Factory shops.....
As far as clothes are concerned, if you are staying anywhere near a clothing factory complex, Check out if that complex has what they call a ''factory Outlet/shop" If it does, you could be on an even bigger winner. Some of these better factories (normally found in complexes on industrial parks) will have been contracted out by top name Western designers. Benetton, RL (Polo), ESL, etc, etc......
The way it works is that a factory Will get an order for,....lets say a shirt. The contracted number of shirts is, ... lets say 1000. as each run cannot be easily sequenced, they will make a run of 1020 (for example), to cover any faults or damage in the contracted 1000 units they have to supply. So, if all 1020 shirts come out perfect, the factory now has 20 units that are doing nothing. That's where the in-house shop comes in, it's an outlet to get rid of all these unwanted factory items, from the factories in that complex ....
Now remember these items of clothing are the real mccoy, not knock-offs. they tend to cut just enough of the name labels out, to let you know who, they where made for. and believe me they go for an absolute song, ....for not that much more , than the knock-offs in fact.
They used to have similar outlets in Hong Kong around the Lai Chi Kok area, before most of the contracts were moved to mainland China.
So ask your lady if she knows of any such factory shops in her area, .... well worth visiting if you find one., but a heavy case to take home ...haha!!
David....