Ho Chi Minh Shopping , Markets and Department stores

• Ben Thanh Market, west end of Le Loi. Probably Saigon's largest market, offering a wide spread of, well, pretty much everything from Ho Chi Minh T-shirts to cosmetics, diapers, pickled plums and live ducks. Popular with tourists, so prepare to haggle. (Always ask for a discount)

If they ask for  10,000 dong for a Coconut for example, always say Half or 5,000 and start your way from there.

• Night market (which is just outside of Ben Thanh market). After 5pm everyday when Ben Thanh market is closed then you will see another market where you can enjoy many kinds of different food and drink. You also can go round to do your shopping as well .
• Tax Department Store, corner of Le Loi and Nguyen Hue. Formerly the Russian Market, this is now a rather sterile department store of sorts filled with stalls selling touristy kitsch, although the selections get better as you ascend the levels. There's a good supermarket on level 2.
• Saigon Square corner of Hai Ba Trung and Nguyen Du, open from 9am to 7pm. Some of the stores in Russian market has been moved here. This place is very popular for hip, young people. You can find cheap watch, DVD, T-shirt, jeans, short, slipper...There is a nice supper market in the middle of the square.