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Bangkok is renowned as an enticing tourist destination with its plethora of cheap shopping venues, bustling commercial centers, and local markets offering a wide array of affordable goods. It's a shopping paradise not only for clothing but also for household items, electronics, and diverse culinary delights, all at reasonable prices. Here are 6 items you absolutely must buy when traveling to Bangkok, Thailand.
6 Must-Buy Items When Traveling to Bangkok, Thailand
Fruit Soap
Natural origin soaps and bath products are favored gifts among international travelers. Their natural fruit scents, gentle feel, and skin safety are the highlights of this product line.
Natural origin soaps and bath products from Thailand - Illustration
Moreover, travelers will surely be delighted by the stylish designs of these adorable soap bars shaped like pineapples, mangoes, strawberries, etc. To purchase these items as gifts, you'll need to spend around 50 – 60 baht for a 200-gram soap bar.
Cotton T-shirts
A plain 100% cotton T-shirt ranges from 90,000 to 120,000 Vietnamese dong, while patterned ones range from 180,000 to 220,000 dong. However, despite being products of local brands, Thai T-shirts ensure high quality and come in a variety of colors, making them a favorite among many travelers.
Cotton T-shirts from Thailand - Illustration
With the aforementioned prices, you can already purchase a relatively high-quality T-shirt. However, if you're looking for cheaper options with lower quality, you can buy them at night markets.
Thai Tea
When visiting Thailand, you cannot miss the delicious aroma of Thai tea, a type of tea commonly used by Thai people as a refreshing beverage, similar to milk tea but more intricate and special.
Thai Tea - Illustration
It's a combination of condensed tea, milk, and ice. However, in Thailand, people use highly concentrated brewed tea, along with various herbs like cinnamon, star anise, and cloves, giving the tea a fragrant aroma and health benefits. And when traveling to Thailand, don't forget to buy some Thai tea as souvenirs. A reliable place to purchase this type of tea is Tea Avenue, located in the Asiatique complex or 353/2 Soi Thonglor, Sukhumvit Rd., Bangkok 10110, Thailand.
Aromatic Essential Oil Dry Flowers
Thailand is renowned for its traditional craft of producing aromatic essential oils, a practice that dates back hundreds of years and continues to be cherished to this day. This heritage ensures that dried aromatic flowers and massage oils from Thailand not only come at a reasonable price but also boast exceptional quality.
Aromatic Dry Flowers and Massage Oils from Thailand - Illustration
In particular, dried aromatic flowers are favored by many travelers as they make for easy-to-give gifts and have various interesting uses such as massage therapy, creating home fragrances, steam relaxation, and beauty treatments.
Thousand Flowers Scented Body Wash from Thailand
Thai shower products are also among the favorite travel souvenirs of budget-conscious travelers.
Thousand Flowers Scented Body Wash from Thailand - Illustration
Most of the thousand flowers scented body wash products from Thailand are traditional items with delicate cherry blossom scents that provide a relaxing and comfortable feeling, following the Thai secret to maintaining youthfulness and beauty, widely popular in Bangkok. When traveling to Thailand, try buying this body wash as a gift for your friends and family; they will surely love it.
Instant Pad Thai Noodles
Illustration: Instant Pad Thai Noodles
Pad Thai is one of Thailand's signature dishes, extremely popular among tourists and locals alike. You can easily find Pad Thai in most restaurants across Bangkok or countless street food stalls wherever you go. Now you can bring the taste of Thailand home and simply add hot water, wait a few seconds, and you're ready to enjoy Pad Thai cooked by yourself.
