-Ready for a full shopping day with me? -Yeah.
-Ready for a full shopping day with me?
-Maybe. -[laughs]
-Oh, my.
-Ready for a full shopping day?
[laughs]
-It's too hot. -It is.
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Filmed before the pandemic
Bangkok is very associate with shopping.
A lot of people come here to shop
because things are really, really cheap.
I'm going to shoot another video showing the best shopping malls in town.
But today, I got to take advantage because it's Sunday.
And on Sunday, you got to enjoy the best market in Bangkok.
We're gonna visit one of the biggest markets in the world.
Online, you'll see people saying that it's the biggest in Thailand,
the biggest in Southeast Asia,
the biggest weekend market in the world...
Well, you get the idea, it is big, so...
And as it only happen weekends,
today is the day you got to enjoy it.
Oh, my God! I wish the Bangkok metro was like this every day.
Have you ever seen the metro so empty?
[laughs]
Late, late, late, late at night.
Yep. Is every Sunday morning like this?
-No. -Gordon is saying no.
-No. -He thinks we're lucky.
Also, it's early.
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[Annoucement] Chatuchak Park station
[Annoucement] Please mind the gap between the train and the platform
When you get here, it's super easy.
Exit number 1, Chatuchak Weekend Market.
How nice.
You arrive at this beautiful park here.
This is the MRT station which is the metro.
And right here, the BTS, the sky train,
both arriving at the same place.
Wow, there's even a self storage here.
Some lockers.
They probably know that people are coming to shop
and if they want to leave their bags here.
Ready for a full shopping day with me?
-Maybe. -[laughs]
-Or what's the alternative? -Go swimming.
We didn't even arrive at the market yet
and all these stalls are already outside.
Wow.
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And here we are.
Chatuchak Market,
also known as JJ Market here in Thailand.
It was super easy to get here.
We came by metro, but it's also very easy if you come via BTS.
The station is right here. It's like a five-minute walk.
[laughs]
It's a purse.
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-It's nice. -It's small, though.
-You like? -Yeah.
But large is not large.
-Large is not large. [laughs]
Are you saying you need the three times large.
-No. -[laughs.]
-I think extra-large because... -Yeah.
-I think we should get them.
-Look at these shirts, how lovely.
฿400. It's like US$ 3, US$ 3.50.
Oh, love it.
It's a sarong, I think.
-Is it? -I think.
Or skirt.
Do you like it for me?
-For me. -Oh. [laughs]
Rule number one here, bring cash.
Of course, they don't take credit cards anywhere.
Rule number two, if something doesn't have the price,
feel free to bargain.
I see a lot of Asians wearing these.
Just the sleeves, you know, for protection.
It's a great idea.
She wanted ฿80. I got two for ฿100.
The first thing everybody will tell you when you come here
is if you like something, buy it immediately,
because you're never going to find it again, right?
But there's actually a logic to all this,
I'm going to show you the smart way to move around this market.
The market actually has an app.
And you can see your location live here.
You can even bookmark places.
So I love this,
but I don't want to buy it now, I want to see if I find better price.
So, I'm going to bookmark here on the app the location of the store
to come back later.
Let's see if it's going to work, right?
Okay, I'm right here.
Pin location.
Pinned Pants. Save.
Yay.
Here they are, my pants.
I can come back later to this location.
Look at the size of the market.
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Even Gordon is shopping.
If you want to get something unique from Thailand,
these fruit soaps here.
They're everywhere.
The most famous I heard is the mango one.
Mango is the most common. It's like their main fruit here.
There's an exchange house here inside the market.
Did you just discover the air-conditioning?
-Nope. -[laughs]
Is that where you were waiting for me?
It is like a cooling place.
Oh, there are also ATMs here.
Oh, you're so funny. [laughs]
-I'm from Brazil. -Brazil!
-Yeah!
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Oh, and if you buy something, you can't take it home,
you can ship directly from here.
Look at this.
US and Canada.
Door to door. Here are the prices.
How cool. They also ship to Europe.
Look at how many countries, Belgium, France...
-Sorry, Brazil. Don't ship to Brazil.
-No, Brazil... -I'm sure, they do.
-Brazil don't exist. -[laughs]
-There is no Brazil.
-There is Brazil. I can bet they ship to Brazil.
-No. -I bet they ship to Brazil. Come on!
If you need a reference here,
the clock tower marks the very center of the market.
So all these numbers here are the sections,
and this is the clock tower right in the middle.
It's that easy.
But forget it, you can't see all this in the same day.
It's like 15,000 shops here.
-Learned it all about the market? -No.
The purpose of this section is to organize things here.
But, actually, not really,
because you find food and bags and clothes everywhere.
But certain things are actually concentrated like arts, for example.
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You can even get a tattoo here.
How cool! So these are regular Converse shoes.
He's hand-painting these shoes here.
That is so creative.
The quality of the products here is really nice.
It's not like just a regular street market.
Things are really nice here.
Here, there's the external part and the internal part.
Internally, I think it's hotter than outside.
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I love this.
฿100. It's like US$ 3, US$ 3.50.
-Khob khun ka [thank you in Thai]. -Thank you.
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So I guess that's where the name JJ comes from.
You can also write Jatujak Weekend Market.
They warn you here about pickpocketing,
even in the loudspeakers.
So better to have your bags in front of you.
Anti-theft bag, very cool.
It's got nothing in the front.
These pants, you'll also find on the streets for sale
for the same price, ฿100.
Khob khun ka. [thank you in Thai]
Gordon, it's calling your name.
[laughs]
That is a smart invention.
This is so creative.
-Hi. Can I get the coconut smoothie, please?
-Okay. One?
-One, yeah. Khob khun ka.
-Khob khun ka. Hope you have a good day
-You, too.
Look at how big this is.
Oh.
Mmm.
This is so refreshing.
I even feel like another person now. This is so refreshing.
Isn't it delicious?
Hey, it's my smoothie.
Massage in the air conditioning.
Look at what a paradise.
Oh, it is kind of expensive here. It's ฿250 for one hour.
It's ฿150 for half an hour.
You find it cheaper in the market.
If you're pregnant, you should not massage.
I didn't know that.
Okay. So, now let's see if this app here is really good
because I bookmarked a lot of places.
And I want to go back to the cheapest foot massage that I found
that was ฿100 for 20 minutes.
I have no idea how to get back there,
but let's see.
I'm here.
Let's see if it'll take me there somewhere.
It seems easy, looking like this at the map.
So, let's see.
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We are getting there, and it's right here.
Yay.
It is worth it.
I found it. I found it.
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Oh, my!
That is so good
D you see here, "Good Massage"? It is really good.
[laughs]
It is so good.
It should almost be mandatory for everyone to come here
to do a foot massage.
It's like a ฿100.
US$ 3, US$ 3.20, US$ 3.50, I don't know,
but it is so worth it. For 20 minutes!
You leave that place totally refreshed.
Also because you're in the air-conditioning.
[laughs]
-You were saying that it is hot?
-Yes, very.
-It's hot for you, baby. I was in the air-conditioning until now.
-Very. -[laughs]
Here are some two very common products in Thailand:
Cooling spray...
I'd be curious to know if that works.
And also the inhaler down here.
You see lot of Thais with these inside their noses
even on the streets.
-[whistles] -Baby.
-I think you deserve a cooling spray right now.
-Ah, a pool. A cold pool.
After this massage, I can keep going for five more hours.
-You can! -[laughs]
Oh, you're nice.
This market is fully open like this only on weekends.
Saturdays and Sundays from 9 to 6 p.m.
Although, some shops are also open until later,
and others open during the week.
This is really the place to get all your souvenirs,
to buy gifts for everyone.
It is worth it.
But based on my experience,
when you are on these main streets like this,
things tend to be a little bit more expensive.
Go into the tiny alleys, the sois...
and then things get really, really cheap.
Look at Gordon waiting, always waiting for me.
Look at his face.
-I'm done. You don't pay me.
-Oh. -You don't pay me.
-I got no money. -[laughs]
-You're so bad. I can't believe you.
I hope you found this video useful,
I hope that my shopping experience here will make yours a little bit more pleasant.
Let me know in the comments.
Thank you very much, and see you in the next video.