You often find that people visiting Bangkok for the first time either love it or hate it, as this vast, bustling city is not for everyone. However, if you love to shop, you should give the city a chance as there are plenty of excellent shopping options available when you visit the Big Mango. Below you will find some of the fantastic shopping available in Bangkok, which may change your mind about how you feel about the city when you visit it for the first time.
Exquisite Jewellery
Bangkok is well known worldwide for being an excellent place to purchase high-quality jewellery and precious gemstones. Many skilled artisans create beautiful handmade jewellery from silver, gold, and other precious metals. As you can haggle on the price with most vendors, you can often get wholesale sterling silver rings, necklaces, earrings, and bracelets when you purchase multiple items. If you are looking for some beautiful and exquisite handmade jewellery, there is no better place to shop for it than Bangkok.
Top Designer Brands
With all the shopping malls throughout Bangkok there are also plenty of designer shops selling your favourite fashion labels and prices cheaper than at home. You can enjoy the air-conditioning of the mall while you shop till you drop, and get out of the heat of the city, which can feel oppressive. Many of the biggest names in fashion will have dedicated shops in the most luxurious shopping malls such as EmQuartier and Emporium. No matter what clothes you are looking for when shopping, you will find a wide and varied assortment of designer brands in the city, often at fantastic prices as well.
Decorations & House Ware
You can also shop for your home with many excellent places where you can purchase decorative items for your home. Areas such as the Weekend Market, which is the largest open-air market in the world, have a vast array of different things that may pique your interest. You do not have to worry about getting your purchases into your suitcase as you can often have them ship your items for you for a reasonable price.
Electronics
Bangkok is also an excellent destination to purchase different electronics, with mobile phones, televisions, toys, games consoles, and much more available. If you are looking to buy some electronics, then a visit to somewhere like MBK may be an excellent choice for you as there are plenty of options available there.
Whatever it is that you are looking to shop for when you are in Bangkok, there is plenty of choices available, and you may change your mind on how you feel about Bangkok when you are finished.
