notasmartassknowitallfarag Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 I’m moving to Bangkok in a week and i’m wondering what things I should bring which are either more expensive there or lacking the same quality. So far i’m bringing; *A variety of different toiletries. *Quality extra mature cheese. Anything else needed? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smutcakes Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 None, you can get everything you need here. And if you are here for the long haul you may as well just find alternatives that can be sourced locally. I can understand some medicine, contact lenses but things like cheese? seriously? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobTH Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 It might depend on where you are from, maybe people could give you better suggestions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saraphee Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 Cheese, Chocolate, Sandwich spreads, Corned Beef, Bovril and others................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyezhov Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 Condoms Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moontang Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 from usa..cotton, tobacco, stainless steel, mustard, salad dressing, shoes...computers..cheese.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wgdanson Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 HP sauce, Sharwoods curry pastes, concentrated red grape juice (for what you ask), and the latest Man City shirt! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Dwyer Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 Cheese, teabags, Bovril, chocolate, granola bars, rice cakes, and then if there’s any room I throw in some of my favourite candy and cereal . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KittenKong Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 Every year I fill two big suitcases and a big hand-carried rucksack with anything I can get into them in the UK. If I go anywhere else in Europe on holiday I do the same. My allowance is 50+kg and I use every gram of that. Cheese, chocolate, tea bags, biscuits, jam, marmalade, honey, muesli, gravy powder, custard powder, kippers, rollmops, tinned anchovies, tinned sardines, lard, yoghurt starter, vitamin tablets, other food supplements, shaving foam, aspirin, good margarine, pesto, Marmite, myriad other sauces and condiments and spreads .... the list is endless. Not to mention all sorts of small electronic items (even some large domestic appliances). Also t-shirts, socks, shoes, handkerchiefs, bed linen, kitchen linen etc. Not because things aren't available here (though many aren't) but because the prices there are a small fraction of what they are here and the quality and choice there is always much better. The only things that are usually cheaper here are locally-grown fresh foods, and even then it isnt always the case. Anything imported or packeted in a factory usually costs more here or is lousy quality, or both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moontang Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 even pasta is good to bring back.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reenatinnakor Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 Just been to the UK for the first time in 3 years. Suitcase 30kg full off wine gums, jelly babies, haribo mix, rich tea biscuits and fingers, custard creams, 3 x 400 box of tea bags, club chocolate, penguins, custard creams, home wheat and back pack full of kettle chips. Whatever is your favorite in US or UK then bring it over... Otherwise you will be paying 3x as much for the same thing. Thailand is not cheap anymore, even for local stuff. Sent from my GEM-702L using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirineou Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 On 7/18/2018 at 8:28 AM, notasmartassknowitallfarag said: Anything else needed? No , if you have toiletries and mature cheese you have everything you need in life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lamyai3 Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 On 7/18/2018 at 7:28 PM, notasmartassknowitallfarag said: *A variety of different toiletries. *Quality extra mature cheese. Don't pack your extra mature cheese with your toiletries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuckamuck Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 I bring back clothes and stuff from hardware stores. The food I would bring back would be quality beef, but that wouldn't be easy and probably not allowed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quandow Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 REAL Q-tips Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emster23 Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 Agree on hardware store items. I also like Aussie licorice, certain hot sauces, whole bean coffees, guitar strings & maybe a mini amp or another guitar. Ah, pepperocini (did I misspell?), fisherman's sandals. Blu ray discs ("Twin Peaks: the Return" a must get).... hmmm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Deerhunter Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 On 7/18/2018 at 7:42 PM, smutcakes said: None, you can get everything you need here. And if you are here for the long haul you may as well just find alternatives that can be sourced locally. I can understand some medicine, contact lenses but things like cheese? seriously? Good cheese from NZ Australia and Europe is available at Big C and Villa. I find the milk here very watery and tasteless. I bring whole milk powder and (no connection) a particular pre-mixed bread baking blend from home. Oh and my fave chocolate made back home. Nothing like it anywhere!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiefMonkey Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 Books Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PoorSucker Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 Lingonberry, allspice, cloudberry, sour herring, salty licorice, yellow peas, Kalles kaviar, boston gurka. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlQaholic Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 pack your suitcases with homemade wine kits..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vogie Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 11 hours ago, wgdanson said: HP sauce, Sharwoods curry pastes, concentrated red grape juice (for what you ask), and the latest Man City shirt! You forgot the Branston pickle and the beetroot, but I have found that Big C import beetroot from Germany and it goes by the name rote bete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jip99 Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 7 minutes ago, vogie said: You forgot the Branston pickle and the beetroot, but I have found that Big C import beetroot from Germany and it goes by the name rote bete. I love beetroot; thankfully is widely available, notably Big C, Makro and Tesco Lotus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Deerhunter Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 36 minutes ago, quandow said: REAL Q-tips Yes. Absolutely. The ones here are crap and scratch my ears!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Deerhunter Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 22 minutes ago, ChiefMonkey said: Books I am quite impressed with the book supply in English here and I have a Kindle too. Asia books, Bookazine and the big secondhand bookshop near Prom Pomh BTS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whaleboneman Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 12 hours ago, Nyezhov said: Condoms that fit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Deerhunter Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 20 minutes ago, AlQaholic said: pack your suitcases with homemade wine kits..... Yes. Wouldn't that be nice, particularly now. Wine prices have really gone stupid since 2013 and again in the latest budget. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Deerhunter Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 3 minutes ago, whaleboneman said: that fit 54mm are widely available here. Pun intended. 60mm are available overseas but I have not seen or needed them here. 555 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whaleboneman Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 7 hours ago, moontang said: even pasta is good to bring back.... ya, i pack my suitcase with spaghetti bolognese but by the time i arrive, it's oozing out the zipper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d2b2 Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 Quality bed linens (especially top sheets, as they are very hard to find here), spices and extracts, hardware items and tools. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spidermike007 Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 On 7/18/2018 at 7:42 PM, smutcakes said: None, you can get everything you need here. And if you are here for the long haul you may as well just find alternatives that can be sourced locally. I can understand some medicine, contact lenses but things like cheese? seriously? I pay $10 a pound for good quality dutch goat cheese at Trader Joes in LA. It costs 2,000 baht per kilo here. I cannot get high quality peanut butter here. There I pay $3 to $4 for a pound of organic roasted peanut butter, with no salt or added oils. The dark chocolate is not only cheaper in the US, but far better. Have been bringing back bags of Alaskan sockeye salmon, that is smoked, and stored in hermetically sealed bags, in it's own brine, so that it is preserved for days, until it reaches my freezer. Spectacular stuff. Never seen wild salmon in Thailand, at any price. High quality tequila (impossible to find here, unless you consider Cuervo or Patron to be good stuff, sorry I do not) and fine wine. Same for almond butter, herbal supplements, good licorice, bed sheets, quality hard drives, headsets, watches, clothing, razor blades, shaving cream, moisturizers, shoes (I buy the same shoes on ebay and elsewhere for about 30% of the cost here), pretzels (impossible to find pretzels here without killer palm or canola oil), etc. I could go on for days. I save a fortune by bringing back boxes and duffel bags full of stuff. The statement about being able to find everything you need here is not even worth responding to, and does not apply, unless you are a monk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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