Shampoo rip off

[Lacessit]

5 minutes ago, roo860 said:

Quite agree about the foot long advert, when I ask my wife if she would like the 'foot long special ', she always reckons she's been short changed!

 

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Time for Viagra, perhaps? I'd recommend Cialis ( love you long time ), but it's bloody expensive.

Oh dear, I'm off topic. Mea maxima culpa.

[wgdanson]

11 minutes ago, roo860 said:

Quite agree about the foot long advert, when I ask my wife if she would like the 'foot long special ', she always reckons she's been short changed!

 

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My GF said the same, but I said I am not folding it in half for anyone !

[Nyezhov]

It would take me a year plus to go through a bottle of that shampoo, especially because I only bathe once a week

[wgdanson]

After the new Immigration publication, this thread has attracted the most relies this week. Nice one Owl.

[Lacessit]

6 minutes ago, wgdanson said:

My GF said the same, but I said I am not folding it in half for anyone !

Bugger. You made me spill my evening Scotch on my keyboard.

[Lacessit]

4 minutes ago, Nyezhov said:

It would take me a year plus to go through a bottle of that shampoo, especially because I only bathe once a week

I thought you were American. Now you are saying you are British?

[owl sees all]

17 minutes ago, steve73 said:

If it were my shop and someone complained that there was 8 bt of shampoo "missing" I would probably let him (or her) have the required shortfall, directly over their head, thereby cutting out the need for a larger or separate container...

;-)) 

if it was your shop I reckon you would be only too pleased to be notified of a 20% error. You wouldn't want the Thai Trading Standards involved. What a loss of face, when 17 of them arrive in armoured vehicles, and storm your shop.

 

You would thank Buddha it's a harmless (but determined) farang and not a soldier discovering the error.

[Lacessit]

4 minutes ago, owl sees all said:

if it was your shop I reckon you would be only too pleased to be notified of a 20% error. You wouldn't want the Thai Trading Standards involved. What a loss of face, when 17 of them arrive in armoured vehicles, and storm your shop.

 

You would thank Buddha it's a harmless (but determined) farang and not a soldier discovering the error.

Harmless? I don't think so. Look at the controversy you have generated on TV.

[owl sees all]

20 minutes ago, Nyezhov said:

It would take me a year plus to go through a bottle of that shampoo, especially because I only bathe once a week

I hear you bro'. Like that myself when Fatima left me for the German Surgeon. Took ages to regain my self-respect. Just let my self go. I got to keep 'tickles' the cat though.

 

That's when I started using Vim.

[Andrew Dwyer]

I hear you bro'. Like that myself when Fatima left me for the German Surgeon. Took ages to regain my self-respect. Just let my self go. I got to keep 'tickles' the cat though.
 
That's when I started using Vim.

I think Vim was the reason I lost my hair ! , must have been some chemical reaction [emoji848]

Or maybe I was a bit too heavy handed with the Brillo Pad [emoji848]

[owl sees all]

57 minutes ago, Lacessit said:

If you want to save time - my GF cuts my hair with no comb in place on the clippers. About 1 mm long when she's done.

Only needs shampooing once a week, and I don't use conditioner because at that length it's superfluous.

This advice comes free, but think of the money you could save now, even after being mulcted of your life savings previously.

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Until just last week I'd never used conditioner. I'm in no way a caveman, but they didn't use conditioner did they?

 

My daughter cuts my hair (cutting tomorrow) and just like you, it's about 1mm long when she is finished. But there is hair on my body. You probably have some. And my beard.

[Lacessit]

15 minutes ago, owl sees all said:

Until just last week I'd never used conditioner. I'm in no way a caveman, but they didn't use conditioner did they?

 

My daughter cuts my hair (cutting tomorrow) and just like you, it's about 1mm long when she is finished. But there is hair on my body. You probably have some. And my beard.

You use conditioner on your body hair? Don't you realise Thai women enjoy the scratchy feeling of unconditioned body hair?

[owl sees all]

14 minutes ago, Lacessit said:

You use conditioner on your body hair? Don't you realise Thai women enjoy the scratchy feeling of unconditioned body hair?

No. Just shampoo. Splash it on all over.

[chickenslegs]

Dear Owl,   I think I may have got to the bottom of this mystery:   In old Thailand the standard measure of volume was 'Thanan' (Coconut shell used for measuring (ทะนาน)).   Western influences decided that one 'Thanan' is equal to 1 litre.    Obviously, the coconut shell, used to measure the content of the shampoo, was is a bit smaller than usual.   Nobody to blame, except the silly farang who didn't realise that not all coconut shells are equal.   All this is true and verifiable - well, mostly. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thai_units_of_measurement   Yes, I need to get a hobby.

[Lacessit]

7 hours ago, chickenslegs said:

Dear Owl,   I think I may have got to the bottom of this mystery:   In old Thailand the standard measure of volume was 'Thanan' (Coconut shell used for measuring (ทะนาน)).   Western influences decided that one 'Thanan' is equal to 1 litre.    Obviously, the coconut shell, used to measure the content of the shampoo, was is a bit smaller than usual.   Nobody to blame, except the silly farang who didn't realise that not all coconut shells are equal.   All this is true and verifiable - well, mostly. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thai_units_of_measurement   Yes, I need to get a hobby.

Dear Chickenlegs,

                              I have to call out your post as misleading. Thais use coconut shells as ashtrays and drinking vessels, sometimes contemporaneously if Lao Khao is involved. AFAIK they have never used coconut shells for shampoo storage. Shampoo came in bottles from Western countries. The bottles had tops. Coconut shells don't. You are talking about a lot of spilled shampoo if that was the case.

I hate to be pedantic; however, you can't measure the content of a shampoo with a coconut shell. You may be able to use the shell to measure volume, provided the shell has been calibrated against the international length standard as defined by the distance light travels in discrete wavelengths.

A coconut has many uses, including the oil which is used in cooking and as a skin emollient. The husk is used to polish hardwood floors. Combined with latex, fibre was used in the older Volkswagen Beetles as seat cushioning.

Don't you think Owl Sees All has enough emotional distress with his monetary loss, without you adding to it? I'll forgive you this time, but don't let it happen again.

[Andrew Dwyer]

Dear Owl,   I think I may have got to the bottom of this mystery:   In old Thailand the standard measure of volume was 'Thanan' (Coconut shell used for measuring (ทะนาน)).   Western influences decided that one 'Thanan' is equal to 1 litre.    Obviously, the coconut shell, used to measure the content of the shampoo, was is a bit smaller than usual.   Nobody to blame, except the silly farang who didn't realise that not all coconut shells are equal.   All this is true and verifiable - well, mostly. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thai_units_of_measurement   Yes, I need to get a hobby.

I suppose we should be just thankful that the uk didn’t adopt the coconut as a measurement standard for volume !! ( we adopted the turnip )

At least over here you get a brimful !
I always remember being an excited youngster , together with my brothers , when my father came home with a coconut telling us it was full of milk !!
After, what seemed like an eternity, struggling with a corkscrew he managed to obtain a thimble full of dirty water which tasted awful !! We were expecting a gleaming white full glass of milk !!, very disappointed .☹️

We did have fun breaking open the coconut with a ball pien hammer though ( my half brother Peter Sutcliffe particularly liked this part ) and eating the contents.

p.s. I love drinking coconut water/milk now and often buy it, I have a “ soup “ spoon in the car just for scooping out the contents afterwards !!
How sad am I !!

[roo860]

I suppose we should be just thankful that the uk didn’t adopt the coconut as a measurement standard for volume !! ( we adopted the turnip )

At least over here you get a brimful !
I always remember being an excited youngster , together with my brothers , when my father came home with a coconut telling us it was full of milk !!
After, what seemed like an eternity, struggling with a corkscrew he managed to obtain a thimble full of dirty water which tasted awful !! We were expecting a gleaming white full glass of milk !!, very disappointed .[emoji852]️

We did have fun breaking open the coconut with a ball pien hammer though ( my half brother Peter Sutcliffe particularly liked this part ) and eating the contents.

p.s. I love drinking coconut water/milk now and often buy it, I have a “ soup “ spoon in the car just for scooping out the contents afterwards !!
How sad am I !!

[emoji23] good old Pete!!!

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[owl sees all]

1 hour ago, Andrew Dwyer said:

I love drinking coconut water/milk now and often buy it, I have a “ soup “ spoon in the car just for scooping out the contents afterwards !!
How sad am I !!

You are not sad Andy D. We would do similar when Father brought home a coconut. later in life, I lived in Jamacia with my 7-day Adventist, third wife. The trees in the Caribbean can be as much as 100 metres tall, and many people are hurt by falling nuts as they whittle wood under the swaying palms. I actually learned how to climb these trees to recover the fruit. These were wonderful nuts; the like of which I've not found in Thailand.

 

 

[owl sees all]

9 hours ago, chickenslegs said:

 

In old Thailand the standard measure of volume was 'Thanan' (Coconut shell used for measuring (ทะนาน)).

 

Western influences decided that one 'Thanan' is equal to 1 litre. 

 

Obviously, the coconut shell, used to measure the content of the shampoo, was is a bit smaller than usual.

This is interesting and thought-provoking. However, I don't think for one minute that is why the shampoo is a rip-off. Someone, or some company, is making a huge killing. Look at it this way, 100,000 litres paid for, but only 80,000 litres finishes up in people's bathrooms. Where did the 20k litres go? Got your attention now, haven't I, chickenlegs?

 

Would Thai trading Standards be involved if someone were to send them the proof? I'll not inform them. No! Not me. But someone else might in the not-to-distant future. Look what happened to the lottery sellers!? This scandal is on a similar scale!

 

The really silly thing is, that 'Happy Mart' only has to put a sticker over the 1000ml bit, with one saying 800ml, and everybody would be happy (especially me if they drop the price to 31/32 baht). Why don't they do it then? Is there fiddling going on at the very top?

[BestB]

4 minutes ago, owl sees all said:

This is interesting and thought-provoking. However, I don't think for one minute that is why the shampoo is a rip-off. Someone, or some company, is making a huge killing. Look at it this way, 100,000 litres paid for, but only 80,000 litres finishes up in people's bathrooms. Where did the 20k litres go? Got your attention now, haven't I, chickenlegs?

 

Would Thai trading Standards be involved if someone were to send them the proof? I'll not inform them. No! Not me. But someone else might in the not-to-distant future. Look what happened to the lottery sellers!? This scandal is on a similar scale!

 

The really silly thing is, that 'Happy Mart' only has to put a sticker over the 1000ml bit, with one saying 800ml, and everybody would be happy (especially me if they drop the price to 31/32 baht). Why don't they do it then? Is there fiddling going on at the very top?

What about making it in 500 ml bottle for 20 baht ? Now that would be a bargain , though personally I vote for 100 ml bottles for 4 baht

[owl sees all]

2 hours ago, Lacessit said:

Don't you think Owl Sees All has enough emotional distress with his monetary loss, without you adding to it? I'll forgive you this time, but don't let it happen again.

 

Love it! Someone actually concerned about me. I'll tell the wife. Get her jealous. On second thoughts I'd better not. Don't want any more cats chucked at me.

 

Tried the Banana Herbal shampoo last night. It lathered up well and washed me good. But, when I'd finished, I walked past the wife naked, and she asked if I was going to shower!!! What happened to the smell of banana? 

 

I'm going to mix what's left of the Butterfly Pea with the Banana. But!! Do you remember that plasticine as a kid, eventually it all got mixed together in a horrid brown/grey mess? I'm a tad concerned that the shampoo could finish up a not so nice colour. Gonna try it anyway.

 

[chickenslegs]

21 minutes ago, owl sees all said:

Is there fiddling going on at the very top?

Please don't bring Pryuth and Prawit into this.

[owl sees all]

13 minutes ago, BestB said:

What about making it in 500 ml bottle for 20 baht ? Now that would be a bargain , though personally I vote for 100 ml bottles for 4 baht

Excellent maths there BestB. But, think of cost-effectiveness.

 

My Idea is to have a 1000 litre drum and get the people to simply refill their 800ml bottles. Would cut costs tremendously. might be able to do a refill for as little as 31 baht. Would need about 10 drums to cover all the smells. And then there's the conditioner. It's a quandary, a dilemma even. Some clever Thai wife of a farang will be doing it soon.

[wgdanson]

16 hours ago, Andrew Dwyer said:

I think Vim was the reason I lost my hair ! , must have been some chemical reaction

Or maybe I was a bit too heavy handed with the Brillo Pad

A Lady goes to the Doctors with inflammation around her nether regions.

Doctor asks what type of pads she uses.

She says Brillo Pads.

Doctor say Well you're a bright c**t aren't you..     Boo Boom.

Sorry

[bluesofa]

5 minutes ago, owl sees all said:

Excellent maths there BestB. But, think of cost-effectiveness.

 

My Idea is to have a 1000 litre drum and get the people to simply refill their 800ml bottles. Would cut costs tremendously. might be able to do a refill for as little as 31 baht. Would need about 10 drums to cover all the smells. And then there's the conditioner. It's a quandary, a dilemma even. Some clever Thai wife of a farang will be doing it soon.

There's going to be a travel cost involved too, if people are travelling solely to buy shampoo. That would mean you'd need around a thousand customers flocking to your 'refill your own bottle" service.

Unless you can get everyone in your immediate area to participate, it could well end up as difficult as pushing string uphill.

 

Logically shouldn't we be boycotting shampoo and demanding the real poo?

[BestB]

26 minutes ago, owl sees all said:

Excellent maths there BestB. But, think of cost-effectiveness.

 

My Idea is to have a 1000 litre drum and get the people to simply refill their 800ml bottles. Would cut costs tremendously. might be able to do a refill for as little as 31 baht. Would need about 10 drums to cover all the smells. And then there's the conditioner. It's a quandary, a dilemma even. Some clever Thai wife of a farang will be doing it soon.

Like a water vending machine , only 4 baht per lt. 

[Andrew Dwyer]

You are not sad Andy D. We would do similar when Father brought home a coconut. later in life, I lived in Jamacia with my 7-day Adventist, third wife. The trees in the Caribbean can be as much as 100 metres tall, and many people are hurt by falling nuts as they whittle wood under the swaying palms. I actually learned how to climb these trees to recover the fruit. These were wonderful nuts; the like of which I've not found in Thailand.
 
 

Yes, I lived in Brazil for 20 years and on our frequent visits to the coast ( São Paulo and Rio states ) large trucks would come down from the North full of coconuts and people would flock to buy them !! much better than the local ones.

[owl sees all]

1 hour ago, Andrew Dwyer said:

Yes, I lived in Brazil for 20 years and on our frequent visits to the coast ( São Paulo and Rio states ) large trucks would come down from the North full of coconuts and people would flock to buy them !! much better than the local ones.

We lived in Kingston 10, off Molines Road. My M-in-L had some family land in the hills near Bath. We went up there frequently to visit the hot springs. When we passed this particular tree there was often a local hanging about. This tree, the only one I know of, grew nuts as big as footballs. It was considered lucky to be there when a nut fell. Even luckier if they happened to take it home. Not so lucky if it bounced down the road and whacked a vehicle, or hit you on the head.

 

Some superstitious areas in the Caribbean. I was in Hatti one once and watched as a dozen naked ladies writhed on the floor to the rhythm of the drum. Sugar alcohol (dark rum) played its role but essentially it was a Voodoo thing.

[moreem]

On 1/11/2019 at 9:47 PM, moreem said:

By the way, what are the cheapest prices that you have found for

 

- liquid and bar soap

- shampoo

- shaving cream

- clothes detergent

- home detergent

- toothpaste

 

I want to buy a ton for charity and I am wondering if there is cheaper than Makro ? Where ?

 

Thank you ❤️

 

 

 

any more reply ?

 

 

[Andrew Dwyer]

 
any more reply ?
 
 

If you’re buying in bulk gotta be Makro for sure .