Ministry cuts price of 3,025 household goods to reduce living costs

By The Nation

 

 

The Commerce Ministry is reducing the cost of household goods as the Covid-19 crisis shrinks the spending power of people across the country.

 

Minister Jurin Laksanawisit said 3,025 consumer products have now been discounted by up to 68 per cent.

 

The previous discounts, on April 16, covered only 72 products, while the scale of these price reductions was unprecedented, he added.

 

The cheaper goods will be available until June 30.

 

Companies who are collaborating in the discounts include 18 brands of rice, 20 consumer product manufacturers, and 13 shopping malls.

 

“I would like to thank the private firms who have cooperated with the Commerce Ministry. The Department of Internal Trade estimates that both discounts, starting from April 16 to June 30, will cut a total of Bt1 billion off the cost of living for Thai people,” Jurin said.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30386843

 

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2 minutes ago, webfact said:

3,025 consumer products have now been discounted by up to 68 per cent.

But not a single product named ?

9 minutes ago, webfact said:

Ministry cuts price of 3,025 household goods to reduce living costs

Have these price cuts been made exclusively to alcoholic beverages? Because I haven't noticed anything in my big weekly shop that's come down in price. 

Very helpful information. Not.

 

Thank you for neither mentioning which goods are included nor which malls or store chains carry these promotions.

 

It's a bit like reporting "10 oil companies have slashed their gas prices" without telling the consumer their names.

The companies consist of Big C, Macro, Food Land, CJ express, Swensens, CP All, The Mall, Maxvalue, Tops, Gourment Market, Home Fresh Mart and Family Mart.

https://thethaiger.com/coronavirus/cv19-asia/cv19-thailand/3025-household-goods-prices-will-be-reduced-by-68

Imported goods? Probably not me thinks.

Just more useless hot air from the numpties, all wind and water, but nothing concrete.

All BS; they just want you to participate in a game of 'Hunt the Bargain' just to end up finding something reduced by 5 Baht but whilst doing so filling your trolley with normal rip-off priced items !

2 hours ago, dinsdale said:

Imported goods? Probably not me thinks.

and why on earth would they discount imported goods?

1 hour ago, tgw said:

and why on earth would they discount imported goods?

I've noticed the price of butter has gone down considerably.

4 hours ago, colinneil said:

Just more useless hot air from the numpties, all wind and water, but nothing concrete.

Concrete might have a discounted price.

16 hours ago, lopburi3 said:

The companies consist of Big C, Macro, Food Land, CJ express, Swensens, CP All, The Mall, Maxvalue, Tops, Gourment Market, Home Fresh Mart and Family Mart.

https://thethaiger.com/coronavirus/cv19-asia/cv19-thailand/3025-household-goods-prices-will-be-reduced-by-68

All it means is the big boy sellers will make more money by not passing on discounts!! TIT!!! ????????????????????????????????

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Trade estimates that both discounts, starting from April 16 to June 30, will cut a total of Bt1 billion off the cost of living for Thai people,

70M Thais, so almost 15 baht each. That 1B figure can't be right.

Edited April 28, 20206 yr by Paradise Pete

I can see the headline now: "Spike in COVID cases as bargain hunters storm stores".