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1. minor » January 25th, 2006 18:13
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   if youre brave enough Martin go to Raon(Joke Only)

2. mparaz » January 25th, 2006 18:25
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   Isn’t it cheaper in Sweden?

3. wrencelot » January 25th, 2006 18:46
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   if i were him, i would open up an account with ORB.com (its free btw) so i can access my videos, mp3, pictures, and yes even watch teevee on my gprs enabled smart phone (if i have one). it works because i tried STREAMING my multimedia at my office computer from my home pc using a browser..

4. ghigs » January 25th, 2006 18:56
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   Do visit AVANT located near Powerbooks, Greenbelt 3 in Makati if you are planning to do electronic shopping when you come here in Manila.

5. Leventhal » January 25th, 2006 21:38
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   HongKong visitors go Sham Shui Po so I don’t find any reason why tourists here shouldn’t try Raon or even Mall 168.

6. jong » January 25th, 2006 22:06
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   try park square one, located near glorietta 1 and SM makati.

7. vance » January 26th, 2006 00:46
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   two of my fav places to shop: Greenhills (shopesville, carpark 2, theater mall, soon the new virramall) and gilmore (well, its the nearest place to go buy pc parts on my part), i heard hidalgo or something in quiapo has some good digital cameras at low price.

8. vance » January 26th, 2006 00:48
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   ok din i think sa cybermall in libis, and cyber something on 4th floor of megamall, sa glorietta has one too, i forgot the name its on the top floor, sponsored by globe.

9. karla » January 26th, 2006 11:02
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   you could check out parksquare here in makati
   but avant (owned by abenson) rocks
   and you could also check out the recently renovated automatic center in glorietta 4
   just near choices

10. ka_edong » January 26th, 2006 12:31
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    mparaz wrote » Isn’t it cheaper in Sweden?

    We’re closer to Taiwan and China. I’d be surprised if Sweden has cheaper electronics.

    ka edong

11. Jaypee » January 26th, 2006 12:32
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    a photographer friend of mine, told me about a store in Quiapo where you could get cameras at low prices but i forgot the name of the store. hehe

12. mparaz » January 26th, 2006 13:29
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    You’re right ka edong… we may be more expensive than US, but may be cheaper than Europe where they have higher shipping and higher taxes as well.

    For the digital camera store: it’s mentioned in the ph-photo lists and the like. Calling Abe, Markku, Connie… ! Hidalgo St. is the general area in Quiapo. But is it safe for a white guy to go roaming around there?

13. budda » January 26th, 2006 13:43
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    is there any places where I can buy WiFi VOIP handy phone in Manila ?

14. Fleeb » January 26th, 2006 18:39
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    Are DSLRs are also sold in Quiapo? Hidalgo St.,? How about lenses (which sometimes costs more than the body)? Hmmm point and shoot na lang muna.

15. Jozzua » January 29th, 2006 14:06
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    Read from T3 mag about AVANT in AYala. I’ve posted it on my blog – (http://www.jozzua.com/serendipity/archives/12-Where-to-buy-the-White-Playstation-Portable-in-the-Philippines.html). I’m planning to drop by and take a look.

16. Leventhal » January 29th, 2006 21:22
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    @Jozzua

    Why not just go to any Abenson? They’re the same company as AVANT. Putting up AVANT just gives them the right to jack up prices for those willing to pay jacked-up prices.

17. mparaz » January 30th, 2006 01:15
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    Or Electroworld.

    But I disagree. That’s the essence of capitalism. They should be able to charge what their market can bear. People in the know, go elsewhere.

18. jozzua » January 30th, 2006 13:59
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    @leventhal

    Hm.. why not? Well, you can. I was just curious about AVANT abenson. From the way it’s marketed, it seems to be positioned as a GADGET store. The other ABensons seemt to be more like Appliance centers in my mind.

19. Mary » December 7th, 2006 15:18
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    I think Abenson’s AVANT is cool.

    As opposed to common perception, the prices there aren’t jacked up. It just contains a more comprehensive inventory of gadgets, ranging from uber high end to the ones your regular Joe can afford.

    I like AVANT because that is where I got my fax machine, which was on sale during the time. It was at an affordable P3,000.

    Abenson is ok, but it’s more about appliances than it is about gadgets. And while I love going there on a Sunday to buy things for my new apartment, it doesn’t have as much gadgets as AVANT.

20. Miguel » December 8th, 2006 10:40
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    Hey tis the season to be spending again…

    I walk past Avant regularly. I don’t go in since I’m not into AV gear (I think that’s why it’s called AVant?)

21. joseph » January 13th, 2007 02:40
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    can som1 tell me where in quiapo/Raon i could buy digital camera? coz prices in mall/greenhilss/abenson, is 30% higher, than in ebay.ph or in other ebaysites. tnx

22. Alyanna » February 20th, 2007 02:01
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    if i were him, i would open up an account with ORB.com (its free btw) so i can access my videos, mp3, pictures, and yes even watch teevee on my gprs enabled smart phone (if i have one). it works because i tried STREAMING my multimedia at my office computer from my home pc using a browser..

    You will know where is the ipod cheaper in the Globe!!!!

23. sabinya sabiko » May 21st, 2007 22:25
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    Hmm.. we recently got a laptop from avant abenson and their price was just the same suggested price from the laptop’s manufacturer…

    oh.. and i’m not loving the laptop now btw, vista’s fault, not avant’s.

24. ranz » November 29th, 2007 06:22
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    where i can buy zune 30gb or zune 80gb???

25. Letty » February 2nd, 2008 19:48
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    hi, can you help me? I want to buy a canon digicam and I would like to know where I could buy a cheaper price?
    Thanks

26. eki123 » March 13th, 2008 08:07
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    @Letty
    try to search mall in http://www.cgena.com at your area where u can buy digicam at the nearest shop and cheapeast price.

27. misty » March 16th, 2008 21:25
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    I wonder if anybody could suggest where to buy an Asian version of PS3 80GB. I’ve been checking out several stores i know but mostly tells me its out of stock. Units on Ebay most likely not to have any warranty period so i guess stores would be better. Tnx a lot, i would appreciate any help.

28. lizabeth » March 24th, 2008 20:19
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    To all shoppers:
    Beware of Rolland Coolman and the skymobile world, inc.. They are fraud, cheats.. they’ll require you to pay thru western union and will not deliver… worst, they keep on asking for more money and will just disappear.SCAMMERS!!!

29. weng » March 26th, 2008 15:55
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    hello! does anyone here knows where in the philippines i can buy rex electronic watchdog? thank you.

30. ---- » April 28th, 2008 22:22
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    hi, do you know if there are any shops here in manila that do repairs on the nintendo wii?

31. pauline » March 29th, 2009 12:43
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    I will not recommend Villman, especially the branch in gateway. I had a very very bad experience there.

32. Euphraim Ortega » April 21st, 2009 17:20
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    Have you seen Gadgettree? What do you think of their products? They have lots of very interesting stuff there.

33. Euphraim Ortega » April 30th, 2009 16:27
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    Hi,

    Have you seen Gadgettree at Trinoma or Greenbelt 5? What do you think of their products?

    Euphraim

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