If you don’t know it yet, there are lots of places to shop in Ho Chi Minh City. If you’ve just moved in Saigon and are looking for the best places to shop for electronics, this post is for you.

The 2 most popular places to shop for anything electronic and home appliance are Nguyen Kim and Phong Vu. They’ve got this big mall-like structures with floors and floors of gadgets.

But if you’re like me who hates going to big crowded places and you particularly know what you would like to purchase (smartphone or tablet), it doesn’t hurt to check the smaller but reliable shops. They do have sweet deals too and yeah, before venturing out, do your research and check their websites first.

HALO

Well there’s Halo Mobile and Halo Game. They’re operated by the same group. Their prices are competitive. It’s actually one of hubby’s favorite shops because he gets to browse the Playstation section as well. 😛

FPT SHOP

FPT Shop is actually a huge company and they’ve got shops in malls as well. We visited this shop this weekend (the one along Khanh Hoi) and we’ve bought a phone here once. Pretty good service except this weekend the whole place reeked of rugby because of some work being done. They have a pretty good customer service. I guess we came at a bad time. 😛

THEGIOIDIDONG

One time, it was only Thegioididong who was selling the phone that I wanted. So yeah, I have a pretty good experience buying from them as well. They’ve got lots of shops around the central business district and you can’t miss them with their bright yellow facade.

CELLPHONE S

As gleaned from the name of the shop, they only sell mobile phones. Oh gawd yes, I bought a phone here once (no judgments please!). Really good service although the setting up took a while.

H.NAM MOBILE

This shop has pretty good deals and yup, we’ve done our shopping here yesterday. Not for me!!! (Defensive!)

TECH ONE

The staff here seems nice and accommodating but haven’t got the chance to purchase from them. Do check out their shop though.

VIENTHONG A

Am not sure if Vienthong A is a new shop but they’ve got one in Vivo City especially for Mac products only. Haven’t had the chance to check them out but might be worth the time as they seem to have some sort of promo every now and then.

🙂