When visiting Santiago for a shopping tour?

One of the best times to visit Santiago de Chile for shopping (and if you're already there, you should keep the dates in your diary) is during the sales season. The main discount periods are:

• Sales due to change of season (autumn/winter and spring/summer)
• CyberDay
• BlackFriday

Where to buy cheap in Santiago de Chile: best outlets in the city

As we have just mentioned, in Santiago you can buy everything from luxury items in renowned stores to footwear and sportswear in outlets. In these specific stores, you will find the cheapest prices for garments with some flaws or, for the most part, already out of season or from previous ones. Without a doubt, it is one of the best options for those looking to stock up on items that do not need to be from the latest season but rather prefer to prioritize their usability over the trends.

The best place to shop at outlets is Quilicura, located 15 kilometers from the historic center of Santiago. There, you will find the Arauco Premium Outlet Buenaventura, the Easton Outlet Mall, and Las Américas Outlet, three malls with brands of all kinds. And, a little further away, but completely accessible to go in a day, is Reñaca Alto, 102 kilometers from Santiago. There, you find the Viña Outlet Park, with more than 93 stores and 110 internationally recognized brands.

Shopping tour in Santiago, Chile: best neighborhoods and shopping malls

Now, if you want to buy in the historic center of Santiago, don't worry, you will be surrounded by design stores, shops, and malls... if you stay in the right neighborhoods! We share a list of the busiest shopping centers for shopping tourism:

Parque Arauco (Arauco Park)

It is the country's leading shopping center. Located in what is known as the luxury district, you can find the highest-level brands: Tiffany's, Louis Vuitton, Dolce & Gabbana, and Armani, among others. It also has an excellent area of ​​restaurants and cinemas, ideal for combining a shopping day with other recreational activities or having something to eat before returning to your accommodation.

Costanera Center

This center is the largest in Latin America. It has seven levels, each housing a theme, and reaching up to 300 stores, they have offers for all tastes, personalities, and colors. There, you will find recognized stores from the United States, such as Forever 21, H&M, Nike, Carter's, GAP, Mango, Victoria's Secret, and others that come from Spain, such as Desigual, Bimba and Lola, and other Argentinian stores, such as Jazmín Chebar and María Cher.

Alto Las Condes

It is a modern shopping center, where you will find many of the brands that are also in the Costanera Center, and others such as Adolfo Domínguez, Hugo Boss, Levi's, Lacoste, and The North Face, among others.

Mall Sport

As its name indicates, it is a mall specializing in accessories, sports clothing, and footwear. In addition to offering stores for shopping, it has entertainment spaces for the little ones: a climbing wall, karting, and more.

Mall Plaza Egaña

This mall is an excellent option for those looking for technology and appliances, as it is famous for having exclusive promotions and a wide variety of fashion, footwear, and sporting goods stores.

Bonus: technology, duty-free, and more

• Mall Paseo Las Palmas is the ideal place to buy technology, from cell phones to cameras, notebooks, and more.
• At the Santiago International Airport, you find the typical free or duty-free shop that, depending on your residence and passport, you can buy with different tax benefits.
• Remember to request TAX-free when you buy to access exclusive tax rates for tourists.

Is it convenient to go shopping in Santiago from Argentina?

The Argentine economy suffers many ups and downs, so it is difficult to say with complete certainty. Yes, we can say that, in general terms, the prices of clothing, footwear, and technology tend to be considerably cheaper than in Argentina. Some people claim that they get prices up to 50% cheaper!

It is important that, when paying, you do it either with a foreign card, in cash, or with cards like Takenos, which allows you to avoid the country Tax, which taxes purchases abroad at 30%. Another thing that Argentinians must take into account is the maximum limit for purchasing abroad established by the government. At the time of writing this article, this is 300 American Dollars if you return to the country by car, and 500 American Dollars if you come back by plane.

Conclusion

Santiago de Chile is one of the destinations par excellence for all those Argentinians, Brazilians, and from all over the world who visit the country and seek to take advantage of the good prices of the Chilean capital! Without a doubt, this is not the only thing there is to do in the city, which also has a wide variety of activities for the most cultured and the most foodies. 

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