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Where to Shop for Souvenirs and Pasalubong in Dumaguete

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  1. Travel Guide

    Travel Guide DI Member

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    There are numerous shopping places in Dumaguete where you can find various products to take home to your family and friends as souvenir items from your vacation. Shopping in Dumaguete will let you have a glimpse of the local culture and tradition of the city.

    Handumanan is a souvenir shop that is situated in the main street of Dumaguete. The word "Handumanan" is a local word that literally means in English "remembrance". True to its name, Handumanan sells various Filipino products that are charming. The products in this shop come from the different places of the Philippines. Shopping at Handumanan in Dumaguete will make you encounter personal mementos or unique gifts that are handmade from indigenous materials.

    A specialty store and factory in Dumaguete that is known as NOAH is the Negros Oriental Arts and Heritage. This store is a great shopping place in Dumaguete for any stone crafts. NOAH does magic in turning natural components into beautiful and amazing works of art. The international market has already recognized NOAH and this store is active in contributing to the export industry of the Philippines in the recent years.

    Shopping at Orient Gifts in Dumaguete will give you the flea market-like shopping experience. The products in Orient Gifts range from various classic native handbags to more quirky items like capiz lanterns and candleholders made from coconut shells. Shopping for antiques, freshwater pearls, and other personal accessories is also ideal in Orient Gifts.

    Handpicked is a gallery in Dumaguete where shopping can surely delight a homemaker's heart. Handpicked has products like kitchen and dining essentials, beaded throws, abaca rugs, wooden furniture, and other kinds of home decors. If you are shopping for a perfect piece for your living room, Handpicked in Dumaguete has it.

    Shopping at Arte de Negros in Dumaguete will give you the opportunity to see original and creative pieces of wood that are converted into functional forms. Furniture items and lighting fixtures that have stunning designs are available at Arte de Negros.

    If you are shopping for giveaways and present for your family and friends when you return home, try the products from Hikaban in Dumaguete. The products of Hikaban are popular especially the colorful handbags that are made from dyed raffia. There are also wallets to match the bags, coasters and place mats, book covers, and cellular phone cases. Hikaban also accepts custom-made orders.

    Country Accents in Dumaguete is the place to go shopping for various gift items and home decorations. The products of Country Accents have a distinct country design that makes their products charming and irresistible.

    These are just some of the shopping places that a tourist can go shopping in Dumaguete. Shopping in Dumaguete is also a way to learn the culture and heritage of the place through the products that these shopping places are selling.
     
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    Where in Dumaguete can I find pasalubong for when I visit my in-laws?

    I know they like cheap sunglasses, bootleg DVD's and Chinese Viagra.

    Any idea who would carry items like that?
     
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    Well the Bvld is a good place to shop for those items, and the girls there will gladly give you a litle something to take home to your honey.
     
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