In Reply to: Shopping in Kuta and Ubud posted by Lilypoop on Tuesday, 22. September 2009 at 13:37 Bali Time:
If you find something you like in Kuta then buy it as it is unlikely that it will be available at a comparable price in Ubud. And the reverse particularly applies. Ubud is more like Seminyak, but different. More fixed price places in Ubud.
The Tuban-Seminyak strip is probably better for homewares & fabric. For jewellery Ubud is good but so is Seminyak. I doubt that you will find the same things at greatly different prices in either Ubud or Kuta & environs. Search the archives for things you are interested in & take lots of notes before you go.