Heres a rough price guide of what I bought and what I paid. Hope it helps anyone going there soon.

In Patong (most shopping done on Beach Rd and Otop Markets)
Guess or LV Wallets $10-$12 Watches b/n $10-$20 depending on quality Silk cushion covers 100bt each ($3) Small set of 3 buddha pictures 500bt ($15) Large set of 3 buddha pictures 900bt (30) LV bikini girls 300bt ($10) Plain bikini ladies size XXL 350bt ($12) DVDs/CDs from Kittys 60bt each ($2) or from Beach Rd 50bt each Facial 1 hr at Jungceylon 299 bt ($10) Massage on beach 300bt ($10) Manicure or pedicure on beach 200bt each ($7) Popular Guess bags small $15 Medium $20 Cotton dresses 300bt ($10) Loose cotton stretch pants (very comfy) 300bt ($10 - I wish Id bought more of these!) Calvin Klein boxers at Otop 180bt each ($6) Tiffany silver keyrings 300bt ($10) Socks are everywhere 3 for 100bt ($1 each - cant argue with that price) Sunnies price range from $5-$7 Shoes in Ocean Plaza on beach road - all were 199bt each ($7) Shell necklaces boys 120bt ($4) String bracelets 3 for 100bt ($1 each) QB silk quilt set including runner and cushion covers 1200bt ($42) bought from small shop in soi post office at 104/10 called Duangporn! (we bought a lot of stuff from here) Shell/bead ladies necklaces 180bt ($6 each) Coys c/zirconia earrings about $4 each set Soccer shirts (I bought 12!) b/n $10-$12 each with better quality ones on beach road Channel umbrella 300bt ($10) cotton sequin bag 200bt ($7) Singha singlets b/t $5-$7 each Tsunami book on beach road 299 bt($10) with amazing photos and proceeds to charity supposedly Bling Channel earrings are everywhere I bought heaps and paid b/n $5-$7 pair Elephant keychains 5 for 100bt 2mg fake Ipod 1500bt ($53) from beach road somewhere Bling phone charms 199bt ($7) Billabong boardies about 300bt ($12-$13) depending on quality with better quality ones in Otop Proper Brooks kids shoes from sports store in Jungceylon 948bt ($33) Blue canvas shoes from Carrefours (bit like a Big W shop) in Jungceylon 199bt ($7)

TRIPS - Phi Phi Island all day A$42 and C$28
Siam Safari 2 1/2 hours A$35 and C$28
Fantasea from 7pm - 11.30pm A$57 and C$57

FOOD - Maccas on Beach road (Called McThai!) meal for 2 for around $10
Banana Leaf on back road near Holiday Inn - meal for 2 including drinks from $10-$17 - great value and good food
Napoli Italian Restaurant on soi post office - meal for 2 $24 - very nice
S & G on soi post office - meal for 2 $12 - cheap and yummy
NOTE the renowned Sabai Sabai is now closed - or as the Thais wd say "its finish"
Cafe del Mar on Beach Road actually part of the Merlin - we only ate there once, it was not that nice and quite expensive - meal for 2 cost $25 - wd not recommend this one.
I was amazed that a proper branded Cornetto Icecream was only 70c from the Big One Supermarket on Beach road!!!!!

IN BANGKOK - only shopped at MBK and Chatachuk Mkts.
MBK - jeans only 650bt each hemmed on the spot for no extra charge Watches 330bt ($11) Oil of Olay from a chemist $13 Elephant silk table runner 300bt ($10) t-shirts any size $6 each sunnies b/n $6-$7 each Placemat/coaster set for 6 300bt ($10) LV kids thongs 199bt ($7) Guess wallet 200bt ($7) Girls calvin undies 150bt ($5) camera bag 200bt ($7) long sleeve diesel tops for guys 300bt ($10) Guess bags small 299bt ($10) large 399bt ($14) and super large 499bt ($17) Long sleeve guys dressy shirts 650bt each ($23) Soccer name shorts 240bt ($8) LV bling earrings 180bt ($5)

AT CHATACHUK - Boys trendy t-shirts b/n $3-$8 each socks 25bt ($1) each Hello Kitty small purses 25bt each ($1) watches 99bt each ($3) I bought 3 bags here and had to bargain hard got all 3 for `1800 bt ($60) a brown D&G one, and 2 LV cloth ones a small and a large one.

In BKK we mainly ate at Novotel, using room service or at restaurants. We ate at Food court at MBK on 5th floor called Fifth Avenue and it was unreal, very cheap, quick, easy to use and delicious.
Everywhere we were caters for fussy eaters, either by way of Maccas, BK, KFC, Subway or every restaurant has food on menu such as burgers, schnitzels etc etc so fussy kids shd never go hungry!

We only used tuk tuk once in Patong and yes it was a rip off 200bt just to go from Jungceylon to Merlin. Another day we used a taxi and was able to manage to get the price down a little, so I wd suggest using a taxi opposed to a tuk tuk. In BKK we only used their crazy tuk tuk once just for the fun of it to get from MBK to Novotel and it was 100bt, but a lot of fun!

The whole time we were there we saw or encountered nothing that was bad or scary, such as assaults, car accidents, suspect peopple acting strangely. We did see a lot of young guy tourists in Patong with multiploe injured and bandaged limbs, we assumed this wd be from moped accidents! But on the other hand, we didnt frequent areas that may be susceptible to "bad" things, such as Bangla Road or Patpong etc. We were always in bed early, so not around when all the partying was going on and I guess all the out of control behaviour begins!

We did our Phi Phi Island trip with a group called "Phuket Siam Sea Canoe" and were impressed with them, it was a very organised tour and Id recommend them.

Massages/treatments were very expensive both at Merlin and Novotel so didnt indulge in them. At Merlin massages ranged from 900-1600bt per hour and at Novotel prices ranges from 700-1500bt per hour.

I cashed my last t/cheques at Novotel cashier just cos it was easier and noted there was no fee to cash them, but I got a much lower exchange rate, but if you are cashing lots, it may well be a cheaper option doing this at your Hotel if they dont charge a fee.

Didnt get to see the Simon Cabaret in Patong which I wanted to see. Also didnt get to go on the James Bond Island canooeing trip due to lack of time and money. I did buy myself a waterproof bag from Jungceylon for that trip, which came in extremely handy on Songkran day in BKK!!!!!

We had no problems or anything with flying Thai Airways, all was good there and wd def fly with them again. Although if not including a stopover in BKK I wd def look into a direct flight to Phuket, just to cut off time.

Well .... sorry if Ive bored you too much ... I do tend to rave on and on and on ... OVERALL ON THE 12 DAYS I SPEND $3,300 WHICH WAS ONLY $300 OVER MY BUDGET SO I WAS HAP0PY WITH THAT. I CERTAINLY CDVE SPENT MORE IF I HAD THE TIME AND MONEY!!!

Cheers to all Kitty
(any q's just ask me!)