Trend shaming dual pricing in Thailand growing on Facebook and Twitter

[andux]

#2pricethailand is getting bigger on Twitter and Facebook, with people posting pictures of dual pricing signs multiple times a day, trying to raise awareness on the issue and warning tourists about places that have dual pricing policies.

 

Many places have officially removed their dual pricing during the last few days, not sure if it was a coincidence or if it's the fear of bad publicity.

 

Facebook group created less than a month ago with 10K members already: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2pricethailand

 

Thoughts?

[The Cobra]

Richard Barrow at work yet again. Hope it correc5s a longstanding wrong !

[Eindhoven]

Khao Kheow Open Zoo. Thai price 75 baht until the 30th of September. Foreigner price 250 baht.

Why, when there are no short term foreign tourists in the country?

[Cake Monster]

Aquarium at Bang Saen University is 3 times price for Farang

 

[Yinn]

Dual pricing bad feeling. 

 

Eg

1) hair cut man cheaper.

2) many place old people and child cheaper. 

 

Man, old and child.

Is expensive be the woman. End all dual pricing now!

[andux]

3 minutes ago, Yinn said:

Dual pricing bad feeling. 

 

Eg

1) hair cut man cheaper.

2) many place old people and child cheaper. 

 

Man, old and child.

Is expensive be the woman. End all dual pricing now!

 

It would make sense to rename those so it reads:

 

Long hair => $44.00

Short hair => $29.50

Karens => $79.99

 

Or something along those lines. I guess that's where that came from originally.

[CorpusChristie]

7 minutes ago, Yinn said:

Dual pricing bad feeling. 

 

Eg

1) hair cut man cheaper.

2) many place old people and child cheaper. 

 

Man, old and child.

Is expensive be the woman. End all dual pricing now!

If you want to pay the same price for a haircut as men do , get yourself a five minute grade two at the sides and a grade three on top .  

  What hairstyle do you have anyway ?

[Puchaiyank]

How about reporting and shaming corrupt immigration offices and officials...?

[Yinn]

2 minutes ago, Puchaiyank said:

How about reporting and shaming corrupt immigration offices and officials...?

You do it.

[rkidlad]

36 minutes ago, Yinn said:

Dual pricing bad feeling. 

 

Eg

1) hair cut man cheaper.

2) many place old people and child cheaper. 

 

Man, old and child.

Is expensive be the woman. End all dual pricing now!

If only female pattern baldness was as common as male pattern baldness. Then you might get a cheaper cut. 

 

 

[Anythingleft?]

53 minutes ago, Yinn said:

Dual pricing bad feeling. 

 

Eg

1) hair cut man cheaper.

2) many place old people and child cheaper. 

 

Man, old and child.

Is expensive be the woman. End all dual pricing now!

What a sad, sad person

 

More drivel taken out of context and inaccurate as the principle is again misunderstood............

[Destiny1990]

Double pricing creates far more damages then profits !

[DPKANKAN]

14 hours ago, The Cobra said:

Richard Barrow at work yet again. Hope it correc5s a longstanding wrong !

Yes the backlash is moving on!!????????????????????????????????

[rupert the bear]

yep racism is endemic in thailand but perhaps we can be successful in small ways good luck.

[lemonjelly]

All for exposing the 2 pricing system in Thailand, but feel that Barrow has chosen the wrong moment to muster expat anger at the Thai govt; so many of us are hoping for a visa amnesty extension and upsetting the Pooh Yai in BKK ain’t helping. Barrow can be informative of what’s going down etc, but can be a bit of a dolt sometimes, bless him.

[5633572526]

47 minutes ago, lemonjelly said:

All for exposing the 2 pricing system in Thailand, but feel that Barrow has chosen the wrong moment to muster expat anger at the Thai govt; so many of us are hoping for a visa amnesty extension and upsetting the Pooh Yai in BKK ain’t helping. Barrow can be informative of what’s going down etc, but can be a bit of a dolt sometimes, bless him.

There will be no extension ion 

[Peterphuket]

I have the feeling something will change now or.....

I'm wrong?

Anyway I avoid all NP's with double prices for many years now.

[BobinBKK]

I think public awareness of the two pricing system is very good and those doing so should be exposed and shamed. I also feel that if you see equal pricing we should post those pictures as well to advertise the good people so that we can patronize their business instead.

[Bangkok Barry]

2 hours ago, 5633572526 said:

There will be no extension ion 

That relates to the situation as it stands now and has nothing to do with what might be announced in the coming days.

[Elkski]

I think all social media has a bigger impact now because people are at home with spare time.  They are reading about possible  travel destinations fot the future and so these social statements about the bad things in  Thailand really hurt!!  Listen to me  Thai government

[checkered flag]

Simple. If the price is too high say thank you and leave. No need to argue and look cheap and foolish. We all need to handle this in a logical sane manner. Showing anger is considered bad manners. 

[JusticeGB]

5 hours ago, DPKANKAN said:

Yes the backlash is moving on!!????????????????????????????????

Is that for real? It looks like a joke!

[Fairynuff]

19 hours ago, Anythingleft? said:

What a sad, sad person

Sorry? What’s sad about some old foreign bloke pretending to be a Thai woman?

[Fairynuff]

1 hour ago, checkered flag said:

Simple. If the price is too high say thank you and leave. No need to argue and look cheap and foolish. We all need to handle this in a logical sane manner. Showing anger is considered bad manners. 

If you just walk away and say nothing no point has been made. Showing anger is bad manners? So is ripping people off.

[thequietman]

6 hours ago, DPKANKAN said:

Yes the backlash is moving on!!????????????????????????????????

Brilliant !  ????

[thequietman]

49 minutes ago, JusticeGB said:

Is that for real? It looks like a joke!

Take your time! We are here all week. ????

[thequietman]

2 hours ago, Elkski said:

Listen to me  Thai government

 

[JeffersLos]

My last instance of this made me absolutely livid.

 

 

I was in Europe and went to the cinema on a Saturday evening. 

 

My brother went to watch the same movie, in the same cinema, but at Wednesday lunchtime. 

 

I paid 3 times the price!!! Simply because of what day I was available! 

 

I was furious. 

[Henryford]

I had a win at Nong Nooch in Pattaya this week. I got in free and my thai girlfriend paid 250 baht. Dual pricing? Even the guard at the gate laughed saying it was a first in Thailand.

[George Aylesham]

2 hours ago, checkered flag said:

Simple. If the price is too high say thank you and leave. No need to argue and look cheap and foolish. We all need to handle this in a logical sane manner. Showing anger is considered bad manners. 

Agreed but take a photograph of the dual price sign and tell Tripadvisor as well as the other travel sites. Public loss of face does work here.