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[00:00.39] Todd: So, I'm here with Jerri, and she's Thai, and we are in Bangkok.
[00:04.39] And we are going to talk about fashion. So, Jerri, Bangkok is a very, very fashion-conscious city.
[00:12.64] Jerri: Yes, absolutely.
[00:13.39] Todd: Shopping is huge here. So, let's talk about prices.
[00:16.64] So, first we'll talk about jeans. You are wearing jeans today.
[00:21.64] So, how much are an expensive pair of jeans in Bangkok?
[00:26.14] Jerri: Well, that's funny that you ask because the price range for clothes here is quite wide,
[00:32.64] so you can go from 200 baht - Thai baht - for a pair of jeans up to 4000 Thai baht for a pair of jeans in a, like a, like, one of the top brands.
[00:43.39] Todd: Wow. So, just so people know, 200 baht would be - in U.S. dollar that's about six dollars. And 4000 baht would be about 130 dollars.
[00:53.89] Jerri: Yes. Yeah.
[00:54.39] Todd: Wow.
[00:54.89] Jerri: So, it's quite a, quite a difference there. But I would say that generally it will be in the range of 500 to 2000 Thai baht.
[01:02.89] Todd: Okay. 500 to 2000. That's still pretty a wide gap.
[01:06.64] Jerri: Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
[01:07.89] Todd: Okay, cool. So those are jeans. What about, for women, a blouse?
[01:11.64] Jerri: A blouse? I would say...for, like, a nice quality one, like, 500 Thai baht.
[01:20.14] Todd: Okay. That's not bad.
[01:21.89] Jerri: Yeah. That's alright.
[01:22.64] Todd: Fifteen dollars, about. Okay. What's the most you would pay for a blouse?
[01:27.39] Jerri: No more than 1000 Thai baht.
[01:29.14] Todd: Okay.
[01:29.89] Jerri: Yeah.
[01:30.89] Todd: That's your, that's - what about the cheapest?
[01:32.89] Jerri: The cheapest? Like, 300 Thai baht. Like, if you started going lower than 300 Thai baht,
[01:37.89] then you have to accept that the, you know, the quality - you might get to wear it not more than three times.
[01:44.14] Todd: Okay.
[01:45.14] Jerri: So, that's the price you pay.
[01:47.39] Todd: Nice, alright. So, what about shoes?
[01:49.14] Jerri: Shoes? It's - it also depends on where you go.
[01:57.14] So, Chatuchak market is known for affordable clothes, so the shoes there would be from 200 Thai baht to 500 Thai baht.
[02:03.89] But if you visit the more well-known stores and the department stores, then they can be from 500 Thai baht to 1000 Thai baht.
[02:10.14] Todd: Okay, that's interesting. So, you mentioned Jatujak market - can you kind of talk about Jatujak market?
[02:15.64] Jerri: Yes, so, this is one of the main activities for tourists to do when they visit Bangkok.
[02:20.14] It's a weekend market, so it's only open on Saturdays and Sundays. It's quite crowded, but it's definitely something you should do. There's a lot of souvenir stores, a lot of local shops, and, yeah, a place to shop for clothes.
[02:33.14] And it's not just for tourists, you also see a lot of Thais go there because all the stores there are reasonable - reasonably priced and they're quite trendy.
[02:43.15] Yeah, they have, like, different styles...stores that you won't find anywhere else.
[02:48.89] Todd: Right. Oh, yeah, I've been there a couple of times. It's massive. It's really, really big.
[02:52.89] Jerri: Yeah, it's massive. It takes about half a day to do the entire thing.
[02:55.89] Todd: It's easy to get lost right?
[02:56.64] Jerri: Yes.
[02:57.39] Todd: If you go inside, you kind of don't know where you are.
[02:59.64] Jerri: Exactly, exactly. Which I guess is also the fun part of it. It's like an adventure in itself, right?
[03:05.64] Todd: Right, exactly. Okay, so, what about things like, like belts or, you know, like accessories?
[03:28.89] Jerri: I would recommend going to Platinum Mall. This mall is located near Siam BTS station.
[03:34.64] It's known for its accessories that are, like, reasonably priced. So, at that - at Platinum Mall accessories can be from two - 100 Thai baht to not more than 1000 Thai baht, but usually in the range of 100 to 500 Thai baht.
[03:49.14] Todd: Okay. Oh, wow.
[03:50.14] Jerri: Yeah. But there's a whole floor, like, two floors that's dedicated to accessories.
[03:54.14] So, you can find necklaces, sunglasses, rings, earrings, about ten shops for each category, yes.
[04:01.89] Todd: Oh, that's fantastic. So, Bangkok's quite interesting because it has so many different ways.
[04:06.14] You can buy things on the street...
[04:07.64] Jerri: Yes.
[04:08.14] Todd: You can buy things at the markets. You can buy things at the nice, air-conditioned malls.
[04:11.89] Jerri: Yeah.
[04:12.89] Todd: Yeah. What about online? Do you Thais shop online very much?
[04:16.39] Jerri: Yeah. Online - online shops are becoming more and more popular now because it's quite convenient.
[04:21.89] You just get it delivered to you. Yeah, there's a lot of - a lot of more fashion brands that are online. On Instagram, for example. Yeah, so it's becoming a thing.
[04:33.64] Todd: Oh, cool. Alright, thanks, Jerri.
[04:35.39] Jerri: You're welcome.
