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.

Uno de los mejores barrios para "cachurear" (buscar cosas que no necesitas jaja). Especial para…read moremujeres o niñas buscando accesorios, y conveniente para la época de inicio de clases ya que es un buen lugar para encontrar útiles escolares a buen precio. Mucho cuidado con los ladrones y con comprar maquillaje o cremas de imitación.

You can find almost anything you can think of here-anything. Some examples: toilet paper with…read moreSudoku puzzles (just in case you get bored), an adult Barney-like dinosaur costume and a mini-machine to vacuum your clothes (the best lint removal system I've come across) -all under the same roof! Plus, they sell some amazing imported Chinese snacks! Besides all of the cool and unusual things you can find here, you can also come by some awesome deals on really useful stuff such as shoes, clothing and home decor. Everything is very reasonably priced. They also sell sell phone covers and protectors, DVD's and all types of natural foods and even ribbons and cloth to make your own creations! If you get hungry, at the top floor there is a very simple food court with a couple of Chinese restaurants. The sign on the outside of their building really does ring true: Bueno, Bonito y Barato (good, pretty and cheap).

You'll find some geeky things around, but lots of bags, clothes, jewelry and shoes. I did like the…read moreshops that have those weird things (maybe 2 or 3 of them) and there is one that sells cookies, rice noodles, sushi ingredients and such. The other part of shops sell things to pimp your cellphone.