I've come to quite like Sangsom, the Thai rum. Have swapped to it from Scotch whisky, Bells, Benmore etc. Mix it with diet Coca-Cola, call me a Philistine if you want. It was good enough for the Beatles.

I usually buy the 700 mL bottle, 286 baht in Big C. Next to it is a 1 litre bottle, 430 baht.

Doing the sums, I get 1 ml of whisky out of the 1 litre bottle for 0.430 baht. If I buy the 700 mL bottle, 1 ml costs me 0.409 baht.

What's the logic here? The glass of the bigger bottle cost that much more? Has me stumped, why would I want to pay more?

For those of you who want to say I'm anally retentive or OCD, you are probably right. Just thought I'd save you the trouble of posting.

Mind reader...

Really who cares?

The 700ml bottles are often better value than the 1l bottles for all Thai drinks.

Strange but true.

 

My advice,

Switch to Hong Thong, same taste but 250bht for 700ml.

1 minute ago, BritManToo said:

The 700ml bottles are often better value than the 1l bottles for all Thai drinks.

Strange but true.

Difficult maths for drunks

7 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

The 700ml bottles are often better value than the 1l bottles for all Thai drinks.

Strange but true.

 

My advice,

Switch to Hong Thong, same taste but 250bht for 700ml.

5% of goodness lost though ????

19 minutes ago, smiggley said:

Really who cares?

people who click on the thread

 

though i'm still questioning whether the OP's intention was to discuss thai spirit prices, or gloat about using diet coke instead of normal...

Strewth, if I ever got to the point of working out satang savings on 1ml of Thai rum, it'll be time to buy a one way ticket on the Pattaya Express.

11 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

The 700ml bottles are often better value than the 1l bottles for all Thai drinks.

Strange but true.

 

My advice,

Switch to Hong Thong, same taste but 250bht for 700ml.

Tried Hong Thong, prefer the taste of Sangsom, even though it's drowned in Coke.

1 minute ago, Stocky said:

Strewth, if I ever got to the point of working out satang savings on 1ml of Thai rum, it'll be time to buy a one way ticket on the Pattaya Express.

Some of us have a mind for detail, OK? Do you pay full retail when you buy a new car?

8 minutes ago, Lacessit said:

Some of us have a mind for detail, OK? Do you pay full retail when you buy a new car?

I haggle over the bar fine.

Anyways, now we're talking about rum ....... it's after lunch cocktail time .......

 

5 minutes ago, cyril sneer said:

people who click on the thread

 

though i'm still questioning whether the OP's intention was to discuss thai spirit prices, or gloat about using diet coke instead of normal...

I'm trying to understand the logic, because usually the more one buys of any product, the cheaper it should be. Bulk buying is the zenith of that business practice.

The diet Coke is just incidental. I don't like the regular stuff, too sugary and sweet.

4 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

I haggle over the bar fine.

I can understand that, you'd probably go broke if you didn't. Perhaps you should negotiate discounts for repeat business.

Thai logic, it's not just sangsom, many things cost more if you buy more. Thais seem happy to fall for it

1 minute ago, Lacessit said:

I'm trying to understand the logic, because usually the more one buys of any product, the cheaper it should be. Bulk buying is the zenith of that business practice.

The diet Coke is just incidental. I don't like the regular stuff, too sugary and sweet.

The logic is probably based on production volume. I suspect they make a lot more of the 700 ml bottles. 

1 minute ago, scubascuba3 said:

Thai logic, it's not just sangsom, many things cost more if you buy more. Thais seem happy to fall for it

I’ve noticed that too. 

1 minute ago, Lacessit said:

I'm trying to understand the logic, because usually the more one buys of any product, the cheaper it should be. Bulk buying is the zenith of that business practice.

The diet Coke is just incidental. I don't like the regular stuff, too sugary and sweet.

fair enough

 

my only theory is that stupid people fall for the '1000' thinking it's a better deal, probably works well here

6 minutes ago, androokery said:

The logic is probably based on production volume. I suspect they make a lot more of the 700 ml bottles. 

You may be right. When I used to drink Benmore, the 1 litre bottle was cheaper unit cost than the 700 mL, although that may have been imported.

Would you not save a couple of Satang getting it from Makro?

I was sat in an Irish pub having a pint or two one evening and a customer came up to the bar and asked for a bottle of Sangsom the waitress said 1500 Baht I nearly fell of the stool but that included 4 cokes Free, 

27 minutes ago, cyril sneer said:

5% of goodness lost though ????

+1 

4 minutes ago, Lacessit said:

You may be right. When I used to drink Benmore, the 1 litre bottle was cheaper unit cost than the 700 mL, although that may have been imported.

I remember the Benmore sets at HotShots under the PornPing tower.

500bht for a bottle and 4 mixers.

 

Horrible stuff .......

21 minutes ago, ChipButty said:

Would you not save a couple of Satang getting it from Makro?

Same same or perhaps a couple satangs extra.

2 hours ago, BritManToo said:

I remember the Benmore sets at HotShots under the PornPing tower.

500bht for a bottle and 4 mixers.

 

Horrible stuff .......

How do you know it was Benmore? More likely Lao Khao with a bit of vegetable dye.

3 hours ago, ChipButty said:

Would you not save a couple of Satang getting it from Makro?

But then you have to add on transport costs. My nearest Makro is 65 km away. I buy from the whisky shop in the big village only 6 km away.

19 hours ago, androokery said:

The logic is probably based on production volume. I suspect they make a lot more of the 700 ml bottles. 

I think you aren't far off there - It not just whisky, I am forever telling the wife to think about what she buys at Big C, as things are often cheaper when buying larger sizes - when I pull out my calculator, yes, sometimes you can make a saving but so often the saving isn't worth worrying about. Some items are more expensive in the larger size. 

 

I would suggest that the OP buy a box of sangsom, either the small or large bottles, at least he will save the petrol on going to buy the bottles.

19 hours ago, Lacessit said:

Tried Hong Thong, prefer the taste of Sangsom, even though it's drowned in Coke.

It does indeed seem to be the Thai way.

We buy the smaller bottle for the bar. A 700 bottle gives 14 shots which equates to 20.4 Baht per shot. A 1 litre bottle gives 20 shots which equals 21.5 Baht. 

Ok 1 Baht per shot is not going to make a million, and I am sure someone will be along in a minute with a derogatory quip but I do it to try to teach the wife a kind of business sense............definitely a work in progress, but getting there.

20 hours ago, Lacessit said:

For those of you who want to say I'm anally retentive or OCD, you are probably right. Just thought I'd save you the trouble of posting.

How about Cheap Charlie? You forgot that one...quite apropo for a retired Aussie club bending duffer with a calculator in Big C. 

 

You must be related to the odiferous elephant pants chicks in see in Asia Market here in Siem, standing there staring in order to calculate how much a loaf of bread is in Euros. Ladies, please, maybe you should go up to Chaing Rai,  I got some lecherous old Aussie dude with a calculator for ya!

Good subject . Whisky shop ( Australian )   Off licence ( GB ).  Up here there are 3 different shades of Sangsom , one I can't remember but comes in a blue box , Supreme I think it is.  Another is Sangsom Similan , then there is the regular . All 18 years old , the regular is 140 B , the Supreme is 160 and the Similan 180.  

14 minutes ago, Nyezhov said:

How about Cheap Charlie? You forgot that one...quite apropo for a retired Aussie club bending duffer with a calculator in Big C. 

 

You must be related to the odiferous elephant pants chicks in see in Asia Market here in Siem, standing there staring in order to calculate how much a loaf of bread is in Euros. Ladies, please, maybe you should go up to Chaing Rai,  I got some lecherous old Aussie dude with a calculator for ya!

You could not resist, could you? I know you drink SangSom, because you posted a photo on one of your life is so good to me threads some time ago. You have a nerve, calling me Cheap Charlie when with your dosh you can afford Laphroiag.

Are you sure there are no prions in that decaying walrus meat you consumed in times of yore?