georgegeorgia Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 (edited) Are markets such as the Night Bazaar in Pattaya etc still relevant? But must say I Iove secondhand markets or trash n treasure as they used to call them I love the one at Jomtien on a Sunday all the trash n treasure,shoes etc Mind you I love the soi Bukhao markets on a Friday I buy the second hand t shirts etc But let's talk about ones such as the night bazaar selling new shirts ,spin off brands etc I have to haggle with what they look like Burmese or Nepalese ? Most of this you can cheaper off Lazada and Temu can you not? And the trouble of haggling ,how much is this t shirt than I can buy in Kmart back home possible cheaper It's ok I guess if you need something right now AND you can manage to haggle it down Let's face how do you haggle ? Are you a good haggler at markets? Are markets dying out ? Edited April 18 by georgegeorgia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post timendres Posted April 18 Popular Post Share Posted April 18 Not that I have seen, and not for me. I do not go to a market to save money. I go there to enjoy something that is unique and entertaining for me. Seems a lot of Thai people agree with my sentiment. 3 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgegeorgia Posted April 18 Author Share Posted April 18 36 minutes ago, timendres said: Not that I have seen, and not for me. I do not go to a market to save money. I go there to enjoy something that is unique and entertaining for me. Seems a lot of Thai people agree with my sentiment. Yes for me the secondhand markets but I can't see anything entertaining walking around say the night bazaar in Pattaya with everyone selling the same thing 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scubascuba3 Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 If i wanted some golf shirts i might go to the market for Adidas etc, usually very good quality, other than that i avoid, i dislike slow walking people getting in the way. I buy off Lazada almost every day, much prefer online. BTW second hand furniture market on Soi Ko Pai 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgegeorgia Posted April 18 Author Share Posted April 18 10 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said: If i wanted some golf shirts i might go to the market for Adidas etc, usually very good quality, other than that i avoid, i dislike slow walking people getting in the way. I buy off Lazada almost every day, much prefer online. BTW second hand furniture market on Soi Ko Pai Yes , there must be a lot of second hand markets in Pattaya ,I have been meaning to go to the second hand auctions 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAFETY FIRST Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 1 hour ago, georgegeorgia said: Are markets dying out ? I hope the Theprasitt market never closes down. It's always a good perve, checking out the chicks, a little chat, walking around with a cold beer. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scubascuba3 Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 7 minutes ago, SAFETY FIRST said: I hope the Theprasitt market never closes down. It's always a good perve, checking out the chicks, a little chat, walking around with a cold beer. I like the mole lady there, mole removal for 100 baht, Thais usually queuing, bargain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgegeorgia Posted April 18 Author Share Posted April 18 5 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said: I like the mole lady there, mole removal for 100 baht, Thais usually queuing, bargain Is this the one on Sundays opp /near the Dr Oliver clinic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAFETY FIRST Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 7 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said: I like the mole lady there, mole removal for 100 baht, Thais usually queuing, bargain Crikey, I wasn't aware she was there......cheap 👍 I'm usually looking at the pretties, I should spend some time looking at what the vendors have to offer. 👀 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scubascuba3 Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 10 minutes ago, georgegeorgia said: Is this the one on Sundays opp /near the Dr Oliver clinic? She was there at the weekend, night market, near the street, opposite a Hitachi sign on Thepprasit. Dr Olivier is the bottom end of Thepprasit 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangkokReady Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 On 4/19/2024 at 2:34 AM, georgegeorgia said: Are markets such as the Night Bazaar in Pattaya etc still relevant? Are they still profitable? That's all that really matters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgegeorgia Posted April 20 Author Share Posted April 20 59 minutes ago, BangkokReady said: Are they still profitable? That's all that really matters. I have to wonder..though...I get the feeling sometimes several of the stalls are controlled by one group being Nepalese 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangkokReady Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 8 hours ago, georgegeorgia said: I have to wonder..though...I get the feeling sometimes several of the stalls are controlled by one group being Nepalese If they weren't making a profit, what would be their purpose? Some sort of front for another activity? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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