tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36807058476119210662024-03-13T05:51:48.685-07:00Shopping in BangkokThere's more than high-class shopping mallscafavierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12075493143248948150noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3680705847611921066.post-45955531055396465442023-05-17T02:06:00.000-07:002023-05-17T02:06:29.182-07:00About Shopping in Bangkok<div style="text-align: justify;">
In most shopping areas in Thailand bargaining is possible and recommended. For some ideas on what to buy check <a href="https://souvenirs-from-thailand.blogspot.com/">Souvenirs from Thailand</a>. For tax refund procedure and more shopping check the links in the sidebar.</div>
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<iframe height="175" src="https://www.google.com/maps/d/embed?mid=1ExVD87ENxxcUzIxlnCve2A8YUlU&hl=en" width="200"></iframe>cafavierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12075493143248948150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3680705847611921066.post-67727441709791963862023-05-17T01:31:00.003-07:002023-05-17T01:31:46.282-07:00Fortune Tower (Yaohan) IT Mall | ศูนย์คอมพิวเตอร์ ไอทีมอลล์ ฟอร์จูน<div class="separator"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZxvPIeRRIhg/SOcfxJJ2m7I/AAAAAAAAA00/qIMq_88bEwU/s1600-h/panthip.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: justify;"><img alt="" border="0" height="150" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253202419482270642" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZxvPIeRRIhg/SOcfxJJ2m7I/AAAAAAAAA00/qIMq_88bEwU/s200/panthip.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="200" /></a></div><p><span style="text-align: justify;">For computers, hard- and software, legal and illegal, DVD's, music CD's, digital camera's, mobile phones, accessories, in short, anything electronic you may want to buy. </span><span style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/FortuneTown/">Fortune Tower (Yaohan) IT Mall</a> | ศูนย์คอมพิวเตอร์ ไอทีมอลล์ ฟอร์จูน at Ratchada Road and </span><a href="https://wikitravel.org/en/Bangkok/Yaowarat_and_Phahurat" style="text-align: justify;" target="_blank">Ban Mor Market </a><span style="text-align: justify;">| ตลาดบ้านหม้อ, a day market at Ban Mor Road.</span></p><p>Please note that the famous<span style="text-align: justify;"> </span><a href="http://www.pantipplaza.com/" style="text-align: justify;" target="_blank">Pantip Plaza</a> is closed.</p>cafavierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12075493143248948150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3680705847611921066.post-55730933745846714312016-09-06T10:10:00.000-07:002019-02-15T23:34:15.353-08:00Specialty Shops (School, Japanese, Condoms, Chinese, Cosmetics)<div style="text-align: justify;">
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<b>Suksapan Panit | ศึกษาภัณฑ์พาณิชย์</b> An enormous collection of school and office materials (and Thai books), including Thai musical instruments, educational toys, sports equipment and basic electronics for reasonable prices. Look at <a href="https://www.gpf.or.th/thai2013/benefit/indulge/GPF_Welfare_Suksapan.asp">this list (in Thai)</a> for the locations of the other branches. Open only in the day time. Please note that <br />
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<a href="http://www.cabbagesandcondoms.net/"><b>Cabbages & Condoms | แคบเบจ แอนด์ คอนดอม</b></a> Part of former minister Meechai's family planning empire, this shop at Sukhumvit oi 12 has lots of souvenirs sporting the family planning theme. Think flowers made of condoms, t-shirts, cups and key chains, and some nice props to take photos with. They also have a whole range of locally produced handicraft, all reasonably priced. Skip the restaurant, the food is nothing special.<br />
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[CLOSED] The spacious <b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/China-City-Department-Store/131523036921832">China City Department Store</a> | ไชน่า ซิตี้</b> sells all kinds of cheap stuff from China. Decorations, ceramics, god statues, souvenirs, clothes, jewellery, frames, clocks and a million of other things. The shop doesn't have a sign or web site, but is located at the north-side of Chakrabongse Road at the Soi Kraisri crossing, close to Khao San Road.<br />
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/eveandboy/"><b>Eve and Boy</b></a> is the place to go for cheap cosmetics and fragrances of international, local and imported brands. The price difference can be enormous. The huge branch at Siam Square is on 2 floors and always packed with the young and hip, but there are plenty of cash registers so you won't have to wait very long.</div>
cafavierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12075493143248948150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3680705847611921066.post-61803276930721150792016-05-05T23:15:00.000-07:002018-12-11T23:14:47.127-08:00Liab Duan Night Market | ตลาดเรียบด่วนรามอินทรา<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This huge, daily night market under the highway is a bit out of the way in the north of Bangkok. It's very popular in the neighbourhood but not too crowded to walk.<br />
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Most of the wares are cheap clothes, shoes, make-up, fashion and mobile phone accessories and toys, mostly new merchandise, both original and knock-offs (copies) and some small animals. There are also a whole lot of food shops, some small bars, 1-2 with live music, an incidental barber or nail salon and some beggars.</div>
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The food section is covered, but most of the market is open and the ground is dusty, so I imagine it'll be a mess in the rainy season. Parking is difficult. <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/%E0%B8%95%E0%B8%A5%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%94%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%94%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%A5%E0%B8%B5%E0%B8%A2%E0%B8%9A%E0%B8%94%E0%B9%88%E0%B8%A7%E0%B8%99-Liab-Duan-Night-Market/432623206853465">ตลาดนัดเลียบด่วน Liab Duan Night Market</a></div>
cafavierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12075493143248948150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3680705847611921066.post-74960350692441410932016-01-16T03:07:00.001-08:002018-12-11T23:15:22.937-08:00Train Night Market Ratchada | ตลาดนัดรถไฟ รัชดา<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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There are market stalls with a wide range of new clothes, shoes, accessories and other small goods at cheap prices. Unlike the Srinakarin branch, there are not many second-hand goods, and there's no furniture for sale either.</div>
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All over the market there are many food and snack food stalls, little bars with terrace and the mandatory Rod's restaurant with live music. Little outside barbers shops cater for those with a sharp hairstyle. <a href="https://www.facebook.com/taradrodfi.Ratchada" style="text-align: left;" target="_blank">Facebook</a></div>
cafavierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12075493143248948150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3680705847611921066.post-14522521845840024292012-01-14T08:50:00.000-08:002018-12-11T23:17:52.392-08:00Train Night Market | ตลาดนัดรถไฟ (Talad Rotfai)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Called after its former location at a train cemetery, the Train Market consists of a weekend night market 4 nights a week, with regular shops open every day except for Mondays from 4 p.m. until late.<br />
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The regular shops sell vintage furniture, lamps and collectibles in the front, followed by a covered area with a wide range of new and second-hand clothes, shoes, accessories and other small goods.<br />
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The flea market in the back focuses on second-hand and vintage stuff - both Thai and foreign imported from Europe - being sold to the local population. There are market stalls with smaller furniture and vintage goods like old clocks, movie star collections, young portraits of the royal family, and advertising signboards. Prices are reasonable, sometimes cheap. The regular market area focuses on a younger audience with similar stuff as the shops but cheaper.
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A short ferry ride away from the Grand Palace, you can find this big day market and small shops next to <a href="https://bangkok-boat-trip.blogspot.com/2011/11/siriraj-hospital.html">Siriraj Hospital</a>, Thailand's first hospital.<br />
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It's popularly called the "ladies' market" and yes there are lots of cheap and medium-priced fashionable clothes, shoes, bags, jewellery and other accessories, but also other small goods and a variety of delicious foods and snacks.<br />
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An additional beauty of the place is that there are many eateries and coffee places at the riverside where you can sit down after your shopping spree and enjoy a view of the life along the river and the <a href="https://bangkok-boat-trip.blogspot.com/2011/11/royal-grand-palace.html">Grand Palace</a> and the <a href="https://bangkok-boat-trip.blogspot.com/2011/11/wat-arun-temple-of-dawn.html">Wat Arun</a> further down the river. <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Tha-Wang-Lang-778120299010870/">Facebook</a><br />
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cafavierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12075493143248948150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3680705847611921066.post-14031817347633377102008-10-04T00:50:00.002-07:002018-12-11T23:22:48.003-08:00Chatuchak Weekend Market | ตลาดนัดจตุจักร (J.J. Market)<div style="text-align: justify;">
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZxvPIeRRIhg/SOcgh6bHV2I/AAAAAAAAA1M/K4Nwr2uWJrw/s1600-h/chatuchak.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" height="150" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253203257341728610" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZxvPIeRRIhg/SOcgh6bHV2I/AAAAAAAAA1M/K4Nwr2uWJrw/s200/chatuchak.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="200" /></a>Anything you may want to buy you can buy here at the best prices in Bangkok. This market is huge and it is easy to get lost. Clothes and shoes, new or second-hand, souvenirs, tableware, handicraft, live animals and art.<br />
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There are quite a few small restaurants and bars between the shops, so plenty of space to relax after or in the middle of your shopping.<i> </i><a href="http://chatuchak.org/map.html" target="_blank">Chatuchak Market</a><br />
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cafavierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12075493143248948150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3680705847611921066.post-27802291652264272272008-10-04T00:44:00.001-07:002023-05-17T01:28:13.673-07:00Khao San Road | ถนนข้าวสาร<div style="text-align: justify;">
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Illegal student cards, press cards and other documents are for sale right under the nose of the nearby police station, but I wouldn't recommend buying them. In some countries in the region, especially Singapore, counterfeit documents can cause you a lot of trouble and even time in prison if you get caught. <a href="https://www.facebook.com/KhaoSanRoadFans/">Facebook</a><br />
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cafavierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12075493143248948150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3680705847611921066.post-80037561352819676242008-10-04T00:42:00.000-07:002018-12-11T23:42:34.255-08:00Sampeng Market | ตลาดสำเพ็ง (Chinatown)<div style="text-align: justify;">
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cafavierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12075493143248948150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3680705847611921066.post-56458367064555150362008-10-03T05:38:00.005-07:002018-12-11T23:43:41.901-08:00Pahurat Market | ตลาดพาหุรัด (Little India)<div style="text-align: justify;">
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Home or at least the shopping area for the local Indian (mainly Sikh) community is this market close to Chinatown. Lots and lots of fabric, Indian stuff, delicious food starting from cheap and simple samosas to complete meals, herbs, sweets, music, incense, and jewellery.<br />
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Some of the original market is still there, but the ugly India Emporium shopping mall has replaced at least part of it. The cosy atmosphere has gone but the goods are still the same and cheap as always. <a href="https://www.facebook.com/taladphahurat/">Facebook</a><br />
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