One evening in Hong Kong we decided to check out the Mong Kok Night Market. There you'll find a lot of street food kiosks as well as a section known as the Ladies' Market, where you can buy souvenirs, clothing, art, accessories, and more.
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We ended up not getting any food, but we did buy some souvenirs and toys.
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Haggling is expected, but I'm not a haggler by any means. When the lady from whom my son wanted to buy an anime toy from told me it was $550HKD, I looked up the conversion on my phone ($70USD) and told my son we have to pass. I wasn't about to pay $70 for something I could probably get on Amazon for about $20.
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I told her "no thank you," then she immediately said $120HKD ($15USD), so I bought it.
I was pretty shocked at how high the initial price was and how quickly she lowered the price to get a sale, but the experience revealed a lot to me about the night market.
I'm sure I could've gotten the price lowered more, but I was happy to pay the $15 - no active haggling needed.
Mong Kok Night Market
Portland St, Mong Kok, Hong Kong
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