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Thailand is one of the best places in Asia for shopping and visitors will be spoilt for choice with the huge, glitzy shopping malls, department stores, small shops and bustling street markets. Both Bangkok and Chiang
Mai have excellent night markets.
Good buys include Thai silks and cottons, leather goods, batiks, silver and gold, pottery with celandine green glaze,
precious and semiprecious stones (in particular rubies and sapphires are indigenous to Thailand), pearls, dolls, masks, painted umbrellas, lacquer ware, pewter ware, bamboo and wood artifacts and bronze ware.
The weekend market at Chatuchuk in Bangkok is a regular cornucopia with hundreds of stalls stocking items ranging from genuine antiques to fighting fish.
Tailor-made clothes are also good value and can be made in a matter of days, yet the standard is very high.
Duty-free shops are located throughout the
country and items can be purchased there and delivered to the airport in time for the departure flight. Value Added Tax (7%) can be refunded on goods bought in shops labeled 'VAT Refund for Tourists', where there is
a minimum transaction of ?2,000 including VAT.
VAT Refund Application for Tourists forms are completed at the time of purchase and it is necessary to show
one's passport. Cash refunds (minimum ?5,000) can be obtained in the airport departure hall and often the goods purchased must also be shown. Shopping hours: Mon-Sun 1000-2100/2200.
Chatuchak Weekend Market
Chatuchak (or Jatujak; Thai: ???????) weekend market in Bangkok is the largest market in Thailand, and largest of the world. Frequently called J.J., it covers over 35
acres (1.13 kmē) and contains upwards of 15,000 stalls. It is estimated that the market receives between 200,000 and 300,000 visitors each day. Most stalls only open on Saturdays and Sundays.
The market offers a
wide variety of products including household items, clothing, Thai handicrafts, religious artifacts, collectibles, foods, and live animals for your shopping style at Thailand..
Chatuchak market is adjacent to the
Kamphaengphet station (MRT) of the Bangkok Metro, or about a 5-minute walk from the Mo Chit (??????) Skytrain (BTS) station and Suan Chatuchak(Chatuchak Park) station(MRT).
Open Hours: 08:00 - 18:00 on weekends and Fridays (wholesale day). Plant shops are open Wednesdays and Thursdays too from 07:00 - 18:00.
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