| If you are planning to shop in Thailand, you have | | | | in Baan Tawai. Therefore, do not buy any wood |
| to know markets where you can get good quality | | | | products if you want to take them to your home |
| products. The same is true for any place across | | | | country. |
| Thailand, including Chiang Mai. So, here are some | | | | If you want to buy wood products, try to get it |
| tips that will teach you how to shop in Chiang Mai | | | | from the factories situated in Sankhampang. |
| when you are visiting the region. | | | | Sudaluck is good to buy wood products. Lacquer |
| Chiang Mai is a great place to shop. There are | | | | ware can be bought in Lai Thai. In these places, |
| famous places like Baan Tawai wood carving | | | | you get wood which is treated in the proper way |
| village, night bazaar, Bosang Sa Paper and umbrella | | | | and lacquer ware which is of real gum lacquer and |
| village. | | | | the products are coated seven times to get |
| In the night bazaar, you can get things like | | | | there distinctive sheen and gloss. |
| watches, fake designer clothes, and accessories. | | | | Thailand is known for gem scams. So, if you want |
| This bazaar is not good for handicrafts. Do not | | | | to buy gems, buy them from a shop or a dealer |
| buy any wood or lacquer ware products because | | | | whose reputation is good. You can get jewelry at |
| they are of not good quality. If you do, beware | | | | cheap rates compared to what you get in the US |
| as the products will get spoilt within a year. | | | | or Europe. Also, the quality and workmanship is |
| Good quality wood products are available in Baan | | | | excellent. |
| Tawai. However, the products that are sold here | | | | Silk is also a good buy in Chiang Mai. It will be |
| are solely meant for use in Thailand. Usually, the | | | | much cheaper than Bangkok. If you do not know |
| wood has to be dried outside in the sun and then | | | | anything about silk shopping, then stick to reputed |
| be heat treated inside an oven. This makes the | | | | shops. One such shop in Chiang Mai is Jollie |
| wood durable and allows it to survive in any | | | | Femme. Shopping here will assure you of quality |
| climate. This is not the case with the wood used | | | | silk. |