Shànghǎi Shopping

  1. Cybermart

    Cybermart is the most central and reliable location for all sorts of gadgetry, including DVD players, iPods, laptops, digital cameras and camcorders, as well as blank CDs, DVD-Rs, memory sticks and software. China though, is not the best place in Asia for discount electronics. Expect to pay the same, or sometimes more, than you'd pay back home. Nor will haggling help you much here.

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  2. Electronics Market

    If you want to put together your own computer, soup up an MP3 player or score a pair of speakers for the apartment, try this market located right under the elevated railway tracks that lead into Baoshan Rd metro. It's a Cybermart for people who don't mind the lack of a guarantee or receipt. Prices are low and negotiable (DVD players go from around Y150 up), but how long everything will last is another matter.

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