Phuket Shopping

Shopping in Phuket

If you would like to shop in Phuket for locally produced items then there are a number of local products which you can buy in Phuket which are of the highest quality and at very affordable prices.

The Phuket Guide has listed a number of these local products and we hope that you enjoy shopping in Phuket for them.

Shopping for Thai Silk in Phuket

Thai Silk needs little introduction. Thai silk is world famous for its beauty and its very high quality. The Thai silk industry is booming as the overseas popularity for silk from Thailand has increased rapidly.

World famous fashion designers have gone shopping in Phuket and other Thai destinations for Thai silk which they have been using in their fashion creations.

If you walk into a Thai silk shop in Phuket, you will most likely see an amazing variety of Thai silks which look even better when the sun light shines over the silk. You will find Thai silk in all colours of the rainbow and with many different types of textures.

Phuket Silk Shops

Many ladies while shopping in Phuket for Thai silk have trouble in deciding which particular Thai silk they should purchase as all the silk is so beautiful which makes the choice so much more complicated.

As with Phuket tailor shops, you should pay attention as to where in Phuket you will shop for Thai silk. Some Phuket shops might me selling imported silk style materials of poor quality to unknowing tourists.

If you want to be sure that you are purchasing high quality Thai silk at good prices then please visit the famous Jim Thompson Thai silk shop on Phuket. This excellent Thai silk shop with locations throughout Thailand is named after the man who played an important part in reviving the Thai silk industry.

This Phuket shop is generally considered to be the leading place on the island to purchase high quality Thai silk.

Phuket Tailors

Phuket Tailors are abundant in Phuket and it seems that you can find one every 10 meters. It is very important to make sure that you shop in Phuket at a good tailor. The vast majority of Phuket tailors offer somewhat disappointing products which has damaged the good name of tailors in Phuket.

The first day that you stay in Phuket you will receive already amazing Phuket shopping specials for tailor made clothing from all directions. The hotel reception clerk , the bell boy, the taxi driver and the waiter will all likely offer you  amazing specials at different Phuket tailor shops if the subject would come up for discussion.

Alternatively when walking down Soi Bangla in Patong, many employees of Phuket tailor shops will approach you. They will seem like really nice guys and they will offer you some once in a lifetime deal because of new stock or low season reasons.

Phuket Tailor Shops

Many tourists end up following these sales guys back to their tailor shop and end up doing their shopping in Phuket for a new suit or shirt with these characters. Please remember that it’s not possible to get a great suite at 30 USD at a Phuket Tailor shop whatever the sales people say.

You might get a suit at a price like this however I can assure you that you end up looking like Pipo the Clown if you would wear the suit back home.

Many clients returned back home to never wear their suit again. After seeing the material of their new cloths in daylight or possibly the notice only now that the cut or fit of the clothing item does not seem to be so tailor made at all.

You might consider buying only a few dress shirts and you could think that little harm could be done if you end up buying some cheap shirts from the nice sales guys.

Please do not think that these Phuket tailor shops will not be able to do a horrible job on something so simple as a dress shirt. The sleeves of this cheap shirts are well known for blowing up with bubbles for example or for the buttons to fall of during the first time you wear your new shirt.

You can get great suites or shirts at low rates but please do remember that the cheapest deal is most often the worst option when shopping at a tailor.

Any Phuket tailor shop which you encounter where Indian and Nepalese employees stand outside to try to push people into their tailor shops should be avoided at all costs. You can still go shopping in Phuket for high quality tailor made clothing at prices which a small fraction of the price that European tailors charge. Please just be reasonable and don't go looking for the cheapest deal in Phuket.

Excellent Patong Tailor

I have personally tried numerous Phuket tailors and I have only been pleased and satisfied with one particular tailor shop. The other tailor shops always ended up a big disappointment and waste of money.

I would like to start of by stating that I do NOT get any type commission or advertising fee from this Phuket tailor in case any one might think so. I am simply recommending a service which I have used on many occasions and was always happy with.

I prefer tourists are happy and pleased with their new clothing rather then thinking afterwards that all Phuket tailors offer bad quality clothing.

Exclusive Tailor - Best Tailor in Phuket

Exclusive Tailor is the only Phuket tailor that I can honestly recommend. This Patong tailor shop is located along Soi Bangla and is very near the Soi Bangla Ocean shopping mall.

Exclusive Tailor is owned by a great couple. Johnny is Thai - Indian and his charming wife is Indian and you can not find a tailor anywhere who makes you feel right away at home then as Johnnie and his wife can.

The excellent level of customer service and the high quality of clothing that he makes is unheard of in Phuket. Simply look at the large number of repeat customers that he has and that should say enough about this excellent Phuket tailor.

Exclusive Tailor
81/82 Soi Bangla
Patong, Phuket
T: +66-(0)76-341829
F: +66-(0)76-340823
You can visit their site here: Phuket Tailor

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