5 litre boxed wine disappeared.

[petedk]

I noticed a few months ago that it was becoming increasingly more difficult to find 5 litre boxes of wine in the supermarkets.

Now they have completely disappeared.

 

If I remember correctly, a similar thing happened to canned beer. The size of the cans was reduced by a few centilitres. I usually buy bottles, so I am not 100% sure.

 

Is this part of a government campaign  to get us to drink less.

[mr mr]

first they came for the boxed wine....

[Dmaxdan]

8 minutes ago, petedk said:

 

Is this part of a government campaign  to get us to drink less.

It is more likely a government campaign to procure more tax on alcohol sales.   

[Canuck1966]

Ah glad I'm relocating back to civilisation in a few weeks

Already ordered plenty of bottles of sauvignon blanc and pinot noir to wet the whistle 

[Encid]

It is more likely to be that they have simply run out of stock.

COVID-19 has put the brakes on all imported products.

[nauseus]

1 minute ago, Encid said:

It is more likely to be that they have simply run out of stock.

COVID-19 has put the brakes on all imported products.

Don't think so...there haven't been any decent boxed wines available for years...I don't count that fruit juice stuff.

[Meat Pie 47]

Am I glad I am back in civilization, just bought a 5 liter box this morning ( decent wine )

for 320 baht.????

[Somtamnication]

Boxed wine? Sacre bleu!

[redwood1]

Since they have raised the price so high on wine I think people quit buying the expensive big boxes so no need to carry them any more........
 

I dont think Thais drink wine much....And farangs numbers in Thailand get less and less.....So thats another reason big boxes are not needed......

 

Wine just does not sell now like it use to a few years ago....

[KhunBENQ]

42 minutes ago, petedk said:

If I remember correctly, a similar thing happened to canned beer. The size of the cans was reduced by a few centilitres. I usually buy bottles, so I am not 100% sure.

They fiddle with the size to let the price look unchanged.

A common marketing trick not only in Thailand.

 

Big beer bottles: don't rejoice too soon.

They look unchanged but also over the years amount has been reduced.

(680->630 or so)

Different brands can have slightly different amount.

 

About the 5 liter boxes: I could bet they vanished long ago and it was a topic here.

See some from 2018.

[NanLaew]

38 minutes ago, nauseus said:

...decent boxed wines ...

Oxymoron post of the day award goes to...

[userabcd]

Hidden inflation, reduce the product sizes and quantity, price remains near the same, manufacturers are doing this to many products.

[ratcatcher]

18 minutes ago, NanLaew said:

Oxymoron post of the day award goes to...

I think he may have been referring to the quality of the packaging material containing the liquid contents, sometimes referred to as wine.

[NanLaew]

15 minutes ago, ratcatcher said:

36 minutes ago, NanLaew said:

Oxymoron post of the day award goes to...

I think he may have been referring to the quality of the packaging material containing the liquid contents, sometimes referred to as wine.

But surely that would be "wine in a decent box", no?

 

I know, don't call me Shirley...

[nauseus]

47 minutes ago, NanLaew said:

Oxymoron post of the day award goes to...

Pomposity noted, Shirley. I used the word decent as a comparison to other boxed wines; not the boxes and not yer actual proper plonk in a bottle, like. Innit? 

Edited June 25, 2020 by nauseus

[steven100]

1 hour ago, Meat Pie 47 said:

Am I glad I am back in civilization, just bought a 5 liter box this morning ( decent wine )

for 320 baht.????

photo please or it's not true ....lol

[steven100]

12 minutes ago, nauseus said:

plonk in a bottle

my dad drank plonk everyday & night and also a whiskey and water 

[sammieuk1]

Every second wednesday stranded here in the UK I look into my recycle box to see how much money I have saved ???? 

[nauseus]

2 hours ago, steven100 said:

my dad drank plonk everyday & night and also a whiskey and water 

Drank?

[steven100]

12 minutes ago, nauseus said:

Drank?

past tense of drink :  he drank too much beer.

Synonyms & Antonyms of drank

to swallow in liquid form

Synonyms for drank

belted (down), 

gulped, 

guzzled, 

 

[DaLa]

4 hours ago, Somtamnication said:

Boxed wine? Sacre bleu!

Quite right. Awful at the best of times. Terrible if it's corked.

[Trillian]

It may be my fault, we're degreasing a tractor at the farm and it's cheaper and more effective than solvent.

[nauseus]

1 hour ago, steven100 said:

past tense of drink :  he drank too much beer.

Synonyms & Antonyms of drank

to swallow in liquid form

Synonyms for drank

belted (down), 

gulped, 

guzzled, 

 

So he doesn't guzzle anymore then?

[steven100]

2 minutes ago, nauseus said:

So he doesn't guzzle anymore then?

no ... he's dead

[steven100]

3 minutes ago, nauseus said:

So he doesn't guzzle anymore then?

too much guzzling 

[nauseus]

5 hours ago, steven100 said:

too much guzzling 

I thought that's why you used the past tense.

 

I'm sorry you lost you dad.

[Susco]

10 minutes ago, nauseus said:

6 hours ago, steven100 said:

too much guzzling 

I thought that's why you used the past tense.

 

I'm sorry you lost you dad.

He's pulling your leg, that's his dad in his avatar

[Meat Pie 47]

11 hours ago, NanLaew said:

Oxymoron post of the day award goes to...

NanLaew

[Meat Pie 47]

10 hours ago, steven100 said:

photo please or it's not true ....lol

give me some time but you can't polish boots with that

 

 

[Meat Pie 47]

15 AUD that is just below 320 Baht