Relaxing Hawaii Style – Shopping Guide
Yellow Beach Umbrella
You don’t generally go to Hawaii for the shopping – it is more the lure of the sandy pristine beaches, the beautiful weather and the time to unwind and relax from the hustle and bustle of life. However, for some reason, I can leave with 14.2 kgs in the bag and come back with 25 kg’s!!
So for a quick review of my shopping in Hawaii – here are a few tips from my visit. I arrived back yesterday ….
- Sleep in for as long as you want in the morning as most of the shops generally don’t open until around 10 or 11 in the morning and are open to around 10 or 11 pm at night.
- The Ross stores are outlet chains that (if you can be bothered) can be worth rummaging around. Big discounts on surplus stock and end of lines from the likes of Nine West, Betsey Johnson, Guess etc. From my perspective, generally only good for finding tee shirts and/or kids clothing. I bought 2 tee shirts and 1 pair of Nike shorts for a total price of US $22.00.
- The Ala Moana Shopping Centre has all the American Brands, Designer Brands plus the big department stores. You can spend many hours wandering around, enjoying the air-conditioning and grabbing a coffee from Starbucks. Look out for the No. 8 bus that will take you from Waikiki to the Shopping Centre for US $2.00 each way.
- Waikele Premium Outlet shopping is about a 40 minute drive from Waikiki and has the premium designer brands including Kate Space, Armani Exchange, Coach, plus of course Adidas, Nine West etc. This trip I didn’t find anything I liked, as with most outlets, the size range can be quite limiting. You can get some amazing discounts though, particularly when you compare what you would pay back home full price.
- Pack light as you just never know what bargains you may find, and need to have room to take everything home with you.
- Victoria Secret is the best kept secret there ever was. Love everything about this store, from the friendly service, to the great promotions they have. I got $15.00 off a bra plus 2 pairs of undies for $1.00 each and then spent enough to get a nice beach bag. LOVE LOVE LOVE.
Chanel Dress
Yellow Beach Umbrella
Chanel Black Dress
Pretty Flowers
Exhausted Shoppers
Beautiful Palm
The required Selfie
Piece of Art for the Fashion Wall
My lovely painted toe nails
The Crab Bag from Kate Spade
A book for all girls
Me and my friend Rachel
Sounds like you enjoyed a very productive holiday and did your bit for the Hawaiian economy too (ha, ha!!). What’s not to love about Hawaii, eh. Was great to catch up with you in NZ recently (and I too did my bit of the NZ economy by adding 3.5kg to my bag). 😀💰
Hope you manage to get to Hawaii next year … loved catching up and looking forward to celebrating in March. Nothing not to like about Hawaii …. although my tan is already beginning to fade.
Looks like a wonderful trip Yellow Tulip! I especially like the top Chanel dress, it is stunning and i love the green toes… perfect for sunshine!
I can’t wait for an occasion to wear the Chanel black dress – have a wedding next year. Loving my new toe colour too. Pity they are now covered up in winter boots.
Thanks for the helpful tips. We will be heading to Hawaii in May and cant wait.
Looks like you had a great holiday.
See you around my friend 🙂
Happy holiday for next year … will be lots of fun. xx