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Magnificent MandarineMart


I went to Crumbs Shaab the other day to pick up my fave dessert (pumpkin pie!) for a friend’s gathering and accidentally I discovered the coolest convenient store in Kuwait called Mandarine Mart. My first reaction was, "Wow, what a hip baqqallah (convenient store)!”.

Mandarine Mart is not your typical convenient store. This place sells the latest international fashion magazines, organic fresh and frozen food, some gourmet food, hard-to-find (Sultan-like) grocery items, and beautiful flower arrangements and bouquets of tulips, roses, and orchids. The place is sooo fresh and clean. No dust on the shelves, no smell of smoke, or a shady looking salesman. I seriously envy the store’s neighbors for having such a nice place right next door. I hope that Mandarine Mart expands so that there is one in every area in Kuwait.



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Anonymous said…
Thank you Confashion!
sounds like a cool place, and thank you for the tip! i need magazines the latest not a month old!
I will surely check it out!
we love your "the happenings, where, and who" tips its so Fabulous when we first know it from YOU!
love & Luck,
preloved bag
05 March, 2009
Anonymous said…
where is it please?
06 March, 2009
Confashion said…
Preloved bag
Thank you so much. Just trying to do my job here ;P

anonymous
Its opposite to Besma Tower in Shaab
06 March, 2009
Anonymous said…
ur absolutley right.. having Mandarine Mart next door is just perfect.. i just picked up March's Glamour mag yesterday with my dinner, buffalo mozzarella, balsamic vinegar and organic eggs for breakfast today! :)

thanks for keeping us posted with all thats going on in and around town confashion.. ur blog has made my life a lot easier !
06 March, 2009
Anonymous said…
THANK U CONFASHIONS
06 March, 2009
Anonymous said…
great to know that it can actually exist..
will check out as soon as I'm out in my car...
thanks
08 March, 2009
eshda3wa said…
iv been to crumbs several times
bs never bothered to check the place out !

definitely will next time!
08 March, 2009
serena said…
i love mandarin mart...hehehe i always go there to buy my self a magazine and some kakaw..then in the same 3amara i go to dunna karena salon to do alovera 7amam zeet...every week heheh its my guilty pleasure :)))))
08 March, 2009
Anonymous said…
Its the best bakala. I think they even deliver if you live nearby. They have everything and its so fresh and unique, not the old dingy stuff you'll find everywhere else. Its the 'boutique' of bakalas.
09 March, 2009
Anonymous said…
Hey thanks for letting us know about the store, it is a great shop. I surely wish more of such store are there in Kuwait.
Its a great innovative idea something quiet different and u feel like visiting the store more often as there more room and its clean and fresh. They have delivery service as well.

Looking forward to more such stores.
10 March, 2009
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