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katiefran
18 yrs ago
With all this rain I'm tired of going out and dodging puddles so I don't get my shoes wet. I've noticed quite a few girls wearing cute patterned wellingtons (gumboots if you're a kiwi!) and I was wondering where to buy them? I've seen some in CitySuper/Log On but they were almost $600!
Has anyone seen them in markets or anywhere else where they aren't ridiculously expensive?
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Katiefran, did you end up going to Wan Chai markets for the boots? I would also like some too.
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No, I didn't yet because I'm out in the NT and it's quite a trek to Wanchai for me. However, I have been on the lookout and have seen them in both Muji & a little shop in Sai Kung town for around $350.
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No, I didn't yet because I'm out in the NT and it's quite a trek to Wanchai for me. However, I have been on the lookout and have seen them in both Muji & a little shop in Sai Kung town for around $350.
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I might go and take a look on the weekend and will let you know. I can't believe how expensive they are considering they are plastic and made in China for probably next to nothing. I saw someone wearing a really cute pair in Central the other day and she said she bought them in Shatin for only $60. So there are cheaper ones available somewhere.
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Ha, I wish I knew where the $60 ones were since I'm right near Shatin. I can't believe that most people would pay more than $100 for them, you're right they are just cheap plastic from China! I may not find my size in some of the chinese shops since I'm a 39. Let us know how you get on Shoe girl.
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LadyK
18 yrs ago
Hi ladies
I got mine at a side street at Wanchai Market a few days ago. Happy as Larry after my trial run yesterday when the storm blew over. My feet stayed dry so I just had to worry about hanging on to my brolly! They are so comfy and soft. Only HKD69, very light weight compared to the heavy duty ones sold at CitySuper/Log On and Sogo. Hope your girls get yours soon.
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LadyK,
Thanks a lot. I definitely will go to Wan Chai. Can you please tell me which street market you got them in, as there are a few? Is it the one in Gresson Street, which runs between Queen's Road East and Johnston Road, or another one?
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LadyK
18 yrs ago
Hi Shoe Girl
It was my first time going to Wanchai Mkt. I just looked up Centamap and the side street is called "Spring Garden Lane" which is off Johnston Road and parallel to Tai Yuen St which is the main drag of the market that sells toys etc. If you are going by MTR, get off at A3 exit and cross Johnston Rd to the other side. S G Lane is only a small street. Look out for an umbrella standing on its own (supported by concrete slab) outside the store as you walk down. You can't miss it coz there are gumboots on display outside the store. The guy speaks good English. He said the boots are selling fast and he is waiting for new stock from China. There are not many cute designs left to choose from. He has the knee high ones and ankle ones too for ladies but mostly they are heavy duty ones for workers in white, green and black. Good luck and let me know how you get on. He closes at 6pm.
Sandydee, is this the store you went to?
Cheers
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Thank you so much, LadyK. Have a great weekend.
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Was at Fa Yuen St market in Mong Kok yesterday, and quite a number of the outlet shops on the side of the street had colourful gumboots. Didn't check price.
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Ladyk, I went to the shop you recommended on Saturday and ended up buying two pairs of really cute wellies for $69 each. I wore them yesterday and this morning in the rain and my feet remained completely dry. Thanks a lot.
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LadyK
18 yrs ago
Hi Shoe Girl
You are so welcome! I am real pleased that you found the store. I am so tempted to go check out Fa Yuen St in Mongkok since Adelaide Mum said there are colourful gumboots there.
Adelaide Mum, is it worth hiking all the way to Mongkok for them? I mean, were there lots of designs to choose from? and where exactly are the outlet shops located? I have only been to this market once last year and did not find any outlet shops so I don't know what you girls are talking about. Thanks a lot.
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I went to Fa Yuen St yesterday and wasn't that impressed. A few different coloured camo designs, a couple of striped options and 2 floral ones but they didn't look cute like the ones I have seen people wearing around town.
If you do go there is one store not far from the Prince Edward end on the right and a few others scattered along the shoe stores down the sides of the market.
I didn't buy anything.
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LadyK
18 yrs ago
Hi Allynz
Thanks for your update. I guess I won't bother going all the way there then. I am happy with my pair but would not mind a 2nd pair.
I was in CWB today and saw a store in Island Beverly 1st floor which looked like a kid's store and it had a heap of lovely European & Japanese imported gumboots in cute designs (polka dots, floral, abstract etc). The cheapest is around HKD680 and they go up to HKD980! I don't really want to spend that much so did not end up buying one.
Anyway, a helpful shopkeeper told me that she read a local fashion mag about a mini mall called Gi Mall along Granville Road in TST which sells Japanese and Korean imported gumboots between HKD299 and HKD499 so I might check that out soon.
I wish I was back in NZ as I saw some really cute ones on some kiwi sites. Am not willing to shop online just in case the sizing is wrong.
Happy days.
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Hi,
Any chance that these stores have Wellington boots in big sizes? I need a size 41.
Thanks
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I just bought a cute pair of size 37's today. Seems crazy on a day as hot as today but I'm sure it will rain again soon.
They were $389 from a little shop on Man Wa Lane (Chop Street) that runs between Bonham Strand and Wing Lok Street in Sheung Wan.
They are black and white paisely. Mine are flat but they had some with heels if you want them.
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doche
17 yrs ago
Hi LadyK. I know this thread is old. Do you know whether that store on Spring Garden Lane is still open? I went there yesterday and could not find it.
Is there any other place, in WanChai, Central or Sheung Wan, where you can find the kind you were talking about?
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