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Electric shaver in Bangkok: Where do I find pre-shave lotion?

Written By: herbrunbridge - Jan• 22•11

Here at WoWasis, we found out the hard way that hardly anyone in Bangkok uses electric shavers. On our last flight, our pre-shave lotion broke open in the luggage and all was lost, so we had to buy pre-shave lotion for our Norelco electric shaver after arrival in Bangkok. And we found that nobody sells pre-electric shave lotion! We tried everywhere, too: department stores, large food markets, health and beauty stores, you name it. In fact, no one even knew what we were talking about (they pointed us to “after-shave” lotion instead). 

Boots, the ubiquitous drug store in Thailand, once sold the stuff, manufactured by Gatsby, and sold for 155 baht. It’s no longer on the shelves.

Bootom line, carry your own from home, as you won’t find it in Thailand, despite the fact that all high-end department stores sell eletric razors. As the old saying goes, TIT (This is Thailand).

 

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