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Shopping in Khon Kaen

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Shopping in Khon Kaen

Postby rickyb62 » January 22, 2009, 6:58 am

Can any one tell me what the shopping is like in Khon Kaen.
Does it have a Carrefour/Foodland etc there??
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Re: Shopping in Kohon Kaen

Postby Tilokarat » January 22, 2009, 7:55 am

Unfortunately, shopping is really good in Khon Kaen. I do not know about the places you mentioned, but a very good friend of mine from Udonthani gave me a sharp lesson in wasting copious amounts of time trying and re-trying to wear various types of clothing at the Fairy Plaza. Also, the lesson included spending oddles of money (mine) on clothing.

Then it was on to the makeup department where she volunteered to be a guinea pig for some new very expensive products. That wasted 1-2 hours more time. Subsequently, she pleaded for me to purchase some guaranteed beauty products for a few hundred Canadian dollars. I refused this well-rehearsed plea. Consequently, the drive back to Udonthani was a bumpy one to say the least.

Thankfully, they have a cheap Thai-style restaurant at the Fairy Plaza.

There is a Big C in Khon Kaen too.

The main point is be wary of shopping in Khon Kaen or anywhere else in Thailand unless you are devoid of female company and can get out of the premises within 5 minutes.

What were the words in that song by Sek Loso about the Pantip store. 'Mai bpai Pantip'=do not go shopping at Pantip! This is sensible advice.
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Re: Shopping in Kohon Kaen

Postby laphanphon » January 22, 2009, 9:17 am

should be a Central Department Store opening up this year in Khon Kaen, October rings a bell, already under construction. hopefully it will do very good and they will go through with the proposed Central in Udon.
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Re: Shopping in Kohon Kaen

Postby Zidane » January 22, 2009, 10:00 am

Theres Fairy Plaza,Big C as mentioned before,also the Oasis Plaza situated near the Sofitel.
There is a Tesco Lotus and Makro as well both located off the main highway.
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Re: Shopping in Kohon Kaen

Postby stattointhailand » January 22, 2009, 10:07 am

And a Mcfatties :roll:
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Re: Shopping in Kohon Kaen

Postby patriot » January 22, 2009, 9:50 pm

laphanphon wrote:should be a Central Department Store opening up this year in Khon Kaen, October rings a bell, already under construction. hopefully it will do very good and they will go through with the proposed Central in Udon.


LA; do you know where the new Central will be located?
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Re: Shopping in Khon Kaen

Postby laphanphon » January 22, 2009, 10:50 pm

sorry, no exact location, but a bit of info, and hopefully done by end of year :D

CentralPlaza Khon Kaen
Investment Cost
(1)
2,600 MB
Program
- Shopping Center (N.L.A)
48,700 sqm
(2)
- Parking (G.A)
57,500 sqm (1,500 cars)
Location
Khon Kaen Province
Northeast of Thailand
(Business and education center
of the northeast region)
Construction Period
May 2008 to Dec 2009

Construction Progress
Foundation and piling work
Designing phase
Opening
December 2009 (Tentative)


take note how to build a department store with parking, more sqm for cars than shops.

and sadly, no mention of udon thani, not even in proposed sites.

http://72.14.235.132/search?q=cache:lEXHT59DSMsJ:www.set.or.th/th/company/files/presentation/opp_day/3_51/CPN.pdf+central+department+store+khon+kaen+location&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=8

some more details about the Central Group holdings, check this out, it is amazing what they own already.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Group
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