Where To Buy The Bangkok Post In Ubon

[desertcam]

All,

Where can I buy the Bangkok Post in Ubon??? I have had a good look around, and have been unsucsessful so far. The only shop I did find that sold it was right in the middle of town but it was mid morning and she had sold out.

If anyone knows a shop, the closer to Warin Chamrap the better.

Cheers,

Desertcam

[icebkk]

Big C

[Thanyaburi Mac]

All,

Where can I buy the Bangkok Post in Ubon??? I have had a good look around, and have been unsucsessful so far. The only shop I did find that sold it was right in the middle of town but it was mid morning and she had sold out.

If anyone knows a shop, the closer to Warin Chamrap the better.

Cheers,

Desertcam

Suggest you find the largest Thai newspaper shop in Warin and ask them to take the Bangkok Post, perhaps just one copy a day, and save it for you. I've found that this works, usually.... Might have to pay upfront, tho.

The shop can go to the "master" subscriber in Ubon for the order.

Mac

[jay-uk]

SK shopping mall has a book & newspaper shop on the grownd floor close to the rear/side entrance. Other than that Big C. Not sure about Tesco-Lotus but I think that also has a book store.

[bergen]

One of the best magazin and newspaper shops in Ubon are located in Khuanthani rd, just across from the TAT (tourist) office.

[UbonTaz]

If you live here in Ubon and want the Bangkok Post everyday you can get it delivered to your house. It cost around 700TB per month. Keep an eye out for the delivery person in your neighborhood who should be riding a motorcycle with saddle bags full of newspapers. That is the best way to guarantee you will get it daily.

You might check around the market or the train station for a newstand that carries the post.

[desertcam]

Cheers for the info lads.

Desertcam

[dynabob]

tesco don't sell it

[aeon]

sorry I posted in the wrong topic

Edited February 4, 2009 by aeon

[MeMock]

Where in Big C would I find it?

I know one place is walk out of the Rathchatani hotel, cross the road, turn right and about 50 metres down.

[bluie]

Hi there for a number of years now I have bought my Bangkok Post from the news paper shop oppositthe Ezzy vidio shop in Warin Chamrap main street that takes you up to the new Big C they keep one for me each day 30 Baht monday to saturday and 40 Baht on sundays.

[faranginexile]

The "Ubon" train station - actually in Warin - almost always has the Post, as well as the Nation. There is also a bookstore/school supply/magazine store on the main drag heading south in Warin (Kantharalak is the name of the road, I think), near the 7-11 and AM/PM that carries the Post for sure.

Since we only visit a couple weeks per year/two, it never occurred to me to have home delivery, though that does sound convenient.

On the other hand, whenever we're there, I'm always looking for an excuse to escape the compound and sniff around, and heading out for a paper (and a bag or two of iced coffee) always does the trick.

[MeMock]

If you live here in Ubon and want the Bangkok Post everyday you can get it delivered to your house. It cost around 700TB per month. Keep an eye out for the delivery person in your neighborhood who should be riding a motorcycle with saddle bags full of newspapers. That is the best way to guarantee you will get it daily.

You might check around the market or the train station for a newstand that carries the post.

I am in Ubon now and want to organise this so found a delivery person this morning and he said the price is what ever the cover price is. Just wondering how you managed to get it for 700 baht a month which is around 23 baht a day?

[chris26be]

You can buy Bangkok Post also in Makro, in the entrance hall.

[MeMock]

Are you sure Chris? I go there twice a week and have never even seen a Thai newspaper for sale.

[MeMock]

My mistake sorry. I just saw it there tonight. Hidden away and I am not sure who you actually pay for it but there none the less.

[lassebasse]

All,

Where can I buy the Bangkok Post in Ubon??? I have had a good look around, and have been unsucsessful so far. The only shop I did find that sold it was right in the middle of town but it was mid morning and she had sold out.

If anyone knows a shop, the closer to Warin Chamrap the better.

Cheers,

Desertcam

Well in Udon Thani I just went to the nearest shop selling newspapers and ordered the Bangkok Post. They deliver, free of charge, to my gate every day and I pay monthly. Comes around 2 in the afternoon.

[MeMock]

Thats what I do for my shop in Ubon as well but it arrives at about 9.30am

[KhunDave]

Sorry, slight thread drift - but does anyone know of an outlet in Ubon that carries news magazines such as Time, The Economist etc?

[UbonTaz]

Sorry, slight thread drift - but does anyone know of an outlet in Ubon that carries news magazines such as Time, The Economist etc?

In my 8 years living in Ubon I have never seen any English language magazines. If you live here you might be able to subscribe to the ones you want. Asia Books used to have magazine subscriptions through their website but I believe it was discontinued.

You might be able to order through magazine.com or amazon but in Ubon I think it is mission impossible. They used to sell a limited selection of English language novels in B2S on the ground floor of Robinsons but the last few times I was in there I found none on the shelves. Seems there isn't a big enough market here. The locals don't seem interested and not enough expats who were buying. They seem to have gone the way of English language soundtrack movies here.

[KhunDave]

Sorry, slight thread drift - but does anyone know of an outlet in Ubon that carries news magazines such as Time, The Economist etc?

In my 8 years living in Ubon I have never seen any English language magazines. If you live here you might be able to subscribe to the ones you want. Asia Books used to have magazine subscriptions through their website but I believe it was discontinued.

You might be able to order through magazine.com or amazon but in Ubon I think it is mission impossible. They used to sell a limited selection of English language novels in B2S on the ground floor of Robinsons but the last few times I was in there I found none on the shelves. Seems there isn't a big enough market here. The locals don't seem interested and not enough expats who were buying. They seem to have gone the way of English language soundtrack movies here.

I thought it might be a bit of a long shot, but wondered if any locals had better information than me. I only stay in the area three times a year for a week or so, and hadn't been able to sniff anything out so far.

I did try an Economist subscription up here in Chiang Mai once but cancelled it pretty quickly. I was finding that it was taking over a week to arrive by post, whereas I can get hold of it in the malls about three days after publication. Guess I'll have to do without when I'm on my Isaan jaunts.

Thanks anyway.

Edited June 12, 2009 by KhunDave