Popular Post webfact Posted May 3, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted May 3, 2020 Tipple down effect By The Nation Swarms of buyers thronged shopping malls on Sunday (May 3) to buy alcoholic drinks after weeks of denial. The ban on sale of alcoholic beverages to prevent the spread of Covid-19 ended on Sunday. However, bars and restaurants are barred from serving drinks. The beverages must be consumed at home only. Shopping mall employees were not quite prepared for the deluge of buyers and had a tough day filling the shelves. Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30387204 -- © Copyright The Nation Thailand 2020-05-04 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates 2 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post torturedsole Posted May 3, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted May 3, 2020 Stockpiling Mama noodles as well. I like the spicy ones myself. 2 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bodga Posted May 3, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted May 3, 2020 Pathetic. 15 1 4 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riclag Posted May 3, 2020 Share Posted May 3, 2020 (edited) Ban lifted! Edited May 3, 2020 by riclag Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post steven100 Posted May 3, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted May 3, 2020 They lifted the ban and then the small shop owners come and stock up as seen in the picture, one persons trolley with at least 6 cases of whiskey. It may have been a good idea to limit the amount small shops could buy .... Makro, Tesco & Big C were all flooded with buyers stocking up on wine, beer & spirits. 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post colinneil Posted May 4, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted May 4, 2020 27 minutes ago, steven100 said: They lifted the ban and then the small shop owners come and stock up as seen in the picture, one persons trolley with at least 6 cases of whiskey. It may have been a good idea to limit the amount small shops could buy .... Makro, Tesco & Big C were all flooded with buyers stocking up on wine, beer & spirits. Many of us would love to see a photo of your trolley Steven. Any truth in the rumour, you maxed out your credit card.???? 2 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post graemeaylward Posted May 4, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted May 4, 2020 This is so sad! What is wrong with people? A few days without alcohol and they go crazy! There are so many more tasty and healthy drinks available! 9 12 4 1 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ChipButty Posted May 4, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted May 4, 2020 2 minutes ago, graemeaylward said: This is so sad! What is wrong with people? A few days without alcohol and they go crazy! There are so many more tasty and healthy drinks available! Your choice, my choice is beer 23 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post cyril sneer Posted May 4, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted May 4, 2020 If it was anything other than alcohol it would look disgraceful 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post AhFarangJa Posted May 4, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted May 4, 2020 Yesterday at around 1 p.m. there were two Europeans sitting outside our local 7/11 drinking a couple of Chang's.......... Some people just do not get it do they........The ban was lifted with a proviso that Alcohol was to be consumed AT HOME..... 10 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Cali farong Posted May 4, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted May 4, 2020 I’m pretty good at drinkin beer 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post KhunBENQ Posted May 4, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted May 4, 2020 (edited) With the chance of "your governor can apply tougher rules" anyone surprised about the stampede? And the domino tilting has already started! Edited May 4, 2020 by KhunBENQ 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post DrTuner Posted May 4, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted May 4, 2020 Blurred booze boxes. Ain't it a hoot living in a country where it's ok for katoys to bitchslap each other on prime time TV but seeing a beer box is absolutely verboten. 8 1 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ianezy0 Posted May 4, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted May 4, 2020 3 minutes ago, DrTuner said: Blurred booze boxes. Ain't it a hoot living in a country where it's ok for katoys to bitchslap each other on prime time TV but seeing a beer box is absolutely verboten. Also, watching two Katoys fighting over a few cases of beer would be very stressful for the guy in charge of blurring! 1 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Canuck1966 Posted May 4, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted May 4, 2020 1 hour ago, graemeaylward said: This is so sad! What is wrong with people? A few days without alcohol and they go crazy! There are so many more tasty and healthy drinks available! As it ever entered your narrow mind that it's people's livelihoods?? Makro is a wholesaler for caterers, retailers and other businesses 13 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatOngo Posted May 4, 2020 Share Posted May 4, 2020 1 hour ago, graemeaylward said: This is so sad! What is wrong with people? A few days without alcohol and they go crazy! There are so many more tasty and healthy drinks available! Alcohol is highly addictive, isn't that obvious? 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThailandRyan Posted May 4, 2020 Share Posted May 4, 2020 2 hours ago, bodga said: Pathetic. What the article, or the needs of peoples basic necessities. Or were you trolling..... 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stouricks Posted May 4, 2020 Share Posted May 4, 2020 7 minutes ago, Canuck1966 said: As it ever entered your narrow mind that it's people's livelihoods?? Makro is a wholesaler for caterers, retailers and other businesses But ANYONE can go to the desk and get a day pass and buy as much or as little as they want/need. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThailandRyan Posted May 4, 2020 Share Posted May 4, 2020 1 hour ago, graemeaylward said: This is so sad! What is wrong with people? A few days without alcohol and they go crazy! There are so many more tasty and healthy drinks available! Being a little Judgemental arent you, or your just pushing your view and lifestyle. Many are shop owners buying to restock their small business in there Talad. Well maybe most..... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ChrisY1 Posted May 4, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted May 4, 2020 Petchaburi was really lucky to have inherited the governor from Phuket (I bemoaned his transfer).....so lucky were we poor sods living in the province, that this devout person has kept the liquor ban until the end of May...isn't that good? Thankfully, Hua Hin is a 15 minute drive! 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post cooked Posted May 4, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted May 4, 2020 1 hour ago, graemeaylward said: This is so sad! What is wrong with people? A few days without alcohol and they go crazy! There are so many more tasty and healthy drinks available! I REALLY ENJOY a beer in the evening, I'm not an alcoholic. There IS something wrong with people feeling the need to tell them what they should drink. Seriously: are you just authoritarian or are you an ex-alcoholic or just an ...... hole? 12 1 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canopy Posted May 4, 2020 Share Posted May 4, 2020 Why are all the alcohol logos pixelated out in the pictures? Is this by law or choice? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post JAG Posted May 4, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted May 4, 2020 1 hour ago, colinneil said: Many of us would love to see a photo of your trolley Steven. Any truth in the rumour, you maxed out your credit card.???? No, that was taken care of last week, when his paragon sent his open letter asking for contributions... 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted May 4, 2020 Share Posted May 4, 2020 5 hours ago, webfact said: The ban on sale of alcoholic beverages to prevent the spread of Covid-19 ended on Sunday. M & P shop 100 yards from my home is stocked to the ceiling and back in business... she ran out of booze 8 days ago. Yah hooooooo !!!! 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Neilly Posted May 4, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted May 4, 2020 If it wasn't for the idiotic rule that you can only by booze between 11am & 2pm it probably wouldn't have been such a scrum down, yes I know you can buy after 5pm, but most normal people don't go shopping on a Sunday after 5pm! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunBENQ Posted May 4, 2020 Share Posted May 4, 2020 1 hour ago, stouricks said: But ANYONE can go to the desk and get a day pass and buy as much or as little as they want/need. Just that Avarage Somchai doesn't have the cash to hoard for thousands of Baht. Many just have enough for their daily need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theoldgit Posted May 4, 2020 Share Posted May 4, 2020 17 minutes ago, Neilly said: If it wasn't for the idiotic rule that you can only by booze between 11am & 2pm it probably wouldn't have been such a scrum down, yes I know you can buy after 5pm, but most normal people don't go shopping on a Sunday after 5pm! Indeed, we entered Makro yesterday at 11.00, and the checkout queue was massive with those whose trollys were laden with alcohol, we instantly regretted the decision to go yesterday. It probably took us 40 mins to buy what we needed, including three boxes of wine, and by the time we'd got to the checkout there was no queue at all. I seem to recall that the idiotic selling hours didn't used to apply for those buying larger quantities from a wholesaler like Makro, but that was changed a few years ago to ensure that those stocking up their shops could only do so at certain times. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forza2002 Posted May 4, 2020 Share Posted May 4, 2020 (edited) Judging by various reports there have been large queues at outlets for booze, so obviously plenty of Thais aren't hurting for cash, just yet!! Edited May 4, 2020 by Forza2002 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khunjeff Posted May 4, 2020 Share Posted May 4, 2020 1 hour ago, Canuck1966 said: Makro is a wholesaler for caterers, retailers and other businesses ...and it isn't a shopping mall, despite what The Nation seems to think 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post lee b Posted May 4, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted May 4, 2020 35 minutes ago, Neilly said: If it wasn't for the idiotic rule that you can only by booze between 11am & 2pm it probably wouldn't have been such a scrum down, yes I know you can buy after 5pm, but most normal people don't go shopping on a Sunday after 5pm! True, and lets face it if rule is so school children dont buy it, why do they never have that problem in Vietnam etc? Its also very difficult to know the diffrence between a schoolgirl/boy and a 40-50+ year old Thai or farang 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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