In the past, or guide would have informed us not to buy things in our province and just wait till Guangzhou. I think if she were still our guide, she would have told us to buy in our province. I am glad Angie did. Not only that, but it seems like they have the same things. Harbin was more Russian influenced. Those things could not be found in Guangzhou.
One example I can give is a doll Angie wanted. It was the Fan Bingbing Barbie. I kept my eyes open for it. Finally, in Guangzhou I found it at a department store. It had a price tag of $450 MEN. That equals about $80 US. today, I found it for $35US. You'd think it would be cheaper in China. It is directed towards a Chinese market.
I had hoped to find DVD and music. They could not be found. We asked the guide and she said people could not make money selling them. I did see one person selling current movies on DVD. I did find one store in a mall. The prices were reasonable. I tried asking about Jay Chou and Pleasant Goat. She smiled and shook her head. She did not understand English. I looked around. I did find one CD. It was a K-pop group called Bing Bang. It was $50 RMB. Roughly $9.00 US. That was for three albums.
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