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Big C Market

An errand-crushing supermarket with a KFC, a pharmacy and an ATM under one roof.

4.1(1,276)
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Hours
Daily 09:00–21:00

Haggle at Markets, Not Malls

Prices at market stalls are negotiable — start at 50–60% of the asking price and meet in the middle. Fixed-price shops and malls don't haggle. Smile and keep it friendly; aggressive bargaining is considered rude.

Details

Full opening hours
Monday09:00–21:00
Tuesday09:00–21:00
Wednesday09:00–21:00
Thursday09:00–21:00
Friday09:00–21:00
Saturday09:00–21:00
Sunday09:00–21:00

Why go, and how to do it well

This is the shop you go to when you need sun cream, a SIM top-up, beer for the villa and something familiar from home, all in one stop. The grocery floor covers Thai staples and a decent run of farang products, and the wider center has a KFC, a bakery, a coffee shop, a pharmacy, toilets and an ATM. Outside in the parking lot, independent grocery sellers set up with fresh bits and pieces, which is often the more interesting shop of the two.

It's been modernized and expanded, and shelves are generally well filled. Two departments let it down, though, and reviewers keep saying so. The fresh vegetables can be tired, sold out or unclearly priced, and the meat trays sometimes look like they've been sitting a while. If you're cooking, buy your produce and protein at a proper local market and use Big C for everything else. Prices on some lines run above what you'd pay elsewhere.

Written by Mac Kiley · Updated Oct 2026

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Reviews from Google

Good product range, the store has been modernized and expanded, good price, they have some farang foods, friendly staff. The one thing that needs improvement is the fresh vegetables department. Sometimes veggies are not too fresh, or something is sold out when you need it, or they're expensive, or the price label is unclear. The butchery also needs improvement: quite often the meat in the trays is dried out and not very fresh. Some staff members there are not exactly in a hurry to help customers either: i once counted 6 of them around me, and none of them were even looking at me. Apart from these points it's all quite good. Especially the wide product range and the quick checkouts with friendly staff members are a plus. It's also quiet in there, no loud music or anything, which adds to a comfortable shopping experience.

Good market have pharmacy, coffee shop KFC restaurant, ATM plenty of parking.

We were told our pet puppy dog is not allowed 🚫....so next time we will never shop in any BIG C ever ....not pet friendly at all and that is a big ' NO ' for us ...😡 Also he was in the shopping trolley 🛒....small puppy 🐶....not running around lose

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28, 128 ซอย หมู่บ้านเขาน้อย, Tambon Hua Hin, Amphoe Hua Hin, Chang Wat Prachuap Khiri Khan 77110, Thailand

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Claim Your VAT Refund

Spend 2,000+ THB at a single store displaying 'VAT Refund for Tourists' signs, get a yellow form at the register, and claim 7% VAT back at the airport. It adds up fast on bigger purchases.

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