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skubasassy08:52 UTC22 Jul 2005

On my next trip to Bankok i would like to purchase a spirit house and am looking for information on price,if you know of a good shop to buy at and how to ship back to the states.
Thanks

girllrig09:22 UTC22 Jul 2005

my thai friend says they cost about 30,000 baht because if you don't pay a lot to get a good one it's bad luck.

steve25211:24 UTC22 Jul 2005

but if you find a cheaper one which you really like, you can buy that and then pay an absolute fortune to have it blessed :-)

chanchao13:06 UTC22 Jul 2005

> my thai friend says they cost about 30,000 baht because if you don't pay a lot to get a good one it's bad luck

Nah, there's of course a relation between the fancyness of the building and the fancyness of the spirit house.. But 30K if you have a simple house to live is a bit much.. Especially if it's one of those standard concrete ones.

So actually I'd go for a wooden one.. First of all they're nicer, and secondly it will be easier to ship compared to the cement ones.. those really weigh a ton.

Cheers,
Chanchao

cassius_clay15:42 UTC22 Jul 2005

what is a spirit house?

thaifan16:29 UTC22 Jul 2005

Possibly you could buy a wooden one,then take it apart to fit in your suitcase,and reassemble back home.

hankor16:40 UTC22 Jul 2005

#4, Its a little house they put in front of all the houses in Thailand, for spirits to live in . it has to be furnished nicely, or the spirits will come into your house and haunt you. You must make offerings to the spirits too, maybe some fruit or insense.

mike_n19:48 UTC22 Jul 2005

OP, you might want to read THIS story

skubasassy21:28 UTC22 Jul 2005

Thanks for the story Mike N. $60US is a great price as I found a company in LA selling them but the average price for a good sized one was $400US and that's without the stand and shipping. Even with the shipping fee it sounds like the way to go. Now just need to find that shop in Bankok.

rainboy04:39 UTC23 Jul 2005

If you don't find them in Thailand, here is a Canadian Thai-German family and I'm pretty sure they ship anywhere. Prices in Canadian. There source is somewhere near Chiang Mai. There's also some info on the site that you might find of interest.

andyha11:36 UTC23 Jul 2005

What a wonderful post! How original :-)

Now I need to play devil's advocate. The belief in SE Asia is that the land is possessed by spirits. When you build a house you are effectively evicting the spirit family so they will haunt the house unless they are given a new house in which to dwell. But the spirits live in SE Asia, not America or Europe. If you just want it as a curio then fine, but if it is for religious reasons as far as I understand you wouldn't have any spirits to move in.

steve25202:00 UTC16 Aug 2005

copied from another thread...

www.thaispirithouse.com</a><BR><BR><a href="http://www.siamese-dream.com/page/siam1/PROD/Spirit-Houses/spirit-house-gold">www.siamese-dream.com/page/siam1/PROD/Spirit-Houses/spirit-house-gold</a>

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skubasassy08:52 UTC22 Jul 2005	On my next trip to Bankok i would like to purchase a spirit house and am looking for information on price,if you know of a good shop to buy at and how to ship back to the states. Thanks
girllrig09:22 UTC22 Jul 2005	my thai friend says they cost about 30,000 baht because if you don't pay a lot to get a good one it's bad luck.	1
steve25211:24 UTC22 Jul 2005	but if you find a cheaper one which you really like, you can buy that and then pay an absolute fortune to have it blessed :-)	2
chanchao13:06 UTC22 Jul 2005	> my thai friend says they cost about 30,000 baht because if you don't pay a lot to get a good one it's bad luck Nah, there's of course a relation between the fancyness of the building and the fancyness of the spirit house.. But 30K if you have a simple house to live is a bit much.. Especially if it's one of those standard concrete ones. So actually I'd go for a wooden one.. First of all they're nicer, and secondly it will be easier to ship compared to the cement ones.. those really weigh a ton. Cheers, Chanchao	3
cassius_clay15:42 UTC22 Jul 2005	what is a spirit house?	4
thaifan16:29 UTC22 Jul 2005	Possibly you could buy a wooden one,then take it apart to fit in your suitcase,and reassemble back home.	5
hankor16:40 UTC22 Jul 2005	#4, Its a little house they put in front of all the houses in Thailand, for spirits to live in . it has to be furnished nicely, or the spirits will come into your house and haunt you. You must make offerings to the spirits too, maybe some fruit or insense.	6
mike_n19:48 UTC22 Jul 2005	OP, you might want to read THIS story	7
skubasassy21:28 UTC22 Jul 2005	Thanks for the story Mike N. $60US is a great price as I found a company in LA selling them but the average price for a good sized one was $400US and that's without the stand and shipping. Even with the shipping fee it sounds like the way to go. Now just need to find that shop in Bankok.	8
rainboy04:39 UTC23 Jul 2005	If you don't find them in Thailand, here is a Canadian Thai-German family and I'm pretty sure they ship anywhere. Prices in Canadian. There source is somewhere near Chiang Mai. There's also some info on the site that you might find of interest.	9
andyha11:36 UTC23 Jul 2005	What a wonderful post! How original :-) Now I need to play devil's advocate. The belief in SE Asia is that the land is possessed by spirits. When you build a house you are effectively evicting the spirit family so they will haunt the house unless they are given a new house in which to dwell. But the spirits live in SE Asia, not America or Europe. If you just want it as a curio then fine, but if it is for religious reasons as far as I understand you wouldn't have any spirits to move in.	10
steve25202:00 UTC16 Aug 2005	copied from another thread... www.thaispirithouse.com</a><BR><BR><a href="http://www.siamese-dream.com/page/siam1/PROD/Spirit-Houses/spirit-house-gold">www.siamese-dream.com/page/siam1/PROD/Spirit-Houses/spirit-house-gold</a>	11

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