I like to buy several tools and (2nd priority) construction material.

What are the best places in Bangkok to buy such things?

 

Here is my priority list:

Good selection with things in stock or reasonable order times.

Competent people, if they also speak English that is a plus but no requirement.

Website with details of what they have (English preferred but better Thai than not at all).

Reasonable prices. They don't have to be the cheapest but not overpriced.

 

Online order and shop would be perfect.

 

I am not looking for a farang only shop like the big one in Ploenchit. I expect that a good shop is not in the middle of the town.

I am looking for a shop where Thai professionals would also buy.

16 minutes ago, OneMoreFarang said:

like to buy several tools and (2nd priority) construction material.

What are the best places in Bangkok to buy such things?

Hardwarehouse Bang Na would be my first choice.

 

 HARDWAREHOUSE - Bangna
+66 2 707 2222
https://goo.gl/maps/8kRhtEUxdGGP1r8q6

16 minutes ago, OneMoreFarang said:

Good selection with things in stock or reasonable order times.

The have an amazing level of stock of both normal and esoteric items.

16 minutes ago, OneMoreFarang said:

Competent people, if they also speak English that is a plus but no requirement.

They have a few English speakers and like many places competencies are variable some good some not so much.

 

16 minutes ago, OneMoreFarang said:

Website with details of what they have (English preferred but better Thai than not at all).

That will be virtually impossible for any Thai business. No Thai business that I know of has anything but a restricted selection. And that is apart from the randomly different naming of items in Thai making searches an interesting experience.

 

 

Edited October 8, 20214 yr by sometimewoodworker

2 hours ago, sometimewoodworker said:

Hardwarehouse Bang Na would be my first choice.

 

 HARDWAREHOUSE - Bangna
+66 2 707 2222
https://goo.gl/maps/8kRhtEUxdGGP1r8q6

The have an amazing level of stock of both normal and esoteric items.

They have a few English speakers and like many places competencies are variable some good some not so much.

 

That will be virtually impossible for any Thai business. No Thai business that I know of has anything but a restricted selection. And that is apart from the randomly different naming of items in Thai making searches an interesting experience.

 

 

Thanks!

I found this shop online. I followed a link from the official Bosch Thailand site.

https://www.tcltools.com/

They seem to have a good selection. 

2 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said:

Thanks!

I found this shop online. I followed a link from the official Bosch Thailand site.

https://www.tcltools.com/

They seem to have a good selection. 

They seem to be tiny compared to hardware house & how much stock do they actually have considering the address 

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11th Floor, Ample Tower, 909 
Debaranata road, Bangna Nuea, 
Bangna, Bangkok 10260.

 

but if they actually have what you want then go for it.

3 hours ago, sometimewoodworker said:

They seem to be tiny compared to hardware house & how much stock do they actually have considering the address 

 

but if they actually have what you want then go for it.

I will definitely check out the hardware house in Bangna.

In the moment I am looking what they have on their website. Let's see.

https://www.hardwarehouse.co.th/brands/bosch.html

 

are there any large Hardware stores in Chinatown ?  I know there are some small ones but maybe i missed a larger one ????

27 minutes ago, oldcarguy said:

are there any large Hardware stores in Chinatown ?  I know there are some small ones but maybe i missed a larger one ????

In my experience of Chinatown if there is one shop for something then there is a street full of shops for similar items.

Veera at top of Sukhumvit Soi 71 just before bridge over the klong / Klong Tan intersection has excellent range of tools but is not the cheapest. There are several other shops in the same immediate vicinity -

 

http://www.veerasiamhardware.com

 

12 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said:

I will definitely check out the hardware house in Bangna.

In the moment I am looking what they have on their website. Let's see.

https://www.hardwarehouse.co.th/brands/bosch.html

 

It’s just possible that they may have the majority of their larger stock items on the website. From experience, unless you know exactly what you want, it’s possible to spend a complete day going round the store and even then not having looked at everything.

19 minutes ago, sometimewoodworker said:

it’s possible to spend a complete day going round the store and even then not having looked at everything.

What a wonderful day? Browsing hardware stores in Chinatown.