Stay, Stray, Play and Feast: Kerry Pudong: Upscale Lifestyle Center (Getting High in Shanghai Series 3)

Kerry Pudong
Upscale Lifestyle Center

Getting High in Shanghai Series 3

I came to Kerry Hotel to register in a medical convention

but to my disappointment that they are only accepting cash

transactions. No credit and debit cards are being accepted.

I didn’t see this coming. While we did not have any problem

using our credit card in Oakwood, everything else, from the

mall restaurants and the supermarket did not accept foreign

credit and debit cards except for an obscure China based card.

Since we are traveling as a family and would be

staying in China for 2 weeks we wanted to save

our cash on hand. I tried to withdraw from several

ATM nearby but my card just kept on being ejected.

We realized it too late that China is still largely a cash-based economy.

Chinese I believe are typically averse to debt and this maybe the reason

for overall air of negativity regarding the use of credit and debit cards.

I decided to pay on cash and decided to dine and shop

only in international branded stores and restaurants to

save our precious cash for our incidental expenses.

The Kerry Parkside Mall is an upscale mall

and a part of the Kerry Hotel Pudong complex.

It has a nice selection of western shops

…and traditional Chinese restaurants.

It was already almost noon tine when I completed my registration

and we dined at Shanghai Dimsum at the Kerry Parkside Mall.

Luckily, they accepted our credit card.

Read my other Getting High in Shanghai Series:

Oakwood Residences Shanghai

Hong Kong Traditional Cuisine

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