Generally electronic and computer products are considerably cheaper in the UAE. There are several superstores offering just about everything that plugs in and plays, as well as numerous smaller outlets that are extremely well stocked

Some of the best bargains are to be found at the Carrefour hypermarkets - in Dubai, Sharjah, Al Ain, Ajman, Ra's al-Khaimah and Abu Dhabi. Plug Ins, an electronic superstore in Deira City Centre in Dubai is an Aladdin's cave of electronic wonders and Jumbo Electronics, with several stores in Dubai, offers some of the best prices in town.

Those in search of computers and computer peripherals are well catered for, particularly in Dubai. As the home of Gitex, the Middle East’s largest IT exhibition held annually in October, Dubai is a techno-shopping paradise. Most stores offer a good after sales service and pricing is so competitive between stores that shopping around has almost become a thing of the past.

Traditionally the computer retail industry was concentrated around Khalid Ibn Al Waleed Street, affectionately known as Computer Street or Bank Street by locals. The area remains the hub of the industry but large stores have largely taken over from smaller traders. If service is important it is best to purchase branded goods from the larger stores.

Murshid Bazaar- Deira, the Al Fahidi Street- Bur Dubai, Dubai Duty Free and fother speciality shops all over the city sell the best and the cheapest in electrical appliances. Hair dryers, calculators, shavers, electronic diaries, kettles, food processors, blenders, sewing machines, vacuum cleaners and other household appliances are ideal buys in Dubai.