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Suzy Gershman's Born to Shop Hong Kong, Shanghai & Beijing: The Ultimate Guide for People Who Love to Shop

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I did not travel to Hong Kong and the book might be helpful for travelers to Hong Kong. I was in Shanghai and there was very little information on Shanghai. What was there was not very helpful. Went to small shoe shop that was recommended and they had about 30 pairs of shoes (total). Wasn't worth the trip.

This was the most disorganized travel guide specializing in the shopping area, I have ever come upon. The cross referencing required called for a Ph.D degree. One of the author's favorite shopping street (where she had to buy another suitcase to get her purchases home) was filled with knock off tennis shoes stores - nothing else could be bought there.

Bought this before traveling to Shanghai and Beijing. It was helpful and our group used it as a reference. I wish there would have been more on those two cities but it was hard to find a book solely on shopping China minus Hong Kong. It was pretty true to what it said within. I would recommend it. It was a fun read and useful.

Only used the book for Hong Kong. Friendly and informative style giving locations and directions to all the shopping bargains and quality products available in the region. Use in conjunction with a city guide or similar if you want history and sightseeing.