FAMOUS ROADS AND NEIGHBORHOOD
- Chinatown
- Sampeng Lane |
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Chakraphek Road and Sampleng Lane, Chinatown |
Chakraphek Road and Sampleng Lane, Chinatown |
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It is very crowded on Sat-Sun and holidays. The walking lane in
Chinatown, Bangkok, is known as Sampeng Lane (signs say Soi
Wanit 1) and it’s the only place in all of Thailand to get
cotton quilt fabric at cheap prices. There are a lot of fabric
shops! Diana drew up a map showing the shops that have 100%
cotton. Bolts wrapped in plastic are for sale by the bolt. The
shop numbers go in order so you can find a shop by it’s number
with even numbers on one side, odd on the other. If you buy less
than 10 meters of fabric, the price is retail but still cheap,
as low as 35 baht per meter ($1 per yard). If you buy 10 meters
or more, which can be various fabrics from one shop, the price
is wholesale which means about a 25% discount. Minimum cut is 1
meter, sometimes 2. The shopkeepers are honest and the prices
are low. Watch out for pickpockets though. The closest skytrain
station is Hua Lampong, or Wong Wian Yai and get a taxi to
Sampeng. Or arrive by boat at N 5 Ratchawongse or N 6 Memorial
Bridge (Saphan Phut) and walk.
Don’t bargain! It’s not a
bargaining place! If you buy in quantity, you get the wholesale
price. For example if you buy a dozen sarongs, or 10 meters of
fabric or more, you get the wholesale price. |
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Khet Samphanthawong |
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Khwaeng Samphanthawong |
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Famous Roads and Neighborhood |
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13.74177 N |
100.50681 E |
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