craigt3365 Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 I have a friend who goes to the states for 5 months ever year he loads up on all types of medicines for him and family he said it save him over 1000 US Dollars If he doesn't have a doctor's prescription or has too many, the fines are huge. But you are absolutely correct. It's much cheaper for many meds here. Just make sure you get the legit ones! LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uptheos Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 I have a friend who goes to the states for 5 months ever year he loads up on all types of medicines for him and family he said it save him over 1000 US Dollars If he doesn't have a doctor's prescription or has too many, the fines are huge. But you are absolutely correct. It's much cheaper for many meds here. Just make sure you get the legit ones! LOL They will usually accept 90 days worth as personal use, UK Benzo's they might frown at though it's not a criminal offence to carry benzo's without a prescription, it is a criminal offence if they think they're for sale. They may or may not confiscate them depending on whether they believe you need them or not. best to get a doctors letter and have other proof. Of course with certain other meds you need certain forms too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catoni Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 The custom silverware at JJ Market. Beautiful stuff, extremely well-made, and cheap. Beautiful.... is it solid Sterling .925 ? Or plated ? Which booth ? Where do you find that silverware in that huge market ? That's the huge market in Bangkok isn't it ? I'm much more familiar with Chiang Mai. I'd be very interested in buying that set if it doesn't cost an arm and a leg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RakChan Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 (edited) The custom silverware at JJ Market. Beautiful stuff, extremely well-made, and cheap. Beautiful.... is it solid Sterling .925 ? Or plated ? Which booth ? Where do you find that silverware in that huge market ? That's the huge market in Bangkok isn't it ? I'm much more familiar with Chiang Mai. I'd be very interested in buying that set if it doesn't cost an arm and a leg. I've seen sets the same and/or similar to this one on the Sunday walking street market in Chiang Mai. They are indeed beautiful Edited April 13, 2015 by RakChan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ggt Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 Gold, curry powders, and fond memories...mostly... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catoni Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 I bring back to Canada mostly Buddhist items from temples or Buddhist supply stores for my Buddhist shrine at home in Canada. Amulets blessed at temples.. Buddha touching the earth statue blessed at temple. Beautiful items from Wat Phra That Doi Suthep, and Wat Chedi Luang. Including small Buddha amulet to wear, blessed by wonderful kind elderly monk. And a lovely .925 silver ring I had specially made at WUALAISILPA on Wua Lai Street....(aka "Silver Street" aka Saturday Walking Street for Saturday night market) with เชียงใหม่ ไทย engraved on it. (But the actual engraving on the ring looks nicer ) A few "Chiang Mai" shirts.... which I find comfortable to wear in hot climates.. Various touristy items also.... like several pairs of lovely chopsticks made in Thailand, Coca Cola t-shirts for family and friends from the night market.. with Thai script. Souvenirs from the Chiang Mai Zoo and Tiger Kingdom.... And.... five Sak Yant on my back from a Thai monk that I visited with my Thai friends.... Beginning with the Gao Yord... done with Khem Sak by the monk ..who has been doing Sak Yank for 17 years... that I will always have wherever I travel... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catoni Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 The custom silverware at JJ Market. Beautiful stuff, extremely well-made, and cheap. Beautiful.... is it solid Sterling .925 ? Or plated ? Which booth ? Where do you find that silverware in that huge market ? That's the huge market in Bangkok isn't it ? I'm much more familiar with Chiang Mai. I'd be very interested in buying that set if it doesn't cost an arm and a leg. I've seen sets the same and/or similar to this one on the Sunday walking street market in Chiang Mai. They are indeed beautiful I've been to Sunday Walking Street market in Chiang Mai several times.... and never saw a set like that... I must have missed it somehow.... not hard to miss something there I guess... I love the corn on the cob there and at the regular night market Nothing like it in Canada..... Canadian corn just can't seem to compare.. Don't ask me why . I really miss it and have to get back there as soon as I can... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catoni Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 A friend of mine took a bum gun back to the Netherlands. . Odd. They're on every kitchen sink in America. Only ever been too the States once and noticed a few restaurant kitchens which put me off eating out and have no intention of going back. On every sink in Canada also. But in Canada and the U.S. they are used for rinsing the sink, rinsing dishes, rinsing vegetables etc. But I got so used to using the hand-held bidet/bum gun at my residence in Thailand, that as soon as I got back to Canada I went on eBay and got a nice one sent to me from southeast Asia and installed it myself at home. Now I use it all the time and much cleaner down there... I also use it to rinse my hair, and to help clean the toilet..... so good to have. So cheap to get them on eBay from Thailand or China or wherever.. several types and manufacturers.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superdome Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 I take coffee,washing up liquid[far better than ours in UK] soap powder[far better]curry pastes,penang,green,massaman etc + loads of other things 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sawadee1947 Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 ...SOME GIRLS OF COURSE..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanLaew Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 My wife tried to sneak a container of Pla Ra into my suitcase for a friend of hers in the UK. Fortunately i spotted it before leaving. Was that a 20' or 40' container? A friend of mine took a bum gun back to the Netherlands..Odd. They're on every kitchen sink in America. Makes one wonder how they... What JLCrab says. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anon999 Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 A friend of mine took a bum gun back to the Netherlands. . Odd. They're on every kitchen sink in America. Glazed pork and other items that are requested by friends and relatives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrTuner Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 None. These days pretty much everything from everywhere is available. Globalization. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrilled Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 I bring back Gold when it's down.It sells on the world market.Thai labor is low for making gold chains etc. I don't have trouble selling 23 karat Gold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dannyboy666 Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 A friend of mine took a bum gun back to the Netherlands.. Those are on every sink in America.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dannyboy666 Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 Can you bring Food Stuff into other countries , it seems Oz USA Canada would not allow it especially undeclared, it was on the news someone got fined $500 for an apple from a hotel she grabbed when checking out and forgot about in Backpak... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickJ Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 Nada Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostDemocracy Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 <script type='text/javascript'>window.mod_pagespeed_start = Number(new Date());</script> Lots of snacks for my brother and sister in law ,(Thai) and enough mama noodles so when i need something spicy i eat them , You can buy Mama in the UK, still cheap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostDemocracy Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 I took a Thai woman back - 20 years later, we are still married etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lokie Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 From BiG C, RozSiam Brand; Thai Panang & Masman curry pastes, Ready to eat Tom Yam & Tom Kar Kai Soups and MAMA Green Chicken Curry flavoured noodles + few tubs of Nam Prik Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ignatzmouse Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 This time I'm taking loads of those packets of chili paste for tom yam goong, green and red gaeng, tom kha gai,etc. Though they're available in the US, they're more that three times the price and only available from Thai or Asian specialty stores. A Thai lady recommended that the brand Kanokwan was the best. Also, wall hangings, runners, placemats, pillow covers, fabric and/or baskets from Sop Moei Arts, from either their Bangkok or Chiang Mai shops (see sopmoeiarts.com). This company has been in business for over 30 years, preserving the weaving traditions of Pwo Karen weavers from Burma. I also love Thai aroma diffusers, either the ceramic type using a votive candle or the type using reeds. Interesting scents available here (e.g. lemon grass, kaffir lime, frangipani, etc. that are typical of Thailand. And then, as we have 70 mango trees on our Chiang Mai property, I plan to put up dozens of jars (Bell canning jars are available at either Villa or Rimping in Chiang Mai) of mango jam and mango chutney. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko45k Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 Tiger Balm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LawrenceN Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 Sang Som. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liquorice Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 What about bring gifts from your home Country back to Thailand? In the UK everything on the underside says 'Made in China' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dannyboy666 Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 (edited) When I come to Thailand I bring Real Ray Bans, il bring a lot of candy from Easter 50% off sales, 3lb bags for my daughters and friends , GF son and a Good Friends kids up in Seka, No Chocolate though, I bring clothes for my daughter, which she loves , she's only 6, but she's Very Fashionable in the Moobaan, Also those toy princess kits,For kids, they have em at Tesco in Thai. Also Edited April 14, 2015 by Dannyboy666 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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CapeThai Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 A friend of mine took a bum gun back to the Netherlands..Odd. They're on every kitchen sink in America. Sure -- but this way he won't have to climb up on the kitchen sink. This is a episode I would really like to see..??? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slipperylobster Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 Thai condoms... So when my American girl tries to put it on me, she gives me more respect. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NamKAheng Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 (edited) Can you bring Food Stuff into other countries , it seems Oz USA Canada would not allow it especially undeclared, it was on the news someone got fined $500 for an apple from a hotel she grabbed when checking out and forgot about in Backpak... Canada here, no fresh fruit or vegetable, no meat, no fish, no insect (edible ones), no grain of plants, long list that is not allowed. I bring back dried chilis and prick pon, declare it and every time I must get an OK from Agriculture Canada, which they gave me every time for chilis and prick pon. The key word is declare, if declare and it is not allowed they will confiscate the goods and that is the end of it, if you don't declare you will be fined. Edited April 14, 2015 by NamKAheng Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ignatzmouse Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 For gals: OPI "Infinite Shine" nail lacquer. It's called a "vinyl," and is longer-lasting than regular polish, but is NOT a "gel" that has to be especially applied and removed. They make both a primer and a top coat, and have a lot of cool colors. My favorite nail place in Bangkok hadn't heard of a "vinyl" polish and wanted to charge me a mint for a gel--meaning I'd also have to pay a mint to come back and have it professionally removed. Lancôme's new "Grandiose" mascara--not waterproof, but smudge-proof, as proven during Songkran. Can probably get at the duty-free in London or on your intermediate stop. Not cheap--about US$40. A nice set of candlesticks and non-drip candles. Here in Chiang Mai we lose power during thunderstorms. I use hurricane lamps and non-drip candles--scented, of course. A rechargeable flashlight. A set of nice bath towels (hand, washcloth and bath-sheet) in a funky color. Sheet sets. They only seem to use (and sell) is a fitted bottom sheet and blanket on top. I prefer a top sheet on top of the fitted sheet in hot weather. Stain remover for washing. I found Oxyclean (at an exorbitant price) in a Villa in Bangkok, which works well along with their usual detergent. Unusual foods from your country: black pudding, haggis, bangers, whatever. Depending on how well you know them, you could serve a typical English breakfast or luncheon, including carrots and mashed potatoes. You can buy an insulated bag with freezer packs to keep them fresh. I also bought a lot of different cheeses--cheddar, bleu, brie--pick a few and serve them with English-style crackers and their local fruit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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