Well known to lovers of fur products Kavminvody. Fur coat markets in Pyatigorsk are as popular as Lermontov places or resorts with radon baths and hydrogen sulfide sources.
Tour operators smartly invite you to visit the pearl of the Caucasus to see all the fur wealth in one day. Are such narrowly targeted single-day trips justified? In fact, the range of fur coats is so wide, and the prices are so low that a visit to the fur coat is worth a separate trip? Or maybe fur coats are just a tribute to fashion and the result of good advertising? Let's try to build our own idea of ​​the fur coat markets of Pyatigorsk.
Fur coat tours as a direction of tourism business
The main purpose of fur coats is to visit the factories and markets of Pyatigorsk in order to choose a fur product that differs from its exclusive counterparts from company salons only in low price. To purchase products from fur, tour operators offer individual and group routes that lead not only to markets (fur coats). In Pyatigorsk there are fur factories specializing in different types of sales:
- individual tailoring is offered in "Edith";
- retail sales - in DANIEL PLUS and EL-EZER;
- wholesale - in “Mary”, “Golden Olympus”, “Panafix”.
Each factory displays the goods face in the showrooms and exhibition halls. If you plan to visit several factories, then it seems more practical to order the “fur coat” service from a specialized company. For example, the alliance of large factories Pyatigorsk Fur Association, when ordering a fur coat, provides favorable conditions: fixed prices, a large selection, guarantees, purchase of goods on credit and by installments. However, there are no markets on the list of fur coats offered for visiting. Therefore, they should be visited on their own or accompanied by guides who specialize in such market trips.
Pyatigorsk markets
In preparation for the first independent trip for fur products, one has to deal with such a problem as finding information on where the fur coat markets are located in Pyatigorsk. A rainbow picture is drawn before your eyes: you come to Pyatigorsk, you come to the market - and here they are: fur coats, short fur coats, fur vests, leather twists!
But it’s not so simple. There are several markets in Pyatigorsk. The largest of them:
- "Lyudmila";
- "Argashokovsky" (another name - "Shopping Center-A");
- Lira.
All of them are located on the outskirts of Pyatigorsk and represent a single complex called “Lyudmila” (yes, such an unusual tautology). On the territory of each pavilions of fur factories are equipped. Fur and leather outerwear are also sold at private traders in the malls.
You can get to the markets by public transport both from Pyatigorsk and from other settlements.
There is exclusively a fur coat market in Pyatigorsk - wholesale. It is called "Victoria-S" and works on a special schedule.
1. Wholesale inter-regional fur market
Victoria-S is a unique market. His specialization is fur and leather products. The popular names of this trading platform are fur market, fur fair, fur city.
Factories, ateliers, enterprises of all forms of ownership, specializing in the manufacture of fur and leather products, offer exclusive and high-quality products on fair days at a price lower than store ones. Here you can buy semi-finished fur products.
Going for fur or leather products, it is important to consider how the fur coat market in Pyatigorsk works.
Fur products are sold on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, from 6.30 to 13.00. However, the environment may turn out to be a day off: this information needs to be clarified in advance.
On Friday, from 7.00 to 11.00, raw materials for manufacturers of fur products are sold. Buyers are offered a large assortment of dressed hides, furs, accessories.
Public transport does not go to this market. You can get there by personal transport or as part of an organized fur coat tour or sightseeing trip.
It will help to find this special fur coat market in Pyatigorsk address: Piedmont region, pos. Khoroshovsky, per. Sunny, 1.
GPS coordinates: 44 ° 0'1.46 "C (latitude); 43 ° 8'5.14" V (longitude).
2. "Lyudmila"
Near the "Lira" is the market "Lyudmila" - the fur market. In Pyatigorsk, it is also located on the outskirts, adjacent to the Bypass road going from the bus station. Exact address: Pyatigorsk, st. Sadovaya, 210.
Lyudmila is open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily, except for the 3rd Wednesday of each month (sanitary day).
In the market there are pavilions and insulated tents, where fur products, fabrics, accessories for individual sewing, wedding dresses, household goods, building materials, and products are sold.
There is such a thing as a night market. At this time, the remaining goods are offered for sale.
3. "Lira"
The wholesale and retail trading platform of the interregional level Lira is located on the outskirts of Pyatigorsk:
- 501th km of the federal highway "Caucasus";
- 2nd km of the highway of St. George's Highway (Pyatigorsk - Georgievsk).
From May to September, the market operates from 5.00 to 17.00, from October to April - from 6.00 to 16.00.
On Wednesdays, the market is closed due to sanitary day. On Monday and Thursday, wholesale days are held when trading begins at 3 a.m.
The product is grouped in 29 modules and shopping rows:
- clothes: top, jeans, children’s, haberdashery, linen;
- household goods: household appliances, sports and stationery, dishes, toys for children;
- footwear;
- fabrics, sewing accessories, bedding.
Additional information on the location of groups of goods is available on pointers, diagrams, plates. Such a sales organization helps to navigate the vast territory of the universal market. Entrance of "Gazelles" and buses to the territory is free.
4. Argashokovsky market
The modern name of the market founded in 1996 is “Shopping Center-A”. It is open daily from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. Every 3rd Wednesday is a sanitary day.
Location - St. George highway.
On the vast area of ​​the shopping center are hundreds of shopping pavilions. Goods are arranged in groups. The assortment of clothes and shoes is wide, quality is good, prices are affordable.
Assortment of leather and fur
Fur coat markets in Pyatigorsk offer a large selection of fur products throughout the year. In April-June, the discount season lasts, during which prices become the most affordable. In August, the fur coat season starts. Until March, customers are offered new fashionable styles.
In the markets you can buy fur coats, short fur coats, sheepskin coats, ponchos, original bags, stoles, rugs, souvenirs from mink, beaver, nutria, sheepskin, astrakhan, astragan, fur seal, Arctic fox, silver fox and ognevka.
Products from the budget option to the premium class are offered for sale not only from local manufacturers, but also from Greece and Turkey. Fur - domestic and foreign production from the Baltic countries, Norway, Canada, Finland, Belarus, USA, Australia.
The price range is very large: you can buy a leather jacket for 5 thousand, a muton coat for 12 thousand and a Greek mink at a price of 120 thousand.
Reviews of Pyatigorsk fur markets
The following picture is formed from customer reviews of the Victoria-S market:
- in season, prices are higher, but the choice is richer;
- the range of products is huge;
- Do not come to shop earlier than 6 in the morning;
- you need to be well-informed about prices and not trust the sellers' stories that they give the goods at the purchase price;
- an excellent market, but it’s a pity that it works only once a week and is difficult to get to.
The market "Lira" is famous among buyers for inexpensive prices, "Lyudmila" - high-quality clothing of Polish, Italian, Turkish production. Access to these markets is convenient.
Among the minuses are noted such moments:
- along with high-quality fur, low-quality products are found;
- commodity checks are not given by all sellers;
- it is better to come to the markets with knowledgeable people who are versed in furs;
- traffic jams are possible at the entrance to the Lyudmila market.
The fur coat markets in Pyatigorsk offer a rich assortment. And if you are destined to visit the Kavminvody, then you should definitely visit at least one of them in order to personally visit the bewitching kingdom of fur and purchase an expensive long fur coat on the floor or a funny fluffy souvenir.