A guide to shopping in Vietnam

It's not uncommon for foreigners to be confronted by a vastly different shopping experience in Vietnam. - Photo from Vientiane Times

To be a smart shopper in Vietnam, it would be useful for tourists to be prepared with a few tricks up their sleeves.

I’M not usually one to shy away from shopping. In fact, I’d say I’m very partial to the occasional guerilla style sweep of local shopping haunts.