Uncle Joe Posted January 3, 2003 Report Share Posted January 3, 2003 Hi. Is 135 baht a fair price for a VCD Karaoke of a current Thai hit? Of course, they don't sell pirated Thai music on sidewalks apparently :-) So I went to a stall on Soi 71 at Suk. I had the title and artist of what I wanted written in Thai on a piece of paper and the guy sold me that VCD. It's a current Thai hit and he sold me the right title so it's OK, but I would have prefered a CD. Anyway, the guy would not budge on the price. 135 B is still cheap for a VCD anyway, but for future refs, I'd like to know what the normal prices are for Thai CD's and music VCD's. And while I'm at it, I should ask where to buy Thai music CD's in BKK in the Suk area. It may sound like a strange question (like asking where to buy American music in New York City) but it's not obvious where to go. I didn't find a music store (but it was a Sunday and I was leaving in the morning) and places like Robinson's don't seem to carry much. I'd be looking for stuff like Siriporn records etc... I know that next time I should ask a Thai lovely to point me to the right place, but I'd like to know where you guys buy your Thai music (those of you who do, obviously :-). Thanks in advance for the info, Uncle Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khunsanuk Posted January 3, 2003 Report Share Posted January 3, 2003 Hi, "Is 135 baht a fair price for a VCD Karaoke of a current Thai hit?" Yeah, sounds fairly normal to me. My wife buys these VCDs often (usually at Mangpong) and this is in the range that she pays. Sanuk! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samak Posted January 3, 2003 Report Share Posted January 3, 2003 i bought this week some in tachilek (burma, just across the boarder from mae sai); pirated obviously, 4 cd's for 100 baht... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Joe Posted January 4, 2003 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2003 Thanks for the info guys. Much appreciated. Uncle Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whosyourdaddy Posted January 5, 2003 Report Share Posted January 5, 2003 karaoke Cds in the stores run about 80-130B a cd. My wife bought a double cd for 195 yesterday. Seems as if you got a fair price For Thai cd try the "scorpian" stores located in Major EkKamai, 2nd floor or MBK shopping center 1st floor plus many other places including most tescos etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thai3 Posted January 5, 2003 Report Share Posted January 5, 2003 scorpion is where I go, same as manpong, you can buy a discount card for lower prices. They do not have everything though. There is a CD place at soi 69/1 outside the old cinema building. The stuff there can be had for lower than the face price and are not copies. Anybody buying copies of thai music is a true sinner. There are a lot of recent VCD of siriporn concerts, some are cheap and not really worth having as they are mostly clowns with one or two songs. Stick to the Grammy releases. Some VCD are a LOT more than 135 depending on the artist. Jintara seems to be one of the highest as some of hers are 350 baht, latest one of hers 179, Job and Joy 179, can be slightly discounted-peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khunsanuk Posted January 6, 2003 Report Share Posted January 6, 2003 Hi, "Anybody buying copies of thai music is a true sinner." Yet it is perfectly okay to rip off Westerners, right? Sorry Peter, but I think this is extremely hypocritical. Sanuk! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thai3 Posted January 6, 2003 Report Share Posted January 6, 2003 why are calling me a hypocrite? i have never suggested people rip off westerners either, I feel that it's more important to suport thai singers though than multi millionaire western no talents. I do not buy copies of thai or western music, do you buy copies?-peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khunsanuk Posted January 6, 2003 Report Share Posted January 6, 2003 Hi, Sorry, Peter, maybe I misread your post, but when you say "Anybody buying copies of thai music is a true sinner." than it can easily be read as "but it is okay to do so if it isn't thai music". Especially since this seems to be the practice of those in power here. And as for they deserve it more (i.e. the money they make from their CDs), stealing is stealing, regardless of who you steal from. And yes, I do buy copies, but I am not saying that one should not. Sanuk! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Joe Posted January 8, 2003 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2003 Says thai3: scorpion is where I go, same as manpong, you can buy a discount card for lower prices. They do not have everything though. There is a CD place at soi 69/1 outside the old cinema building. The stuff there can be had for lower than the face price and are not copies. Anybody buying copies of thai music is a true sinner. There are a lot of recent VCD of siriporn concerts, some are cheap and not really worth having as they are mostly clowns with one or two songs. Stick to the Grammy releases. Some VCD are a LOT more than 135 depending on the artist. Jintara seems to be one of the highest as some of hers are 350 baht, latest one of hers 179, Job and Joy 179, can be slightly discounted-peter Excellent stuff. Will come in handy. Thanks to all again for the tips and feedback. Uncle Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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