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| Don't forget to get your own tailor made suit while in Koh Samui (photo courtesy of flickr.com) |
Going to a distant island such as the beautiful island is an once-in-a-lifetime experience to many. Though a lot of
good memories can be preserved through photographs and video documentaries, actually
purchasing something from one of the Koh Samui shopping establishments to take back home, as a memento that’d last forever,
would be even better.
Plenty of tourists who spent some time looking
for neat stuff to buy have almost certainly stumbled upon a wide range of
tailors. Designer clothing, or even garments of any sort, serve as great reminders
of the tropical getaway experience – though no apparel is actually designed to
last an entire lifetime, keeping it locked up in the cabinet (upon turning scruffy
of course) is always an option.
Since the majority of these shops can be found
in town, along popular streets, and even at the beaches, visitors of the islet
are given convenient access to outstanding designs and fabrics from the leading
brands in fashion today. To make things even better, establishments bearing some
of fashion’s biggest names can be found throughout the island as well,
including Armani and Zara.
A good thing about suits here is that the price
is substantially cheaper within this country than other places around the world,
therefore customers get more bang for their buck. Despite the fact that a
vacationer will save large amounts of cash from whichever store he or she buys
from, doing a little Koh Samui shopping before
ultimately making a purchase is advised.
The prices charged by tailors will vary from
one another, so canvasing is important – that is of course if the customer
intends to save as much cash as he or she possibly can. Also, while plenty of
shops have built good reputations amongst the various clients they had from
foreign countries, there are some, which have managed to achieve the exact
opposite. Some businesses are popular amongst the locals for all the wrong
reasons – getting a custom suit or dress from these establishments is often a
mistake.
Travellers who were unfortunate enough to hire
the wrong tailor for the job complained about the delivery of goods, which for them
went several days beyond the deadline. In addition to this, others nagged about
the use of unbranded material in their outfits, when they specifically ordered
designer fabrics only.
With all that said, a tourist can easily
eliminate the risks associated with Koh Samui shopping by asking for references from previous customers and by doing some
research online first. Again, only some of these shops are well-known for bad
reasons, there’s a whole lot more known for the excellent service they give to their
clients.
