Shopping in Gold Coast is a exhaustingly fun experience... the kind where you come home in the evening with bags and bags, lighter of pocket, tired of feet and grinning idiotically over your purchases. Whether you're a elegant arcade shopper or a market stall enthusiast, shopping in GC is a trip.
For fashion labels selling directly at a big discount, venture into Harbor Town, where you'll also find opne air restuarants, cafes and the largest movie hall in GC.
The Pacific Fair and Australia Fair host an extravaganza of department stores and specialty shops.
Just 5 minutes from Surfers Paradise is the The Evergreen Lifestyle Centre which is a treasure chest overflowing with exotic/contemporary homewares, glassware, pottery, fine furniture, hand-painted ceramic tiles, gourmet deli and sculptured cakes! The Center is open daily from 9 to 5.
The Sanctuary Cove Marine Village harbor is a waterfront retail market where cruise boats meandering north from Surfers Paradise can get you for the very best of Australian designer labels and creative handicrafts.
A very popular facet of Gold Coast are its weekend markets. You can explore the wonderful world of art and craft markets, souvenirs, gifts, oddities, knicks and bracks at the many browse worthy country and beachfront markets.
The most popular of these is the humongous Carrara Market with over 500 unique stalls! You can find anything under the sun here.
Other markets are the Friday night market at Surfer's Paradise, first and thrid sunday af-fairs at Broadbeach, lat sunday at Burleigh Heads, saturday markets at Robina Town Center and second sunday markets at Coolangatta and Tambourine Mountain. These markets have about 200 stalls and you have to remember to throw bashfulness aside and bargain like crazy!
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