Singapore Travel Forum

We're going to Singapore in July and at the moment my son is saving for a PSP. Is it worthwhile him waiting till we get to Singapore to get it or should he get it in Australia? If we were to get it in Singapore, where is best place to go, most reliable, trustworthy etc? And would the games and and everything be compatable once we got it back home to Australia? We had read Lucky Plaza was not no Lucky!

Remember that if you buy it in Singapore you will not have any warranty on the PSP.

I would be checking out duty free prices in Australia first. You can clain duty if you buy the PSP within one month of travelling and take it with you. You can get some bargains and should do so in June.

Games and accessories that you buy in Singapore will be fine.

I have purchased in Lucky Plaza and had no problems but I do think you have to be careful about many items, know exactly what you want and what you are willing to pay.

Agree with previous poster.....We went to Singapore last October and my daughter bought a Nintendo DS as Pert Airport on the way out. We get the Australian warranty....we found that she would not have saved much in price by buying in Sinapore.

Also if buying electrical in Singapore be wary there sre some very dodgey reatilers...especially at Lucky Plaza.

Cheers
Col & Sue

We bought my daughters PSP 2 days before flying out to Bali last Nov, Harvey Norman price matched the KMart catalogue price for the console & 2 games. Claimed the GST at the refund counter on the way out, really easy . We have also previously done this with our two digital cameras .It kept her occupied on the plane & we worked out we got one of the games for free. Don't buy in Singapore or anywhere in Asia as you don't get the warranty . My nephew got his expensive MP3 player from Singapore & we had to take it back with us on one of our holidays to get the charger looked at in Singapore. Got my son to buy his here, if you shop around places like Good guys & Harvey Norman price match just to get your business. So long as you buy it less than 30 days prior to flying out you can claim back the GST . Make sure you have it in it's original packaging & the total for the receipt must be over the $300 mark that's why we bought 2 games so it made it over $300.

Funan DigitaMall is a reliable place where you can check the prices from various shops. Mustafa Center also provides good prices and you may have some free games within the package. Avoid Sim Lim as one of my friends had a big problem with his PS3 and what was inside the pack didn't match with what was written outside.

I purchased my PSP from a trader within SimLim Square.
For the time it took me to barter and haggle, the saving simply wasnt worth the price I would of paid in Perth.
I also came very close to being ripped.
I negotiated, saw the item in its packaging then saw a "switch" take place behind the counter. Nothing major - but the shop keeper tried to give me a PSP console with older software preloaded and a smaller battery. I fronted them and they told me that it was "better for pirated software".

None the less - yes, a small saving was had.
But if risk or confrontation isnt your thing - buy at home or buy from the likes of Funan etc etc at a slightly more expensive price.