tubehero Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 I guess most of you know there are many cheap Japanese stores in Bangkok, which have everything from kitchen tools, bathroom utilities to headphones. It is another version of 100-yen shops in Japan itself. The price is very attractive. But do you know the quality? Do they last long? I want to ask as I want to buy many of them to bring back to the UK. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Semper Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 Really don't know, but normally you get what you pay for. Must be better than the Chinese made stuff though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tubehero Posted March 17, 2012 Author Share Posted March 17, 2012 Hi Semper, The fact is these Japanese products are made in China itself. So I was wondering if the quality control is good enough to warrant a "Japan brandname". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slaps Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 Hi Semper, The fact is these Japanese products are made in China itself. So I was wondering if the quality control is good enough to warrant a "Japan brandname". So why not start off with what you know? . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
givenall Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 Really don't know, but normally you get what you pay for. Must be better than the Chinese made stuff though. Should know by now, everything is made in China. Also they only ship second grades stuff to Thailand, the first grades go for more money to west Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vtjforyou Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 These things are ok but mostly useless... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikki1611 Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 I got some of these Japanese items at Daiso at Siam Square. They were like Japanese banners etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarpSpeed Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 Just repaired my front gate quite effectively with a couple of stainless brackets I bought from one at Future Park so I've no complaints so far, the brackets I bought haven't been available in the larger Home stores.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarpSpeed Posted March 17, 2012 Share Posted March 17, 2012 (edited) Really don't know, but normally you get what you pay for. Must be better than the Chinese made stuff though. Yep stepped into that one, as some have said most items there are made in China but still to a generally higher standard I've found.. Edited March 17, 2012 by WarpSpeed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asanee Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 there are 2 types as such: 1.labeled as Japanese and charging 60-80 bt/item. should mostly be reasonable good quality. 2,the ''everything for 10/20 bt (sometimes now even 25)-in about any deptstore/bigC etc-stalls. All Chinese stuff, after a while you learn to know what they tipically sell. Some is reasonable-some not so much. The age-old idea ''you get what you pay for'' is only partly true-as most of you have no idea at all of what CAN be made in good quality for 20 bt (should be better as the 99p shops in UK). It is hit and miss-and you wont know till it goes broke how long it lasted. But hey-what is 20 bt nowadays? does not even buy a bowl of noodlesoup anymore. Why spend so much time for this laughable amount? All the time I read from TV-users to not worry about 50/100 bt-its ''1/2GBP''-as if they would fill my purse if it went outside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worgeordie Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 I bought pair of reading glasses at one up here in Chiang Mai, 65bht and they work just like my 6K ones,and have bought other stuff,like a watch also 65 bht,which i use when i travel, incase of muggings ,but the mugger most likely would have a better watch anyway. regards Worgeordie, and yes i am a cheap charlie,and not afraid to wear crap,dont need to impress anyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rfukata Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 generally, Japanese shops/stores along with Exports to US/EU with MIC (made in China) products have higher standards than ordinary MIC products seen on the local markets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheWalkingMan Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 I visit the Daiso and other 100 yen (38 baht) shops here in Tokyo on a regular basis, in fact I went to one this morning. I am not a food connoisseur and the non-edible products are not so bad. Things like kitchen sponges 3/100 yen, drinking glasses, silicon spatulas, plastic bins of various sizes, dishes, pens, pencils, notepads etc do what the products are designed to do without a problem. The little pots and pans sold in these shops are very, very thin and do not look sturdy at all. The cleaning products I have found are pretty weak and name brand products seem to work better. There are times when the exact same product is sold for 50% or more at usual markets, which still surprises me. Overall, I can recommend the Daiso shops if they are selling the same goods as they do in Japan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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