bacon&eggs: my gut feel tells me you (80%) might not like things at Fa Yuen street...Did u like 女人街 when u were there? If u did, then maybe u will like 花园街。 They sell those Sanrio stationery & accessories, Fluffy toys u can otherwise win at an Arcade, etc.
Springz: Before 1997 handover, these streets were an attraction to tourists, esp Singaporeans. Now, even Chinese tourists dun shop there anymore! All the things are from across the Shenzhen river!!!
Do u hv time to go to Stanley Mkt? There are some small factory outlet shops there. But u need to take a lightbus up and down those hilly and winding roads, so with your bulky P3, it is definitely OUT for u.
Go to Harbour City lah...Ocean Terminal which is connected to HC has KIDX at the ground level where all the Toy R Us and kids boutiques are found. Sogo Causeway Bay also got one whole floor on kids stuffs, and the selections are like I said, same as those at Taka/Isetan here (RL, Burberrys, Guess, DKNY). But SOGO causeway is too crowded for bb in strollers, so u can go to the one at TST, which is diagonally opp Peninsula Hotel.
U like Esprit right? Go to the Esprit Warehouse at TST to buy Esprit kids then
Giordano Kids can be quite nice too!
Next, go to Queen's Central H&M flagship store to see if u like any kids clothes there. At least u feel 'balanced' cos u can't get this brand in SG.
If u r gungho, walk to Central's Pedder Building (Shanghai Tang at level 2) to buy factory overruns...BUT, the lift is those old colonial lift type (as in the old MPH House's in Singapore). NOT convenient for u...cos shoppers usually walk up and down the 7-storey building.
If u ask me any nice bb stuffs that we can't get in SG, I'll tell u those European-looking boutiques are scattered all over Central/midlevels/soho where the rich & famous live, not Kowloon/NT. With the stroller, it's siong to walk up the slopes to hunt for them...
When I was TTC-ing, I printed a long list of those maternity shop addresses online, and went from store to store to check them out. I tell u, I walked until my legs 'broke'!
On a final note, bear in mind all u find now could be winter clothes wor...Be they H&M, Zara, Esprit, Gap...