Am trying to find mahjong gifts in Taipei, i.e. Bracelets, jewelry, etc with tiles. does anyone know of a shop?
I’d like to know, too.
I love playing (learned in the US over ten years ago), and during my last six years in Taiwan I’ve scoured shops and night markets but haven’t found much beyond mahjong tile magnets and the occasional 中 and 發cigarette lighter. A friend of mine recently presented me with candy in mahjong tile boxes from Sophisca in Taipei (they look like this), but so far I haven’t found jewelry.
Your best bet is Yahoo TW auction or online store. The mahjong accessories as bracelets, necklaces, keychains has kind of gone out of “fashion” in the past few years.
The last time I spotted a mahjong accessory was at Taipei 101 souvenir shop, a USB drive.
If you haven’t seen an automatic mahjong table table in action, what a feat of engineering. It’s like Kit from Knight Rider had a one-night stand with one of those ashtrays you see outside a fancy hotel.
Some stationery stores sell book marking tabs (tiny post-it things) shaped like mahjongg tiles. I have a few