Two things.
Walking from the Star Ferry to say Hankow Road just before 9am. A jewellers called Prince is closed yet had at least 50 people queuing both sides of the door. Door opens, mad rush to get in.
Saw this a couple of times and for a few other shops.
I know some stores might let 2-3 people in at a time, but why this queuing?
Secondly, on Sunday morning I went to Hong Kong station and then waling around Statue Square / Chater Road etc, there were hundreds of girls sitting around in and on cardboard boxes. Some seemed to be packing boxes labeled as Philippines airfreight as well as those red/white checked laundry bag things.
Do they come over to stock up or sell cheap goods?
They were sitting in traffic free streets in the middle of the road, on walkways, down by the ferries etc.
Walking from the Star Ferry to say Hankow Road just before 9am. A jewellers called Prince is closed yet had at least 50 people queuing both sides of the door. Door opens, mad rush to get in.
Saw this a couple of times and for a few other shops.
I know some stores might let 2-3 people in at a time, but why this queuing?
Secondly, on Sunday morning I went to Hong Kong station and then waling around Statue Square / Chater Road etc, there were hundreds of girls sitting around in and on cardboard boxes. Some seemed to be packing boxes labeled as Philippines airfreight as well as those red/white checked laundry bag things.
Do they come over to stock up or sell cheap goods?
They were sitting in traffic free streets in the middle of the road, on walkways, down by the ferries etc.
The Filipinos are domestic helpers getting Sunday off. Have been like that for 30 years.
The queuing - who knows what kind of deals they're offering. But remember one thing - if there's a buck to be made (or save), Chinese people feel obligated to take up on the deal, even if that means wasting significant time.
The queuing - who knows what kind of deals they're offering. But remember one thing - if there's a buck to be made (or save), Chinese people feel obligated to take up on the deal, even if that means wasting significant time.
There's a particular queue I'm curious about - one that I've seen on Mody Road a couple of times I was there. Upon asking one of the people in the line what was going on they said they were there to buy - cookies! I sure would like to see what kind of scrumptious cookies they are and see how people get mad enough just to queue just for them.
About the Filipinos around Chater Road, the World Wide House nearby hosts a lot of shops that sell Filipino goods, as well as handle box deliveries to the Philippines. I guess the people you saw there with boxes were there to buy stuff or send gifts back to their families back home.
About the Filipinos around Chater Road, the World Wide House nearby hosts a lot of shops that sell Filipino goods, as well as handle box deliveries to the Philippines. I guess the people you saw there with boxes were there to buy stuff or send gifts back to their families back home.