Hawkers ply the main streets where you’ll find tourists, especially the Fuente Circle area in Cebu, which is the heart of the city. They sell everything from shoes to puppies to watches and drugs for erectile dysfunction.
A guy once followed me half way up the Juana Osmena Street holding a Cialis box and a fake Rolex watch in front of my face. With each step he lowered the price and I walked faster to try to outpace him, and finally he ran out of breath and couldn’t keep up with me, though I could hear him still quoting lower and lower prices to me. But I’ve learned that they’re just fixtures on the street to be seen and ignored, like a newspaper hanging in a stall. You might glance aside to read the headline, but you’re not going to buy the paper.