8 minutes ago, Destiny1990 said:

Probably just a 8 story building...why no signs hanging yet about who doing this development 

why build only 8 stories ?

more money if you go higher 

12 hours ago, stanleycoin said:

why build only 8 stories ?

more money if you go higher 

Need more special permits and regulations for higher buildings etc that why a lot of buildings are just 8 floors

12 hours ago, soistalker said:

Ok. So, Foodmart and Foodland not same same. I swear I'm not that stupid. I'm just going to moonwalk out of the discussion.

Carry on.

Thought so, i call Foodmart, Harrods

15 hours ago, johng said:

555 I always get food land/mart
and homepro/work mixed up.

So no problems when you get a ladyboy by mistake then?

 

Sorted.

27 minutes ago, NanLaew said:

So no problems when you get a ladyboy by mistake then?

 

Sorted.

Yes always by mistake but then keep going along anyway?

6 hours ago, Destiny1990 said:

Need more special permits and regulations for higher buildings etc that why a lot of buildings are just 8 floors

Ok

But i was under the impression that in pattaya, those those papers are not required 

very often 

22 hours ago, soistalker said:

Foodland is overpriced, especially for beer. The katoys working the register are surly. The worst vegetables section of any supermarket anywhere. Their business plan seems to be to overcharge farang living in View Talay. 

Yes Foodmart is overpriced but it is handy to have on the corner and their meat and bread sections are quite good.

Yes always by mistake but then keep going along anyway[emoji2]

LOL. Well errrm maybe [emoji1]

On 5/7/2018 at 7:55 AM, Destiny1990 said:

Need more special permits and regulations for higher buildings etc that why a lot of buildings are just 8 floors

 

Yeah, the Condo I live in is 8 Floors and so is the Condo beside us.

They are building a new giant gourmet market supermarket.

 

 

On 5/6/2018 at 7:17 PM, johng said:

555 I always get food land/mart
and homepro/work mixed up.

Me too - probably why Home Works changed their name to "Baan and Beyond"... even harder to remember.

On 5/6/2018 at 5:17 PM, tontraveller said:

On 5/6/2018 at 4:13 PM, soistalker said:

Foodland is overpriced, especially for beer. The katoys working the register are surly. The worst vegetables section of any supermarket anywhere. Their business plan seems to be to overcharge farang living in View Talay. 

Looks like you are talking about Foodmart, next to Viewtalay , they have few katys working as cashier never them at Foodland Pattaya Klang

Yeah, he has them confused.

 

The vegetable section of Food Mart is on consignment, so they're not pretending to have the best vegetable selection in town. Having said that, because it's on consignment, the quality of what they carry is quite good, though expensive. It's more of a giant convenience store where you go if you really need something, not for regular shopping sprees... unless you're a tourist.

 

I do agree they have some of the surliest shop staff in Pattaya... even worse than Friendship.

OK direct from the owners mouth:

 

the next Foodland to open will be in Terminal 21 at North Pattaya

the one on Theprassit will eventually be built on the land adjacent to the condo which they own

it will not be on the condo ground floor, The sign is just being stored there for now

Well Foodland Beach Rd ( Royal Garden) is very good..clean well laid out..good fruit & veg. Agree about unfriendly cashiers ( well one anyway) at 'Un' Friendship..never even a smile let alone a Sawadee Ka. Still go sometimes as their bread has the best selection and the upstairs ' Hardware' etc bit always has something we need. 

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I used to live right next door to "Friendship" was in there sometimes twice a day...I noticed that new staff where always friendly but after less than a week they ( 99% ) where transformed into "Something else" or left.

7 hours ago, Rolanddrums said:

Well Foodland Beach Rd ( Royal Garden) is very good..clean well laid out..good fruit & veg. Agree about unfriendly cashiers ( well one anyway) at 'Un' Friendship..never even a smile let alone a Sawadee Ka. Still go sometimes as their bread has the best selection and the upstairs ' Hardware' etc bit always has something we need. 

I've tested out the Friendship crew... I don't say anything. no hello, no thank you, nothing and very seldom do I hear a single word uttered by any of the staff. Not even a thank you when they are returning my change. To be honest, I got so annoyed with no reply to a hello, or a thank you from me, I gave up talking. They're just plain rude.

12 hours ago, notamember said:

OK direct from the owners mouth:

 

the next Foodland to open will be in Terminal 21 at North Pattaya

the one on Theprassit will eventually be built on the land adjacent to the condo which they own

it will not be on the condo ground floor, The sign is just being stored there for now

So which developer will build what condominium on that plot?

7 hours ago, Destiny1990 said:

So which developer will build what condominium on that plot?

as it was not relevant to Foodland operations,  i did not ask him

9 hours ago, tropo said:

I've tested out the Friendship crew... I don't say anything. no hello, no thank you, nothing and very seldom do I hear a single word uttered by any of the staff. Not even a thank you when they are returning my change. To be honest, I got so annoyed with no reply to a hello, or a thank you from me, I gave up talking. They're just plain rude.

My sentiments exactly . In fact my policy whether in UK or Thailand , Farrang or Thai ,is they get 2 chances of  'Hi' or Sawadee Krup  etc from me after that I never speak to them again ( eg in a shop or in the condo lift etc). In fact Im too b...dy nice , I'm reducing that to ONE chance as of today.

15 hours ago, tropo said:

I've tested out the Friendship crew... I don't say anything. no hello, no thank you, nothing and very seldom do I hear a single word uttered by any of the staff. Not even a thank you when they are returning my change. To be honest, I got so annoyed with no reply to a hello, or a thank you from me, I gave up talking. They're just plain rude.

I prefer cashiers that way. Robots would be even better. I'm just executing a business transaction, not mingling to make friends.

3 hours ago, DrTuner said:

I prefer cashiers that way. Robots would be even better. I'm just executing a business transaction, not mingling to make friends.

So you think basic courtesy in public is a desperate attempt to mingle or make friends? I much prefer friendly cashiers with pleasant personalities, and you can find them in Thailand too. I'm not the chatty type, but a basic hello and thank you are not too much to ask for when conducting a business transaction.

Just now, tropo said:

So you think basic courtesy in public is a desperate attempt to mingle or make friends? I much prefer friendly cashiers with pleasant personalities, and you can find them in Thailand too. I'm not the chatty type, but a basic hello and thank you are not too much to ask for when conducting a business transaction.

I think cashier is a job best done as quickly as possible, sod pleasantries.

9 hours ago, Rolanddrums said:

My sentiments exactly . In fact my policy whether in UK or Thailand , Farrang or Thai ,is they get 2 chances of  'Hi' or Sawadee Krup  etc from me after that I never speak to them again ( eg in a shop or in the condo lift etc). In fact Im too b...dy nice , I'm reducing that to ONE chance as of today.

LOL> I give them a second chance... then I'll ignore that cashier and move on to another if available. It didn't help at Friendship, so they all get the silent treatment now. It's like all new cashiers are pulled aside and trained to behave that way.

 

It is a bit embarrassing when you're left hanging after saying hello or thank you. 

2 minutes ago, DrTuner said:

I think cashier is a job best done as quickly as possible, sod pleasantries.

Pleasantries don't slow down the service at all, not even by a microsecond. You must have another reason. They upset you when you first got here and now you're sulking? I was also a lot friendlier in public before I came here.

1 minute ago, tropo said:

Pleasantries don't slow down the service at all, not even by a microsecond. You must have another reason. They upset you when you first got here and now you're sulking? I was also a lot friendlier in public before I came here.

I simply don't want to interact with a workers that would better be replaced with automation. I don't bother chatting with taxi drivers either. My Hi-So arse is just too fine for that.

1 hour ago, DrTuner said:

I simply don't want to interact with a workers that would better be replaced with automation. I don't bother chatting with taxi drivers either. My Hi-So arse is just too fine for that.

They dont even give u a quick Wai right after ur payment?

I am guessing now but Maybe they thinking u need to shower more often.?

9 hours ago, DrTuner said:

I simply don't want to interact with a workers that would better be replaced with automation. I don't bother chatting with taxi drivers either. My Hi-So arse is just too fine for that.

 

Same feeling here.

I often do as if I don't see them and cannot hear them, as with most of the Thai.

 

 

9 hours ago, grkt said:

 

Same feeling here.

I often do as if I don't see them and cannot hear them, as with most of the Thai.

Indeed. In hardware shops I often ram over the useless airheads blocking the ways. Calling them sellers would be a stretch of imagination the human brain is not capable of. 

2 minutes ago, DrTuner said:

Indeed. In hardware shops I often ram over the useless airheads blocking the ways. Calling them sellers would be a stretch of imagination the human brain is not capable of. 

Hmm Sir those 8-14 people frequently standing  at the store entrance are only there to greeting u.

Welcome Sirrrrr....

but if u ask something then its solly no hap...