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Phuket Shopping |
| Large department stores are located in Phuket Town and Patong, and a smaller one is in Thalang Town; they have a broad range of what is available in Thailand, both imported and domestic. Tailors' shops are everywhere ; labour costs are inexpensive so a handmade suit is an attractive purchase. Tailors supply the cloth, or you can select your own from one of the many cloth merchants on Thalang Rd., in Phuket Town. |
Jungceylon Shopping Mall |
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Jungcelon shopping mall is located in Patong area. Usually, visitors stop there to shop, eat, exchange money, have Thai massage, have some beer at the beer garden and go to the cinema. The mall is well designed with the beautiful waterfall in the middle of the two buildings and convenient parking space.
For information please visit : www.jungceylon.com
Approximately 40,000 shoppers daily. The water show time: 3 pm.-9 pm daily. |
Cental Festival Phuket |
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Central festival Phuket is located at Kathu which is in Phuket town. around 120,000 square meters with many locals and internationals brands. It is the one stop for shoppers. With a lots of selections of men’s and women’s fashion, cosmetics, don’t forget to check out the central’s award-wining home decoration section which is on the ground floor. The kids will also enjoy the 5th floor kiddo’s toys and children’s wear.
For information please visit: www.centralfestivalphuket.com
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Tesco Lotus stores, Phuket |
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Tesco Lotus stores area for shopping products more than 36,000 items. Food court area for various menus and save your budget. Mall area for various shops to fulfill your shopping including banks, ATM, dessert shops, food shops, restaurants, book shops, CD and entertainment shops, gold and jewelry shops, optic shops, drugs stores, schools for kids, playland, these shops are varied along with size and space in each branch.
Beside various products, Tesco Lotus stores Phuket also have other services such as shopping carts and baskets, deposit bag, free drinking water, price check points, fitting rooms for men and women, cooking services for fish and seafood, installment purchase, home delivery (for electrical appliance and large size furniture). Customers may ask for details about any services at the customer service counter.
For information please visit : http://www.tescolotus.com
Opening Hours: 09:00 – 22:00, for tenants the hours may vary depending on each one
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Weekend Market (Tai Rod Market) |
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The weekend market is where The best bargain happens” the weekend market or Tai road Market or Talad Nad Chaofa offer all reasonable and cheap clothes, stalls, foot wears, women’s jewelry, souvenirs, crafts, most of everything you would like to buy. There are hundred stalls located on weekend market. The acceptable bargain is about 10-25 % reduction.
Location : on the Main Chao Fa Nok Road , coming from central festival shopping centre, go down towards Wat chalong about 1.5 km. , and go straight down to T-junctions with a traffic lights and then take the left turn, the market is on the opposite side of Naka temple. |
Location of Phuket Weekend Market |
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Talad Nad Chaofa Variety market is located on a side road just off the main Chao Fa Nok road coming from Central Festival shopping center, down towards Wat Chalong and Chalong Circle (Hai Yak Chalong). If you are coming from the Central Festival direction, at the large junction in front of the shopping center, get yourself on the Chao Fa Nok road, going towards Wat Chalong, and it’s about 1.5 kilometers further, on the left-hand side. You’ll pass the Easy Fitness Center on your right, and a large school. Continue until you get to a T-junction with traffic lights, and take the left and the market is on the opposite side of Naka temple.
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Batik
Precious stones have been mined in Thailand for centuries. They are in great variety, namely rubies, sapphires, topazes, zircons, jades, etc. Among these are the 'Siamese rubies' which have world reputation for their beauty.
Silk and Silk products
Thai silk, which found its way into world markets after World War II, is hand-reeled, hand-woven and hand-printed and thus has a natural uneven look and coarser texture giving it is uniqueness which has made it well-known all over Thailand.
Today colorfast dyes and improved looms have been introduced forhigher standards of production, but traditional hand-weaving techniques still preserve the unique luster that makes Thai silk different from any other. For centuries the northeast has been the traditional home of silk weaving, and craftsmen in provinces like Khorat, Surin, Chaiyaphum, Khon Kaen continue to produce some of the finest examples.
Northern Thailand, particularly in the Chiang Mai area, is also an old weaving center. Among the silk products for which it is noted is 'Pha Yok', or brocade, richly patterned with designs in gold or silver thread. Besides being used for men and women's clothing, curtains, and upholstery. Thai silk in both solid colors and prints is employed for a wide range or souvenir items like cushions, jewel-boxes, evening bags and notebook covers.
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Gems and Jewelry
Precious stones have been mined in Thailand for centuries. They are in great variety, namely rubies, sapphires, topazes, zircons, jades, etc. Among these are the 'Siamese rubies' which have world reputation for their beauty.
Chanthaburi,Trat and Kanchanaburi provinces are the important homes for coloured stones. As Thai cutters have now become highly skilled and have great reputation for quality workmanship, together with the abundance of locally mined gems
Wood Carving
Thai woodcarft, especially wood carving, is world famous for its craftsmanship together with is intricate and elaborate designs.
In the Chiang Mai area, hundreds of artisans produce carved figures of all kinds and in all sizes, ornate picture and mirror frames, intricately designed boxes, salad bowls, trays, wall plaques and numerous other creations.
Some pieces are gilded and decorated with glass-mosaics to enhance their appeal. Wood carving skills are also used in the making of fine furniture both traditional and contemporary.
Pearl
From the oyster comes the pearl, one of nature's most prized gifts. In the Andaman Sea, thriving oyster beds give birth to a wide variety of these beautiful gems. Around Naka Noi Island, just off the east coast of Phuket, rare South Sea pearls are cultured.
Visit one of the most famous pearl cultivation farms in the world and find out the secrets of oysters and how they create pearls. Take one of the Pearl Island Tours' day trips by comfortable cruiser, and you may find you go home with a little something extra.
Department stores
Central Festival, as well as the newly opened Jungceylon are the newest arrivals on the scene and have taken shopping and entertainment in Phuket to a whole new level. These shopping complexes feature a plethora of shops, restaurants, as well as cinemas and other entertainment. On a smaller scale are the Ocean department stores and Robinsons. These are definitely worth checking out, especially if you are looking for clothes.
Tesco Lotus and Big C, in Phuket City, and Carrefour (part of Jungceylon) in Patong, are Phuket's hypermarkets. These stock everything you can imagine, from food to footwear, and at very reasonable prices.
Ocean Department Store on Thaweewong Rd., Patong.
Ocean Shopping Mall on Tilok-U-Thit Rd., Phuket Town.
Robinsons-Ocean on Tilok-Thit Rd., Phuket Town.
Phuket Shopping Center on Rasada Rd., Phuket Town.
Ocean Plaza on Soi Bangla, Patong.
Souvenir
Pearls, baltiks, and pewter ware are Phuket's best known products. Shops that specialize in these are found on Rasada Rd., Phang-nga Rd., Montri Rd., Yaowarat Rd., and Tilok Unit I Rd., in town and Tourist beaches such as Patong, Kata, Karon and Rawai.
Source : Tourism Authority of Thailand. (TAT) |
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