Last-minute Christmas rush hits Petaling Street

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With Christmas just hours away, Petaling Street is buzzing with last-minute shoppers hunting for gifts and decorations.   Locals and tourists alike are flocking to the vibrant street market to find the perfect holiday treasures.  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00Christmas is just hours away and Petaling Street is buzzing with last-minute shoppers

00:12looking for gifts and decorations with both locals and tourists flocking to the popular

00:17street market.

00:18Well, it happens every year, as always.

00:21I'm looking for garlands and wreaths, basically all the decorations for Christmas that I haven't

00:27done yet.

00:28I'm just doing it all right now.

00:30Yeah, I think this year maybe a lot more Malaysians are Christmas shopping last minute so that's

00:36why the prices are slightly higher.

00:38I don't know, yeah.

00:40The place is always very cheap so we can even find a lot of things compared to other places

00:46and it's unique as well, all the items.

00:49Challenging, very last minute, you cannot bargain the price with a lot of shops.

00:54So that's the only challenge part of it.

00:58While some fine last-minute shopping comes with high prices, others have uncovered hidden

01:07spots offering great deals at affordable prices.

01:11Besides locals, foreigners are also excited to shop for local goods this Christmas, especially

01:17in Central Market and finding the holiday season in Malaysia to be a unique and enjoyable

01:24experience.

01:26I shopped a lot of typical Christmas gifts.

01:31I think that would be a gift for them or that is a good souvenir also during the trip.

01:40I looked for markets like this and then just looking around.

01:45Yeah, we've only landed yesterday and tonight we are flying out, but I'm really surprised

01:52because I was not expecting to see many Christmas trees and decorations.

01:58Yeah, souvenirs are good.

02:01Some are really unique.

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