It took me arround two years in Vietnam to discover a little paradise: a crumpler shop in Ho Chi Minh City. It's located at 52M Nguyen Huu Hao in District 4, right at the market, 10 minutes from District 1. The name is BAGVINA. They do have some models of crumpler bags, a freindly and well english speaking staff. Its actually there wholesale warehouse, but unsless they did not open the shop in the backpacker area (its pallned this year), they sell from dictrict 4 branch.
Don't ask me if the bags are fake or real, but at least it is a way better quality compared to what you get at Saigon Square. A huge messanger bag is around 380.000 VND whiel a smalle one for netbooks goes with 300.000. The selection is smaller than in origianl licenced shops and you may not get the latest models. Also, I don't know if this comes form any manufacturer in Vietnam, since I was told in Australia that Crumpler is not producing in Vietnam anymore.
Whatever, I liked to get at least a taset of Crumpler, and I am bag addictive, so I will take higher risks for shopping :-)
Check out their website as well: www.bagvinacom
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12 years ago
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You'd love Hanoi then.
Crumpler bags are everywhere.
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You're partially right: Crumpler Australia has it's bags manufactured in China. All Crumpler bags for the rest of the world are still made in Vietnam - and if I may add- of a much better quality than the Australian/Chinese ones.
Cheers, Michael
You're partially right: Crumpler Australia has it's bags manufactured in China. All Crumpler bags for the rest of the world are still made in Vietnam - and if I may add- of a much better quality than the Australian/Chinese ones.
Cheers, Michael
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