23 July 2013
| Last updated on 11 December 2017
Welcome to the Shop, Deal, Win Section
Here we take a look at some great gift ideas, go through shopping malls and stores in Abu Dhabi and give you sophisticated styling tips. There always seem to be so many celebrations in Abu Dhabi from birthday's to baby showers, anniversaries to weddings not to mention all those occasions your family abroad are having too!
Shopping In Abu Dhabi
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Making The Most Of Abu Dhabi
Whether you’re new or old to life in Abu Dhabi there’s always something you’ve not tried yet or a new place opening up… And we’re here to help you save money on new experiences. Cobone.com has recently launched in Abu Dhabi to offer you the best prices possible on a host of experiences. You can save up to 75% off things like dining, outdoor activities, beauty treatments, hotel stays and more.
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Shopping Malls In Abu Dhabi & Al Ain
Abu Dhabi has some great shopping malls for you with a wide range of international brands available from IKEA to Marks & Spencers, Debenhams to Boots and everything in between. Each mall has something slightly different to offer and all have cafes and restaurants and usually children's entertainment. Here we have a big list of the malls for you with contact details and some information about each one.With their imaginative designs and wide range of outlets, shopping malls are perennially popular. The bigger malls buzz with activity as people meet, eat, pose and parade. During festive occasions such as Eid or Ramadan, malls are venues for special events such as dance or cultural shows, often featuring international acts. They also hold numerous raffles, often with huge prizes such as luxury cars or cash.
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Shopping in Abu Dhabi
Shopping is something of a national pastime in Abu Dhabi, perhaps because it’s so diverse – everything from ultra-modern malls with the latest brands, to small, souk-like outlets where you can buy traditional perfumes, handicrafts, spices and carpets. Prices are often excellent in comparison to those abroad, especially for carpets, textiles and gold. If you are good at bargaining, you can get even better deals. Shopping in Abu Dhabi can be serious business when you are looking for good bargains and with intense competition and insignificant import duties, you will find some of the lowest prices in the world here. A few years back, expats would have to go to Dubai to buy many items; now all the major stores are here; Marina Mall and AD Mall are the two main malls in Abu Dhabi.
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Local Artist Jennifer Simon”
Jennifer Simon is a local artist moved to Abu Dhabi from Dubai 2000, (having originally come to the Middle East while working for Emirates Airlines). Jennifer has always had a love of drawing and painting and in her free time went along to Jam Jar in Dubai, where she began to paint and explore the possibilities of developing a career as an artist. We met Jennifer at her her small studio at home.Jennifer says that every day she draws inspiration from her life here in the Middle East, and her canvases portray urban cityscapes, people living in our cities, iconic scenes from Abu Dhabi and faces depicting life here. Jennifer has widely travelled and she uses her experiences and her view of the world and its peoples to create a distinct multicultural theme, all subjects are brightly painted in a unique style, Jennifer’s works range from large cityscape murals for large projects and buildings to small commissioned pieces for private homes.
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Traditional Gifts from Abu Dhabi- gift ideas for your friends and family
Despite the increased use of emails and SMS, the traditional postal service is still in use as a preferred method of communication for many people. UAE post offices handle hundreds of 1000s of mail daily, delivered across the UAE. Currently, all mail goes to P.O. Boxes at various post office locations. Many residents have their mail delivered to their company's post office box and collected daily by company representatives who deliver it to their employees. Your address is normally accepted with the company's P.O. Box in the UAE. UAE nationals and residents living in Abu Dhabi and Dubai can benefit from newly launched P.O. Box services which offer door-to-door mail delivery. The service will be expanded to other UAE emirates at a later stage.
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Online Shopping
With most of us being away from home we have to get organised and get online shopping to make sure that we don't miss out on our loved ones special dates- be they birthdays, anniversaries, weddings, engagements and more! There are so many websites that can be used to order various gifts to be delivered around the world. They're all tried and tested by the ExpatWoman team or by our Forum members.
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To Regift Or Not?
Have you ever received a gift that you did not need or like but you knew that your bestie would derive so much pleasure from it. This Christmas regifting is the new buying. It's the end of the year and people are strapped for cash due to year end, holidays and the like. So instead of getting them a box of chocs this year give them something that needs a loving home, like those brand new salad servers that you will never use. We look into whether it is ok to regift or not and how to do it with style! Before getting caught up in a wrapping frenzy ensure that some simple rules are adhered to before regifting that gift. There are horror stories doing the rounds on the internet, some of them are quite giggle-some but cringe worthy if they were to happen to me or you. “I received an opened pack of four pairs of underpants from my father-in-law, problem was, there were only three pairs in there.” – This is not a gift that anyone would be proud of giving, or happy to receive!!
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Food Shopping In Abu Dhabi
With such a large mix of nationalities living in Abu Dhabi there are foods available from many parts of the world. The most common local food eaten is Biriyani a hot spicy rice dish usually made with mutton, camel (!) or chicken. There are several Indian restaurants that serve extremely good food at very low prices and will home deliver for no extra charge. Not all the best restaurants are found in the Hotels! The Arabic food eaten here is mainly Lebanese in origin and is delicious. Consisting of mainly barbecued meats and fresh salads, their bread and pastries are to die for. Al Sultan is a highly recommended bakery for their cheese breads, zatar bread (thyme in a vinegar and olive oil base) and baklava (filo pastry dripping in honey encasing finely chopped nuts). For good shawarma (chicken or lamb wrapped in flat bread with loads of garlic sauce) or falafel sandwich, try Maroush, they do lovely humus and tabouleh too and wonderful fresh fruit juices.
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