceptable.

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2) Big shopping malls
CONS:
- Prices are extremely high when compared with average of Vietnam market levels

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And,
3) For the rest (including some individual stores on street), for most of them, finding Big Sizes is very difficult or impossible.

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Do you know any place(s) which has,
-reasonable price
-reasonable quality
-enough conditions to try & compare before buying
-big sizes for expats

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Thank you very much if somebody can help...

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Duong08 Member

16POSTS

10 years ago

You try to Have a look :
Saigon square at 179-183 hai ba trung or 77 nam ky khoi nghia
- taka plaza 102 nam ky khoi nghia.
But you should bargain about 50% of price or discount 1/3 price

TalhaSami Banned

56POSTS

10 years ago

Duong08 wrote:
You try to Have a look :
Saigon square at 179-183 hai ba trung or 77 nam ky khoi nghia
- taka plaza 102 nam ky khoi nghia.

As I know they are open market places similar to Ben Thanh market ..not very available to try before buying...am I wrong?

Bazza139 ViP

1257POSTS

10 years ago

..as previously advised...聽聽(essentials to live in Vietnam...)

Try tailor made.聽聽TRIP ADVISOR will give the best reviews.聽聽Far better than store quality - at 1/2 the price.聽聽But don't take my word for truth.聽聽Check it out for yourself.

..same applies to (better) quality shoes...聽聽 .

TalhaSami Banned

56POSTS

10 years ago

Bazza139 wrote:
Try tailor made.

If possible I want to reserve this as last option (if cannot find any solution)..
If I can find some stores, it will be much more practical for me..
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Still hoping to find some useful help (names, address..) in this forum page

gobot ViP

1430POSTS

10 years ago

You are right to avoid the B岷縩 Th脿nh tourist trap.
I have bought things at Saigon Square, you can try on there, cleaner then B岷縩 Th脿nh and vendors don't grab at you, but still mostly Asian tourists shopping there. Name brands are copies.
Go to big malls if you want name brands, but there seems to be import duty, and I have never seen a clothing sale at Vincom Center or Parkinson. I did get some real Reebok shoes on sale at Crescent mall in D7 one time, there are specialty stores.

So then: shop where the locals go. One place is Nguy峄卬 Tr茫i clothing street from District 1 down into District 5. Mostly small stores, mostly for women, very busy at night and fun for motorbike people watching.
I have also read on expat.com that the Russian Market in D1 has bigger sizes - for Russians I guess - but I haven't been. Google it.

TalhaSami Banned

56POSTS

10 years ago

gobot wrote:
I have never seen a clothing sale at Vincom Center or Parkinson. I did get some real Reebok shoes on sale at Crescent mall in D7 one time, there are specialty stores.

So then: shop where the locals go. One place is Nguy峄卬 Tr茫i clothing street from District 1 down into District 5.

Yes right,聽 I have never seen a clothing sale at Vincom Center or Parkinson too.
In local places "Size" is problem..
But I will search Russian market you told..tnx

Jakous Guest

0POSTS

10 years ago

I know a small house shop in Tan Binh district. They sell big size, the price is from 100.000- 200.000 vnd. I bought some for my husband before. I will let you know if you re interested it.
Hope it can help

eodmatt ViP

1418POSTS

10 years ago

Russian Market is the place to go. Google is your friend!

kadinmaxx Member

23POSTS

10 years ago

#10

I know a system which sells Viet Nam export clothing "QAXKY" you can search the address on the internet. I think the price and quality are reasonable

TalhaSami Banned

56POSTS

10 years ago

#11

Jakous wrote:
I know a small house shop in Tan Binh district. They sell big size, the price is from 100.000- 200.000 vnd. I bought some for my husband before. I will let you know if you re interested it.
Hope it can help

Yes thank you..I will send pm

TalhaSami Banned

56POSTS

10 years ago

#12

kadinmaxx wrote:
I know a system which sells Viet Nam export clothing "QAXKY" you can search the address on the internet. I think the price and quality are reasonable

Is there any address you know about it?

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kadinmaxx Member

23POSTS

10 years ago

#13

- 152C Tr岷 H瓢ng 膼岷 street, D1.
- 10B C谩ch M岷g Th谩ng T谩m street, D1.
- 29 L媒 Ch铆nh Th岷痭g street, D3.
- 788 C谩ch M岷g Th谩ng T谩m street, T芒n B矛nh District.

TalhaSami Banned

56POSTS

10 years ago

#14

kadinmaxx wrote:
- 152C Tr岷 H瓢ng 膼岷 street, D1.
- 10B C谩ch M岷g Th谩ng T谩m street, D1.
- 29 L媒 Ch铆nh Th岷痭g street, D3.
- 788 C谩ch M岷g Th谩ng T谩m street, T芒n B矛nh District.

Thank you

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TalhaSami Banned

56POSTS

10 years ago

#15

No big size in Russian Market

eodmatt ViP

1418POSTS

10 years ago

#16

TalhaSami wrote:
No big size in Russian Market

You have to be kidding, last time I was there they had XXX Large sizes.

TalhaSami Banned

56POSTS

10 years ago

#17

eodmatt wrote:
TalhaSami wrote:
No big size in Russian Market

You have to be kidding, last time I was there they had XXX Large sizes.

I checked shirts..some of them labeled as XL, but in reality they are medium or large (but absuletely not XL, only lable is XL)
I am just 183cm tall and 94kg..not huge....but I couldn't find any big size

eodmatt ViP

1418POSTS

10 years ago

#18

TalhaSami wrote:
eodmatt wrote:
TalhaSami wrote:
No big size in Russian Market

You have to be kidding, last time I was there they had XXX Large sizes.

I checked shirts..some of them labeled as XL, but in reality they are medium or large (but absuletely not XL, only lable is XL)
I am just 183cm tall and 94kg..not huge....but I couldn't find any big size

OK well I am 6 feet tall and built like a walk-in fridge and I found loads of shirts, t-shirts and jeans聽 to fit me. I agree that the sizes stated on the tables aren't always consistent with reality, but you have to do a bit of searching. Try XXL or even XXXL to get what you want. Two T shirts from the same maker with the same XL label may be two different sizes.

TalhaSami Banned

56POSTS

10 years ago

#19

I checked but never saw XXL or XXXL ..but I didn't look to classical models, I was only looking for like polo / sports style models..maybe because of that..

Hannahpham Member

10POSTS

10 years ago

#20

my advise is simple.
do you have any vietnamese friends? ask them to oder clothes for you.聽 there are huge online store which selling good clothes with reasonable price and shipped right in front of your door.聽
shopping in shop???聽 uhm it will never work, even with me as i never know how to bargain

TalhaSami Banned

56POSTS

10 years ago

#21

Hannahpham wrote:
my advise is simple.
do you have any vietnamese friends? ask them to oder clothes for you.聽 there are huge online store which selling good clothes with reasonable price and shipped right in front of your door.聽
shopping in shop???聽 uhm it will never work, even with me as i never know how to bargain

This is not electronics, how to buy without trying, seeing, comparing ?

Hannahpham Member

10POSTS

10 years ago

#22

actually, they have store which you can come and try on too. but my point is, if you check it online first, you know the price and size

TalhaSami Banned

56POSTS

10 years ago

#23

Hannahpham wrote:
actually, they have store which you can come and try on too. but my point is, if you check it online first, you know the price and size

have any address?
website or store?

eodmatt ViP

1418POSTS

10 years ago

#24

TalhaSami wrote:
I checked but never saw XXL or XXXL ..but I didn't look to classical models, I was only looking for like polo / sports style models..maybe because of that..

Well, its where I get my stuff from and I take xxl size. I see that the place has mixed reviews on the travel sites, but when I go I take my wife who asks the shop assistants for what I want and the size and she then haggles the price. Obviously you have to check the quality but thats the same for anywhere here.

mpduongbay Serial expat

331POSTS

9 years ago

#25

I'm french 95 kg and not very tall I can only find shirts,shorts polo XXL in the BEN THANH market in Sa茂gon but not in the center of this market but in the first gallery that runs allaround .
Contrary the center of the market you can't cut down the price cause the girls said it's a state shop聽 !!!