Cleaning - Broom/Besom/Brush

[Captor]

Hi guys,

 

A simple question. Were can I buy a besom that has normal length for a normal grown man so I not need to break my back when cleaning? Or is it mission impossible?

????

 

Captor

[CharlieH]

just about every town/village in Thailand. 

 

Where are you located so we can get local knowledge/

[Don Mega]

Besom ?

[CharlieH]

Just now, Don Mega said:

Besom ?

be·som

/ˈbēzəm/

Learn to pronounce

noun

 

1. a broom made of twigs tied around a stick.

[Don Mega]

4 minutes ago, CharlieH said:

be·som

/ˈbēzəm/

Learn to pronounce

noun

 

1. a broom made of twigs tied around a stick.

Thanks, yeah a broom can be found just bout everywhere !!

[Captor]

11 minutes ago, CharlieH said:

just about every town/village in Thailand. 

 

Where are you located so we can get local knowledge/

I am in Bangkok and have not found any so far. Just found out that maybe IKEA has?

[Captor]

5 minutes ago, Don Mega said:

Thanks, yeah a broom can be found just bout everywhere !!

Not in full length...

But please give me an example on everywhere.

[Don Mega]

13 minutes ago, Captor said:

Not in full length...

But please give me an example on everywhere.

BigC

[donnacha]

Quote

besom n. term of contempt for a person, especially a woman

From Scots Word Of The Season: ‘Besom’

The Scots word besom most often refers to a woman — in less than glowing terms. Rather quaintly, the early twentieth-century definition provided by the Scottish National Dictionary adds that a besom may be ‘a woman of loose character’.

 

Besom can also be applied as a rather dubious term of endearment, for example in the phrase ‘wee besom’, which might be used of a mischievous young girl.

... so, you can pick one up at pretty much any bar.

 

[CharlieH]

If your intention is outside use, most will use the bamboo stick with twigs, available from most garden type shops that sell pots and garden ornaments etc.

 

 

 

[Captor]

12 minutes ago, Don Mega said:

BigC

Have been there, Homepro too, different markets as well. Nothing.

On the Homepro webpage they show but nothing in the shop. Have been there 3-4 times. maybe just unlucky?

[Captor]

11 minutes ago, donnacha said:

From Scots Word Of The Season: ‘Besom’

The Scots word besom most often refers to a woman — in less than glowing terms. Rather quaintly, the early twentieth-century definition provided by the Scottish National Dictionary adds that a besom may be ‘a woman of loose character’.

 

Besom can also be applied as a rather dubious term of endearment, for example in the phrase ‘wee besom’, which might be used of a mischievous young girl.

... so, you can pick one up at pretty much any bar.

 

Hahaha... OK let´s change word to Broom or floor broom ????

[CharlieH]

I would suggest Global House, Thaiwatsadu. 

[Captor]

4 minutes ago, CharlieH said:

If your intention is outside use, most will use the bamboo stick with twigs, available from most garden type shops that sell pots and garden ornaments etc.

 

 

 

Yeah, ahve tried that. But they are all short! Nothing for a normal grown farang.

[CharlieH]

You could go this route .....

 

https://www.lazada.co.th/products/big-floor-cleaning-broom-adjustable-long-handle-stiff-bristle-grout-brooms-scrubber-for-cleaning-outdoor-courtyard-warehouse-i408816586-s794562036.html?spm=a2o4m.searchlist.list.2.5bcd5680nPeqIH&search=1

[Captor]

4 minutes ago, CharlieH said:

I would suggest Global House, Thaiwatsadu. 

THAT I haven´t checked out. Thank you very much!

[Don Mega]

6 minutes ago, Captor said:

Have been there, Homepro too, different markets as well. Nothing.

On the Homepro webpage they show but nothing in the shop. Have been there 3-4 times. maybe just unlucky?

Yeah just realised you are looking for twigs tied to a stick...

 

Ive no suggestions.

[Captor]

7 minutes ago, hyku1147 said:

Oh he is looking for besoms! Whoops!

Haha, now we are talking!

[Captor]

8 minutes ago, CharlieH said:

You could go this route .....

 

https://www.lazada.co.th/products/big-floor-cleaning-broom-adjustable-long-handle-stiff-bristle-grout-brooms-scrubber-for-cleaning-outdoor-courtyard-warehouse-i408816586-s794562036.html?spm=a2o4m.searchlist.list.2.5bcd5680nPeqIH&search=1

Looks very good. Maybe a little big with it´s 40 cm but definetly an option if I not find other place tomorrow. Thanks!

[Yinn]

38 minutes ago, CharlieH said:

If your intention is outside use, most will use the bamboo stick with twigs, available from most garden type shops that sell pots and garden ornaments etc.

 

 

 

A lot of place in thailand have the vendor on the saleng (motorbike with sidecar) drive or pushcart around the village sell it. Like this....

They take the old one fix new also.

[cmarshall]

10 hours ago, CharlieH said:

You could go this route .....

 

https://www.lazada.co.th/products/big-floor-cleaning-broom-adjustable-long-handle-stiff-bristle-grout-brooms-scrubber-for-cleaning-outdoor-courtyard-warehouse-i408816586-s794562036.html?spm=a2o4m.searchlist.list.2.5bcd5680nPeqIH&search=1

The trouble with plastic bristles is twofold: the dust clings to them and their softness makes actually sweeping the dirt much more difficult than it needs to be.

 

This is a broom, but I have never been able to find one in Thailand.  Thai brooms turn sweeping into degrading stoop labor.

 

Edited December 17, 2019 by cmarshall

[Don Mega]

Ive got a Dyson V8, works better than any broom ive ever used.

 

Edited December 17, 2019 by Don Mega

[cmarshall]

3 hours ago, Don Mega said:

Ive got a Dyson V8, works better than any broom ive ever used.

 

for 8k or 9k baht it ought to be.

[Don Mega]

31 minutes ago, cmarshall said:

for 8k or 9k baht it ought to be.

Purchased in AUS and at today's x-rate it would be 12k.... At powerbuy it is 25k.

[cmarshall]

8 minutes ago, Don Mega said:

Purchased in AUS and at today's x-rate it would be 12k.... At powerbuy it is 25k.

google shopping shows it available for as low as 8k, but I'm not buying.  Too much for a broom.

[lamyai3]

On 12/17/2019 at 7:40 PM, Captor said:

Looks very good. Maybe a little big with it´s 40 cm but definetly an option if I not find other place tomorrow. Thanks!

Extendable or replaceable handle is the way to go...

 

 

[Youlike]

In truevalue they sell imported ones from the USA. 1000 baht or so.

[Captor]

On 12/17/2019 at 11:55 PM, cmarshall said:

The trouble with plastic bristles is twofold: the dust clings to them and their softness makes actually sweeping the dirt much more difficult than it needs to be.

 

This is a broom, but I have never been able to find one in Thailand.  Thai brooms turn sweeping into degrading stoop labor.

 

 

I found one at Thai watsadu which I can make longer like a telescope. Not bad. I will try this out for some time. But I guess the best is a vacuumcleaner. Or both.

[Captor]

On 12/17/2019 at 11:55 PM, cmarshall said:

The trouble with plastic bristles is twofold: the dust clings to them and their softness makes actually sweeping the dirt much more difficult than it needs to be.

 

This is a broom, but I have never been able to find one in Thailand.  Thai brooms turn sweeping into degrading stoop labor.

 

Yes, and not in full length. Only for pygmy´s.

[Captor]

10 hours ago, lamyai3 said:

Extendable or replaceable handle is the way to go...

 

 

Hahaha...