DerbyDan

44 minutes ago, Yellowtail said:

 

I lived and worked in Kabinburi for 20 years. There were no 7-11 stores. Now there are countless sevens, and many fewer mom and pop stores. 

 

It has nothing to do with having change. It has everything to do with:

Air conditioning

Clean stores

Clean staff

Clean food

Food that is not out of date

Value

Variety

Consistency  

 

I don't think it's sad, I think it's great. Nothing stopping the people that think it's sad to continue supporting the the hot mom and pop -stores with the out date stock, and the lukewarm stale beverages from the cooler they turn off every night and the melted chocolet bars...

 

Well managed 

but air conditioning, bright clean stores and no grime is not real life or exciting, it's fake plastic stuff for people that need to feel safe and comfortable.

On 2/4/2021 at 9:32 AM, pomchop said:

one of my long ago ex gals told me that the reason there was always a 7 11 in so many villages is that there was no banks there and the mom and pop stores rarely had enough baht to make change...so people who needed change for a 1000 or 500 baht could always count on going to 7 and being able to get change no matter how small the purchase....probably makes sense

and they end up just buying from the 7-11 now instead of the local shop. sad.

My question to you is, does it matter to you personally?

Ignoring the whole Covid thing and economic impact thing, are you able to get what you need, or has it become a hassle or difficulty that has put you off or maybe thinking of moving?

Is it worth coming to Pattaya for a semi-long (6-months) living situation, or is it a hassle getting food or going out for a beer?

I usually live in Jomtein or Pratamnak half the year. Party maybe once a week. Living on the darkside or away from the ocean is not an option for me.

Just want things to be relatively normal and not just everything shut down or people acting weird enough that staying becomes an issue. Opinions?

Is there anyone living there now in the central area who is carrying more or less as normal, or are expats just waiting to get out?

Is that construction nightmare along the main ocean drag finished yet?

On 2/1/2021 at 7:43 PM, redwood1 said:

 

Well logic says business can not pay out more money than they take in for any extended length of time....

So my guess is to keep Harbor Mall from being completely void of businesses they must be dropping rents to ridiculously cheap levels....I bet some rents are under 10Gs a month, heck maybe a lot less than 10G.....     

The service help is paid so little it don't matter if it's open. Same reason shop owners sit there all day with no customers.

I lived by Harbor Mall before Covid and it was empty even then. Everyone just went to the Big C instead.

I sat at Harbor Mall in a farang chicken place and it took them a half hour to make a drumstick and salad meal. Weird place. It's kid oriented and got some weird stares being a solo male walking around there.

Thai believe that empty places like these have ghosts, and they won't shop there if it's empty or there are only a few customers.

Does not sound very encouraging so far...

They don't have the big 2 liter bottles. I would have found it. Drank the stuff for years. Try adding some orange or fruit juice.