Chatuchak Market, Bangkok


This amazing market basically has nearly everything you could ever wish to buy and many things that you would never want to. They have clothes, animals, books, plants, artifacts, unusual things, wooden workings, material, ceramics, baskets, antiques, plastic fruit, silk flowers, antiques, shoes, silver wear, jewelry, houseware, and so many other things it would take too long to list.

The prices are amazing. Deals are common place in Chatuchak and while many of the stalls expect you to bargain (and you should always try) some stalls will not as they use a fixed price system. The majority though are on a negotiate basis and you should normally aim at around 50% of the first price offered. If you are with a Thai or speak a reasonable amount of Thai then you may go straight to the better prices from the start so get practicing!

Chatuchak basically is shoppers paradise and a MUST for anyone in Bangkok who has shopping on their agenda.

Getting to Chatuchak has become a lot easier since the Skytrain system opened and now you can simply take the Skytrain to the end terminal called Morchit, which is exactly where the market is located.

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