Cheap And Quality Shopping In Bangkok

[veevee1904]

Hi, I am visiting Bangkok for a few days in January and wanted to know a couple of things

1) I have heard about Bangkok being the place to buy cheap and quality clothes. Where can I find such buys?

2) The other thing Bangkok seems to be famous for is tailored office wear. Any recommendations for decently priced quality tailors?

Regds

VV

[2008bangkok]

1. MBK, Prahtunam Market, Chat a Chat weekend market

2. No recomendations but would say look at the ones that have a shop in the big international hotels

[MidoriApple]

1) Jatujak Sunday Market..(is 1 of 1000 places to go before you die)

for all silver, Thai handicrafts, some Thai Silks, plants, second-handed books&clothes, animals, tableware....anything...

take MRT- get off at KampheangPhet Station (is nearest)

2) Pantip Plaza, Pratunam

for Computer-stuff..accessories, software... (pirate ones)

take Taxi..

3) MBK Shopping Centre, Siam Square...

for mobile phone and accessories, clothes, etc....

take BTS- get off National Stadium Station

4) Along Silom Road (at night)

for bars and shopping cheap clothes, the artificial (copy) bags, pens, watches.. and DVDs, CDs

take BTS- get off at Saladeang Station

5) Suanlum Night Basaar...

same as in Silom Road but a little more decent...

(not sure it will exist..check again when you will arrive here)

take MRT- get off at Lumpini Station)

6) Platinum Shopping Centre (nearby Pantip Plaza)

for clothes and accessories at wholesales price (mostly have to buy in 3pieces to get wholesales price)

take taxi

7) Central World, Rachadamri (got Zen DepartmentStore and Isetan..for Japanese stuffs)

for anything you want, is on sales' season now !!!

take BTS- get off at SiamSquare Central Station or Chidlom Station

(actually this december, in most of department store will discount for their goods ka....

some are cheap and some are not... but I usually go this place...)

8. others...Siam Paragon....(brand names...expensive )... Central Chidlom

in case...you will want to do shopping more..

for the tailor-made.. I have one shop, is my friend... but I dont want to do the commercial here...

will PM to you....

Have fun shopping in LOS ka...

[girlx]

midori apple i take it you are in BKK now? you should come to one of our meetups!

good list of shopping by the way, you said it all.

[munirkn]

1. Jatujak Weekend Market good. Its cheap but not very good quality but good. mmmmmm but just ok for budget conscious people and almost everything.

2. Platimun good for ready made cloths mostly for ladies and children and Beauty Products etc

3. MBK everything is there. Cloths, Electronics, Toys, Mobile, Beauty Products.

4. Also visit some super stores like BigC, Carre Four, Lotus, Robinson

5. Night Bazar @ Suan Lum and Pratunam near Indra Regent.

6. For silver and other jewelry New Charoengkrung and Khaosan road are best.

7. Central World is some how expensive thoug it has every thing branded.

and don't forget to visit China Market.

wish u a safe journey and pleasant stay in Thailand

[Penquin]

1. Jutujak ( weekend market) is the best to find all.

2. Platinum Mall ( Pratunam) for clothing retail.

3. MBK for bargain ( mobile phone) and something else.

4. Pantip Plaza ( Pratunam) for IT shopping.

[santiv]

Great list. I'll be sure to check out some of these while I'm there as well. Thanks!

[bkkjames]

1. Jutujak ( weekend market) is the best to find all.

2. Platinum Mall ( Pratunam) for clothing retail.

3. MBK for bargain ( mobile phone) and something else.

4. Pantip Plaza ( Pratunam) for IT shopping.

That picture looks like Thithi

[MidoriApple]

midori apple i take it you are in BKK now? you should come to one of our meetups!

good list of shopping by the way, you said it all.

girlx...I have planned to join the meetups sometimes... just not this time.... busy..but thanks indeed!!!

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well, some more for the shopping places...

these below are popular for local people, for the foreigners who live lives here...as well...

9) LalaiSup Market.... at Silom Soi 5 (beside Bangkok Bank, Head office)

**** shopping hours: around 9am-3or 4pm and Mon-Fri only*****

for decent working clothes, shoes, bags, some import from Korea, HongKong, or even from USA, many places ka...

the imported cosmetics, toileteries, food, local food, food vendors.. fish cake is very famous and yum but a bit oily...

the price is not to called cheap..but cheaper than in the department store....

take- any bus to silom road, BTS- get off at Saladaeng Station, Taxi

I just got shoes today, 2pairs for B150.-each

10) Sampeng (at China town)

**** shopping hours: around early morning to 6pm and Mon-Sat only*****

the wholesales prices for gifts, decoration, materials for DIY, the knitting-stuffs....., toys, many things

also the stuffs for business used... the bags, the boxes, materials for baking....aoiiii...loads... pls check it out yrself

take- BTS- get off at BTS SaphanTaksin (the last station of Silom Line), then take public boat to Rajawongse Pier..

walk along the rajawongse road for less than 100m.. then will see crowd at both sides of the road..that is it.

I went shopping there on last friday, bought gifts for friends, staffs and family....

bought the kiddie kiddie stuffs but the staffs are happy so bad...haha...

also my little monkeys (5.5y/o& y/o cousins), they are so crazy about me right now..lol

and I spend about B.2,000.- for more 25pcs...

hehe, you know? All Thai girls have special gifts from God.... we are very good at shopping ka.