Gifts for Ladies
Oct 20, 2016, 10:23 am
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Gifts for Ladies
Can the ladies please recommend a few gift ideas for me for my wife and our
2 grown daughters ? Not some tourist trinket, but something of decent
quality that the Thais make better than most other countries ?
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated,
Gary
2 grown daughters ? Not some tourist trinket, but something of decent
quality that the Thais make better than most other countries ?
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated,
Gary
Oct 20, 2016, 10:56 am
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Mrs. visits Jim Thompson for their silk products, not inexpensive. Good selection in the Siam Paragon Mall store, think 2 or 3 floor. There's also stores in old Four Seasons and airport, and of course the JT Museum.
Oct 20, 2016, 11:08 am
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Oct 20, 2016, 11:15 am
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For the wife (or the daughters, if you are in to that sort of thing, I suppose): A go-go bar outfit?
Oct 20, 2016, 12:05 pm
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Oct 21, 2016, 7:58 am
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I have the details of an excellent coloured stone purveyor in Bangkok if that's what they'd like.
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Oct 21, 2016, 9:52 am
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Oct 21, 2016, 10:08 am
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Oct 21, 2016, 1:02 pm
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I second and third the recommendation of Jim Thompson silk.
Oct 22, 2016, 2:43 pm
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My own first thought was a nice JIM THOMPSON silk scarf or bag. They are done in the most gorgeous patterns! You will be blown away by how beautiful and well-made they are.
Oct 22, 2016, 7:37 pm
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If you know what you're doing you can get some excellent stones at a good price. If you don't know what you're doing you can get some colored glass at a ridiculous price. Do NOT, under any circumstances, go to a jewelry store or gem store that a tout on the street takes you to. In particular, if someone walks up to you and asks to talk to you so that they can practice their English, run the other way.
Oct 24, 2016, 6:52 am
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There is a very reputable high end costume jewelry shop in the Peninsula Plaza (btw Grand Hyatt and old Four Seasons) that you can consider. They create their own designs, etc. PM if interested and will get you contacts.
Oct 24, 2016, 11:47 pm
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There are two large Jim Thompson stores - today it looked like they had different sorts of stock/items in both, and a large Na Ra Ya store, in Central World shopping center. If you wanted to to focus on those two brands, and cover as little as ground as possible.
Most of the displays are only showing black or white items, so you may have to ask to see more colorful items, which should be available.
Most of the displays are only showing black or white items, so you may have to ask to see more colorful items, which should be available.