This is a classic neighborhood for shopping in Santiago. If you don't want to spend a lot of money,…read morebut you still want to buy a lot of things, then this is your place.
Meiggs varies throughout the seasons. In March it's filled with school stuff for children, such as notebooks, pencils and whatnot. In September, you can find a lot of classic chilean things for the national holidays. In November, the Christmas fever starts...and so on. There are also things for Halloween, the World Cup and much more.
You can find interesting things, however, don't expect good quality.