Pratunam and Baiyoke Markets, Bangkok

get lost and fish around for something to bring home. i can't resist the buying impulse so i bought 4 shoes, 3 knapsacks and tribal shirts. to go there from khao san, take the no. 2 bus for only 7 baht.

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I couldnt find anything I like here, so I cant comment much.

Location: Pratunam area, behind Indra Regent Hotel.

Things available for sale: Mostly clothing

Tips: Ask for the wholesale price. Then ask how many you need to buy (from the same store)

I personally would say the Pratnum area both indoor arcade and outdoor markets are more on a par with chattuchak that the stores within the malls. Just be prepared to bargain and remember that the more items you buy, the better the price.

What to buy: Golf shirts, handbags, mens sandals. My husband does all his wradrobe replenishing in Bangkok.

rows of shops selling clothes,accessories,footwear etc.
there is a food court in the topmost floor

What to buy: footwear,jeans,other clothes for men,women and children,accessories etc.

What to pay: bargain a lot!prices are reduced if you buy more than one piece.

If you find a collared shirt and you want it in all possible colors, or a pair of pants and you want 20 pairs, this is the place to go to. Wholesale it is, by the dozens. And you learn why wholesale is cheaper than retail

What to buy: Shirts, lots of them

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This tip will be on the Market and Stalls and the Nightmarket around the Baiyoke area of Pratunam. I will have a separate tips of the Platinum Mall, Pantip Plaza and the Night Market in front of Petchaburi Road. The Market around the Baiyoke Hotel, Baiyoke Sky Tower and the alleys around it are hives of activity both for locals and tourists who do a lot of shopping for cheap stuffs.

Pratunam Market is one of Bangkok's major markets, focusing on clothes which makes it Thailand's largest clothing market after Bobae. The name Pratunam means Water gate. Lots of South East Asians from other countries like Vietnam, Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia buy wholesale here and then sell them at retail prices in their country and make a lot of profit!

The market is open 24 hours a day, the retail shops are open, later on the evening outdoor stalls mainly geared for tourists come to populate the street sides from the Baiyoke Area, Indira Regent Area up to the Front of Platinum Mall and Pantip Plaza and even the busy side streets and alleys around. It's located at the intersection of Ratchaprarop and Phetburi roads in the district Ratchathewi. This is the cheapest market for buying clothes, fabrics and textiles in central Bangkok, while the Chatuchak weekend market probably is the low price leader and Bobae is famous for Russian and Slavic Tourist buyers. Other merchandise include watches, handicraft and others.

What to buy: Buying Streetfoods is very popular there and very cheap! Not all Thai Foods are Spicy (see my pictures). watches, low-cost clothes and ladies accessories, handicrafts, fresh tropical fruits. there are hundreds and hundreds of small clothes shops along the small pedestrian lanes and the shopping complexes inside, both wholesale and retail.

What to pay: Fake jeans and shirts cost as little as 100 baht. Export overruns of the real articles like Polo Ralph Lauren, Nautica, Tommy Hilfiger, Abercrombie etc, starts from 300 baht. Ladies bags for souvenirs starts at 90 Baht.

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This tip will be on the Market and Stalls and the Malls and the Nightmarket around the Busy and Trafiic Petchaburi Road in Pratunam. I will have a separate tips of the Platinum Mall, Pantip Plaza and the Night Market, Baiyoke Sky Mall. The Petchaburi Road, the Soi's around it, the alleys around it are hives of activity both for locals and tourists who do a lot of shopping for cheap stuffs.

Petchaburi Road is the Centerpiece of the Busy Pratunam Area and it is here where most of the Big Name Malls offering retailers and wholesalers who offer discounts to bulk buyers and among the big malls in the area are the Platinum Mall, Pantip plaza, City Plaza, Krungthong Plaza, Medtro Plaza Mall plus the assorted alleys and sois around it plus the neverending nioght markets of which the Petchaburi Road has it's own nightmarket! Lots of South East Asians from other countries like Vietnam, Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia buy wholesale here and then sell them at retail prices in their country and make a lot of profit!

What to buy: there are no fix prices on the assorted merchandise that you can buy so haggling is a must even at the stalls inside the Malls. if you buy by the bulk, then they also offer you deep discounts on the items you buy like shirts, clothes, ladies bags, fashion accessories, trinkets, souvenir items, linens and more. watches, low-cost clothes and ladies accessories, handicrafts, fresh tropical fruits. there are hundreds and hundreds of small clothes shops along the small pedestrian lanes and the shopping complexes inside, both wholesale and retail.

What to pay: Fake jeans and shirts cost as little as 100 baht. Export overruns of the real articles like Polo Ralph Lauren, Nautica, Tommy Hilfiger, Abercrombie etc, starts from 300 baht. Ladies bags for souvenirs starts at 90 Baht.