GOING TO PAKISTAN, WHAT TO BUY FROM THERE?

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Hey every1 im going to pak soon, and all year i think when i go im goin2 get this and that, but now its come to it i can think of anythin!!!

So anyone got any ideas on stuff i can get, anything and everything..cosmetics, creams, facewash, herbal stuff…and other bits and pieces, stuff that i cant get from uk..
Thanks!

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Re: GOING TO PAKISTAN, WHAT TO BUY FROM THERE?

taaftaan, seeKh kabaab, chikan tikke aur shaahi TukRe yaa feereenii ;)

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lol, i have never heard of the first and last thing, bt i knw fr sure, mere kaam ki nahi hogi!

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i'd say the traditional stuff, rosewater, ubtan, multani mitti maybe?

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lol...i guess...taaftaan is like sheermaal [mildly sweet bread, the dough made in milk and butter] but is bigger and thinner while feereenii is like kheer but the rice is finely crushed like wheat hearts [sooji] and is cooked slowly on low heat open flame oven [choolha]. its yummmy!**

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dont buy any facial products like face wash, creams ect n if u want any china made cosmetics then u can try but nothing really gud n speciall.

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buy eclairs and tang and rooh afza :)
I'm going too in a month or so inshallah!

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  • My major shopping item: SHOESSSSS............... I don't know about UK, but fancy shoes here in USA are expensive and BORING. I always buy my party shoes from pakistan (with stones and diamante and all).
  • Gulab jamuns from Sony Sweets in Karachi (since now they sell them in sealed cans also).
  • Hashmi kajal: 8 pack.
  • Artificial/silver jewlery (fancy earrings, bracelets, glass bangles, etc.) Will post if I think of anything else.
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Do you want to collect stuff for your wedding or just shopping in general?

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Re: GOING TO PAKISTAN, WHAT TO BUY FROM THERE?

buy artificial jewelries
clothes
jootay u can buy almost every colour of shoes/ sandals since they are so cheap here:)
and eat alot of the desi stuff i bet you cant get them from abroad :) d same taste ie
eat gulab jamuns and kulfi from jamil sweets :D lol if you are coming to the twin cities

and enjoy ALOT :D

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shoes is a must!

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jst stuff in general, nothing specific! x

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And shoes are a bit impossible 4 me in pak, my feet are flat!!! so quite wide and theyr big, u dont get my size in pak!! lol xx

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Clothessssssssssss, have lots of nice things to eat, try out various eating places, shawls.

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Get mehendi from Pak. The quality and color turns out richer. There's a special type of mehendi known as "dulhan mehndi" which is designed to show up on your skin. You can buy a pack of the mehndi cones and keep them not only for your wedding or weddings in general but to use for Eid as well.

Of course there is the** clothes shopping**. Buy a variety. For example, simple clothes that you can wear at home (if you need those)........slightly fancy that you can wear to semi-formal occasions such as a dinner invitation......and more elaborate/fancy clothes that you can wear to parties and formal occasions such as weddings.

Shoes **is a good idea. You can also get fancy evening clutches/purses.**

Jewelry. There is better variety in gold in Pak. BUT.......you can also get articicial earrings/chokers/anklets/rings that have a more traditional desi style. How about glass bangles? When I go to Pak.......I always get glass bangles because the variety is so much better over there.

It will be getting cooler in a few months. So, you could even get some pretty embroidered shawls from Pak. Some people think that shawls are for old women.......but......i've seen some BEAUTIFUL shawls worn by young girls/women. And they just look like embroidered dupattas.

You could (if you're interested) as someone above suggested......get ubtan/mulatni mitti/surma type cosmetics and facial products.

As far as** food** is concerned......my family usually brings back mithai (barfi especially) and chilgozay (pine nuts).
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DVDs of popular dramas**? People sometimes get those as well :)

My parents will sometimes bring back traditional decoration/furniture pieces from Pak because they're cheaper and of course greater variety.

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a years supply of contact lenses!!!!!!! and coloured ones for special occasions!! =D

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OOOH......that's a good one, Lama! For one who is interested in wearing colored lens....it's definitely cheaper to get it from Pak :)

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i know rv i always make sure i get my contacts from there... its so much more cheaper and easier for me!

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artificial jewellery,cloths,shoes,mehndi,nd cn get ur cloths stitched there cheaper thn anywhere else in the world

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♥ thank u every1 ♥

Is generalization really that bad?
Is generalization really that bad?