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Shopping on e-bay
Need money? Have something you want to sell? Just sit back at home and relax before your computer. You don’t have to go out for all these stuff. Just go to e-bay and give out whatever you want to sell to the auctions. You will get your money to buy anything you need.
E-bay is a consumer-to-consumer dealing website where a person can do shopping, as well as bidding for things he wants. Whatever you want to shop, it is there in e-bay. Starting from the smallest decorative appliances to the biggest vehicles, everything can be found here. The costliest of jewelry and cheapest clothes are all available here.
This site just establishes connection between two people virtually so that they can interact between each other and get profited. The site also sometimes buys a product and sells it on its own.
For shopping, there are three formats; the first one is the auction type where the buyer puts his goods for auction. The second is the fixed price format where the price of a good is fixed. The last one is the fixed price format with best offer. Here the best price is taken into account and if the seller is not satisfied with the best price, he may choose to offer the buyer his price.
This huge market has made a good impact on the world economy and has created a new dimension to selling and buying. So next time you need anything, just try to visit this site. You may find yourself lucky.
Street Shopping
Shopping is an activity which every person living on this planet earth does or must have done it. Whether one likes it or not, he or she is bound to shop for fulfilling his or her needs. Street shopping is a kind of shopping in which people shop from the stores located on the streets.
Street shopping is in itself a unique form of shopping. The owners who run these shops have smaller revenues. The street shops are mainly located on the footpath alongside a main street. At some places they are also found blocking a part of the street, where there is no footpath.
The people who have smaller income, who cannot afford to buy costly products from branded shops or shopping malls, mainly shop from the streets. However, it does not mean that people belonging to upper income group does not shop on streets. These shops have a different sort of attraction. Often, celebrities have been spotted as buyers in the street shops.
Street shopping consists of a lot of bargaining. Generally, the products at these places are priced much higher than their actual costs. For shopping on the streets, one has got to be aware of the market prices and must be an expert in the act of bargaining otherwise he or she may get cheated.
Indian people believe that the heart of the country lies in its streets. And may be due to this belief the street shops are able to draw so much attention. There are many such markets in India where one can go street shopping, like Chandni Chowk in New Delhi, New Market in Kolkata, Fashion Street in Mumbai etc.
There are many interesting facts associated with street shopping. One can burn a lot of calories as in street shopping you have to walk a lot. It also turns an inactive person active with having to do so much bargaining with the seller. And, the best part is that if one knows the art of bargaining, he or she can get goods at the cheapest rate possible.
Online shopping malls
The world has seriously become small. Small enough to fit into our homes. What do we need? Toothbrush? Hair band? Bed cover? Or food? Whatever it is, it can surely be found on our PC.
Now online shopping malls have created a silent revolution. We can shop from any of these malls and just relax and listen to our favorite music at the same time. It is not a big deal now.
If you want to buy anything, you just have to log on to your computer and go to any of the shopping sites and select the item you want. You can pay with your credit or debit card from your home. You don’t have to go out to buy your item.
Apart from credit and debit cards, cheques, cash on delivery, billing on mobile phones can also be done. It is not a big deal. And as for the product, it can be downloaded, shipped, etc.
Why should you shop online? It is because you would find your shops open, 24 hours a day. You will be able to interact with many customers or vendors at any given time. You would also be able to know the best prices for your commodity.
So why roam around streets for shopping, when you can just click and get what you want?
List of top 5 shopping destinations of Kolkata and their specialty
Shopping malls, multiplexes became an inevitable part of modern human world as we get all the things in one store, groceries to vegetables, footwear to clothes, cosmetics to furnishings and electrical items to expensive watches all the things are available under one roof. To some, it is a way to chill out watching movies and food in the comfort of an air-conditioned space and Kolkata is no different from the whole world.
Owned by Sunsam Properties Pvt Ltd, covering approx 2, 00,000 sqft area Elgin Road’s Forum Mall is one of the best malls of Kolkata. Its 1, 55,000sqft shopping area and outlets of Pepe, Rado, Levi’s, Nike, Reebok, Woodland makes it a hot favorite shopping destination. Its 4 screen Inox multiplex makes this a new heaven for the movie lovers. Its 45,000sqft food area has restaurants like Star Struck, Burp, Biscotti which is the specialty oh this mall, its design, perfect blend of retail and entertainment makes it a pleasant experience.
Developed by the Bengal Ambuja Metropolitan Development Ltd, designed by Charles Correa , City centre mall of Salt Lake or CC1 with its total area of 4,00,000sqft and 2,30,00sqft shopping area become one of the most happening place in Kolkata. Shopper’s Stop which is the anchor store of this mall is a crowd catcher. Its Inox multiplex, 4,200sqft Atrium area and 70,000sqft Fun and Entertainment area makes it a lovely and entertaining place to hang out.
One of the biggest malls in Kolkata is the Mani Square Mall which has a total area of 7, 10,000sqft.Owned by Mani group this mall is one of the best too. With many international brands’ outlet like Zodiac, Stanza, Eye-Plus, Reebok, Tissot, Raymond’s and its 6 screen IMAX makes it a beautiful place. Its huge food area with McDonalds’, Aqua Java, Haka and its excellent parking facility attracts people from East and North Kolkata.
One of Kolkata’s newest malls is City Centre Mall, Rajarhat, or CC2 is also one of the most expensive malls in Kolkata with a 5 star hotel, Swissotel. It has 3, 50,000sqft of retail area and for the hotel 1, 25,000sqft. Brands like Crossword,crocodile,Adidas,Titan ,Timex,Music World,, Little Shop, TimeZone have their showrooms here, it’s 3 restaurents,fitness centre, 40,000sqft open space,roof top swimming pool make it a junction for North Kolkata people.
Another favorite shopping destination in Kolkata is South City Mall, developed by South City Projects limited this mall covers 10,00,000sqft area of which 3,60,000sqft is shopping area,10,000sqft of fun and entertainment area . Its 6 screen Fame multiplex is too good and in its shopping area brands like Levi’s, Woodland, Starmark, Spencer’s, Catwalk Shoes have their shops. It’s the biggest mall in Kolkata in size. It also has a multi level car parking facility and attracts people from Tollygunge and South Kolkata.