Upon moving to Amsterdam, you will be needing to start shopping!
To start, IKEA is usually peoples first place to start.. but in Amsterdam check out Hema. Its been the Dutch one-stop shop. Bed linen, curtains, clothes, food, makeup to bikes! There are several found around the city of different sizes so just check out your local options. Blokker also provides a range of house hold goods, mainly accessorise.
Next few cheap and cheerfuls would be Action and Xenos. Two everything-in-one-location kind of stores, that you can pick up very cheap cutlery, towels, pans, cleaning products, food etc. to get you started. I love popping into these shops monthly to see what specials they have. Action is only found in De Pijp and Osdorp area, whilst Xenos is around the centre and some surrounding areas also.
For food shopping Albert Heijn is the local market.. But be aware, there are some cheaper options, like Dirk van den broek, Deka, C1000 , Jumbo and other options. I tend to check them each out when ever i pass by them, as they always have weekly offers, Buy One Get One Free and such like.
Albert Heijn, you need to sign up to the Bonus card, so you get to avail of the Bonus options, and also they have AirMiles here too, so you can earn whilst doing your groceries.
Markt is also a popular shop, it is organic, and a little more expensive but you cannot pay with cash in some locations, only PIN and Visa.
The main thing to check out is your local markets. The Albert Cuyp in De Pijp area, is long, and full of variety. The flowers are cheap and outstanding. Fruit is cheap and €10 can be a week of fruit and veg!
For clothes and everything in between is Kalvertstraat which starts at De Munt which leads up to Centraal Station. Hours of shopping are usually from 10 - 18h, but the shops usually close before 18h (they prefer to clean whilst being paid, then selling until closing time!)
To start, IKEA is usually peoples first place to start.. but in Amsterdam check out Hema. Its been the Dutch one-stop shop. Bed linen, curtains, clothes, food, makeup to bikes! There are several found around the city of different sizes so just check out your local options. Blokker also provides a range of house hold goods, mainly accessorise.
Next few cheap and cheerfuls would be Action and Xenos. Two everything-in-one-location kind of stores, that you can pick up very cheap cutlery, towels, pans, cleaning products, food etc. to get you started. I love popping into these shops monthly to see what specials they have. Action is only found in De Pijp and Osdorp area, whilst Xenos is around the centre and some surrounding areas also.
For food shopping Albert Heijn is the local market.. But be aware, there are some cheaper options, like Dirk van den broek, Deka, C1000 , Jumbo and other options. I tend to check them each out when ever i pass by them, as they always have weekly offers, Buy One Get One Free and such like.
Albert Heijn, you need to sign up to the Bonus card, so you get to avail of the Bonus options, and also they have AirMiles here too, so you can earn whilst doing your groceries.
Markt is also a popular shop, it is organic, and a little more expensive but you cannot pay with cash in some locations, only PIN and Visa.
The main thing to check out is your local markets. The Albert Cuyp in De Pijp area, is long, and full of variety. The flowers are cheap and outstanding. Fruit is cheap and €10 can be a week of fruit and veg!
For clothes and everything in between is Kalvertstraat which starts at De Munt which leads up to Centraal Station. Hours of shopping are usually from 10 - 18h, but the shops usually close before 18h (they prefer to clean whilst being paid, then selling until closing time!)
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