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Overview
To paraphrase one guidebook - whatever your shopping budget is,
double it. Bangkok truly is a shopper's paradise, attracting people
from throughout the region for the variety, quality and price. If
you can't find what you're looking for in Bangkok, chances are it
can't be found.
Upscale malls and boutique shops cater to an infinite variety of
lifestyles, tastes and budgets while main thoroughfares such as
Sukhumvit and Silom Road are crowded with street vendors offering
clothing, gadgets, decorative items, electronics, sunglasses (be
advised however that many of these street vendors are deaf and use
large electronic calculators to open the bargaining. You then get
to enter the amount you are willing to pay (usually ½ the
asking price for starters), and then let the game begin!).
"Caveat Emptor" is the rule of thumb but excellent value
can be found from the vendors - especially for souvenir type items.
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