Shopping in Bangkok

Bangkok is a fine place for shoppers and competing with Hong Kong and Singapore for the very best rates.

Arriving in Bangkok is convenient as many taxis offer a ride into the city.

Official AOT taxis are a bit more expensive with up to 1000 THB for a night drive into Bangkok, but during the day a bit of bargaining with one of these Meter Taxis might get rewarded with a rate of 500 THB.

Some visitors end up lucky, others don`t, in a city of busy wheeling and dealing at high speed.

Certainly shoppers should thoroughly test their purchases and check if everything is complete and included.

Nevertheless, some 7 days time to return a non functioning item is a regular in official stores what makes Bangkok a fairly decent place for shopping and good bargains.

Compared to Europe Bangkok shopping seems to be a very good option and buyers should also try to secure their 7% VAT tax refund when bringing the right purchase documents to the customs branch at Suvarnabumi or Phuket airport.