What to buy from Dubai

Next month most probably I may travel to Dubai so wanted to know which electronic product I should buy?
1. Blu Ray Player
2. External HDD
3. Laptop

Any other product?

Depends what budget you have for what.
But believe me the laptop and hdd are fairly cheap in comparison to those available in India.

Laptop is cheaper in Dubai. Blu Ray player too is cheaper. Avoid shops in MAll in Bur Dubai...rip off mostly. Look around for good prices.

The Incinerator said:
Laptop is cheaper in Dubai. Blu Ray player too is cheaper. Avoid shops in MAll in Bur Dubai...rip off mostly. Look around for good prices.

One more thing I wanted to check apart from what to buy is about the stay. How much do you all think it would be for food there if we take care of stay in hotel? Also how much would travelling around the city cost for say 5 days?

Have you shortlisted any hotel for the purpose of stay.

For travelling around there are cabs and buses. Chose the Corolla and Camrys, they are generally cheaper. 10 Dh is minimum fare and generally within the city the ride would not ever cross 30Dh.Bus or RTA is even cheaper and then there are NOL cards,which is prepaid card to avail all RTA services once topped up..Hotel rates vary from 100Dh to anything.

Guys wasn't checking on the thread since my trip was not sure. Now it's happening. Thanks @ The Incinerator.
Need more inputs on what to buy.
If I buy HDD will I have an international warranty. And what would be the price difference like?

^ You will have to find the right shops first for considerable savings. Better ask a local taxi driver etc.

I used Booking.com: 356,872 hotels worldwide. 24+ million hotel reviews. twice for my stay in Dubai. There might be many more sites but I have used this one satisfactorily. You can use it to compare and find one in the location you want.

Better use Metro for travel around the city. There are many stations esp at important locations. You can hire a car too if you dont mind the drive. You will need a international drivers permit for that.

dude buy DSLR cameras or cell phones...they are cheaper

Sarath said:
^ You will have to find the right shops first for considerable savings. Better ask a local taxi driver etc.

I used Booking.com: 356,872 hotels worldwide. 24+ million hotel reviews. twice for my stay in Dubai. There might be many more sites but I have used this one satisfactorily. You can use it to compare and find one in the location you want.

Better use Metro for travel around the city. There are many stations esp at important locations. You can hire a car too if you dont mind the drive. You will need a international drivers permit for that.

Thanks Sarath. Most probably may stay at friend's place but the only glitch is he stays a little far from city so may have to shell additional money on travel.

abhidev said:
dude buy DSLR cameras or cell phones...they are cheaper

Thanks for the suggestion!

^ You would spend a lot on accomodation otherwise. Travelling turns out much cheaper if you restrict taxi usage to bare minimum.

Travelling in Dubai is quite easy too, so much so that we actually drive from Abu Dhabi to Dubai and park our car in the hotel and suffice with metro and rarely taxies. It is more relaxing this way, especially since the city is so well connected.

Taxies more often than not, have a long que (at malls) or take really long to haul on the streets.

After the initial struggles I'm all set for Dubai Trip in Jan. Will be there for the Dubai Shopping Festival.
Any suggestions on good purchase?
1. External HDD
2. DAC
3. Music Players
4. Digital Camera
5. LED TV
6. Handycam

buy a PS4 and some games

Any electrics brought from there will not get service coverage in india plus customs will check for item purchase bill & will ask for duty. Do check what you can bring from there according to customs duty. If I would had been in your place would had brought gold or better Liquor ............ :wink:

Hakimtai said:
Any electrics brought from there will not get service coverage in india plus customs will check for item purchase bill & will ask for duty. Do check what you can bring from there according to customs duty. If I would had been in your place would had brought gold or better Liquor ............

Buddy I hate buying gold and also I don't drink

^^Check the purchase limit for custom duty

Zangetsu said:
^^Check the purchase limit for custom duty

Can you suggest where can I find these details?

Unlike the late 90's or early 20's It not like you will be able to find some thing unique that's not available in india. They do not emboss Tax's & hence things are cheaper there. Most electronic these days are either assembled or manufactured in china which in teams get distributed globally So in most case's what you get in india is also what you will get in U.A.E unlike earlier people used to buy sony which where genuinely made in japan. I do admit that some brands give international warranty like sony, jvc But it has conditions (*). * - 1 year local warranty & 3 months international warranty. and for that also you have to send the product to H.Q of the country. Whats left is how pure you can get That's why i mentioned gold if you are not the person who wants materialistic pressure or investment then may be you would like something to please your soul that's why i mentioned Liquor Duty Free Alcohol is some thing that many people look forward towards the ending of there trip. :-D

Well this is just an advice as you has asked for .... the trip is your's enjoy it i would say. :razz:

Guys I'm travelling on Jan 16th. All set.

Lumia 1520?!?

Led tv?

Dubai festival starts in jan I suppose...you can get good deals on mobiles, cameras and tvs

Yes abhi.I planned it for the Dubai Shopping Festival but most of the blokes are saying there won't be much difference in price for electronics and also we have customs.
@bavusani already have 42" LED TV
@shah not a fan of Windows phones.

Things planned
1. Blu Ray Player
2. External HDD

any other things which look worth it.

Carpets

AV Amplifiers,Speakers,Laptops,Watches,Headphones etc etc, non electronics -Chocolates Perfumes Dryfruits Dates Spices Danish Waffles

The Incinerator said:
AV Amplifiers,Speakers,Laptops,Watches,Headphones etc etc, non electronics -Chocolates Perfumes Dryfruits Dates Spices Danish Waffles

That cover's up the entire U.A.E :-D

Theres more but I thought let him respond!

The Incinerator said:
AV Amplifiers,Speakers,Laptops,Watches,Headphones etc etc, non electronics -Chocolates Perfumes Dryfruits Dates Spices Danish Waffles

Thanks buddy. I bolded the ones which I may be interested from what you suggested.

I don't know where to find out about the Customs limit. I mean there could be something like certain things and the certain amount worth that I can get.

Invest some in gold

ajayritik said:
I don't know where to find out about the Customs limit. I mean there could be something like certain things and the certain amount worth that I can get.

Try Google

abhidev said:
Invest some in gold

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If you have a friend or relative in Dubai then Cargo the goods to India by paying nominal Taxes asking them to be the senders. I got myself a stereo amplifier and a set of speaker the same way from Saudi Arabia.Even my Razer Makos were shipped from the US the same way and I skipped taxes or paid very nominal amounts.

Oh yes I sent my 46 incher Sony Led too the same way but had to pay Rs 32K tax+Shipping!!! Not lucky only once but even then it was all for Rs 82K and in India the same model was retailing for over 150K!!!

abhidev said:
Invest some in gold

I already mentioned not interested in gold.
Not many in my family prefer that.

Guys any last minute suggestions.
I'm starting tommorow morning.
What's the difference in gold price?

R

Gold is pretty much the same. Best would be to buy LED Tvs.

A

There is a per person limit if you're bringing gold.. Check that..

*www.google.com/url?q=*gulfnews.com...tmUnqA&usg=AFQjCNG82qLEhf4oFHkxKYfZV_4BBf6I6g

If you're bringing LED TVs, there is a chance you will have to pay duty...

*www.google.com/url?q=*gulfnews.com...UilW5w&usg=AFQjCNHnBxxpxvLHYtXUlx96iHLZxYkLlg

yeah tvs have about 27 % customs,not sure need to check

If you wear the gold you bought in dubai....theres no duty!

The Incinerator said:
If you wear the gold you bought in dubai....theres no duty!

Was that a suggestion or question?
Anyways I'm back to India with hardly any purchases.

A

I read your question but had no suitable knowledge. This time I just wanted to know the price difference of mobile phones and chocolates in both the countries if yo could tell me.

Its does not matter if you buy or wear gold while you land in india. At airport if the costumes suspected that the gold is more than what is allowed then they will ask you to hand over ever thing. Read below article.
Mumbai Customs seize Srishti Rana's beauty pageant crown the conclusion was unexpected to this story both the customs & Srishti where shocked in the end .... :mrgreen:

Any way this only high lights that how Kaminey are these people seizing a gift in order to fill there pockets :-x

ash63425 said:
I read your question but had no suitable knowledge. This time I just wanted to know the price difference of mobile phones and chocolates in both the countries if yo could tell me.

I don't see any significant difference in price of chocolates or Mobile phones compared to what costs in India.
As mentioned by others Gold is worth buying there. Apart from that rest of the things you can get in India as well.
Maybe some dry fruits.

Hakimtai said:
Its does not matter if you buy or wear gold while you land in india. At airport if the costumes suspected that the gold is more than what is allowed then they will ask you to hand over ever thing. Read below article.
Mumbai Customs seize Srishti Rana's beauty pageant crown the conclusion was unexpected to this story both the customs & Srishti where shocked in the end ....

Any way this only high lights that how Kaminey are these people seizing a gift in order to fill there pockets

At the end of the day they are still going to go by the rules. As per my knowledge anything around Rs 50k should be fine. So they may not object to anything under that amount. However there maybe some instances when you can sneak out even if it's more than 50k. Maybe!

No dude... There is a noticeable diff in mobile costs... When Nexus4 here was for 26k it was selling there for 21k with free cases...one of my relative got it from Dubai for 21k with 7 free cases for Nexus 4

abhidev said:
No dude... There is a noticeable diff in mobile costs... When Nexus4 here was for 26k it was selling there for 21k with free cases...one of my relative got it from Dubai for 21k with 7 free cases for Nexus 4

oh is it? So maybe I didn't look for mobiles in the right place or maybe I was focus sing more on mobiles like Note,Galaxy and iPhone.
I saw lot of people there using Asus Tablet especially in metros.

You might even find some phones that never released in India

abhidev said:
You might even find some phones that never released in India

Are you talking about the China makes?

Nope... brands like Samsung n HTC

B

I've got a friend traveling to Dubai, and I want to buy a new i5 laptop. I checked online, and I found these:

*uae.souq.com/ae-en/dell-inspiron-3...inch-1000-gb-8-gb-windows-8-black-7312444/i/#

*uae.souq.com/ae-en/dell-inspiron-i...hdd-cam-dvdrw-windows-8-15-6-touch-7166993/i/

*uae.souq.com/ae-en/dell-inspiron-3...hes-500-gb-4-gb-1-gb-vga-dos-black-6432855/i/

I haven't decided which one to buy; I was just checking the prices. Will buying from a shop be even cheaper?

And what duty will I have to pay if I buy one of these?