Ombudsman finds overpriced food and drinks at Suvarnabhumi Airport

[Lacessit]

Please send the gentleman to Melbourne Airport so he can really understand what overcharging is.

[DicksonPhisthur]

56 minutes ago, possum1931 said:

That is a right capitalist attitude is it not? There are certain things people have to buy and capitalists know this and act accordingly? How do you think there are so many millionaires?

People who fly have much more money than most people who can't. They've been gouged for taxes galore just getting their tickets, they pay airport tax, they have to arrange for transportation to and from airports (usually 4 different such trips altogether), etc. So what's a bit more for some water. With a little foresight and planning, they can make sure they don't have to buy any food. If it was really so bad, those places would either go out of business or they would have to lower their prices. Just plain common sense. But people who believe they deserve free shit will never understand.

[Moti24]

9 hours ago, rooster59 said:

Ombudsman finds overpriced food and drinks at Suvarnabhumi Airport

Is he still hungry or did he go to an atm like everybody else?

[Retiredandhappyhere]

1 hour ago, ThaiFelix said:

Didnt we just do this a couple of months ago??

 

 

Yes, and you will be doing it again in a few months' time.  Remember where you are.

[hansnl]

7 hours ago, DicksonPhisthur said:

Oh say it isn't so!!

Why not just let the market decide what is or is not overpriced. They should be free to charge whatever people are willing to pay. It's just that if the price for something is too high, then nobody will buy it. Economics doesn't get any simpler than this.

That might be so, but it is always possible to go somewhere with lower prices, but I wonder if that is possible on airports.

 

[chama]

I'm shocked! No way a Thai would over price something offered predominately to a foreign visitor, no way!

[ujayujay]

And the Vendors/Shops are? So that consumers can avoid them......

[Nyezhov]

8 hours ago, poohy said:

At an Airport ...i am astounded

 

In More  breaking news the sun will set later today! 

Yeah really. Some folks never been to a NYC airport......

[Guitar God]

I found Catholics at the Vatican. 

What, nobody’s surprised at that either?

[Grusa]

10 hours ago, rooster59 said:

Ombudsman finds overpriced food and drinks at Suvarnabhumi

Well bigger me....

[ostyan]

Try Air Asia one time ...

[SheungWan]

3 hours ago, possum1931 said:

That is a right capitalist attitude is it not? There are certain things people have to buy and capitalists know this and act accordingly? How do you think there are so many millionaires?

Good luck with the socialist airport idea.

[thaiguzzi]

11 hours ago, rooster59 said:

The Office of the Ombudsman has conducted an inspection of the food and drink prices at Suvarnabhumi Airport and has found certain vendors to be overcharging.

Nooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!

And bears shIt in woods and the Pope is Catholic.

Tell us something we don't know..............

[Classic Ray]

As well as the Magic Food Court on the ground floor, sister to the one hidden away near the car park at Don Mueang airport, both have Royal Project shops which sell reasonably priced healthy salads and drinks, so really no need to visit the ripoff places.

[MartinBangkok]

15 hours ago, yellowboat said:

True, I use to get a whopper every time I left Bangkok, but the prices seemed a bit silly compared to other countries; Malaysia, Hong Kong, China.  Perhaps their rents are too high.  Was meeting customers at the airport.  They drove me to where employees eat.  Those prices are more in line with food courts in other parts of Thailand. 

How else do you think the owners of monopoly/high-so-connected King Power are able to pay Jamie Vardy his salary?

[TPI]

Food expensive at Swampy? Ching ching??

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[rosst]

On 7/21/2018 at 10:26 AM, Lungstib said:

Hundreds of thousands of people have discovered this problem but an ombudsman is needed to make it official. Look closely at the AOT profits and then at what rents they charge. Maybe there is a connection? After a stay in Thailand and departing for home its that last chance to gouge just a little more out of them. A shame on them.

What about they sheet the blame home to the extortionate rents and bribes needed to remain open. 

AOT in the spotlight, let us get it right.