Consumer goods to be sold at discounted prices to help people amid Covid-19 crisis

By THE NATION

 

 

The Department of Internal Trade will organise a campaign to sell consumer products at cheap prices in the second phase starting from April 25 until June 30 to help alleviate people’s financial burden during the Covid-19 crisis, Deputy PM and Commerce Minister Jurin Laksanawisit said on Saturday (April 25).

 

“The pilot phase of this campaign has been running from April 16, featuring 72 consumer products and up to 58 per cent discount,” he said. “In the second phase, which will start from Saturday until the end of June, 3,025 products will be added to the campaign with discounts as high as 68 per cent.”

 

 

 

Jurin said products that will have big discounts are rice, beverages, cooking oils, frozen cooked foods, seasoning products, personal care products, toilet paper, dishwashing liquid and detergent.

 

“You can buy these products at the department’s Blue Flag shops nationwide and the branches of 13 partner retailers -- Big C Supercenter, Ekachai Shop, Siam Makro, Foodland, CJ Express, Saha Lawson, CP All (7-Eleven), The Mall, Maxvalue, Tops, Gourmet Market, Home Fresh Mart and Family Mart,” said Jurin. “We expect this campaign to help reduce Thai people’s cost of living by a total of more than Bt1 billion.

 

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30386768

 

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Not found a single thing at 58% discount; plenty at 5% and a few things at 10%, many that had been subject to a price increase just before the 'sale' started....funny that as it means it is now back to where it was before !

3 minutes ago, trainman34014 said:

Not found a single thing at 58% discount; plenty at 5% and a few things at 10%, many that had been subject to a price increase just before the 'sale' started....funny that as it means it is now back to where it was before !

Yeh Thais don't give anything away

Tighter than two coats of Tartan paint

First they mark things up 100% and then offer a discount - typical Thai retail practice. 

Bet there won't be any discount on beer and that's even when the killjoy fascists decide it's OK to sell again.

1 hour ago, Brigand said:

Bet there won't be any discount on beer and that's even when the killjoy fascists decide it's OK to sell again.

My local mom & pop shop finally ran out of beer this weekend... hope on 30th the ban is lifted in my province. I'd going to be a dry week !