Shopping-malls and streets
Florida Street
in the centre, between Av. De Mayo and Salta Fè: also with the famous luxury shopping Galleria Pacifico (www.galeriaspacifico.com.ar) and the department-stores Falabella (www.falabella.com). In a side street Lavalle you find many old-fashioned cinemas.
Patio Bullrich
(where the Dutch princess Maxima buys) (www.shoppingbullrich.com.ar)
in the neighbourhood Recoleta.
Close to this shopping is the best cinema in town;
www.villagecines.com/village_recoleta
Shopping Abasto
(www.abasto-shopping.com.ar) More then 240 shops in Corrientes Street (subte to Carlos Gardel). Also with cinemas (www.hoyts.com.ar).
Unicenter
is outside town, but there are free busses from the center (ask at the reception for details) with more then 300 shops. (www.unicenter.com.ar).
Also with cinemas (www.hoyts.com.ar).
Outlet-stores
Cordoba 3000 – 4500. Almost all the famous brands you find in the shoppings have their outlet-stores here.
Palermo Viejo/Soho. Design-stores
Neighborhood with great shops and nice terraces, connected to Palemo Hollywood where you find many new trendy restaurants.
Best shoppingstreet
Santa Fé, Cordoba and Corrientes.
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Most stores are open on weekdays from 9.30am to 8pm and Saturday from 9am until midnight, with some closing for a few hours in the afternoon. You might find some shops open on Sunday along Avenida Santa Fe, but few will be open on Calle Florida. Shopping centers are open daily from 10am to 10pm. Various stores participate in a tax-refund program for purchases costing more than 70 pesos. Ask for a special receipt, which can entitle you to a refund of the hefty 21% tax (IVA) when you leave the country. Most of these stores have blue-and-white TAX FREE signs, but always ask when making a purchase. The process works by getting a special Global Refund check form that indicates the value of what you will get back when you leave the country. You must have this special form, which participating stores will create for purchases costing more than 70 pesos, to get a refund. Some restrictions do apply, however. The item has to have been made in Argentina and purchased with the intention of taking it out of the country (things such as food do not qualify). The system is used mostly for clothing and leather goods, but you should ask about it whenever making a purchase, even if you do not see the sign. Upon leaving the country, have all of these checks ready and look for the Global Refund desk. At Ezeiza airport, it is located in the immigrations area just before you have your passport stamped to leave the country. For more information, check out the website 
