e2001 Your Digital Future - Bangkok Post Special Supplement

ONLINE SHOPPING

Buy Thai on the web

Web Traveller

Here are some local products and services being offered online today.

MARKET EXCHANGES

Internet Thailand's Thai.com offers a virtual business trading community for individuals and organisations and the site also provides e-payment and delivery services.

Today In Thailand <today.in.th> was created by Anet Internet with the aim of creating a giant e-commerce community.

Property for sale can be found at <scb1.scb.co.th/property/default.htm>.

The Department of Export Promotion <www.depthai.go.th> offers useful links for exporters.

ThaiMarket.Net <www.thai market.net> offers various products ranging from toys to machinery.

ThaiTradeFair.com at <www.thai trade.com> offers an events and business opportunity service and a Thailand export directory.

ThaiEcommerce.net <www.thaiecom merce.net> is an e-commerce pilot project of the Ministry of Commerce where you can find various Thai products such as herbs.

Outdoor equipment or toys can be found at the site Thaimall.com <www.thaiemall. com> developed by the Community Development Department with an aim to help rural people to expand their businesses globally via the web.

StyleThai.com <www.stylethai.com> offers Thai handicraft products.

ThaiGem.com <www.thaigem.com> is the largest online Thai gemstone and jewelry site which also offers an auction service and delivery.

Point Asia initially developed three vertical e-marketplaces for specific types of business to take advantage of online trading.

These include PointAsiaOil.com <www.pointasiaoil.com> for the Oil industry, PointAsiaChemical.com <www.pointasia chemical.com> for the chemical industry and PointAsiaAuto.com <www.pointasiab2b.com> for automobile firms.

FoodMarketExchange.com <www.foodmarketexchange.com> offers a marketplace for the food industry. This is the first food market exchange site in the region that has more than 20 member companies signed up.

WeThai.com <www.wethai.com> offer a business-to-business marketplace for various types of industry including chemical and IT products. It aims to serve as a market exchange for end-to-end commerce solutions for Thai industries and businesses worldwide.

FLOWER AND GIFT DELIVERY

Misslily <www.misslily.com>; Flowers for Thailand <www.ecombot4.com/store641>; Flower FeedBack <www.flowerfeedback. com>; Laddawan Florist <www. laddawan.com>; Mrs Flowers Florist <www.mrsflowers.com>; Paradise Orchid <www.paradiseorchid.com>; Nita Florist <nitaflorist.hypermart.net>; Orchid Thai <www.orchidthai.com/>; Siam Florist <www.siamflorist.com>.

Safun, a manufacturer and a developer of unique sports toys, offers its product delivery service at SafeandFun.com <www.safeandfun.com>.

CYBER MALL

ShoppingThailand.com <www.shoppingthailand.com> was created by Loxinfo and offers not only online products, but also e-commerce service to help you develop and host your own site plus manage e-payment and delivery services.

An e-mall for music lovers developed by Grammy is at <eomegamall.eotoday.com>.

Also see eSHOP-Thailand <eshop.in.th>; ShoppingThai.com <www. shoppingthai.com>; ThaieMall.com <www.thaiemall.com>; Thaicybermall.com <www.thaicybermall.com>, belonging to KSC Internet; MeetingMall.com <www.meet ingmall.com>; eNetGlobe <www.enetglobe.com>; Central Department store at <www.centralselective.com>; and JJShop.com <www.jjshop.com>.

ONLINE BOOKSTORES

CUbook.com <www.cubook.com>; Thaiamazon.com <www.thaiamazon.com>; ProBook <www.probook.co.th>; Pudin Book Store <www.pudin.chatbook.com>; BosBook <www.bosbook.com>.

FOOD AND BEVERAGE

PizzaHut is at < www.pizza.co.th>.

Thai food restaurant S&P is at <www.sandprestaurant.com>.

Planet Liquor at <www.planetliquor.com> offers various kinds of spirits, wine and liquor.

COMPUTERS

Discount Computer Outlet <dco.co.th>; Data IT Superstore online <www.edatait. com/ctrf.htm> or <www.doodee.com> offers a channel to buy PCs, notebooks, peripherals and office automation.

IBM's e-shop <www.pc.ibm.com/th/shopibm/> offers e-brochures of its PC and notebook computer families. Its dealers offer delivery service.

If your choice is not IBM, you can find more models at Compaq Computer at <www.compaq.co.th> or Dell <www.dell.com>.

ThaiLifeStyle.com <www.thailifestyle.com> offers a channel to buy products and services online such as computers from Compaq and Toshiba, products from PowerBuy, clothes and much more. You can also calculate your leasing programmes from GE Capital online.

Selectmore.com <www.select more.com> claims to offer over 1,000 IT items classified into six categories: hardware, software, games, computer textbooks, Internet packages and DVDs.

ThaiByte.com <www.thaibyte.com> invites you to engage in Internet commerce.

Services offered include web hosting, web design, web promotion, domain name registration and parking.

eCombot.com <www.ecombot.com> offers an e-commerce kit.

Winstore.net <www.winstore.net> offers a complete e-commerce solution for business to business commerce.

SECOND HAND ITEMS

ThaiSecondHand.com <www.thaisecondhand.com> offers many second hand items, including second-hand Palm Pilots.

UsedFair.com <www.usedfair.com> offers hundreds of products, ranging from fantasy clocks or lighter collections to electric tools and gifts.

Klongthom.com <klongthom.com> offers both used and new products.

Second-hand automobiles can be found at <www.sanook.com/shop/car>.

AUCTION SITES

Auction Thaicentral <www.auction.thaicentral.com> offers a free service containing various items ranging from books to accommodation.

ThaiBid <www.thaibid.com> offers a free auction service for its members and there is no membership fee at present.

Pramool.com <www.pramool.com> has more than 500 items up for bidding.

PRODUCT DELIVERY SERVICES

DHL <www.dhl.com>; EMS <www.rochana.cat.or.th/ems>; FedEx <www.fedex.com>; TNT <www.tnt.com>; and UPS <www.ups.com>.