If you're looking for a bargain, why not go directly to the source? L&E Company has a 15,000-square-foot warehouse containing a variety of antique Chinese furniture, such as painted wooden chests, ceramic vases and wooden chairs. Lot number 1512, dd 91, Castle Peak Road, Kwu Tung Section, Sheung Shui, near the Hong Kong Golf Club. Open 9 am - 5 pm. Phone 2656-1220 for a map. As well as selling hand-painted imported porcelain, Overjoy (1/F Block A & B, Kwai Hing Industrial Building, 10-18 Chun Pin Street, Kwai Chung, tel: 2420-4838) provides a painting service for your own pots.
Just bring in a pattern, or choose one from their catalogue. Consumer Product Network is holding a trunk sale on July 24-25 of the latest DKNY and Ralph Lauren Polo spring/summer and fall/winter knitwear, plus other brands, at discounts of up to 70 per cent. Room 1802, Trend Centre, 29-31 Cheung Lee Street, Chai Wan. Call 2975-0803. And if you find these places too inaccessible, call professional bargain-hunter Sandra Haughton (tel: 2829-7282). Her company, Shopping 4U, organises group trips with transportation and drinks provided.
