This shop goes crazy twice a year: Once around Rugby 7s, once around Halloween…read more Indeed, if you need any reason to hang around Stone Slabs Street / Pottinger Street risking of falling off miserably any other second, hunting for some good costume would be a good explanation. Forget about Taobao or online shop. We (aka the party crew) constantly buy costumes here for quite a few years of Sevens and Halloween already, and the quality is always superior than the Taobao-equivalent. You got everything covered here, from the old-school pirates or cops, to the latest Avengers or Minions. Come with size too - I once bought a Snow White costume that specifically designed for men. Heard you want props? Yes, you need props to party. Swords, glasses, wigs, wings, fabricators, masks, you name it. Quite abundance in stock too, which you can safely assume that you can buy the props in bulk for all two dozen friends in the party to make a matching theme. Now two minus points. One - the ladies were very, very reluctant to bargain. To a point that I believed they knew I needed the costumes badly (I did, as I had to wear them the day after), and they knew that they were sort of monopoly around, so they played the cards to the max. Apparently customer loyalty isn't that important to them, as people only come twice a year. Two - lack of costume renting. I got it, this is not their business model anyway, but I'd love to rent a Stormtrooper or other more polished costumes some time without spending 5-figure on it, or rent a very seasonal costume and return it back, without wasting it at the corner at my home. But if you look beyond these points, yeah, party time!

Having a party and stocking up on disposable napkins, plates, glasses, balloons, etc...? Even…read morebetter, hosting or attending a costumes party? Yay! Who doesn't love that? However it can get a little tricky to find just what you need. Usually costume parties fun start when you arrive to the party and people start coming! Especially if you're the host. Not an easy task. That's why this place is such great one for party planning. Split across two levels (1 and 3) in the same building, you'll find party 'stockage' on the first floor and costumes, wigs and accessories on the third. Yeah, the fun is mainly on the third as you can guess. All kinds of costumes you can think of, they have it: the usual - princess, warrior, superman, spiderman...- but it doesn't stop there and I even found naughty and 'what the hell is that' ones. And they have much more online from where you can order! My fav pick were the wigs: there isn't a best way to dress up without it getting too ridiculous and it's still fun. They do have a ton of those too! It's probably best to buy online though because the variety is larger. In fact the shop isn't very big but for a first insight into your party planning it's a good place. Great for inspiration too! Now all I need is a party to wear my wig!!

From the owner: We personzalise party products and decorations from balloons, standees, banners, photo frame, gifts…read morefor birthday, wedding, graduation and more events to celebrate milestones and achievement. We make party a unique and special.

This is a cute little store with such a huge selection of clothes! I came here when I was on my…read morevacation in Hong Kong. Be aware that you may get overwhelmed when you walk in. For the most part, there are different styles of clothes on the different racks. They organized their clothes by color and the type of clothing, so white tops were on one rack, black bottoms were below, etc. Usually there are just one size, which they call "free size." Once you find something you like you have to tell the lady you want it so she can radio it in on the headset so she can bring you a brand new one that is still in the plastic package. I kind of like this concept because you know you are getting a brand new item to take home, one that doesn't have everyone's nasty oils on it. :P They also have a clearance section. If you thought you'd be overwhelmed with the main part of the store, just wait until you go to the clearance section! This is overwhelming..lots of clothes everywhere that's only organized by type like tops and bottoms. They also have accessories throughout the store like cute hats, handbags, wallets and jewelry. They have a very small shoe selection as well. When we went they had a promotion that if you spent over a certain amount you could get a free glass Tupperware! We spent over the amount and got it, but was too heavy to carry around to the other countries we were visiting so we left it with our cousin in HK. I thought that was a really cool promotion!

This place sells many knick-knacks. I like this place! I could get lost exploring all the little…read morethings they've got! I'd say this place is the equivalent to the "American Dollar Store!" They have a lot of really small items that can be used in ity-bity tiny living spaces. They sell Japan made Daiso products. I'd say the quality of the products are not so great. So, don't be upset if the life span of the products you buy here don't last past 6 months. I'd only come here if I knew I needed something simple and disposable, like baking tins. If you're having a kids party, this would be a great place to buy little things for the gift bags. The aisles here are pretty congested so look really hard if you're looking for something specific. It's there somewhere crammed between the kitchen towels and hanging curtain rods.

Don't underestimate what's sold at the $12 shop, or the Living Plaza. This place sells pretty much…read moreeverything - from food to cleaning supplies to stationery. If there's anything you're looking to buy, you'll probably be able to find it here. There are a couple of $12 shops around HK but my favorite one to go to is at Fashion Walk, near the Excelsior Hotel. This is one of the bigger and newer ones and everything is very nicely laid out. There are actually two $12 shops in Causeway Bay - the other one is on Canal Road East, opposite Times Square, but that one is quite old so I much prefer coming to this one at Fashion Walk. Some great buys I've had from the $12 shop include a piece of cloth that I bought to make a sleeping mask as a Mother's Day present. The reason why I decided to look here was because if I bought them at the market I would probably have to pay for a huge sheet, and that's not necessary for me because I'm just making a sleeping mask. I assumed that the cloth they sell at the $12 would be just a small sheet - but I was wrong. They didn't have that many designs but there was a really nice floral pattern that stood out, but all the sheets were huge! I could probably make 30 sleeping masks with that cloth. And for only $12, this was definitely a good deal. Another thing that's great to buy here is gift bags and gift boxes to hold presents. They have a ton of cute designs and they're inexpensive too! The $12 shop really is a one stop shop for all your shopping needs. I really enjoy shopping here because the aisles are wide and the shop never gets too crowded. I will say that I'm a little hesitant to try some of their things though. I haven't quite gathered up the courage to try their $12 eye shadow and $12 lipstick - but maybe someday!