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Phuket
Shopping
 When
you are in Phuket, you have no need
to go to Bangkok just to buy some
quality goods and souvenirs. Because
apart from pearls, nielloware, sea-shell
ornaments and dried seafood which
Phuket is famous for, Phuket also
offers large selection of best buy
of Thailand. The shopping areas
are mostly on Ratsada Road, Montri
Road, Taowarat Road, Phang-nga Road,
Talang Road in town, on Theplasattri
Road north of town, and Patong,
Kata and Karon Beaches. |
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As one of Phuket's best buys,
cultured pearls offered here
are both in good quality and
large in quantity. They are
available either individually,
as a strand or as part of a
piece of ornament. The Japanese
people, the pioneer of pearl
culture, were the first to set
up a farm to culture pearls
in Thailand on Naga Noi island
off Phuket some 20 years ago.
Since then, many pearl farms
run by Thais have been established
on islands around Phuket.
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Seashells are
made into ornaments and gift items,
such as necklaces, rings, bracelets,
brooches, mobiles, lampshades,
photo frames, etc. These, together
with other marine products, are
among the most popular souvenirs.
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Thai silk produced
in the north and northeast is
well known all over the world.
It is readily obtainable in Phuket
at prices comparable to those
in Bangkok and other cities, making
it unnecessary to go and buy it
at its places of origin.
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Batik cloth
of Phuket is unique in its brilliant
colors and distinctive designs
inspired by the natural surroundings,
the sea and marine lives. Besides
cloth, there are several types
of batik products, for example,
shirts, sarongs, skirts, bags
and handkerchiefs. They are available
at many stores around Patong and
Phuket town.
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Phuket is one
of the Thai cities where nielloware
is produced on a commercial scale.
Thai nielloware is very attractive
in appearance and very durable
in use
because the niello alloy is fused,
and not just welded, to the silver
object.
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Handmade ceramic
products of Ceramics of Phuket
on Wichitsongkram Road are highly
recommended as one of the most
memorable souvenirs. The high
quality native clay has been chosen
to make elegantly designed hotel
supplies, household articles,
kitchenware and decorative items.
Every piece is created to maintain
both uniqueness in design and
suitability in function.
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The cashew nut is a famous local
product of Phuket. As a result of
Phuket's favorable climate, the
cashew nuts here have a better quality
than those grown elsewhere in the
world. Various kinds of cashew nut
products are on sale - roasted cashew
nuts with salt, cashew nuts fried
with garlic, cashew nuts coated
with chocolate, honeyed cashew nut
brittle and cashew apple juice. |
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As bird's nests are abundant in
Phuket and its surrounding provinces,
high grade bird's nests are on sale
here at reasonable prices. |
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Other good
buys include leather, pewter,
clothing, and a wide variety
of crafts and souvenirs.
The shopping areas are mostly
on Ratsada Road, Montri Road,
Yaowarat Road, Phang-nga Road,
Thalang Road in town, on Thepkasattri
Road north of town, and in Patong,
Kata and Karon beaches.
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