ou812 Posted September 23, 2013 Share Posted September 23, 2013 Just wanted to know what goods thais like from the usa ? I have some girls and friends i like to take care of.I usualy bring some cheaper seiko watches and chocolate makes evereyone happy stuff to leave as tips ect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post kalbo123 Posted September 23, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted September 23, 2013 Dollars! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happyman108 Posted September 23, 2013 Share Posted September 23, 2013 Guess everyone love USD Beside USD I guess small stuffs for girls like perfume, chocolates, etc will be good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrewrooney Posted September 23, 2013 Share Posted September 23, 2013 iPhones and Furbies. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sticky Rice Balls Posted September 23, 2013 Share Posted September 23, 2013 Dammit!!! Im too late!!! good one on iphones and furbys......dont forget pooh!!! a reliable go to in a pinch ---no money --no honey--for pooh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjhbigv Posted September 23, 2013 Share Posted September 23, 2013 Seiko watches?? You sure? When you can get watches all over the place! I would forget chocolate, melts quickly here! To leave as tips? Forget the gifts......as others have the best gift is $$$$$! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manarak Posted September 23, 2013 Share Posted September 23, 2013 many like wine, cheese, perfume. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinnieTheKhwai Posted September 23, 2013 Share Posted September 23, 2013 iPhone 5s, the gold color one of course. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mogoso Posted September 23, 2013 Share Posted September 23, 2013 Forget Chocolate? of the 4 suitcases we bring one case will be chocolate as gifts and other food for ourselves such as cheese and butter. Costco nicely wraps 4 pounds in quarter stick packs in heavy plastic. We stick 8 lbs in the wet end of two our bags. They get a bit misshapen but put them in the fridge and they'll be our butter for the next 4 months. 8 two pound blocks of cheese, won't melt and it goes in the fridge. The chocolate is in one or two pound boxes with the few 2 pounders going to a couple of Poo yai's, our bank manager and a few friends. Smaller boxes go to family. We don't bring much in clothes and they go in our carry ons. Other bags bring good sheets, towels etc that we could buy in Thailand but costs more. Books and my personal stash of food to include 16 lbs of Gharadelli chocolate bittersweet bits for my daily cup of hot chocolate, grits etc But forget chocolate not a chance, it's an addiction, a way of life, a health food and I like it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elektrified Posted September 23, 2013 Share Posted September 23, 2013 Forget chocolate. Thais could care less. I've given chocolate as gifts that I brought from Europe to a few Thais and in some cases I saw the unopened chocolate sitting around their homes or offices a year later! Perfume? Forget that too. They will leave it displayed on their shelf and never open it. Besides those kinds of items are readily available in Thailand. Watches??? I've found that they like the touristy t-shirts, hats, etc. displaying the name of the city you are in. Butter????????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dickyknee Posted September 23, 2013 Share Posted September 23, 2013 not american, but I purchased a bunch of kangaroo scrotums from the gift shop at the airport outbound. I never said what they were, but told the girls I gave them to, if they put 5 baht inside it would bring good luck. I do buy chocolates coming through singapore, only for a certain bunch of girls who I know eat them. the common one i get asked is stuffed kangaroos and koalas. The triplets asked me to buy them some perfume, but I think they are going to miss out there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rakchaingmai Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 E45 cream they love it . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terminatorchiangmai Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 sausage , salami or chorizo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BKKdreaming Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 things that look like they come from america , Europe , Oz, NZ etc so they can show off to their friends ! most of it is actually made in China ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Songhua Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 Little trinket things go well. The more souvenirish the better. The kids love those foot-long pencils (from Australia) with images of koalas , kangaroos or Sydney Harbour Bridge on them. The keyrings with dangling furry koalas are also a hit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uptheos Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 Dollars in denominations of 100's, as they know they can get a higher exchange rate....getting a lower rate is very disappointing. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LawrenceChee Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 Cosmetics work really well especially those little lipstick and eye liner combos you find at airport duty free...if you are transiting thru Seoul or Narita ...any of those cosmetics there are cheaper and even more popular Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A1Str8 Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 One of the above posts that suggests dollars might sound a bit sarcastic but make no mistake. Man's got a point. All that common stuff like chocolate and perfume etc doesn't turn them on. But a few crispy bucks will do the trick. I mean don't you know thais? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elektrified Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 Cosmetics work really well especially those little lipstick and eye liner combos you find at airport duty free...if you are transiting thru Seoul or Narita ...any of those cosmetics there are cheaper and even more popular LOL giving cosmetics may result in a slap across the face from a Thai. Who would know what to get anyway. I remember one time many, many years back my grandfather gave my grandmother a vacuum cleaner for Christmas. They didn't speak to each other for about a week. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bcgardener Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 not american, but I purchased a bunch of kangaroo scrotums from the gift shop at the airport outbound. I never said what they were, but told the girls I gave them to, if they put 5 baht inside it would bring good luck. I do buy chocolates coming through singapore, only for a certain bunch of girls who I know eat them. the common one i get asked is stuffed kangaroos and koalas. The triplets asked me to buy them some perfume, but I think they are going to miss out there. Agree, from an Aussie perspective. Whenever I go back to Oz the request is always for stuffed kangaroo and Koala toys as well as those ones that clip onto things (like a computer monitor). The other more curious request from one of the Thai guys is for Kangaroo meat, he loves it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LawrenceChee Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 Cosmetics work really well especially those little lipstick and eye liner combos you find at airport duty free...if you are transiting thru Seoul or Narita ...any of those cosmetics there are cheaper and even more popularLOL giving cosmetics may result in a slap across the face from a Thai. Who would know what to get anyway. I remember one time many, many years back my grandfather gave my grandmother a vacuum cleaner for Christmas. They didn't speak to each other for about a week. LOL ...trust me when you get one of those compact lots from chanel or Dior the pretty box will not get U a slap ...they dig those brands even if they don't use it Hahahha buy the wrong moisturizer or toner code yes you will get a good kick :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KRS1 Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 cosmetics and levis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heybruce Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 Anything manufactured outside ASEAN is expensive in Thailand. Western perfumes and cosmetics are very popular, but you need some idea about what the women likes. Chocolates will generally win you friends, even simple ones like M&M's and Hershey kisses. Reasonable quality name-brand watches are also popular; I once inadvertently caused a feud between two sisters when I gave one an inexpensive Timex watch that both wanted. Be careful. Getting a Thai girlfriend is easy. Getting rid of one....maybe not so easy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uptheos Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 Quote OP "I have some girls and friends i like to take care of. I usualy bring some cheaper seiko watches and chocolate makes evereyone happy stuff to leave as tips ect". Why not just stick to a winning formula? If you've been here a few times, you must know by now what the people you hang around with like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurnell Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 American rice 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dickyknee Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 key rings are another. I usually just pick gift stuff up at the airport tourist shops whilst waiting for the airplane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amykat Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 Wow, most of the ideas presented here, other than cash, seem weird to me ...but it would depend on the person/relationship. I'm not clear if you have several g/f's, or you are into many rental g/f's or you are talking about tips for workers, or g/f workers ...or what. If you have a real g/f, or a few of them, then I guess something you think they would like, as an individual ..which would not be a crappy key chain from an airport. I guess if you want to give something like that as a tip to a hotel worker, or some person like that, but I think they would rather have 100 baht. Even poor people recognize cheap crap as cheap crap though. Kids, okay ...crazy pencils or something, yes. Adults, I think not. A name-brand make-up, that they won't use, but they like the brand?? I am a female, and if I don't like/need that exact color, or product, it won't be used, and if it won't be used, I don't care what brand it is, it will be a waste. And I would be a bit miffed by some guy who has a supply of lipsticks to give out! Acutally I think the makeup idea is quite bad unless you know EXACTLY what she likes and uses (or hopes to use). Perfume can be good and a more normal gift to give a woman, and is expensive here, if it is real. If your g/f would rather wear fake perfume for 200 baht, and pocket $35 as well, or would rather have $45 of real perfume (which actually that won't be perfume per se at that price ...let's call it fragrance) who knows?? It also doesn't last long here, I mean, it is really ridiculous, due to the heat. So, small quanties would probably be a better bet, even if it isn't as impressive. Also, I guess it would depend a lot on the type of person you give the gift too, and mostly how poor they are, or are not. Cheap Seiko watches? If they are really poor, they might prefer a $5 fake, and money. They might not know how much that watch is worth if not fake, or might not care, because everyone will assume it is a fake. And how much are those? I have no idea if they are $25 or $200. But I am not sure that is really considered a stylish watch, especially for ladies, maybe men don't care as much. I think a watch is a piece of jewelry and quite a personal choice. On the other hand, if you hand out watches for tips to waiters, maybe they would like that, but it would be weird! I think, maybe you should just forget bringing gifts unless you have a few specific people in mind, and know what they would like, and you can get it cheaper in the US, then okay, do it. But otherwise, I think you are just wasting your time and money and luggage space, and could better use the money to give cash, or buy people things they want when you are here. I appreciate your generous and thoughful nature, but I think looking like a Santa Claus, won't come off here as well as you may think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dante99 Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 Maple Leafs, Krugerrands, Golden Eagles and 100 gram Swiss bars are always appreciated by one and all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post elektrified Posted September 24, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted September 24, 2013 The make-up was a pretty bad idea indeed, but nothing was worse than the butter. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dickyknee Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 Remind me to remove the eyes from those stuffed deer toys I picked up at the airport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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