Crap you have bought in Thailand

[S1MON]

I am forever buying stuff off the streets in Bangers and Phuket, most of it is crap but i continue to do so.
The 3 things that spring to mind are the following:

1, Fake Rolex in Phuket, needed a watch so bought this one, one day later while walking through the airport i heard something hit the floor, looked round to see my new Rolex submariner with date, on the deck with broken strap.

2, Scotland strip, washed it once and the badges fell off, but being scottish i decided to still wear it

3, Belt on sukhumvit yesterday, came back from Scotland yesterday and noticed i did not have any belt, so held my jeans up until i bought one on Suk road, had it on for a full hour before require a toilet break, went in open the belt and half of the buckle came off in my hand.

anybody else bought something they considered a bargain only to find out how crap it is later on???

[Mav]

1. Watch.....got back to Oz & noticed it only had one arm !

2. T Shirts...one wash and these 2 tees would only fit mini me from Austin Powers

3. Binoculars from outside Big C in Patts.......took them to Boxing Day Test in Melbourne just recently.........absolute crap



Ps....anyone mentions RTG's will be hearing from our Solicitors


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[dennisinkamala]

Bar girls usually.

Didnt know yu were back mate,how was yo ur wedding

[Captain]

Originally Posted by S1MON

I am forever buying stuff off the streets in Bangers and Phuket, most of it is crap but i continue to do so.
The 3 things that spring to mind are the following:

1, Fake Rolex in Phuket, needed a watch so bought this one, one day later while walking through the airport i heard something hit the floor, looked round to see my new Rolex submariner with date, on the deck with broken strap.

2, Scotland strip, washed it once and the badges fell off, but being scottish i decided to still wear it

3, Belt on sukhumvit yesterday, came back from Scotland yesterday and noticed i did not have any belt, so held my jeans up until i bought one on Suk road, had it on for a full hour before require a toilet break, went in open the belt and half of the buckle came off in my hand.

anybody else bought something they considered a bargain only to find out how crap it is later on???

Could have been worse, like going to the toilet and not being able to open your belt.
Ermmm, this remembers me of an old thread.

[IRISH JONNY]

bought a footy shirt with the badges upside down.........
been pretty lucky with evevrything else i bought,shirts, jeans belts and watches.....
ij

[samesame657]

I bought a nice TAG watch in bangers which lasted about 36 hours before it died!!!

On the upside i bought some t-shirts in phuket in 2002 and i can honestly say that not one of them has shrunk.

Back in Phuket on Tuesday for 3 months so i expect there will be some more 'crap' buying 55555

[steve w]

how about one of those wooden froggies and of course the multi-coloured pointy tribal hat!

[S1MON]

I forgot about one of my other purchases, i bought an adidas T-shirt on Koh San road, it was a hot day and i was outside for a while, then went to the internet shop and was ont puter for a while, then i peeled myself off of it to reveal a nice back to front adidas symbol on the seat, i made a swift exit.

[IRISH JONNY]

Originally Posted by S1MON

I forgot about one of my other purchases, i bought an adidas T-shirt on Koh San road, it was a hot day and i was outside for a while, then went to the internet shop and was ont puter for a while, then i peeled myself off of it to reveal a nice back to front adidas symbol on the seat, i made a swift exit.

jees si.you and los are just not meant to be........55555555............ij

[samesame657]

Originally Posted by S1MON

I forgot about one of my other purchases, i bought an adidas T-shirt on Koh San road, it was a hot day and i was outside for a while, then went to the internet shop and was ont puter for a while, then i peeled myself off of it to reveal a nice back to front adidas symbol on the seat, i made a swift exit.

55555555555555

[cybernator_uk]

RTG's... Waste of 6000 Baht (sorry, Mav, I couldn't resist.)

Generally, I don't buy that much in LOS. I've had dvd's that haven't worked but at 100 Baht, it was always going to be a gamble.

Today, I spent 200 Baht on a SD card reader. If it doesn't work then who cares.

[marc26]

tons of porn movies on Suk 5555

i bought 2 watches Patek Phillipe that still work 2 1/2 years later and i get so many compliemts on them

[S1MON]

Originally Posted by marc26

tons of porn movies on Suk 5555

i bought 2 watches Patek Phillipe that still work 2 1/2 years later and i get so many compliemts on them

I have had a few duff movies off Suk road, first time i got one, i could hear the background sound but not the person speaking, spent ages on the wires at the back of the TV/DVD player to see what was wrong (the porn movies i am not really sure if they had any sound)

As for the watches, if i buy an expensive one, everyone just assumes it is a fake due to living in Thailand, and the police in Scotland arrest me as they think i nicked it.

[Masterwoodsman]

Originally Posted by marc26

tons of porn movies on Suk 5555

i bought 2 watches Patek Phillipe that still work 2 1/2 years later and i get so many compliemts on them

I treated myself to a real Patek Philippe @ 19k GBP but too scared to wear it !!!

Must admit though some of the copy PP's are pretty good these days

[marc26]

Originally Posted by Masterwoodsman

I treated myself to a real Patek Philippe @ 19k GBP but too scared to wear it !!!

Must admit though some of the copy PP's are pretty good these days

you know how many times i have to tell people it is fake
i think the ones with the leather wristbands tend to look more authentic

[sishow]

Of course Ive had the odd watch fall apart and a dvd not work. But like some others the majority of stuff still works/wearable now.

In fact my parents are always asking for t-shirts as they stuff I tend to buy in Patong's O-top, wears better than the stuff you buy here for 10-20 xs the price.

But I rarely bring stuff back now as I get pulled at customs nearly every trip........

[MassMoose]

A large family of wooden frogs on my first trip. No need to buy any more of those.

[Geir]

Originally Posted by S1MON

I am forever buying stuff off the streets in Bangers and Phuket, most of it is crap but i continue to do so.
The 3 things that spring to mind are the following:

1, Fake Rolex in Phuket, needed a watch so bought this one, one day later while walking through the airport i heard something hit the floor, looked round to see my new Rolex submariner with date, on the deck with broken strap.

2, Scotland strip, washed it once and the badges fell off, but being scottish i decided to still wear it

3, Belt on sukhumvit yesterday, came back from Scotland yesterday and noticed i did not have any belt, so held my jeans up until i bought one on Suk road, had it on for a full hour before require a toilet break, went in open the belt and half of the buckle came off in my hand.

anybody else bought something they considered a bargain only to find out how crap it is later on???

Bought a drink to a Scottish twat that ended up sleeping in my bar

Geir

[dan boy]

Bought a shirt from Molly Malones , they only had XXXL left , so i bought one anyway ......it comes down to my knees and i look a fool every time i wear it, but i still do all the same ...

[likeitalot]

Been really lucky with everything brought back just a couple of shirts that shrunk, one being Hells Bells T-shirt. Watches OK, and most of the dvd's, one that was overdubbed in Thai but once I ran it through some software and re-burned it no probs. I payed for photos on CD at Phantasea and got home and CD was blank.

It is more the taste-in-the @rse things I have been given as gifts which are crap. you would think there would be more thought especially as it was my money 555.

[Masterwoodsman]

Originally Posted by dan boy

Bought a shirt from Molly Malones , they only had XXXL left , so i bought one anyway ......it comes down to my knees and i look a fool every time i wear it, but i still do all the same ...

Hey DB... just wash it 3 times and you'll lose the XXX and end up with a Large.....Perfect !!!!

[Geir]

Originally Posted by likeitalot

Been really lucky with everything brought back just a couple of shirts that shrunk, one being Hells Bells T-shirt. Watches OK, and most of the dvd's, one that was overdubbed in Thai but once I ran it through some software and re-burned it no probs. I payed for photos on CD at Phantasea and got home and CD was blank.

It is more the taste-in-the @rse things I have been given as gifts which are crap. you would think there would be more thought especially as it was my money 555.

I told ya.........you're to big for a S

[sledge038]

mainly get a few dud dvd,s.
ive found the t-shirts to be great. last a couple years and make great rags.
oh, i got 1 dud watch.
the odd starfish.

[nelsonone]

shoes....I often buy the newest in the Pumas or Diesels range.....but they fall apart quickstix