Shopping in Pattaya city is very different from shopping in the country’s capital. In fact, shopping is not as popular an activity in Pattaya as it is in Bangkok. Perhaps visitors of Pattaya have the beaches of the city in mind, or they have already exhausted all their shopping appetite in Bangkok. Nonetheless, Pattaya has many shopping centers scattered throughout the city. Furthermore, shopping stalls line its famous beaches. But whether you have shopping in mind when you go to Pattaya or not, it’s quite difficult to leave with a bag empty of souvenirs and everything else you’ll find interesting in Pattaya. So, should you decide to hit the streets of Pattaya or its beaches and look around for something to bring back with you, here’s a quick guide of what you might find worthy of your money and where you can go look for it:
WHAT TO BUY
You can buy virtually everything in Pattaya. You can buy clothes, accessories, videos CDs, electronic gadgets, home decors, handicrafts, souvenirs and many others. What distinguishes the Pattaya shopping experience from others is that the products and merchandise being sold are all ridiculously cheap. Not all products, though, are high-quality. You can also find pirated Music and Video CDs at bargain-basement prices. …