Searching for the elusive Thermometer in CM

[connda]

It never fails to amaze me the things I can't find in Thailand with any ease.  I'm trying to find a simple indoor/outdoor thermometer, the the kind you can buy at any hardware store or department store in the US.  I looked for one yesterday at Global, Big C, Siam TV, and other local stores.  They look at me and the wife like we came from a different planet.  All we got was the old, "No have!"  My wife finally informed me that Thai people don't want to know what the temperature is.  Lol. 
Anyway, I have a need for an indoor/outdoor thermometer like the picture below.  Has anyone know of any shops selling these in Chiang Mai???  I never thought this would be difficult to find, but...TIT. 

[johng]

I had the same problem    here is the easy  way  go into any 7/11  point to their thermometer stuck on the wall

( to make sure the aircon is reaching the required 25 degres C )  and ask them to order you one,  yes they sell them about 150 baht...you will have to come back another day to pick it up as they won't have one in stock.

after you have one  you will find them everywhere (well it will seem like they are everywhere)

 

Edited March 22, 2017 by johng

[balo]

Did you try Homepro ? But I have not seen one here in the shops , maybe you can order one from Lazada.  3-400 baht for a digital one. 

http://www.lazada.co.th/catalog/?q=thermometer

 

 

 

[ChiangMai101]

I have seen them at the big education mall on the road to Sankampaeng.  On the second level  where all the other scientific stuff is displayed.

[worgeordie]

Try Amoun ?, the shop at Big C super highway,used to be Carrefour,

they have liquid and digital thermometers .they have other shops

around Chiang Mai.

regards worgeordie

[Trujillo]

Daiso shops have them for 60 baht. There's one in Central Festival. 

[KhonKaenKowboy]

One of those ChineseBurmese shops...20 THB...ALWAYS @AMORN. TOO

[Rotweiler]

Your Thai wife is fuddling the truth.  Every Thai home has a thermometer.   We have three.  One - from USA - cost 1000 Baht.  Two, acquired at the Market - cost 15 B each.  The Market - Warroroot.  First level -east side.

[hougourou]

5 hours ago, worgeordie said:

Try Amoun ?, the shop at Big C super highway,used to be Carrefour,

they have liquid and digital thermometers .they have other shops

around Chiang Mai.

regards worgeordie

Yup, I got a digital one there, sensor on wire to run outdoors, and tells the humidity, too. Needs batteries, but still working after 10 years. Few hundred baht.

Edited March 22, 2017 by hougourou

[dingdongrb]

7 hours ago, johng said:

I had the same problem    here is the easy  way  go into any 7/11  point to their thermometer stuck on the wall

( to make sure the aircon is reaching the required 25 degres C )  and ask them to order you one,  yes they sell them about 150 baht...you will have to come back another day to pick it up as they won't have one in stock.

after you have one  you will find them everywhere (well it will seem like they are everywhere)

 

I bought one that looks similar to this one at the B2S store in Robinson mall...  or was it Kad Suan Kaew??  a few years ago....  They have them locked in a case so you have to ask for it...

[junglechef]

Recently bought one in Big C mall in Hang Dong. 

 

The little shop at bottom of escalator coming down from Big C

 

But the important question is would a slanted moving sidewalk be called an escalator? 

[kkerry]

18 minutes ago, junglechef said:

Recently bought one in Big C mall in Hang Dong. 

 

The little shop at bottom of escalator coming down from Big C

 

But the important question is would a slanted moving sidewalk be called an escalator? 

 

Inclined travelator is the term I've seen used in the UK.

[dingdongrb]

17 minutes ago, kkerry said:

 

Inclined travelator is the term I've seen used in the UK.

Some refer to it as a 'people mover' such as those which are merely horizontal and seen throughout nearly all major airports.

[Trujillo]

This should be obvious, but when you shop for a thermometer, you need to compare all the ones they have there to find the ones that are out of the mean -- ones reading clearly too high and too low. 

 

Then again, your smart phone has a thermometer in there somewhere....

[dingdongrb]

I still wonder even today why I had bought that thermometer. I mean, as we all know, Thailand only has two temperatures, hot and hotter, right?

 

It's like I wonder why people by and wear watches still. Every phone has a clock, every car has a clock, and nearly every building you walk into will have a clock (or the time) displayed somewhere. I think watches are more of a fashion thing these days but I never did like the feel of one around my wrist....

[Lizard2010]

I have just order2 Digital ones in OZ

I will bring back with me on my trip there

1 for inside 1 for outside

Will be interesting to see how they go

i bought 2 originally at the Big C Mall next to the escalator

but they give 2 different reading lol

 

[Duvidl]

5 hours ago, dingdongrb said:

I still wonder even today why I had bought that thermometer. I mean, as we all know, Thailand only has two temperatures, hot and hotter, right?

 

It's like I wonder why people by and wear watches still. Every phone has a clock, every car has a clock, and nearly every building you walk into will have a clock (or the time) displayed somewhere. I think watches are more of a fashion thing these days but I never did like the feel of one around my wrist....

Actually, Thailand has 3 temperature ranges: 1. Warm  2. Hot  and 3.  HOLY SH---!!!!  (We're in the 3rd range right now.)

[FolkGuitar]

I just bought this one today. 80 baht at the small outside kiosk, just outside the lower level door to the east side parking area. There were 5-6 of them on the hanger.

 

 

[NanLaew]

12 minutes ago, FolkGuitar said:

I just bought this one today. 80 baht at the small outside kiosk, just outside the lower level door to the east side parking area....

of where?

[NanLaew]

Usually any school supply shops have few different types.

[FolkGuitar]

14 minutes ago, FolkGuitar said:

I just bought this one today. 80 baht at the small outside kiosk, just outside the lower level door to the east side parking area. There were 5-6 of them on the hanger.

 

 

 

Just now, NanLaew said:

of where?

 

Oops!  Right..... Outside of Kad Suen Kaew. The door nearest the outside motorbike parking.

 

[Lizard2010]

17 hours ago, FolkGuitar said:

 

 

Oops!  Right..... Outside of Kad Suen Kaew. The door nearest the outside motorbike parking.

 

If only i had known i was there yesterday too

[Sparkles]

On 23/03/2017 at 9:12 AM, dingdongrb said:

I still wonder even today why I had bought that thermometer. I mean, as we all know, Thailand only has two temperatures, hot and hotter, right?

 

It's like I wonder why people by and wear watches still. Every phone has a clock, every car has a clock, and nearly every building you walk into will have a clock (or the time) displayed somewhere. I think watches are more of a fashion thing these days but I never did like the feel of one around my wrist....

People wear watches as they want to know the time at that precise moment in their life,is that not their prerogative ?

[dingdongrb]

2 hours ago, Sparkles said:

People wear watches as they want to know the time at that precise moment in their life,is that not their prerogative ?

...and the clock on your cell phone, which BTW is usually synced to (I believe) a NIST standard isn't good enough for that "precise moment"? Relatively speaking, aren't most people walking around like zombies with their heads down staring at their phones anyway?

[cyberfarang]

On 23/03/2017 at 2:37 PM, FolkGuitar said:

I just bought this one today. 80 baht at the small outside kiosk, just outside the lower level door to the east side parking area. There were 5-6 of them on the hanger.

 

 

80 baht, you were ripped off. I have exactly the same type of thermometers in every room of my house. They are made out of light wood.

 

Go to the big Saturday morning buffalo market in Sanpatong. Price 19 or 20 baht each depending on which stall you buy them, but no more than 20 baht. I`ve had 2 for 15 years and still going strong, have 9 in total.

[junglechef]

I do feel like an idiot even with the extra 100 bht for gas to go to Sanpatong  

[cyberfarang]

1 hour ago, junglechef said:

I do feel like an idiot even with the extra 100 bht for gas to go to Sanpatong  

My reply was to FolkGuitar, then you jump on the bandwagon. How would I know where you live or even care? You are absolutely right to feel like an idiot.,

 

The Saturday morning buffalo market makes a great morning out and easy to get to on the Hang Dong Road.

 

 

 

 

[junglechef]

23 minutes ago, cyberfarang said:

My reply was to FolkGuitar, then you jump on the bandwagon. How would I know where you live or even care? You are absolutely right to feel like an idiot.,

 

The Saturday morning buffalo market makes a great morning out and easy to get to on the Hang Dong Road.

 

 

 

 

Maybe you should change your name to Cyberbully  

 

(p.s. Check out the pm feature, works great for one-on-one conversations i.e. private messages)

[FolkGuitar]

11 hours ago, cyberfarang said:

80 baht, you were ripped off. I have exactly the same type of thermometers in every room of my house. They are made out of light wood.

 

Go to the big Saturday morning buffalo market in Sanpatong. Price 19 or 20 baht each depending on which stall you buy them, but no more than 20 baht. I`ve had 2 for 15 years and still going strong, have 9 in total.

 

Damn! I got ripped off for 60 baht. It's a good thing I didn't buy one for every room in the house. Fortunately, my rooms are roughly the same temperature or I'd never be able to recoup the loss.

Edited March 25, 2017 by FolkGuitar

[cyberfarang]

5 minutes ago, FolkGuitar said:

 

Damn! I got ripped off for 60 baht. It's a good thing I didn't buy one for every room in the house. Fortunately, my rooms are roughly the same temperature or I'd never be able to recoup the loss.  9 thermometers in one house? Really? Do you keep a barometer in each room too? I understand you can get them rather cheaply under the bridge in Mai Sai.

I wouldn`t know, I don`t do visa runs. Next time you`re up there could you pick up a couple for me?