CityNews – Ton Lam Yai market is preparing for the influx of parents buying school uniforms before the start of the new school year and pawnshops are preparing for an influx of customers.
From May 3, Ton Lam Yai market began selling school uniforms, and many parents have been seen stocking up in preparation for the new school year.
Pawnshops are also preparing for an influx of customers as more people use pawnshops around this time of the year than any other time – often to raise money to help provide for children at school.
The Public Pawnshop Office of Chiang Mai said that pawnshops have prepared over 127 million baht for items that are exchanged for cash. Over 150 people use the pawnshops in Ton Lam Yai market everyday.