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Lucky Plaza is an iconic shopping centre on Orchard Road, Singapore's central shopping district. This shopping mall has long been recognised as one of the most popular destinations for budget-conscious shoppers, offering a wide range of products at affordable prices.
Highlights:
- A place to buy cheap stuff on Singapore’s most luxurious street: While most of the shopping centres on Orchard Road sell high-end products to wealthy customers, Lucky Plaza is the only mall catering to budget shoppers. Casual clothing, simple accessories, sunglasses, low-end watches, sweets and chocolates, souvenirs, used books, and medicated oil products are always on sale.
- All sorts of perfumes are available at low prices: The same brands, but perfumes at Lucky Plaza have lower prices compared with other shopping centres. Lucky Plaza’s perfume stores also sell branded perfumes in sample sizes. If you want to try out different kinds of perfumes, Lucky Plaza could be your ideal choice.
- One of the last few old shopping malls in Singapore: Shopping at Lucky Plaza, you may not be pleased with its “messy-floor-plan” and low-quality facilities, but these things will give you an experience of Singapore shopping centres in the old days. It would be fun to explore and find out stores in unusual locations in this over 30-year-old building.
GUIDE TO SHOPPING AT LUCKY PLAZA:
- Retail shops: There are about 500 stores across the Basement to Level 6, offering apparel, accessories, perfumes, beauty products, souvenirs, confectionery, jewellery, stationery, sports equipment, consumer electronics, books, medicinal products, and decorative items.
- Buying electronics products is not recommended: Lucky Plaza is a good place for buying casual clothing, simple accessories, sunglasses, low-end watches, sweets and chocolates, souvenirs, used books, and medicated oil products, but it is not recommended to buy stuff like mobile phones, digital cameras, gaming consoles and MP3 players there. You can visit these 7 places to buy consumer electronics.
- Always ask the total price before making a purchase: Some shopkeepers do not tell customers the final price – the price that may include GST or other fees at the first time asked; hence, checking the price and any hidden fees carefully should be done.
- Bargaining: Many stores accept bargaining, so you can always try to secure the best deal.
- Avoid visiting the mall on weekends if you don’t like crowds: Lucky Plaza is a familiar place for domestic workers to gather and hang out, especially on Sunday.
TRANSPORTATION:
- Buses: Bus 1N, 2N, 3N, 4N, 5N, 6N, 7, 14, 14E, 16, 65, 106, 111, 123, 175, and 5 (Walk 2 mins from bus stop B09048)
- Nearest MRT station: Orchard MRT (NS22) (Walk 2 mins from Exit D)
