Going to Thailand, you often habitually buy green inhaler oil as a souvenir, but if you want to switch to something that's also a "specialty" no less and extremely useful, then look at this Tiger Balm counter. This is an extremely popular souvenir area that you'll encounter a lot when strolling around Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK) before flying home.
Below are a few "small but powerful" items from Tiger house that I find very worth grabbing as gifts for family or friends:
🐯 Tiger Balm Pain Relief Patch – Savior for office workers
Instead of those liquid oil jars, I find buying pain relief patches (Plaster) the most practical. This type has two main lines: Warm (red color - warming) and Cool (green color - cooling).
Real experience: Office workers who often have shoulder and neck pain or those who go to the gym a lot, just stick this on and it soothes right away. It sticks very firmly but when removing it doesn't hurt or irritate the skin, the herbal scent is also very pleasant rather than pungent medicinal smell.
🦟 Mosquito Repellent Patch
This one I find extremely suitable to buy as a gift for families with young children.
Why buy it: It's in the form of cute cartoon patches, you just stick it on clothes or the baby's stroller instead of spraying directly on the skin. It uses natural essential oils so it's extremely gentle and effectively repels mosquitoes very well for outdoor trips.
🤒 Fever Reduction Patch
Right at the counter, they also sell fever reduction patches for both children and adults.
Convenient: Buy a few boxes to keep in the family medicine cabinet, it's never too much. When starting to have signs of fever, stick one on the forehead and feel cool and comfortable immediately.
💳 Shopping experience at BKK airport
Payment: At these counters, you can pay extremely flexibly. Besides cash Baht, you can just use Visa/Mastercard tap on the machine or use electronic payment methods like Apple Pay, Samsung Pay and done. The operation is extremely fast, the machine will show "Approved" with success notification and you can carry your souvenirs to the boarding gate.
Location: These counters are usually scattered right in the duty-free area or near the waiting Gates. If you have some leftover loose Baht, this is the ideal place to "spend" it all before leaving Thailand.
Little tip: Usually buying in sets or buying in larger quantities here will get better prices or get a cute tote bag as a gift (like the Tiger Balm tote bag ad sign on top of the shelf there). Remember to pay attention to the "Exclusive" or "Best Seller" signs to choose the hot items!
