Saturday, March 26, 2016

China Mall and my Shocking G


China Mall Ajman

If Dubai has Dragon Mart, Ajman boast their own version of China Mall.

As the name suggests most of the products being sold are maid in China and is exactly the same concept with Dragon mart. China Mall is made up of several warehouses connected to each other and it is quite easy to navigate.

For those who are coming from northern emirates, instead of going to Dragon Mart in Dubai, China Mall is the best option. The mall is located in Al Jerf Industrial Area and can be accessed from Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Rd. (former Emirates Rd) by exiting Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Rd. As a reference China Mall is located 30 minutes away from Ajman Lulu Hypermarket.

If you are using the old highway coming from Sharjah toward Umm Al Qwainn, make a free right at Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Rd big roundabout before reaching the Hamriya Free zone.  Go straight and make left at the first round about.

On weekends the mall is crowded with a lot of people buying clothes, garments, toys, electronic gadgets etc. Parking will be a challenge during this time.

There are cafeterias and restaurants inside China Mall.

What separates China Mall in Ajman from Dragon Mart in Dubai is that, there are shops that are selling fake goods. Fake signature clothes, fake signature bags, fake signature watches, shoes, belts, wallets, sunglasses, perfumes, men's cap etc. You name it. If you can buy the original Louis Vuitton bags in Dubai mall for a price of 3,500 aed, you can splurge that amount for around 10 Louis Vuitton fake bags in China mall.

I used to see a shop in Dragon Mart in Dubai selling fake Hello Kitty items. But for several times that I was passing that store they already stop selling fake Hello Kitty items.

But in China Mall they still continue selling fake items. I even bought a G Shock watch for a price of, guess how much? 45 Dirhams! And mind you folks I could not even tell the difference from the original piece.


FAKE G SHOCK watch!

One time I met one lady buying wholesale G Shock watches. I asked her some questions and she told me that she is selling the watches online and in FB online groups. The rest of the watches are shipped to her home country to sell. 

Well, I had a short love affair with my G Shock or my "Shocking G" for that matter. After using it for some time the clock hand started to shake and after 2 days the watch stop working. Maybe a battery problem? But I don't think so.

So my wife and I invented with the following words to call the fake products just for fun:

Casio G Shock  =  Shocking G
Louis Vuitton    =  Louis V-"toink"
Hermes              =  Herpes
Rayban              =  Ray "Bang"
Oakley               =  Oh kray

I was never interested to know but I also came across the following terms from the shops. Maybe to classify the fake products they are selling at the store. The were: First Copy, Duplicate, Class A and Class B.

Fake bags on display
If I remember it right,  the First copy is like the original. almost the same material, quality wise and are sold the highest among the fake ones. The Duplicate is still the same copy but they used the lower quality of material. Class A and B are of the lowest quality and the ones that are being sold the cheapest.

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How to get there:

It is convenient to take your own car or you may take taxi.





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