Phuket
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When you are in Phuket, you have no need to go to Bangkok just to buy
some quality goods and souvenirs. There is a big choice of things to buy
in Phuket, What you should buy depends upon your taste, interest and needs.
For your guidance, a few items are listed below with brief descriptions.
Other good buys include leatherware, pewterware,
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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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. |
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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. |
Thailand became a new leader in the world of gems and jewelry in the 1980's.
Phuket is also an ideal place where you can find a large supply of gems
and jewelry in various designs.
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Jewelry shops are found mainly in Phuket
town and at Patong beach. Thai jewellers are famous for both their
skills and low cost of labour, and custom-made jewelry is available
in every jewelry shop. The best buys are items made with local gems
like rubies and sapphires. |
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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 colours 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
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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.
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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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 favourable 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. |
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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