Concepción is not a touristy city so if you are looking for cheap and cheerful souvenirs you will have to use your imagination.
GalerÃas
These are various shopping arcades located within the centre of the city mainly on barros arana and maip㺠close to the plaza de independencia de armas. full of inexpensive little clothing stores, beauty salons, hairdressers and any other kind of store you can imagine. clothing etc tends to be poor quality and the bargain prices reflect this. popular with locals and worth exploring on a rainy day.
Mall Plaza Trebol
(http://www.mallplaza.cl/), on the highway to talcahuano. take a bus from concepciã³n centre or a colectivo. a large north american inspired shopping mall complete with food court, cinema and amusement arcade. home to shops like zara, puma, lacoste and lush aswell as several larger department stores.