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That is a big, new shopping mall in the middle of Phuket. Others maybe would put that tip under "Shopping tips", but I think it has more of a tourist trap. The Mall offers shops and restaurants like "The Body Shop", "Starbucks", "Zen Restaurant", "Fuji Restaurant" and other department stores for clothes and interior design. Nice to look around, but certainly nothing new, nor special for Thailand. Also they have prices that rival these in my home, switzerland (that is to say: pricey, priceyer). The customers I saw where hence in the most not Thais, but Europeans, Americans and many Japanese. Oh, one more thing: they open quite late, about at 10 in the morning. If you are earlier, you will have to wait (see picture)... Adress: 74-75 Moo 5 Chalermprakiat Rd. T. Vichit, A. Muang Phuket 83000
Have a look around, say to yourself that you can get the same things for the same prices at home. If you need to eat something: The Fuji Restaurant at the top level is something that is ok for eating. They offer Japanese food and sushi for quite reasonable prices.
Go out and have a look at the local markets. Much more fun. Leave a Comment
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| | | | Shopping and nightlife: Don't HELP him! | Tip Rating: | | | | |
I really mean it, dun help anybody that come to you who at first, addressed himself as a taxi driver (my case, he's "Ah Kau", a local chinese). He offers to chauffer us round the town with minimal charges THB10 per person (we have two pesons together). That's our first day in Phuket, we met him on our way strolling back from restaurant back to hostel after early dinner. After journey started, (he's actually driving sedan car, not taxi or etc) he brought us to a souvenir shop. Asked us to help him to get a coupon stamped. He claimed that he could get cheaper petrol / petrol subsidy with the stamps. We did as asked. The shop is selling all kinds of souvenir that are very very costly. We came out within 5 minutes. Then he drove us to a local travel agency after leant that that was our first day in the island and we are looking for travel packages to neighbouring island. Yeah, we ended purchased day trip tpo Phi-Phi islands from the "recommended agent" @ THB900/person, which he told that is cheap. Finally, he draopped us at a shopping complex in the town as per our requested and collected his fee before leaving. He promised to come and see us again the next day, to bring us to another travel agent for our other "programmes". We went to Phi-Phi island as per booked, the trip was okay. Everything just acceptable. But after returned to hostel, our hostel's manager told that our package should be THB 200 chaeper than our purchased price.
After all, tourists' motive is to have fun. THB 200 isn't too much but try to avoid this. So if u meet another ah kow and don't mind go for a "taxi trip", hope onto his car BUT reject all his offers promoting any "programme" to u.
there are bunchof tour agent in Patong. Go get a more competitive priced one there! Leave a Comment
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