the Phuket trip this round
is seriously on a tight budget
I spent like only half of the cash
which I brought along
and no credit card
since dining out in Patong
is quite expensive
I think I should talk about food
in a separate post then
we brought grocery
and saved on a couple of meals
From The Sea X To Big C: Grocery-Crazy
friends around me know
ya despite the fact
I do not really spend much on food
when it comes to shopping
I always fall into a helpless state
but at Patong
not so much
all over the places
there are all the imitation goods
which does not rise my interest at all
and some of the retro cartoon shirts
I can get it back at Melaka
roughly the same price
skipping all the bargaining
Patong OTOP
OTOP: One Tambon One Product
a government-sponsored initiative
to create small local industries in Thailand.
The idea is to offer every tambon in Thailand
the chance to create its own small industry
producing a local product
and providing employment for local people.
yet
they are the same old stuffs
you see at the other part of the town
there are quite a number of
Hello Kitty store like this
I was checking out a couple of them
since Jazmine Ng asked me to
buy her a Hello Kitty school bag
which is pull able
the prices offered are close
to the one we have seen at airport store
might as well….
this particular one at Otop Market
with the signboards
“No Discount Please”
and some of the items with
“Made in Japan” printed on it
okay, maybe those are authentic stuffs
wait a minute
can you see the Tweety and Kitty dress
yet the tag at the neck is “Disney”
what the hell
Tweety X Hello Kitty: Disney
passed by this store
a couple of time
thought of buying from them already
170 baht havaianas (imitation)
no.. I will just hold on a little bit longer
till I got into another shop
since they have the colour
I really like
guess you would have guessed
the man offered 300 baht
I directly typed 150 baht
and he said it is a deal
trying to get it lower
asking him what if I buy more pairs
then he said this is the lowest
this was the price I got
back in Khaosan Road, Bangkok
but I ended up not buying
because after all
buying pirated items
sounds kinda unethical isn’t it
more over
for that price range
> RM 20
I can get an authentic pair of
Cotton On
and even heavily discounted
Roxy and Rip Curl too
so why bothered
to get pirated havaianas
but
so sorry
still I ended up buying
this time round
my one and only loot from Phuket
okay
I did research on the official site
there is the famous Brazil series
there is the slim series
there is the metallic series
yet there is never a
Metallic Brazilian slim series
super super limited edition
that’s the awesome thing about imitation
sometimes they can be even more genius
than the original creation itself
okay
I am being a big time liar
critizing the pirated goods industry
yet buying them at the same time
ok just once
then what else
was there in the black backpack
everything in there was bought here?
I support Thai local industries
by buying souvenirs
for my beloved family and friends
my miss manager was so worried
because we only got 20kg in total
for luggage space
the items are
Zam-buk ointment for bruises
Nissin X Winnie the Pooh cup noodles
day 1: marked it down
day 2: no stock??
day 3: grab grab grab
since school bag is quite beyond my budget
I just grabbed this Hello Kitty toothbrush
with the keychain
well, at least it is authentic
another one,
is for an adult
who is an underground Kitty fan
doesn’t want to be associate with it much
yet secretly collecting them
ooppps…
Koh-Kae peanuts
peanuts with flavoured crunch coat
come in different flavours
but I prefer sweet flavours like coffee
and the original coconut
for the friends who cook
all these combined
chili, fish sauce, glass noodle
and also egg and bean sprout
fry fry fry
then here you are
ok I will give it a try soon
it is always easier to say
so those are the things I bought from Phuket
not very iconic souvenir
all the small goodies
hope everyone is fine with
what they get
I have tried my best
and this is already the maximum
I can carry with me
another surprise for myself
Dove hair shampoo
buy one free one at Watson’s
135 baht
after the few days of sun
without bringing anything except basic shampoo
I felt my hair was quite dry
grabbed a pair without hesitant
sadly
the baht I saved up at Phuket
has been almost spent dry at Zara yesterday