HainanWel.com(e)! » 11 янв 2015, 17:55
Shopping in Britain
Shopping in the UK is characterized in that the sale, for example, in London, there are all the year round. In addition to traditional Christmas and summer sales in large shopping malls and stores occur inter-seasonal sales, but their timing set yourself stores.
Another feature of English shopping is buying a vintage things. For such purchases need to go to flea markets, shops selling vintage items and second-hand. This shopping will be interesting for people who like to look stylish and extraordinary.
In smaller towns, the UK is more profitable to make purchases, but there are hard to find souvenirs. You can search Tourist Information Centre, a small selection of British toy red buses, Union Jack mugs, T-shirts with inscriptions and other themed stuff will be there.
The most popular purchases in the UK
Terry`s chocolate orange - chocolate with orange flavor in the form of solar fruit. In order to get a slice, you need to tap the orange.
Blue Cheese Blue Stilton, the oldest variety of English cheese - Cheshire, very good Gloucester, Caerphilly, Venslideyl. Packages of 100 g each class are sold in grocery stores.
English tea can be purchased at any grocery store. If you want to try the elite class, then you need to seek specialized tea shops «Whittard of Chelsea». Tea from this store can be packaged in the form of a stylized red double-decker bus, in tin boxes with views of cities, pictures of famous people and scenes from the life.
Chinaware known brands Royal Doulton and Wedgwood - a nice way and an exclusive gift. Classic pattern, designer porcelain collection will not leave you indifferent. You can buy a table set or tea or just a couple mug. It is necessary to pay attention to the dishes out of the blue crystal from Bristol blue crystal.
If you want an exotic local food - buy very small jar «Marmite» - Spreads from brewer's yeast with herbs and spices. As the advertising - it either love or hate, not indifferent.
Alcoholic beverages. For men buy El - traditional drink, the most popular varieties - Bitter, Porter, barley wine. It is usually poured into jars Toby Jugs in the form of amusing characters or figures of celebrities. Scotch whiskey - what could be more British. They say it can be seen after the Loch Ness monster.
In Edinburgh, you can buy a full Scottish costume, kilt, plaid, but it will be an expensive gift.
In London, not far from the metro Baker Street is the Sherlock Holmes Museum and themed gift shop. Caps, tubes, chess hero of the story of Conan Doyle - all this can be there to buy.
For children, you can buy dearest Paddington Bear, action figures guards or police helmet.
If you're in London, you can visit the shopping center Harrods - it is simply mesmerizing. Even if you do not want to buy anything, go take a walk - magnificent facades, elegantly decorated shop windows and many onlookers.