Tangs

A fantastic department store that has the usual. well you know… departments!
The men’s floor is particularly good for shoes.
There is a membership scheme available that provides for discounts and special birthday treats — worth signing up for.

I love Tangs! Besides being one of the oldest departmental stores still around in Singapore, it is also a local store where it is still majority family-​owned by the Tang family. With that came its tradition reflecting its owner’s Christian faith ~ Bible verses in its Christmas decoration and there was a Bible verse outside its store previously (not sure about now). It also used to be closed every Sunday. Now it is open everyday except for Christmas and the first 2 days of Chinese New Year.
After its latest renovation and revamp, I must admit it takes some time to get used to the new layout. Level One is now solely a Beauty Hall with a huge range of products and brands, including Tom Ford Beauty, YSL, Nars and many artisan fragrances like Annick Goutal and Creed. There is also a new café-​bakery at a corner facing Lucky Plaza (Tiong Bahru Bakery).
Clothes, shoes, accessories and travel stuff are still on Levels 2 and 3. I love the shoes section from Tangs + Co where it carries shoes from Italy and Spain (Unisa, Jamie Mascaro, Repetto…), besides some designer stuff like See by Chloe, Vivienne Westwood and Marc by Marc Jacobs.
Level 4 still houses Island Café, a great place to rest your feet after many hours of shopping and serves a mix of local and simple Western food.
The Basement has become a mix of home wares (for the bedroom, bath and kitchen) and food. This has to be the most confusing section as the food stores are scattered around. I would liken its «food hall» to be similar to Food Republic in pricing and in bringing in pretty well known hawkers or eateries.
Something new is Level 7 where it is a place for respite and relaxation with several brands offering facials and massage — La Mer, Shiseido, SK II, etc, plus a massage place and hair salon in there. I love that!
Other plus points will be the bank of ATMs outside the basement and Level one, close proximity to the Orchard MRT station and bus stop, as well as being right next to Marriott Hotel.
Bought too many things? You can arrange for local home delivery (for a fee or free based on certain amount spent) or if you live overseas, you can also DHL the items homes.
Other services include personal shoppers, free alteration (except during sale period or on sale items) and a shopping tag which allows you to have all your items consolidated in one location instead of you lugging them everywhere you go.
Can you tell I love Tangs?
The only area for improvement could be having more staff or cashiers during their 12% rebate promotion days. It can be insane then, with the hordes of shoppers milling around, and long lines at the cashier points. Otherwise it is generally a pleasant shopping experience at Tangs.
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This store is awesome! There is so much variety, including a wonderful food court and a beautiful Christmas boutique. You can find just about anything that you need here and the salespeople are very nice. I enjoyed looking at all the different food options in the food court. I also picked up a few Christmas ornaments in the Christmas shop. They have a great selection of really pretty ornaments. Definitely check this place out while in Singapore.

Tang is a singapore classic department store and has since revamped into an equivalent of Bloomingdales or Lane Crawford of Hong Kong. It’s got a great selection of designer clothes, to housewares and very nifty electronics. The café on the 5^th floor offers very exquisite singapore local food.

This is my mum’s favourite shopping place and has recently become one of my top few choices too. I love tangs for their household department at the basement. Stocking some of the top european and japanese brands, they often carry interesting innovations and kitchen equipments at competitive prices. I love going there to scour for new baking equipment as they seem to have some new stuff every few weeks. The shop assistants are really helpful too and are pretty knowledgeable about the various products.

Just like any woman, I like to be surrounded with things that make me happy. And a department store is just one of them. Tangs at Orchard never fails to invite me into their store, even though I’m just going to look.
I always go for the bag section here at Tangs because they have a good collection-​both signature and non-​signature. I frequent the non-​signature section mainly because I don’t like any brand name plastered on a bag. Makes it easier for me to match it with my outfit of the day. Although the signature ones are quite fascinating, I would only opt to buy the Guess brand because compared to the others, it matches my style. The retail associates do not hover, which is why I love shopping here. I have my space to decide and explore without them pestering me. But when I am ready for assistance, I can always find someone willing.
Aside from bags, I also enjoy buying shoes here because they have size 9 footwear. But with clothes, I wouldn’t resign myself into buying here because the chances of me finding a good outfit here is slim to none.