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The emphasis here is on cheap clothes, and you could spend hours flipping through the T-
shirts at the seemingly endless Baiyoke Garment Center, but it doesn't end there: across
the street is the five-storey Platinum Fashion Mall, which sports the latest in no-brand
couture.
(cnr Th Phetchaburi & Th Ratchaprarop;
10am-10pm;
klorng boat to Tha Pratunam,
Chit Lom
exit 9)
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Siam Center
SHOPPING CENTRE
Siam Center, Thailand's first shopping centre, was built in 1976 but, since a recent nip and
tuck, it hardly shows its age. Its 3rd floor is one of the best locations to check out estab-
lished local labels such as Flynow, Senada Theory and Tango.
(cnr Th Phra Ram I & Th Phayathai,
Siam Sq;
10am-9pm;
Siam exit 1)
36
Pantip Plaza
SHOPPING CENTRE
If you can tolerate the crowds and annoying pornography vendors ('DVD sex? DVD
sex?'), Pantip, a multistorey computer and electronics warehouse, might just be your
kinda paradise. Technocrati will find pirated software and music, gear for hobbyists to en-
hance their machines, flea market-style peripherals and other odds and ends.
(604 Th Phetch-
aburi;
10am-9pm;
Ratchathewi exit 4)
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Siam Discovery Center
A modern mall, right in the centre of mall-land, with a few interesting domestic outlets
such as Doi Tung and Propaganda. Kids will be fascinated by the branch of Madam Tus-
saud's.
(cnr Th Phra Ram I & Th Phayathai, Siam Sq;
SHOPPING CENTRE
10am-9pm;
Siam exit 1)
