Wholesale Shopping in Bangkok

These Markets are attracted by Traders for exporting goods or taking them back to the boutiques and flea markets of Europe and beyond. Agents will help you negotiate and arrange shipping. But most visitors are simply shopping for bargains in between their holiday, which is all part of the fun.
Sampheng Wholesale Market
Sampeng is located near Chinatown and is one of Thailand's oldest wholesale districts. You'll be sure to find something to take home. Besides everything clothing you will also find gift shops selling gift ideas at wholesale prices, stationary products, and other kinds of nick-knacks. This little busy lane will definitely awaken your senses.
Chinatown
Yaowarat or Chinatown, is an ancient area which was built in 1782. No place can represent Chinese culture as well as Yaowarat. This area is full of great Chinese foods as dimsum, shark fin soup, bird net soup, moon cake and more. There are over 132 gold jewelry shops selling 24 Karat gold jewelry. Also, the Old Chinese market and Chinese temple are worth to explore. Yoawarat is the fantastic place to visit both day time and night time. If traveling at night, most of the shops will be closed and only food vendors will be on Yaowarat road.
Bobae Market & Bobae Tower
If you're looking to buy goods to sell back home, this is your lottery ticket. For thirty years Bobae market on Krung Kasem Rd served as the center for wholesale garments.It is the oldest and largest wholesale fashion district in Bangkok.This is where it starts if you're an aspiring designer looking for experience.
Chatuchak Weekend Market (JJ Market)
This is paradise for bargain hunters. Every Saturday and Sunday, 9,000 individual booths are open selling an infinite variety of goods. Most vendors actually come from local factories, like antique wood carving, clay handicrafts, local souvenirs from every parts of Thailand, Buddhist amulets, wooden furniture, hand made decorated flowers and plants, ceramic wares and dolls, Thai Benjarong: ceramic wares, Chinese wares, garden decorated plants and stones, trendy fashions, silk, hill-tribe outfits, fluffy dogs, colorful fishes, birds and more miscellaneous.
Patpong night market
is very popular with tourists, its between Silom and Surawong roads, and any taxi driver will know it.
Pratunam market
This is notable as perhaps the best place in Bangkok to buy cheap clothes, fabrics and textiles - wholesalers and exporters buy here, as well as individual consumers. The market is not on the main road, look for the entrances that lead to it behind the shops. The Bai Yoke market in the same area sells the same sort of thing. As well as the market, there are many clothes and textile shops in this area.
PakKhlong market
is a very large and busy wholesale market for fresh flowers and vegetables. Many flower vendors throughout the city buy their stock here at night and sell it on the following morning. It's best to go between 2.00am and 4.00am when boats on the Chao Phraya River and trucks from nearby provinces arrive with large quantities of flowers, vegetables, spices, and fruits. These all are piled high inside the market and along nearby streets, making the market very photogenic, though the smell given off by some off the produce can be quite overpowering.
Last Updated (Monday, 24 January 2011 13:01)


