Yau Shing

Everyone needs a place to start looking when they’re not sure where to find a certain something you need around the house. My go-​to is YS on Shau Kei Wan Road.
This small store packs a big punch. I’ve bought batteries, adhesive hooks, my daughter’s bath, foam tiles for outdoor play, toys and stationery.
The place is a little like the TARDIS, it must be ‘bigger on the inside’ as the doorway itself is tiny — but maybe it just feels that way because of all the stuff hanging over it. Tool type products are on your left as we enter the store, moving down through bathroom things to toys and stationery in the corner. Thermos mugs and clocks on your right behind the cash register. A little corridor (and this bit is really narrow, so watch your bag) takes you past children’s mugs and plates and electronics through to the rear section of the store where you’ll find wheelie shopping bags, plastic containers of ALL shapes, kitchenware, stools and mats.
Seriously, I told you the place stocked almost everything.
Prices are pretty good too; four toy cars, a large plastic tub, paint brush, post-it’s, a pack of ice-​cream sticks, two packs of cookie cutters and a set of measuring spoons — all for HKD150.