merijn Posted May 8, 2010 Share Posted May 8, 2010 (edited) Does anybody know where I can buy ( preferable industrial quality ) Velcro type. I checked the normal hardware stores like Homepro and could not find any. I only need a small size of Velcro tape. Thanks for all information. Edited May 8, 2010 by merijn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overdog Posted May 8, 2010 Share Posted May 8, 2010 Hi Merjin. I don't know where you are, but a few months back I had easy success finding Velcro tape at a local fabric store in my town. I think the generic term is "fastening tape" (however that translates to Thai...) The store had two spools - one for of each "side" of the tape. Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macahoom Posted May 8, 2010 Share Posted May 8, 2010 Homepro has velcro. You mustn't have looked in the right isle. HomeWorks also has velcro. Again, finding it is the problem. Asking staff is a waste of time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScubaBuddha Posted May 8, 2010 Share Posted May 8, 2010 (edited) I have also bought Velcro at Hope Pro before. Try also TrueValue opposite Central. Also, I have found that the term "Velcro" is not ubiquitous in Thailand. It's a genericized trademark of the hook and loop fastener so if you try also asking for "hook and loop" you may have better luck. Edited May 8, 2010 by ScubaBuddha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starkey_rich Posted May 8, 2010 Share Posted May 8, 2010 If you have a sample take it with you.It will stop all the face pulling and inane smiles when they don't know what you are talking about. Try the chandeliers shops they may have industrial strength Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonz Posted May 8, 2010 Share Posted May 8, 2010 I brought a couple of metres at Eastwoods marine - Chandlers in the Boat Lagoon, ask for Larry. Cheers Jonz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weary Posted December 3, 2011 Share Posted December 3, 2011 Homepro has velcro. You mustn't have looked in the right isle. HomeWorks also has velcro. Again, finding it is the problem. Asking staff is a waste of time. Ask for 'dteen dtoogae' (tokay gecko feet) in Thai. That's what Velcro is called here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Somtamnication Posted December 4, 2011 Share Posted December 4, 2011 I asked my boss, who weighs 47 kilos, long black hair, dark skin and eats a lot, and she said to use the word tape (more like tehp) dteen tukgae (tuk like tuk tuk and gae, long like gaaaay. Hope that helps. Alternatively, look at the very wide electrical shop, basement Big C, far right from escalators. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phuketsub Posted December 4, 2011 Share Posted December 4, 2011 I buy this often to bind up my arthritic finger joints. You can buy small amounts of it on (at least) one of the fabric stores on Thalang Road. Start at the junction of Phuket Road and Thalang Road and proceed west(with the flow of one-way traffic). It's one of the shops on your left. Bringing a sample and remembering 'teen tukkae', (as suggested above) are both recommended as I don't know if the shopowners speak English. They typically charge me ten baht per foot (both strips, as mentioned above). Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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