I believe many people won't leave Langkawi without bringing back luggage of duty free goods. Chocolates, alcohols, cigarette, perfumes etc etc..
However, many will ask, where should I shop to get the best bargain. There are many duty free shops around Langkawi offering different variety of goods like The Zon, Warisan, Coco Valley, Saga to name a few bigger ones. Each shop offers different bargain for different product. You may also find duty free shops at the jetty or the airport but prices will be higher compared to the town.
I will break down the location according to product categories.
CHOCOLATES
Due to the duty free status, you may find chocolates in Langkawi selling almost half of the price you will find in mainland for most of the products. Prices for chocolates are rather competitive with price variance between 20cents to RM2.00 between shops. Hot selling brands like Ferrero Rocher, Hersheys, Lindt etc are priced very similar. If you are staying in Kuah, you might want to pay a visit to Saga Shopping Centre which I find their chocolates are the cheapest among all other shops in Kuah. It is located slightly off from the main road which will be harder to find. Just beware with the expiry dates as cheaper chocolates often expiring soon. If you plan to keep for a longer period, I suggest to buy from higher priced shops which normally carries newer batches of stocks.
Saga Shopping Centre
Address: Jalan Pandak Mayah 5, Kuah. (Off Jalan Penarak)
Operation Hours: 10am to 10pm
Other shops like Coco Valley and The Zon offers competitive prices as well. If you are staying at Pantai Cenang, then this two will be your main choice of place to shop. Located just next to the Underwater World Langkawi.
HARD LIQUOR
Hard liquor is also one of the favourite item to bring back after the trip. However, Malaysian custom only allows 1L of hard liquor per person regardless of days of stay for domestic flights. This includes luggage and hand carry. Meaning to say, every one is only allowed for one litre (or 1 bottle, arguable) of hard liquor. Any more than that is subject to tax or inspection. If you are lucky with the checks (during peak period) then you might able to get through with two or more. A side note, both custom and police will check on the luggage for any attempt of "smuggling" hard liquor.
During my stay, I find Warisan Duty Free sells the cheapest hard liquor among the others. You might want to drop by the Warisan Duty Free located in Pantai Cenang (also next to Underwater world) during your visit to grab a bottle or two. There is another Warisan located in Kuah town but Pantai Cenang has better offer.
WINE
I have zero knowledge of wines hence will skip to comment.
BEER
Beer is dirt cheap in Langkawi. I drank beer more than water during my stay in Langkawi (thanks to the cold rainy weather). Basically you will find beer priced almost the same, if not cheaper than soft drinks in Langkawi. Therefore, drink all you may. Do remember to bring some on your way back too.
PERFUMES
There is a shop in Kuah town known as Cote De Perfume selling lots of variety of perfumes. However, I'm not in knowledge of the prices of perfumes hence I reserve my comments on the pricing.
CIGARETTES
Not a fan of smoking, hence no comment.
SPORTSWEAR
Cheap but off seasoned or old stocks. I didn't buy any during my visit.
CAMERAS, PHONES, GADGETS
Not recommended as the price difference is not that great and some times even more expensive than main land as some of the products are not taxable.
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