Bangkok: Mad rush to buy booze as shelves stripped ahead of ten day ban

[PlastikbinLina]

Mmmm..a rush on booze. Profitable for somebody. Was this planned? Let's hope the winner of this bonanza doesn't have country wide stores:))

[Mr Grumpy]

But I thought that alcohol killed the virus? ????

[a3tsw]

3 hours ago, Thailand said:

Stand up comedian?

would you like fries with that! ????

[metisdead]

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[P100]

I love chocolate, sort of addicted. If I have a reason to buy many, because of a lockdown, I will buy many. And I will eat them all, already on the first day of lockdown, because I have them in my home. Guess what happens because of this ban... masses of drunk people because they bought alcohol good for ten days but they can't go sleep in the first night  before finished it all...

Edited April 10, 2020 by P100

[Thailand]

3 hours ago, Matzzon said:

Oh, and you have totally missed that the food industry mostly is a part of the entertainment business when it comes to chefs and restaurants, bars and discoteques.

However, when I say entertainment business I mean as a person been running two bars, one discoteque and three restaurants.

No,I didn't miss that. 

[Chongalulu]

2 hours ago, Matzzon said:

So, if I understand you right you are saying: Due to the incompetence of officials without foresight, the population automatically feel the need to stockpile a totally unnecessary product. Thanks! Makes much more sense to me now.

If not, please explain what you mean.

It’s very easy to understand (for most anyway) . If there’s a large market for something (whether you wish there wasn’t or not is irrelevant) and by unnecessarily announcing you will introduce an artificial shortage with highly predictable adverse results ,yet you continue to do that anyway and yet are surprised when that does happen ,doesn’t that make the creator of the chaos the thick one? 

[crazykopite]

????Who thinks these things up if your going to ban the sale of booze it needs to be announced as of immediate effect ????????????????????????????????

[Bangkok Barry]

My wife has just read that a shop in her village in Kalasin Province is not selling from the 11th until the 17th. So she's done what every sensible person would do and has driven off to load up on supplies, and just came back saying that shop confirmed it.

[Matzzon]

2 hours ago, BKKBike09 said:

I'm changing my mind about you. These posts are comedy classics. Keep 'em coming!

 

"I believe the reason why they tell so late, is to check the statistics of how many percent still stockpile."

 

That explains the guy with the clipboard in Villa yesterday. I thought he was stock-taking, but actually he was from a shadowy government agency compiling statistics on who was buying booze.  

Almost right. You´re starting to get a hang of it. Actually he was an unregistered freelancer that is sending the reports against payment to a company that collects and draw the statistics for the government. The reason for that is for him to be able to also collect the 5 000 baht handouts for 3 month.

[SiSePuede419]

Are you an alcoholic?  Take this easy test....

 

Can you quit drinking for ten days?

 

A. Yes

B. No

 

If you answered 'B' then you are an alcoholic.  100% sure. ????????????????????????

[Matzzon]

21 minutes ago, nchuckle said:

It’s very easy to understand (for most anyway) . If there’s a large market for something (whether you wish there wasn’t or not is irrelevant) and by unnecessarily announcing you will introduce an artificial shortage with highly predictable adverse results ,yet you continue to do that anyway and yet are surprised when that does happen ,doesn’t that make the creator of the chaos the thick one? 

I rest my case. It stands already in the headline for the news. "Mad Rush". I guess that says it all. Have a nice day.

[Monomial]

2 hours ago, Jonathan Swift said:

One hillbilly redneck here, at your service! Got me an attic full of old fruit jars as well!

 

I got a fractionating still if anyone wants to try. I use it to distill hexane, but it should readily do ethanol.

 

If the authorities continue their current level of idiocy it just might be worth trying.  I haven't tried Kool-Aid and Everclear since my university days...

[kensisaket]

Went to Big C in Sisaket this afternoon. The provincial leaders here decided to outdo Bangkok. No booze sales from tomorrow thru the end of the month. Add to that the fact that it must have been a last minute decision; because, the liquor shelves were full at Big C.  There are going to be some really disappointed people arriving from Bangkok this weekend.

[Fatman666]

7 minutes ago, SiSePuede419 said:

Are you an alcoholic?  Take this easy test....

 

Can you quit drinking for ten days?

 

A. Yes

B. No

 

If you answered 'B' then you are an alcoholic.  100% sure. ????????????????????????

Better to be an alcoholic than a workoholic

[herwin1234]

11 hours ago, Denim said:

Totally predictable.

 

Net result , more drunken people and spontaneous parties than if there had been no ban.

 

This government should ban itself then and only then can things slowly get better.

i am not a fan of the beer ban but  to say this governement should ban itself? not sure if you follow the international news but compared to many countries/continents, Thailand is doing not too bad. America and Europe are devasted and might never recover. Thailand takes a hit but far far away from the KO that other countries get.

So in short, this governement seems to be something right, and its supported by the majority of Thais.

[debbiedebbie]

Is a small group of 2 people under the prohibition of social gathering when they party at home (drinks+not loud music) during the curfew? Kinda bit confused here. Appreciate clarification.

[thecyclist]

53 minutes ago, SiSePuede419 said:

Are you an alcoholic?  Take this easy test....

 

Can you quit drinking for ten days?

 

A. Yes

B. No

 

If you answered 'B' then you are an alcoholic.  100% sure. ????????????????????????

Nope, there is a difference between a lush or heavy drinker (sometimes referred to as an alcoholic) and a clinical alcoholic, who can't function without alcohol, not even for a day, they often need half a bottle of liquor just to get out of bed, will exhibit withdrawal symptoms like trembling, sweating, restlessness etc without a regular shot of his medicine. 

I would answer B in your questionnaire, thus be an alcoholic in your book, but if you offered me 100000 Baht for not drinking for a month I could do it easily, well maybe the first few days the boredom, already present because of the lockdown, would increase. 

[thecyclist]

1 minute ago, debbiedebbie said:

Is a small group of 2 people under the prohibition of social gathering when they party at home (drinks+not loud music) during the curfew? Kinda bit confused here. Appreciate clarification.

Of course not, if you have a supply of alcohol, you can party with your partner or roommate as much as you please, just don't invite neighbors and friends. And when you run out of 'supplies' will you be able to restock your beverages. Probably yes :Like during elections when it's strictly prohibited to sell alcohol, there are always some shops on some Soi in every town that do. 

[Kalasin Jo]

11 hours ago, darksidedog said:

And announcing it in advance resulted in everyone rushing out and getting in two weeks supply, and milling together.

Yes! The Thai authorities seem to have a penchant for giving everyone a day or so heads-up, what do they think is going to happen if they do this? Exactly what has happened here, a mad rush to buy as much as possible by as many as can. So social distancing straight out the window at these outlets....and the private parties start right now until everyone has run out, again making a mockery of social distancing. And the curfew? Just get to the party before 10pm and cozy up together all night. Remember though to keep the noise down, the hookers and the drugs out. Or a neighbour could dob you in and plod on your case.

[debbiedebbie]

42 minutes ago, Fatman666 said:

the question is how many people are a small group. A couple of years before i worked in the tourist branch and a trip under 25 people for us were always a small group. So if i drinking beer at home with my family (it could be up to 6 pax at our house) is not allowed. But eating together is allowed.  Come on. Kindergarden.

Previously, a group of 4 (or 5) was defined as social gathering. And, my question (if you backread) is with drinks and not-so-loud music (at a balcony). The news looks so general and I was looking for some feedback with specifics based on the set rules. I really appreciate any "clean" advice.

[Stargeezr]

Next the government will ban drug sales, then snack food sales, finally food sales, as people are

still in groups to buy these items.  The intelligence of your government at work.

Geezer

Edited April 10, 2020 by Stargrazer9889
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[newatthis]

14 hours ago, Pravda said:

Oh great, expect more nonsense posts under drunken stupor

How many Thais post on TV?

[ChaiyaTH]

Im sure that my local shop will sell me beer in a week from now tops. Might even get it tomorrow without issues.
Actually so many who plan to have moo ka ta or shabu at home with beers now due to this ban and virus, they only made it worse lol.

Edited April 10, 2020 by ChaiyaTH

[Kru Baa]

What do these fools think a 1o day ban of alcohol is gonna do? If people are just drinking it at home what's the difference? You can't go to the bar where else are they gonna drink it. 

[debbiedebbie]

2 hours ago, thecyclist said:

They are talking about social gatherings outside the privacy of your home. Don't think they are interested in (unless it's snorting cocaine or something like that) what you do in your place with people you live with all the time anyway. 

And, that's the thing. 2 or 3 of my friends (who don't live with me) would like to come over. We usually drink at the balcony overlooking the road coz it would be messy if inside. I'm thinking to only have 3 (2+me) coz I read somewhere social gathering rule is 4. That's why this uncertainty.

[jelu77]

Take a drive to Pathum Thani, no ban here. Tops Future Park business as usual.....

[Sydebolle]

They cannot get anything right, quite obviously .......... 

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[debbiedebbie]

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