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Tell me what you can buy home in Sri Lanka?
Tell me what you can buy home in Sri Lanka?
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Lanician rum or arak
Coconut oil (very cool stuff)
From fruits - delicious pineapples.
Coconut oil (very cool stuff)
From fruits - delicious pineapples.
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answered 8 years ago
As for cosmetic, my personal subjective opinion: "They put in the package is completely different from what they show"
And tea is a must. In principle, it is the same as ours, but the very theme of buying tea on the plantation itself is cool.
And tea is a must. In principle, it is the same as ours, but the very theme of buying tea on the plantation itself is cool.
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answered 8 years ago
Coconut oil, both cosmetic (and you need to buy it at any pharmacy for a penny, and not in their advertised spice gardens and the like), and ordinary (one bottle will last for a long time, at warm air temperatures it is liquid, as you bring home in the winter immediately becomes like lard - thickens). Cosmetic Pts is cool for hair, skin, massage. And on the usual one I fried pancakes, there was such an aroma, just mmm,)) Bring rice, red and brown. We have many friends who visited Lanka immediately made orders for rice. Very tasty, healthy and inexpensive. They also have just bombing cosmetics. All natural, usually from aloe and sandalwood. Also buy at any pharmacy or in small shops for locals. Arak is definitely for yourself and friends, banana rum, this is their trick! From fruits, it is advisable to bring pineapples, lychee (if the season) and mangosteen, papaya (if you wrap it very carefully in things so as not to suppressed). At the expense of tea, well, this ... You can try it for yourself and for show, friends and acquaintances do not.
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To this all still can be add-stones natural! And products from them. In silver, gold. The quality is high. The prices are adequate!. There are also spices that we don't have. Mangosteen is a delicious fruit and easy to bring home, and pineapples are also possible. They have good quality cotton. T-shirts, especially at the airport in Dutik. Well, what has already been written, tea, especially suasep, it’s not just with the aroma like ours, but from the leaves of the plant itself. Well, what about without red rum?) And of course, a beautiful tan and good impressions!
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answered 8 years ago
Girls, just don't buy rags!!!!!!!! They are there sooo cheap and bright, and seem absolutely necessary. But after a couple of years, the undressed ones went into the trash ...
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answered 8 years ago
))) and I bought two cheap and bright skirts, for holidays in hot countries, that's it!
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answered 8 years ago
Tea is a must and it is not the same as ours, we sell road dust. We compared the purchased from us and brought from Sri Lanka, all our guests noticed the difference. semi-ripe, or green, and there they are as they should) Cinnamon sticks and cinnamon oil, inexpensive. Who is a rag-maker, you can buy well in Colombo, all brands at good prices.
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answered 8 years ago
logvinova, I bought 3 t-shirts - even after two years of wearing and washing they did not lose their color or shape - two of them are white with a pattern - they remained snow-white. but the colors are just as vibrant. So the main thing is the right choice!
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answered 8 years ago
And the T-shirts at the Colombo airport of the Odel brand will not say that it’s just wow! For 8-10 bucks. No matter how cheap it is. One coughed. The second one faded after two or three washes.
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answered 8 years ago
We were in Sri Lanka back in 2008. I bought a T-shirt in Dutik, I still can’t forgive myself for taking only one. The quality is super. And the color is still preserved. Men's shirts in Colombo were of excellent quality. But this is of course not the main thing. Tea - yes, spices - yes, fruits - yes. The main thing is stones. The quality and prices were very good. However, don't be afraid to go to small private shops. You can always negotiate a good price.
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answered 8 years ago
By the way, I remembered that I scored 4 more pairs of shorts for $ 4. I've been wearing it for four years now.
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answered 8 years ago
tamila, lana_181, how do you determine the quality of stones? For example, I can’t even distinguish a stone from a glass rhinestone, but as for quality, this is generally space for me. Although I saw a lot of beautiful jewelry in Colombo and Galea, I did not dare to buy anything.
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answered 8 years ago
No one will determine the quality of a stone by eye, only an examination, well, or you yourself are an expert jeweler)
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answered 8 years ago
After two weeks of stay in Sri Lanka, you become just a fan of stones;) well, the eye already "sees". Plus, taking into account the fact that the stones are mined there, and the level of technology on the island is not very high, it is unprofitable to deal with a fake there (or transport it there). Plus, of course, I can distinguish natural sapphire from glass :). And I also caught myself that after visiting Ceylon, I began to go to exhibitions - just to look at the stones. Crash? ;)))
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First, definitely tea. We were at tea factories, as many as three, I bought tea for myself dearly, we had a local guide with us, so he also bought tea for his whole family in Nuwara Eliya, he says that you need to take small-leaf tea, the alpine one says that they sell waste in their stores, I imagine that they sell it with us. Yes, there is nothing to imagine from 5 kg of tea, 3 it is waste, they then use it as fertilizer, or enterprising businessmen buy up and pack and sell it under the guise of Ceylon. At one factory we bought in iron cans - this is not tea, but a fairy tale. At the second in clay figurines (elephants, turtles), and at the third in wooden boxes (so-so), I bought both gold and silver and white and a bunch of green ( I just drink like that). Tea is the hallmark of Sri Lanka.
The second is definitely sapphires (if funds allow), we were at the mines in Ratnapura (there is mining) and even went down into the mine, we had an individual tour throughout Sri Lanka (not cheap), the guide and driver worked 1000%, they just fell in love with us to your country.
The second is definitely sapphires (if funds allow), we were at the mines in Ratnapura (there is mining) and even went down into the mine, we had an individual tour throughout Sri Lanka (not cheap), the guide and driver worked 1000%, they just fell in love with us to your country.
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answered 8 years ago
There are certificates for all stones-products. In general, my jeweler friends said that it is much more expensive here, but here is the fact that sapphire bought in ShL is an expensive gift for yourself.
Thirdly, if I went for the third time, this is oliya, I filled rice with it (well, I don’t remember where it came from), well, not coconut exactly, some kind of mesnaya is full of it in stores.
Clothes, I also bought T-shirts for myself and for gifts, we still wear them, excellent quality. Remember the head with ears in front and the butt with a tail in the back.
And they brought pineapples
Well, of course, who cares, but in my house there are 4 more masks hanging and elephants with turtles and I’m glad that it’s not made in China
Thirdly, if I went for the third time, this is oliya, I filled rice with it (well, I don’t remember where it came from), well, not coconut exactly, some kind of mesnaya is full of it in stores.
Clothes, I also bought T-shirts for myself and for gifts, we still wear them, excellent quality. Remember the head with ears in front and the butt with a tail in the back.
And they brought pineapples
Well, of course, who cares, but in my house there are 4 more masks hanging and elephants with turtles and I’m glad that it’s not made in China
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answered 8 years ago
))) I myself will draw such certificates for anyone you want, so I still don’t risk with stones.
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answered 8 years ago
ollennka, I studied geology and mineralogy, so I understand well. And so if you have a good magnifying glass, you can determine the quality, purity, etc. There are no artificial stones in Lanka, it makes no sense - there are enough natural ones. The entire jewelry world rests on sapphires and other stones from Sri Lanka.
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answered 8 years ago
ollennka there is only one risk - whether to buy at a price lower than in the rest of the world, or not to buy at all. Somehow, for the sake of interest, she asked us to check what kind of stone I have - it is in silver, but she did not tell the jeweler what it was. He checked and said that the stone is of a high class on a scale .. I don’t remember the number .. but they say they usually react to diamonds and sapphires. rubies were topaz. They are brighter, more saturated.
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answered 8 years ago
Here on my middle finger I have a ring with a sapphire, my husband once gave it, the stone is black, only when the sun is super, it shows signs of dark blue, they immediately said that the stone is from Thailand. And on the little finger, what I bought. Sapphire on a scale second place after a diamond, a diamond has a scale of 10, a sapphire has a scale of 8 or 9. For example, a topaz has a 4. We were not in a tourist place, but also in a homology museum, they are very proud that Elizabeth herself bought a ring from them for Princess Diana .But in general, if the stones are more or less cheap, then the products are expensive and depending on what they are. They say that they have imported gold and diamonds, which is why the price. And of course, bargain to an acceptable price.
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answered 8 years ago
Spices - cinnamon, vanilla, black pepper, cardamom, lemongrass, cinnamon oil do not buy in the Spice Garden, but in the market or in shops selling spices, a supermarket in case of emergency, of course, tea, cotton items (t-shirts, tunics), only them it is advisable to buy in large stores, the quality is better, jam from mango and other fruits, red rice, fruits, I also really liked the cinnamon toothpaste. jaggery palm sugar, handmade wood elephants, natural silk products, in stones I not special, in general, there seems to be nothing to buy, but every trip either the advantage and had to take weight into hand luggage, then the suitcase burst from the volume :))
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