Home appliance store in Pakse
During my visit to Laos in January and February earlier this year, the giant Tang Chareon Home Appliance store in Pakse was doing some final touches. The day I left for Vientiane was the grand opening of the store and so I didn’t have a chance to be there to take photos. It wouldn’t have make much of a difference since camera is not allowed inside for unknown reason.
The people of Pakse is very happy to have such a grand store for the first time in their life. The store sits on a perfect spot near the first intersection when you enter the town from the other side of the Mekong, via Pakse bridge. It’s sort of Home Depot meets Sears Home and Appliances center. At Tang Chareon, you can buy various tools to build things or go for that new refrigerator or television. Then there is even a section for your eyes wares like reading glasses for example.
It used to be that people would often make a comment on a new shop in Lao with the saying “Khon Viet ma het” or Vietnamese people made or created that store. Now the trend is “Khon Jeen ma het” or the Chinese people made or create it. This is just another sign of more things to come and how Laos is becoming China’s backyard.
No Khon Lao ma het?
Apparently not, but at least there are a great deal of "Khon Lao nork ma pook heun" or in English "Lao outside came to build a house" so all is good?
[...] the opposite side of the Mekong River is this big building next to the Tang Chareon Home Appliance store and in the distance is the charming Champasak Palace Hotel, which is getting more competition these [...]
hi everyone, i live in laos and truely know this shop sine personally i hv talked with the owner few times. this is own by original laos (local) people, its jus her husband is chinese (born laos). she owning this store alone.the camera is allowed, (as long as you asked for it). you can go for jus a browsing, if not interestin in buying, but more importantly they are welcoming you.
well, this store is owned by local laos woman (jus her husband is chinese born laos). i hv visited this store everytime i travel to Pakse (for jus browsing , killing time or yup, purchasing thing) there is a supermarket on the next block. its the largerest stor in south of laos.
and yup jus behide the store, there is a new hotel called “Champasak Grade Hotel” which is about to be serve the end of 2008. i know this, coz im asking people around there. im planing to hv a souvenir store in Pakxe!!
Totally agree with Kers :>
Hey,,Kers i think u make a mistake about the hotel name because it should be as ” CHampasak Grand Hotel” not grade hotel hehe It is really a grand hotel :-> as I can see it is the tallest buidling in pakse and look so nice. I am sure I ll stay there for my next trip in LAOS… nice people, fresh air and environment,, MISS pakse<<
Hey,,Kers i think u make a mistake about the hotel name because it should be as ” CHampasak Grand Hotel” not grade hotel hehe It is really a grand hotel :-> as I can see it is the tallest buidling in pakse and look so nice. I am sure I ll stay there for my next trip in LAOS… nice people, fresh air and environment,, MISS pakse<<
Hi Kers,
Thanks for the info. I was told by my relatives in Pakse that camera was not allowed in the store when they went there in the first week of the opening. Next time I go to Pakse I will be inside taking lots of pictures.
hey, u cant take a pic inside the shope, it’s nt permitted!!
i know this~!! bcoz i went there last month!! fresh memory!!!!