Bulgaria. Sunny Beach , come shopping with us in 2024!

Sunny Beach in Bulgaria , is sometimes wrongly described as a top European shopping destination. It certainly is not that, mainly smaller stalls and shops selling fake designer goods of all kinds, football shirts for example are one of the most popular items tourists search for. However, if you take time to explore, there are some good quality retailers at great Bulgarian prices. The fake items vary from top brand lookalike handbags that fall apart before you get back to your hotel to others that are really good quality, hard to tell from the genuine item. Its important to take a good look and really feel what you are buying here. Genuine branded is available and we love Bulgarian brands for leather goods and clothes, very good quality and price.
We were given the football shirts at the end of last season ( actually 2024 team kit ) by Nicky, though not football supporters , we were surprised on unwrapping them how nice they actually are, well made and were proud to wear them for this video the following year. As they are in this video, therefore they are classed as product placement. We do not charge or ask businesses for payment in the making of our videos.
On retiring here we took up You tube as simply a hobby, filling some time and allowing us to really get to know the area and people. It has become a big part of our lives now consuming so much time and effort which hopefully people can share and have a better holiday when they arrive here in Bulgaria.

[@joolsjones9567]

Love watching you both we coming to sunny beach on the 17th June staying at the trakia gardens ....will keep a look out for you both xx

[@sunnybeachlife5860]

You could make a meet and greet. Hard to spot us in the crowds

[@joolsjones9567]

Yeah deffo arange a meet up xx

[@sharonclay6634]

Great video,love seeing all the shops,thanks for showing us around X

[@sunnybeachlife5860]

We tried to show actually buying things here rather than a walkabout. Glad you enjoyed it.

[@vinyl57]

Great day of shopping for you guys in Sunny Beach. Susan has a lovely new dress for the summertime and Sunny the Cat has a new buddy now. You guys are doing a great job promoting all the local shops with great merchandise (especially Nicky's sports apparel shop - on his birthday). Keep up the good work and it's always nice to see you guys!😉😊💓

[@sunnybeachlife5860]

She loves the dress, it's great to see a new business with new 2024 stock, doesn't happen often. We spoke to them when setting up and promised we would go back as Susan was so impressed.

[@GrahamDiamond888]

Loving your Videos , Keep them Coming , Me and the Missus will get to sunny Beach one day !!!

[@sunnybeachlife5860]

It's a great place to holiday , Bulgaria.

[@jamescleary9244]

Great video guys and great information ❤Jimmy and Fran from Dublin 👍

[@sunnybeachlife5860]

Not long before you will be shopping .

[@jamescleary9244]

😱 I know it's mad the holidays will be different from now on because we have our own place thanks to you and Susan 🤜🤛

[@shaunclarke5582]

Love this... me wife and some family r only 4 weeks on Saturday away so least we know which shops to look round now 🥰

[@sunnybeachlife5860]

Has your wife a big case? It's hard to film here with fake goods, we live here so have good relationships with them.

[@shaunclarke5582]

@sunnybeachlife5860 yeah I can imagine. We both have pretty big cases so we should b ok 🤣

[@christopherpaul9238]

Nice video both 😁👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@sunnybeachlife5860]

Thank you

[@isabellemay6226]

ill be keeping my eyes out looking for u 2 lovely people on mondayy

[@sunnybeachlife5860]

We have a meet up Tuesday night, just arranged it, look at our Facebook page.

[@darrenohare4717]

Xllll shop is really good and reasonable 👌

[@sunnybeachlife5860]

Yes we hear good things about the shop.

[@playstationgirl0816]

We are currently staying at Melia hotel and it’s very good can’t fault it, food is very very good, staff are polite and helpful. Had a couple rude locals, one of the commenting on my psoriasis which is a serious skin condition saying have you been bit by bed bugs in front of loads of other people on the main stretch with all the bars. Was embarrassing and made me feel horrible as I’m already very conscious about it. Anyway aside from that we’re having a great time. There’s a mini golf near our hotel that looks really good but it’s closed, don’t suppose you know when it might be open? I’m hoping it will be Friday.

[@sunnybeachlife5860]

This weekend, the schools break up today so from tomorrow there will be children about. Bulgarians are very demonstrative, I didn't like the hugs etc at the start but now used to it it's their way. Andrew.

[@roywakelin7501]

Hopefully bump into you again fly out Friday 😊

[@sunnybeachlife5860]

Busy next week so will be out having fun. Hopefully we are arranging a meet and greet for next Tuesday evening to start the season off.

[@NathanRoberts-q6r]

Love your football shirts

[@sunnybeachlife5860]

Pity not a good team.

[@NathanRoberts-q6r]

@@sunnybeachlife5860 real Madrid good team

[@alexikonen3418]

Can you do the next video showing the hotels around the area how they look like for the 2024. Thanks.

[@sunnybeachlife5860]

We have shown the ones that are open, as the others join them we can film wider area of the resort. They all open in next week so keep watching.

[@alexikonen3418]

@@sunnybeachlife5860 Wonderful, take care.

[@olivermilton01]

Can you sent the lokation?🙏🙏🙏

[@sunnybeachlife5860]

Of which as we show where the shops are in the video and all are in sunny beach, Bulgaria.

[@olivermilton01]

@@sunnybeachlife5860 can you send the lications where all the fake shops are located?

[@SweetBo1965]

Me thinking you're both on some sort of back hander for up selling the shops.

[@SweetBo1965]

How much commission you getting? 😊

[@sunnybeachlife5860]

No we don't get a penny from businesses, sometimes a beer. Very small ad revenue from you tube but I spend more than double that on equipment, licences and software .. We have to film something, iwe get to film more working with businesses

[@sunnybeachlife5860]

None. If we did it would be declared on the video. This is my hobby that's all. We get so many requests for hats, t shirts and merchandising but presently I don't want to work finished that 3 years ago but if we wanted to fill more time here we could

[@DavidDunhill511]

I be over last week of September 24

[@sunnybeachlife5860]

Late but last year it was good till October though tends to be main areas at the end.

[@SsSs-wp7gi]

I thought Nicky was like a cry baby first time i was at his store, bought something just to keep the big baby happy last year.😂

[@sunnybeachlife5860]

He is really a funny guy

[@cba5333]

Am at grand hotel rn

[@sunnybeachlife5860]

Look as t our Facebook page we have a meet next week.

[@lammy1100]

A few vidoes ago you were saying that the clothes were rubbish and that you wouldn't buy them from the stalls

[@sunnybeachlife5860]

They vary a lot, Andrew likes the Mall, we dont buy the cheap knock offs . Susan has a few quality stalls she buys clothes from. The point of the video is to show there is good out there. In the description if you read it I mention bags. I did a video showing Orhan last year and his fantastic Bulgarian bags and belts, I had a belt cut to size and Susan a Bulgarian leather bag both as good as it was when new. Friends have had copies that did not last a week. Its take your pick, feel the quality and look closer at what your buying. We get asked to show the stalls all the time . I said the selection was repetitive, limited, the same things on many stalls in a recent video which is very true.

[@aidanoleary8230]

Hey I’ll be coming to sunny beach next and was wondering would the shops take card payment or is it all cash there?

[@sunnybeachlife5860]

Many shops and stalls take cards This year bars and restaurants have to take card payments

[@aidanoleary8230]

@@sunnybeachlife5860 perfect thank you

[@BrianMccallum]

Can you ask nicky if he has the new celtic top we are coming next week. Thanks Andrew and sue

[@sunnybeachlife5860]

Will ask when passing but I am certain he has them as he mentioned the Scottish clubs while chatting while filming

[@BrianMccallum]

Brilliant thanks Andrew will catch you guys for a drink 🎉

[@JennetStrong]

Hi, is it best to take euros or pounds to change for lev. Thank you

[@sunnybeachlife5860]

Either, the euro is a fixed rate against the Lev. Bring what you have but Scottish notes get a poorer rate

[@JennetStrong]

Thank you 😊

[@martinholohan6537]

Hi, can I ask what is the current euro (cash) to lev exchange rate on flower street at the moment please. Coming over in 9 days and am debating bringing euro cash to exchange while there.

[@sunnybeachlife5860]

Euro to lev is a fixed rate at the banks, it does not change so use a bank. take a passport for id its pretty easy.

[@martinholohan6537]

@@sunnybeachlife5860 ok thanks for that. Do you happen to know what that rate is by any chance? Would be great to know before coming across

[@sunnybeachlife5860]

@@martinholohan6537 1.96 lev at present rates , stays the same

[@martinholohan6537]

@@sunnybeachlife5860 perfect thanks. Very bad here in ireland at the minute, 1.80 to 1.85 if your lucky. Hope to see you both when we get there.

[@sunnybeachlife5860]

@@martinholohan6537 Yes the fixed bank rate is better here.

[@kosmicheskiprah]

Susan being a shopaholic, loves cats and not fond of football. Just the typical woman 😆 thank you very much for supporting the locals God bless you

[@sunnybeachlife5860]

Neither of us follow football. At every occasion we try to help the local businesses when we can

[@Aliali-f2j7j]

I’m your follower from Kuwait and I always follow your videos, I will come to Bulgaria on 28th July so i want to take a picture with you and thank you.

[@sunnybeachlife5860]

We will be here

[@money-x3]

Great update. Would be great to see some after dark drinking action around the resort as it livens up. Best wishes!

[@sunnybeachlife5860]

We were going to a couple of nights back but it went colder rather fast. As it warms up we will be out after dark and the entertainment places like route 66 open up adding their great atmosphere, not been really alive in a wide enough area to film yet.

[@travelamong]

I am glad that I met you in Sunny Beach!

[@sunnybeachlife5860]

Good to meet others, I have you tube creator friends here.

[@AndrewGibraltar]

Glad to see the shops filling up. Good prices on the football tops. Great video 🍻

[@sunnybeachlife5860]

Yes latest kit this and next season. Older shirts about of course.

[@Connor_Eagles]

I’m coming to Sunny Beach in September on the 16th for two weeks will Nicky be open around that time and most of these shops?

[@sunnybeachlife5860]

Nicky closes end of September. I would do the shopping first week as it contracts a lot last week of September.

[@Connor_Eagles]

@@sunnybeachlife5860thank you

[@michaellove4752]

Met you guys in spiders Lovely people we are there beginning of June can’t wait love sunny beach🍺🍺

[@sunnybeachlife5860]

Spiders will be open by this weekend, possibly see you again in there.

[@michaellove4752]

Yeah hopefully be open we are arriving on the 1st June counting down the days 👍🏻

[@Johnny-WalkWithMe]

Hello

[@sunnybeachlife5860]

Out in town tonight after making this.

[@cba5333]

Would love to meet u both while am here for the week

[@sunnybeachlife5860]

We have a greet and meet next Tuesday, just put it on Facebook

[@cba5333]

​@@sunnybeachlife5860 I sadly leave on 27th

[@sunnybeachlife5860]

@@cba5333 Still time we are out tonight again , you never know

[@cba5333]

Ill be at flowerstrert tonight for bit​@sunnybeachlife5860

[@johnstobbart1838]

Hi, where exactly is the xxxxl shop please?

[@sunnybeachlife5860]

There are 2, one next to Valhalla nightclub 5 mins south of the jetty, in this video. There is another in the row of shops just before you get to Djanny Restaurant on the left from Flower Street and the beach.

[@johnstobbart1838]

@@sunnybeachlife5860 thank you!

[@DanielDraper-pm4fm]

9 days can't wait to come how do I get to the footie shop please where is it close to so I don't get lost haha 😂

[@susanbines8264]

Nicky's football shirt stall is on Artist st next to the Jupiter steak house.