Bangkok's Biggest Clothing Market Pratunam

One the best places to go browsing within Bangkok is definitely the wholesale textiles shopping market located in Pratunam. During my first visit in the city I stayed in this area and it has been my favorite area ever since.



Pratanum Market

Pratunam market place extends from Petchaburi Rd to Baiyoke Sky Hotel along the sidewalks as well as in the many tiny alleys branching out in all directions. It is made up of countless street stalls together with small stores peddling anything associated with textiles as well as a whole lot of related and unrelated products.

People venture here from everywhere to purchase merchandise at wholesale prices and take them back to their own country to sell them there. Many people make a nice living off of that. Dreaming about making your very own designer jeans? Absolutely no problem. For just a small cost it is possible to have any outfit produced that the mind might fathom.

You do not really need to buy wholesale however. Most things comes 1 by 1 too. Should you wish to buy more than a couple of items you will almost certainly end up being offered wholesale prices should you haggle. And you really should do that. There are virtually no price tags on anything so you are going to end up having to pay significantly more if you accept the price offered.




Much of the clothing and accessories found inside the Pratunam market tend to be fakes. And acquiring them is illegal and also supports organized crime. Still you can buy them without interruption from the authorities.

The actual drawbacks in my opinion to shopping here are:
It can be really crowded on specific days and at particular times.
It becomes very hot in the daytime most times of year.
The traffic around the area is normally quite bad.
It is not easily accessible by sky train and subway.
It's quite possible to get confused about the direction inside as most shops look very similar. It isn't so big that you have issues getting out. However, you run the risk of missing out on some aspects of it and walking by the same stores several times.

Apart from that the Pratunam market is a nice place with a diverse collection of garments and fabric, and great bargains to be made for the. I'm going there every time I go to Thailand and wind up with presents for all occasions in addition to too much weight for the trip home.

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