Khlong Thom Center or Khlong Thom Market (ตลาดคลองถม – คลองถมเซ็นเตอร์), a wholesale and retail shopping center, is the source of electronic and technology-related goods. It is also the place of modern products imported from abroad, and some are manufactured from factories in Thailand. The mall offers electrical equipment, automobile accessories, audio equipment, and others with a wide variety to choose from at different prices.
This unique market has a bustling atmosphere throughout the day and is famous all over the country. Most of the products are good quality, but the selling prices are lower than in other places.
The flea markets in many provinces are named after the Khlong Thom in the Thai capital, to make it easy to understand that this market sells a wide variety of goods, most of which are cheap — like the first Khlong Thom Market.
Located on Worachak Road, the Khlong Thom Center is open daily from 10.00 – 17.00 hrs. Inside there are various conveniences, including the parking lot on the building, can park both cars and motorcycles.
Khlong Thom area (in the past, Khlong Sampeng) is one of Bangkok’s large old commercial neighborhood between Yaowarat Road, Charoenkrung Road, and Maha Chak Road in Pom Prap Sattru Pha district. It is not far from Yaowarat, Phahurat, Sampeng, and Iron Bridge.
Countless items are available in this area, including electronics, headphones, car audio, watches, computer accessories, mobile devices, gadgets, power sockets, switches, electric bells, tripods, CCTVs, car cameras, headphones, remotes, games, scooters, home decorations, home appliances, faucets, showers, water filters, grinders, engines, car accessories, pumps, tires, equipment-tools, decorative lights, LED lights, audio speakers, light signs, gas stove equipment, machinery, shoes, toys, clothes, and bags.
After the organization, Khlong Thom Market was arranged in the area of Khlong Thom Center.
The products available in this market are almost everything, and it has been open for a long time until it is widely known among Thai people. Come here to one place where you can buy products to your satisfaction.
“The Klong Tom flea market,” the surrounding area is located in the outer alley of the Khlong Thom Center building, will be exceptionally bustling on Saturday and Sunday.
There are merchants and owners of commercial buildings that bring their goods to sell along the way, most of which are new products. Most of the shops that sell in the bag of clay are used and antiques, rare collectables, including classic and vintage items.
On Saturday nights from 6:00 p.m., this area transforms into a night market or a flashlight flea market (Thai: Talad Nat Fai Chai) because he had to use a light to illuminate the products in the dark which is one of the unique charms of this place.
One can get here by using the MRT, come and get off at Wat Mangkon or Sam Yot Station, the nearest. Those who come by private car can park at Khlong Thom Center Building (Worachak Road) and Sri Worachak Building.
Source: BusinessBangkok.com’s Staff Report
