Dual pricing: What happened when a Thai was charged the ‘farang price’

By Coconuts Bangkok

 

Photos: Suthaporn Lee/ Amarin TV

 

A viral Facebook post from a Thai woman who paid THB150 ($US4.7) for street food became the talk of town when the vendor admitted she overcharged the woman because the waiter mistook her for a Chinese tourist.

 

On Monday, Suthaporn Lee said she had a dish of pad kaprow moo grob (stir-fried pork belly with holy basil) at a pop-up stall at Neon Market, but she was charged THB150 for a dish that typically costs THB35-50 (about US$1 – 1.50) on the Bangkok streets.

 

The Neon Market is in Pratunam, an area popular among Chinese tourists.

 

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So it's trial pricing then?

 

The Chinese are the new Farangs and Westerners are mere cheap charlies who pood dai di 

 

 

“I don’t understand. Who started this? Take advantage of them? Foreigners pay one price. Thais pay another price. We’re their hosts. We should impress them so they can tell their friends about the good experience in Thailand. The government should look into this,” user Boy Neverdies said.

 

Finally, a few Thais agree with the rest of the world. But I doubt it will change anything.

4 minutes ago, coulson said:

So it's trial pricing then?

 

The Chinese are the new Farangs and Westerners are mere cheap charlies who pood dai di 

 

 

I am glad I left Thailand what a country to live in

Shame shame shame, I never pay more than 30 baht as a farang to eat the same stuff from a street food vendor, my wife makes sure of that before she orders, good to have a wife with balls when it comes to the old mighty baht and dual pricing...lol

Just now, 4MyEgo said:

Shame shame shame, I never pay more than 30 baht as a farang to eat the same stuff from a street food vendor, my wife makes sure of that before she orders, good to have a wife with balls when it comes to the old mighty baht and dual pricing...lol

That's the only good time to have a wife with balls 

ask first

Thais traveling overseas should be charged at least double than everyone.


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6 minutes ago, White Christmas13 said:

I am glad I left Thailand what a country to live in

Me too

2 minutes ago, coulson said:

That's the only good time to have a wife with balls 

Yup, she knows when to break them

Why don't I have this problem in Hua Hin? I definitely look like a farang. And no Thai help involved.

My wife is sufficiently well known that she always gets a full bowl or plate for both/all of us at the local price. When she's away they extend the same courtesy to me.

 

We in turn are regular customers. I otherwise chose fixed price places like Tesco or Big C to avoid such nonsense.

 

HTH

 

 

''Since Suthaporn is Thai, she should have paid THB80 (US$2.5). Manee explained that she typically charged Chinese tourists and farangs THB120 – 150 (US$3.7 – 4.7).

“I told her I’d give her discount. She refused, saying she already posted about this on Facebook,” Manee said.

“You know how expensive the rent is here. I don’t wanna talk about it,” she said.

Manee added that her stall doesn’t have a Thai price menu, but they would always tell customers there’s a Thai price available.''

 

Ah, the logic that lies behind dual pricing...welcome to the asylum.

27 minutes ago, coulson said:

That's the only good time to have a wife with balls 

so you actually could get married to him?  Where?

33 minutes ago, White Christmas13 said:

I am glad I left Thailand what a country to live in

So why bother posting?

22 minutes ago, AGareth2 said:

ask first

The most important Thai you can  learn.

 

How much and the numbers, so you know when to give your best Thai smile and walk away.

32 minutes ago, 4MyEgo said:

Shame shame shame, I never pay more than 30 baht as a farang to eat the same stuff from a street food vendor, my wife makes sure of that before she orders, good to have a wife with balls when it comes to the old mighty baht and dual pricing...lol

20 Baht at my local, and I take eggs from our farm so avoid the extra 5 Baht for that!

5 minutes ago, White Christmas13 said:

I just don't get this in Australia  everybody get's the same price

Farangs...they rich too much. Charge them 4 times!

I always buy from Tesco or big c so the local vendors are loosing business.

Up to them

5 minutes ago, bannork said:

So why bother posting?

Because I have lived in Thailand for many years  you are just pretending

Not clear if she saw 150 Baht on the menu, nuts for a Khrapao moo kob from a street stall.Equally crazy to order from a menu with no prices.

 

Maybe the whitening cream affected her brain.

 

Everybody likes tourist money but in my country nobody would ever say "here comes a foreigner charge her more". People would be outraged. These racist dual pricing schemes are quite backward and inexcusable.

40 minutes ago, ezflip said:

“I don’t understand. Who started this? Take advantage of them? Foreigners pay one price. Thais pay another price. We’re their hosts. We should impress them so they can tell their friends about the good experience in Thailand. The government should look into this,” user Boy Neverdies said.

 

Finally, a few Thais agree with the rest of the world. But I doubt it will change anything.

Yeap. You can smile and be insanely polite to tourists. Then you can have one bag egg who rips them off while the police dismiss their complaints with stuff like “you have big money”. The smiles and politeness can soon be forgotten and the feeling of being cheated and ignored linger. 

50 minutes ago, White Christmas13 said:

I am glad I left Thailand what a country to live in

Did you really leave? 

19 minutes ago, crazygreg44 said:

so you actually could get married to him?  Where?

Go back to sleep

 

been here long enough to know the price of things, cant  remember the last time i was charged an inflated price based on race. in fact the opposite happens quite often, i am advised of discounts and 2 for 1 deals and such like that i wasn't aware of as i dont read thai.

 

 

Thais think Farang have big money so they can afford it, and Thais are so poor. Every Farang have money tree in garden.

By that logic  Thais who drive Ferraris and wear Rolex Daytona watches should pay more then too.

Why  are they not fleeced also?

34 minutes ago, White Christmas13 said:

I just don't get this in Australia  everybody get's the same price

No in our business I charge Thais double just to be fair.

are the Chinese 'farang' now? sounds like it reading some comments in here...

Yup the government should sure look into this and take action immediatly.

 

I hope this goes viral in China so they all can see how the Thai really are.