T1’s Old Shanghai Gifts focuses on retro-style souvenirs and snacks.
You’ll find Old Shanghai Gifts airside in Terminal T1, so it works for China Eastern and other T1 departures. Expect the usual mix of magnets, keychains, tea tins, and packaged sweets priced a bit higher than downtown shops, roughly 30–120 RMB for small items. Shelves skew heavily toward Shanghai-themed prints and skyline graphics, which beats generic “China” branding if you actually flew through PVG.
Stock tilts toward quick-grab items that fit in a personal item or laptop bag. Think postcard packs under 20 RMB, small tea canisters around 60–80 RMB, and boxed cookies sized for carry-on bins. Quality is hit-or-miss compared with the city’s specialty markets, but the trade-off is paying airport markup instead of spending an extra hour on the maglev into town.
Old Shanghai Gifts usually opens from early morning check-in waves to late-night bank departures, roughly 06:00–22:00 in T1. Staff tend to speak at least basic English and can point you to items under a set budget, which helps if you’re trying to keep gifts under 100 RMB per person. UnionPay, major credit cards, and mobile payments like Alipay and WeChat Pay all work here.
Tip: snap prices in CNY on your phone in Old Shanghai Gifts, then compare at the next shop in T1 before you buy; similar magnets or tea sets often differ by 10–20 RMB between stores.