Digital Cameras

[N3RGT 118]

I'm on a bit of a promise to buy a Digital "Point 'n' Shoot" type Camera for a young lady during my next visit in Jan/Feb 2009.I'm anticipating something,for example, such as a Nikon Coolpix S210 which is an 8 Meg camera,3X zoom and has just about every facilty going for the layman.A very neat little package !

 

Cameras such as this are retailing at around £100-£120 in the UK at the moment but I wondered if any of you ex-pats could tell me if I would be likely to get a better deal in Thailand, where Madam would be able to choose the particular one she liked. Any help here would be appreciated.

 

Sorry this is a very generalised question, and I know that if it were Singapore I was to visit then I would

most likely wait until I was in that country, but Thailand well I dunno !

[joekicker 53]

Prices for cameras and other electronics in Thailand are reasonable but seldom a bargain, and seldom the cheapest available.

 

If you MUST have the cheapest price, you'll probably be disappointed. If you just want to assure Madame has her choice, you will be satisfied. The thing about electronics is there is always something cheaper, especially tomorrow. My philosophy is to shop carefully and then never look back. Otherwise (I think) you just aggravate yourself.

Edited August 9, 2008 by joekicker

[marcortez 0]

I'm on a bit of a promise to buy a Digital "Point 'n' Shoot" type Camera for a young lady during my next visit in Jan/Feb 2009.I'm anticipating something,for example, such as a Nikon Coolpix S210 which is an 8 Meg camera,3X zoom and has just about every facilty going for the layman.A very neat little package !

 

Cameras such as this are retailing at around £100-£120 in the UK at the moment but I wondered if any of you ex-pats could tell me if I would be likely to get a better deal in Thailand, where Madam would be able to choose the particular one she liked. Any help here would be appreciated.

 

Sorry this is a very generalised question, and I know that if it were Singapore I was to visit then I would

most likely wait until I was in that country, but Thailand well I dunno !

 

 

 

I am pretty sure you would end up paying more for a camera in Thailand vs your home country.

 

But there are benefits to buying a Thai person a camera from Thailand.

 

If something were to go amiss.....need some user help....warranty claims....a spare battery...no doubt much easier to get that done at the local camera shop.

 

 

 

And....your lady friend might get a kick out of being able to select the unit she really likes!!!!

[bigdelta 46]

e-bay-no kidding.

[Jay097 2]

I'd say keep it simple : any today's 6 Meg camera will do nicely for non-professionel photo shooting.

 

Thaïland is not a bargain for the latest elektronic devices, but one can see some good deals on "yesterday's"

technology.

 

I'd go along with the previous poster : let the lady choose the cam (within your budget of course), I think she'll be pleased : Thaï women are like all women : when it comes to shopping.....!!!

 

Jay

[whilliam_mancon 2]

I don´t know what kind of ticket you have or how long you stay, but if it is possible, try to go by Singapore or Dubai on your way back. There you can make a killing!

 

 

Good luck!

[CheshireTom 1,377]

Unless it's attached to the latest mobile phone it will probably end up in the bottom of a drawer ............. or, more likely, Cash Converters.

[TheFiend 1,181]

e-bay-no kidding.

 

Yep.... cheapest way will be purchasing a camera on ebay from one of the many Hong Kong eBay shops.

[midlifecrisis 4,030]

Prices for cameras and other electronics in Thailand are reasonable but seldom a bargain, and seldom the cheapest available.

 

If you MUST have the cheapest price, you'll probably be disappointed. If you just want to assure Madame has her choice, you will be satisfied. The thing about electronics is there is always something cheaper, especially tomorrow. My philosophy is to shop carefully and then never look back. Otherwise (I think) you just aggravate yourself.

I agree, was shopping around and found prices comparable. No real bargains.

[bigdelta 46]

Yep.... cheapest way will be purchasing a camera on ebay from one of the many Hong Kong eBay shops.

Or one of the many US sellers as I did.

[chrisbrewer 0]

Good topic this.

 

I was looking quite carefully at camera prices in June.

 

I can honestly say that at that time, they were quite a bit cheaper in the UK than in LOS.

 

This was right across the range, not just the cheapos.

 

Chris