A city like Buenos Aires, which is so vast and cosmopolitan necessarily has several shopping centers, as for many people in the most remote areas not convenient travel to the center. This has generated different commercial circuits, some defined by the products sold there: for example, in San Telmo antiques, books in Corrientes Avenue, leathers in Retiro, design objects and fashion in Palermo …
The extended shopping hours and even many of these shops are open on weekends, especially if they are located in Buenos Aires tourist areas (San Telmo, Palermo, Centro, etc.). Meanwhile, major malls (where you can find local of the most recognized brands) are open until 22.00 pm.
Shopping Areas (fashion and design) in Buenos Aires
• Defense Street between John and Av.Belgrano Av.San (San Telmo).
• Pedestrian Florida, from May to Av.de Plaza San Martín (San Nicolásy Retiro neighborhoods).
• Av.Santa Fe, among Av.Scalabrini Ortiz and Esmeralda (neighborhoods of Palermo, Recoleta and Retiro).
• Av.Cabildo between La Pampa and Av.Monroe (Belgrano).
• Av.Corrientes between Av.Pueyrredón and av.9 Julio (districts of Balvanera and San Nicolás).
• Av.Pueyrredón between Av.Rivadavia and Av.Figueroa Alcorta (districts of Balvanera and Recoleta).
• Av.Rivadavia and Av.Acoyte (Caballito).
• Palermo Viejo Area: between the streets José A.Cabrera, Soler, Armenia and Godoy Cruz (Palermo) area. Meet the Circuit also diene Palermo Viejo.
Shoppings
The different malls and multiple shops, food courts and cinema complexes offer. These are those that exist in the city, according to your location by district:
• Galerias Pacifico (San Nicolás-Center).
• Paseo La Plaza (San Nicolás-Center).
• Recoleta Mall (Recoleta).
• Buenos Aires Design (Recoleta).
• Solar Abbey (Palermo).
• Jumbo shopping center Palermo (Palermo).
• Spinetto Shopping Center (Balvanera).
• Caballito Shopping Center (Caballito).
• DOT Baires Shopping (Saavedra).
• Devoto Shopping (Villa Devoto).
• Liniers Square Shopping Center (Liniers).
• From Shopping Park (Villa Park).
Tax Free
The City of Buenos Aires has a service tax refund to purchases made by foreign tourists. To perform this tax refund of your purchase, you have to follow these simple steps:
1. Store: Buy local exhibiting the logo Tax Free Shopping and ordered the refund check (benefit available only to foreign tourists and amounts in excess of $ 70 on domestic bills).
2. In the Argentina Customs: to leave the country, at any Customs office Argentina (in airports, river ports or border posts), demonstrate bills along with your purchases and seal Ask refund checks received.
3. Recovery Tax Refund: either by cash, credit card or bank check.
Outlets
The outlets are stores that are dedicated to offering clothes from previous seasons and discontinuous branded products at lower prices than those of the shopping prices. These are those that exist in the city, according to your location by district:
• Av.Cordoba between Lavalleja and Godoy Cruz (Palermo).
• Blanco Encalada, between Vidal and Amenábar (Belgrano).
• Av.Alvarez Thomas, among Av.Forest and Heredia (Villa Ortúzar).
• Av.Forest between Jorge Newbery and Olleros (Chacarita).
• Aguirre, among Av.Juan B.Justo and Av.Scalabrini Ortiz and Gurruchaga, among Jufré and Vera (Villa Crespo).
• Murillo, among Av.Scalabrini Ortiz and Serrano (Villa Crespo).
• San Jose, between Av.Belgrano and Chile (Monserrat).
• Herrera, between Alvarado and Av.Osvaldo Cruz (Barracks).
• Park Brown Factory Outlet (Villa Lugano).
Books and records
For those looking for used books and records, the place are the sales tables Corrientes Avenue (from Cerrito, at the Obelisk, to Avenida Callao) and Avenida de Mayo (between Bolivar and San José) in neighborhoods of San Nicolás and Montserrat, in the center.
Markets and fairs
To taste the real flavor of shopping in the city, you should go to one of the many markets and craft fairs that operate on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays in the various parks and squares of neighborhoods.
