Phuket Shopping

items you have forgotten to pack. These items, usually clothing, health and beauty products are very cheap in Thailand, means a great Phuket shopping item. Actually it is wise to purchase such things anyway before you travel back home since all this items are much cheaper in Thailand than anywhere in Europe and there is usually no difference in quality.

Don’t go Phuket shopping at hotels and resorts, there they usually charge you three or four times the price you pay in a convenient store maybe just 5 minutes away. On certain parts of Phuket are Seven Eleven stores at every 200 meter distance. An alternative could be Phuket beach shopping.

While vacationing in Phuket you may want to dine out or get some food from a local market. Dining out in Phuket is much cheaper than anywhere in Europe or US and if you still want to cook something on your own do some Phuket shopping in one of the big shopping malls.

There are several huge Phuket shopping malls on the island and they pack the food into very handy units easy to be prepared with some hot water, in the microwave or just eaten without heating it up.

There are also huge food courts in almost every mall with one or dozen of food stalls lined aside each other. Phuket shopping offers are very diverse and usually ok.

Phuket has a large number of unique shops and shopping centers. In addition to unique Phuket shops and fruit markets you will see many familiar stores, such as Seven-Eleven, McDonalds, Burger King, Pizza Hut, just to name a few. While you may enjoy shopping or dining at somehow familiar places around the Phuket hotels and resorts venture into new and exciting territory with specialty shops such as in the new Jung Ceylon shopping mall at Patong Beach with dozens of restaurants and great shops plus Thai massage and some water shows at the open

plaza at the center, it’s a great Phuket shopping experience.

When shopping in Phuket watch out on items you could get problems when you go back home, e.g. Italy and France are totally hysteric on copied designer goods. E.g. if you buy a green crocodile shirt they might give you a nightmare when you come back, blaming you for all kind of nonsense’s, it might be wise to remove the green croc or an other thing, store is separately and fix it again when you arrive your house.

Actually its not your shopping problem when this designer ware in Europe has astronomical prices since the producer pour a substantial part of their income into advertising and want to pull money from you to finally pay their ad agency.

On Phuket shopping also stay way from all kind of exotic animals and goods that are made from exotic animals and of course, by all means stay away from drugs! Buying and using drugs in Thailand can get you into real trouble.

Phuket shopping for some art, preferably at a gallery at Phuket Town will give you probably some positive surprises.

Another thing which makes Phuket shopping very easy is, there are plenty of ATM around on the island, the local banks charge about Baht 200,- per transaction, this is about $ 6,-, means calculate first. Phuket banks change almost any money including Chinese, Korean, Middle East money etc. If you change some money, always do it at a bank, not in the hotel or elsewhere, at the Phuket shopping and nightlife area at Patong the money change booth from the banks are open usually until 10 pm, some even longer and the bank offices at the shopping malls are open until 6 – 8 pm 7 days a week.