Originally posted by sedona:
We got on a local bus and she took me to my first request, the Jim Thompson outlet. Jim Thompson silks are supposedly some of the finest in the world and Jim Thompson opened up silk design here in Thailand. His goods are known to be quite costly, so I wanted to go to the outlet where they would be 40-60 percent off retail. The bus system was excellent is very cheap and we managed to finally get there despite the traffic. I was disappointed to find no clothes; only bolts of very expensive fabric, despite the discount. I picked up some cushion covers and decided it would be back to the hotel.
You were probably on Surawongse for the Jim Thompson outlet with only home fabrics - the main store (not outlet) is also on Surawongse near Rama IV. The outlet that has clothes and other silk items are on Sukumvit 93 - pretty far out from the "tourist" areas.
