Bali Kuta Shopping
Xtreme Toys: Legian Bali
One of the eye catching shops on Jl. Legian in Legian is Xtreme Toys. If you pass by you will notice the strange looking skateboards and weird bicycles they have outside. The company tag line is ‘Hard core toys, Xtreme Toys n other cool stuff’. They used to be dedicated solely to fringe sports and the shop was stocked with the paraphernalia that supported them. On my recent visit, I saw that there are now more racks of t-shirts and accessories, to compliment the sports equipment.
Date: April 28th, 2006 |
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Convenience store staff in Kuta Bali
Internet Outpost is a well known location on Poppies II in Kuta. Right next to it is a convenience store / pharmacy. Every time I pull up and park there the staff say hello and ask me where the electric chewing gum is, myself having shocked half of Kuta month ago. This shop has about 8 neatly dressed staff and hardly any customers. Today I went in and bought my usual Pocari Sweat, in preparation of a long blogging session next door.
Date: March 21st, 2006 |
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Haircut in Salon Made: Kuta Bali
Friday afternoon I decided to trim the bush, the one on my head that is. Us Irish have hair like a thatch and I was feeling like getting rid of some of the heat retention. Usually I head to New Planet (formerly Monkey Planet) on Jl. Seminyak. They charge 70,000rp so today when I was in Kuta I stopped into a little place on Jl. Benesari just past Good Luck. Kuta is full of tiny one shop places offering haircuts, massage, facials, you name it.
Date: February 10th, 2006 |
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Interview with Mickey at YouthNAsia on Jl. Benesari Kuta
Name: Mickey
Age: 25
From:
Bali
Occupation:
Sales staff in surf shop
How long in Bali: Born in Bali
Date: January 5th, 2006 |
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Interview with Herman: UD. Guntur Shop
Name: Herman
Age: 25
From:
Bali
Occupation:
Musical instrument seller
How long in Bali: 25 years
Date: December 29th, 2005 |
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Stussy: Kuta Bali
Stussy shop is a surfer oriented shop, located at the bottom end of Jl. Legian in Kuta. They don’t sell surf boards and leg ropes, just casual wear and accessories. In the surfing industry all the real margins are in accessories anyway. Who wants the agro of making a surfboard with just a $100 profit margin, when you can knock out shirt and shorts at a factory in Denpasar, for next to nothing and sell them for $30.
Date: April 7th, 2006 |
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Raja’s still closed in Kuta Bali
Riding through Kuta Square today I noticed it was business as usual in regard to all the shops doing business. The number of shoppers wasn’t great though. Raja’s, the place that was bombed in October, is still closed. Raja’s itself will re open at Bintang supermarket in Seminyak and one wonders how long the old space will stay closed. The cashier who was injured (sister of the girl on the left) will re start work at the new Raja’s.
Date: March 17th, 2006 |
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The Bali Pearl: Take care of all your pearl needs in Kuta Bali
Bali Pearl is a company growing and selling pearls and making peral jewelry. Located in the Bali Barat Nasional Park in west Bali, the company grows pearls and is developing a Educational Tourism project with guided tours of the National Park and the pearl preserve.
Date: January 12th, 2006 |
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Interview with Komang from Central Wave Painting Kuta
Name: Komang
Age: 30
From:
Bali
Occupation:
Art Shop owner
How long in Bali: 30 years
Date: December 29th, 2005 |
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Interview with Made: Reny’s Art Shop III in Kuta Bali
Jl.Legian is what most tourists think of as the main street in Kuta (it isn’t, that would be Jl. Raya Kuta). The reason for this is the amount of shops and restaurants serving tourist needs. I have known one vendor for about 3 years now. Made from Karangasem used to work on Poppies II selling handicrafts, now she works at Reny’s Art shop III, which specializes in leather bags.
Date: December 29th, 2005 |
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