OneZero Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Don't need the super expensive stuff that will last 100 years. Any shops around the city? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villagefarang Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Makro is of course one option. Another is a small shop, heading North, just before making a left to the West at the Haa Yak intersection. Best described as a souvenir shop with umbrellas and the like outside, they seem to cater to the local hospitality industry, providing affordable bedding. Larger purchases are encouraged with discounts. It is a small roadside shop and parking is curbside for the most part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrry Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Makro sells surprisingly good white sheets at reasonable (for Thailand) prices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneZero Posted January 10, 2013 Author Share Posted January 10, 2013 Thanks folks. I'll check these places out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shepsel Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 You can purchase cotton from a fabric store, and then take it to a person who sews the seams for a fraction of the price of purchasing a ready made sheet in a store. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AjarnP Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 (edited) There's a bedding store exactly opposite Makro called Penang Furniture. The software is in the annex that sticks out towards the road on the right-hand side. Egyptian 600 strand cotton it ain't but its pretty good stuff. Edited January 11, 2013 by AjarnP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneZero Posted January 11, 2013 Author Share Posted January 11, 2013 (edited) Makro is of course one option. Another is a small shop, heading North, just before making a left to the West at the Haa Yak intersection. Best described as a souvenir shop with umbrellas and the like outside, they seem to cater to the local hospitality industry, providing affordable bedding. Larger purchases are encouraged with discounts. It is a small roadside shop and parking is curbside for the most part. Today I (One Zero) bought queen size, white, hotel supply quality, 100% cotton, top sheet at the shop near Haa Yak. Price: 480 THB. A month ago I bought what appeared to me to be similar quality sheet in Chiang Mai (mattress shop on Chiang Moi Rd) for 600 THB. Thanks all for your help Edited January 11, 2013 by OneZero 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villagefarang Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 Glad you found what you were looking for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AjarnP Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 It's really great when an OP asking a question of the numerous sages here in the Rai actually takes the time to say they found what they were looking for and offers thanks for the help. Thank you OP. You are a welcome addition. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzed Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 OneZero, super that you got what you needed. I'm grateful for this topic because I'll be visiting Chiang Rai soon. Never thought of getting sheets while there but now I will I have a non-standard size mattress, made to fit a non-standard bed which I got while working in China. Impossible to get fitted sheets that fit so I get flat sheets + have them sewn into fitted sheets. Would anyone kindly advise who/where in CR can do this? Thank you kindly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneZero Posted January 13, 2013 Author Share Posted January 13, 2013 OneZero, super that you got what you needed. I'm grateful for this topic because I'll be visiting Chiang Rai soon. Never thought of getting sheets while there but now I will I have a non-standard size mattress, made to fit a non-standard bed which I got while working in China. Impossible to get fitted sheets that fit so I get flat sheets + have them sewn into fitted sheets. Would anyone kindly advise who/where in CR can do this? Thank you kindly. I don't know all places where seamstresses work, but I know that there are many working inside the city main market where food is served (the market at the small clock tower). Also, if you wander around inside a bit, you will probably stumble across a fabric shop. I frequently walk by a fabric shop located at the western side, as I am exiting the inside market area. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneZero Posted January 13, 2013 Author Share Posted January 13, 2013 OneZero, super that you got what you needed. I'm grateful for this topic because I'll be visiting Chiang Rai soon. Never thought of getting sheets while there but now I will I have a non-standard size mattress, made to fit a non-standard bed which I got while working in China. Impossible to get fitted sheets that fit so I get flat sheets + have them sewn into fitted sheets. Would anyone kindly advise who/where in CR can do this? Thank you kindly. I don't know all places where seamstresses work, but I know that there are many working inside the city main market where food is served (the market at the small clock tower). Also, if you wander around inside a bit, you will probably stumble across a fabric shop. I frequently walk by a fabric shop located at the western side, as I am exiting the inside market area. Edit: Perhaps, as already suggested, you might consider simply buying material at a fabric shop (rather than buy the sheets) and have it sown together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzed Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 consider simply buying material at a fabric shop (rather than buy the sheets) and have it sown together. I'd thought of that. However fabric shops (in China, HK, Singapore, Malaysia, Bangkok, Chiang Mai) don't sell material wide enough for a Queen size fitted sheet. That is one reason for the higher cost of flat sheets -- they use special super-long looms. I'm already going to have sewing done along the sides and corners. I would rather not have a seam running down the middle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzed Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 Yahoo I got my sheets, thanks everyone. In fact I ended up buying a whole bunch of stuff. At first I did not understand the numbers 120, 180 etc. Now I know it's thread count. For comparison, the (king size) sheets with 180-count is 490B, 250-count satin sheet costs 650B..... at the furniture place opposite Makro, a 180-count sheet costs 690B. For me, worth getting the 250-count sheets as they last much longer. Specially with top-load machines which pull fabrics every which way. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villagefarang Posted January 24, 2013 Share Posted January 24, 2013 Yahoo I got my sheets, thanks everyone. In fact I ended up buying a whole bunch of stuff. At first I did not understand the numbers 120, 180 etc. Now I know it's thread count. For comparison, the (king size) sheets with 180-count is 490B, 250-count satin sheet costs 650B..... at the furniture place opposite Makro, a 180-count sheet costs 690B. For me, worth getting the 250-count sheets as they last much longer. Specially with top-load machines which pull fabrics every which way. Thanks for the followup and additional info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krobert6 Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 Yahoo I got my sheets, thanks everyone. In fact I ended up buying a whole bunch of stuff. At first I did not understand the numbers 120, 180 etc. Now I know it's thread count. For comparison, the (king size) sheets with 180-count is 490B, 250-count satin sheet costs 650B..... at the furniture place opposite Makro, a 180-count sheet costs 690B. For me, worth getting the 250-count sheets as they last much longer. Specially with top-load machines which pull fabrics every which way. Anything under 250 count is pretty uncomfortable - there is nothing like 1000 count egyptian sheets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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