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 There are plentiful opportunities in Kuwait to buy
modern clothing, household goods, cosmetics, perfumes, and many other items imported from
all over the world. There are many modern facilities with spacious walkways and attractive
shop displays, such as the Salhiya Complex in the city, Al-Watiya behind the Sheraton
Hotel, the Zahra Complex and Laila Galeria in Salmiya, the Muthana Complex across from Le
Meridien, and the Al-Othman complex in Hawally. In addition, there are many
major shopping areas, or souks, in districts such as Salmiya, Fahaheel, Hawally, and
elsewhere. These offer not only consumer items but may also include opticians, travel
agents, and amusement centers for children.
Kuwait's shopping centers have everything
from a multitude of novel and high-quality designer brands to excellently constructed economical
alternatives. Men and women will find beautifully tailored suits and dresses in the
Salhiya and Zahra Complexes and Laila Galeria, to name a few. . Good places to go for
sporty clothes are the Al-Watiya Complex and the shopping street in Salmiya on Salem
Al-Mubarak Street between the Zahra Complex and Laila Galeria. Casual shoes, sports shoes,
and dress shoes are on sale in all shopping areas and malls.
Comfortable Birkenstocks, with a full range of styles, are in the same price range.
Traditional Oils, select leather goods come from Italy, France, America, and elsewhere.
Handbags, briefcases, and wallets are good buys, and along with manicure sets, key rings,
belts, shaving kits, and eyeglass cases, they make wonderful gifts to take back
home.
Men's and
women's perfume and cosmetics shops carry almost every conceivable brand of scent and
color. There are many outlets all over the city, and every mall and souk has two or
three perfumes and cosmetic shops. Watches and clocks, pens, tea and coffee cups, scarves,
boxes, and silver jewelry are some of the other many choices one has when it comes
to buying gifts. Colored Iranian glassware, such as perfume bottles and lamps, and carpets
from all over, can be found in malls, modern shopping areas and in hotel gift
shops. The easiest item to buy in Kuwait is gold. There are numerous
gold souks, offering a multitude of pieces in traditional Arabian designs and
motifs, as well as designs influenced by Indian Mughal jewelry. There is a very
large one in the Souk Al-Kuwait building opposite the Gulf Bank, and a smaller one
on the main shopping street in Salmiya. want to take home gold jewelry reminiscent
of 1001 Arabian Nights, this is the place.
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