Skint Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 Rice cooker, the Germans have not quite mastered them yet Sent from my iPhone using Thaivisa Connect Thailand the Germans don't produce rice cookers. they import them. Really? I'm shocked Sent from my iPhone using Thaivisa Connect Thailand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAZZPA Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 I don't think anything is better, but buying food here is much cheaper. Fruit and vegetables are very cheap and the choice is very wide. I think some things are much worse here such as beef, I am not even sure the meat here comes from a cow. You can buy Australian beef but at absolutely crazy prices. Also cakes here may look pretty but mostly taste rubbish. To be honest i think the West is better for shopping overall. It's just some things here may be a bit cheaper but not much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slipperylobster Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 Leather goods in second hand stores. You can get originals of the best quality for 400 baht. I do not tell many people where I got my size 13 Italien boots with the smoothest leather you ever have seen. Hard to find for less than 200 usd in the states. Gucci bag for my gal is next. Just replace all the brass and use some leather soap on it. She really doesn't mind that it is second hand. Leather flight jackets in udon...buy about 10 and sell them in the states on ebay...free airplane ticket. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoshowJones Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 Leather goods in second hand stores. You can get originals of the best quality for 400 baht. I do not tell many people where I got my size 13 Italien boots with the smoothest leather you ever have seen. Hard to find for less than 200 usd in the states. Gucci bag for my gal is next. Just replace all the brass and use some leather soap on it. She really doesn't mind that it is second hand. Leather flight jackets in udon...buy about 10 and sell them in the states on ebay...free airplane ticket. Are there second hand stores here? I have only seen one second hand shoe store. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sadhukar Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 (edited) Laptops HDDs Clothing Edited January 17, 2014 by sadhukar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunque Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 What i have in mind bringing home from our trip to Samui/Bangkok. Panko bread crumbs, Tempura flour, Various seasonings for thaifood. Palm sugar. All 4 things a lot cheaper in Thailand than here in Denmark. Maybe not the normal things to bring home, but most likely also end up buying some of the usual tourist T-shirts with imprints from Samui and Bangkok. Last year bought some cool beads in China town, for making plaice fishing lures and in MBK we bought a couple of very cool and very large seashell mobiles. 1 of them is more than 1 meter tall and weighs 4 Kg, and i can't imagine what it would cost here in DK compared to BK. Add chilli, kaffir lime leaves and galanga to your foodstuffs list and that pretty much covers what I am allowed to pack in my bags when we come home Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oneday Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 Chothing is definitely cheaper, but it's hit or miss on the quality. And even though it's not goods per se, the reason it's cheap to live in Thailand -- labor. Along those lines, computer repair is dirt cheap compared to my country and the technicians where I go aren't bad at all at their job. Quick, simple Thai dishes are cheap. Building a house and all that entails, though you need to stay on top of things for falang quality, but still much cheaper than my country. You'd probably get a lot more replies on what is ridiculously priced in this country such as bed linen, good quality towels, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pb1936 Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 Increasingly, retail prices in Thailand are as expensive as the UK and often even higher. Prices on many consumer durables are controlled by cartels, and price fixing is rife. Agreed that vehicle maintenance costs are very reasonable, but you do need to be careful that replacement parts are genuine and that tyres are rubber, not plastic compound. The best deals are at the markets for local produce. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 Consider the biggest one of all: MEDICAL CARE, especially dental care as well as annual physicals, and even some more advanced medical procedures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FalangBaa Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 Well, the trannies are definitely much easier on the eye here than in the UK. Their services probably cost a lot less too, though I haven't asked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebike Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 Did anyone mention "bum guns"... They don't even sell them in my home country, you have to buy a complete bidet! Sent from my iPhone using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virt Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 Did anyone mention "bum guns"... They don't even sell them in my home country, you have to buy a complete bidet! Sent from my iPhone using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app Thought about buying one of those things, but i don't think it's the same feeling when using them in a cold climate country hooked up to the cold water But i must admit, in Thailand when i got the "Hurry hurry, my stomach makes Thai curry" then a bum gun is actually pretty neat. Always have some sort of problems with my stomach when in Thailand, but i blaim it on all the cold beers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bantex Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 THAIVISA ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weegee Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 Nothing.... everything is seconds that cant be sold in the real world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sam sen Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 from the uk... cameras and computers much cheaper in the uk i bought my basic nokia here for 1000 baht, it would have been 2000 baht in the uk and it would probably be locked to a network so i would have to pay to unlock it that's all i can think of Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuckyLew Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 Condo's and condoms Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PJcm Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 I don't know about you guys but I came here for the women. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OMGImInPattaya Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 The ladyboys. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OMGImInPattaya Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 Well, the trannies are definitely much easier on the eye here than in the UK. Their services probably cost a lot less too, though I haven't asked. Well you should...you know you want to and I highly recommend them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FalangBaa Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 Well, the trannies are definitely much easier on the eye here than in the UK. Their services probably cost a lot less too, though I haven't asked. Well you should...you know you want to and I highly recommend them. Ugh, no... You couldn't pay me enough money to go with one of them. You see, I'm heterosexual. Of course, what I hear all the time from the ladyboy fanciers is "I like ladyboys, but I'm not gay..." Talk about denial! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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