24 minutes ago, lungbing said:

And once a neighbour sees you doing OK, they will open a shop next door to yours.

No they can’t. I have Thai family all living beside each other and opposite. The other corner is a school. But I know what you mean and yes that can happen. Cheers

From my observations as a customer at these shops, the best selling soft drink is orange Fanta (or the equivalent from other brands).

 

5 hours ago, jackdd said:

From my observations as a customer at these shops, the best selling soft drink is orange Fanta (or the equivalent from other brands).

 

Thx jackdd 

Ice cubes.

 

Fizzy 1.5 LTR pop

 

Fags including singles.

 

Beer and whiskey

 

Noodles

 

Sweets lots of 1 to 5 baht options

 

Cooking sauces and oils

 

Toilet roll/ tissue

 

Deodorant always a smelly <deleted> about in the villages.

 

Cheap flip flops

 

Gasoline 91 green stuff.

 

Cold milk tea - Cha Thai

 

Toothpaste

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4 hours ago, Jack Hna said:

Ice cubes.

 

Fizzy 1.5 LTR pop

 

Fags including singles.

 

Beer and whiskey

 

Noodles

 

Sweets lots of 1 to 5 baht options

 

Cooking sauces and oils

 

Toilet roll/ tissue

 

Deodorant always a smelly <deleted> about in the villages.

 

Cheap flip flops

 

Gasoline 91 green stuff.

 

Cold milk tea - Cha Thai

 

Toothpaste

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thx Jack, greatly appreciated 

if next to a school, try toys and sweets

We have shop opposite school, sell many toys, ranging from lots of 5 bht to 250 bht

Every morning the children turn up with 20bht notes, buy cheap toys, and then cheap 5 and 10 bht sweets

Also sell ice cream, but Mingos, not walls. Most ice creams are 5 baht and some 10 baht, so again kids love them, but Walls is too expensive for very similar 

Also sell sot drinks, socks, pens, pencils, books, etc, almost anything that school; children need, plus a few extras that adults might want, but not much of these, because too many other small, dirty shops in the village sells these. 

Make good money during term time, and a lot less in school holidays, but then we go on holidays or just relax

41 minutes ago, Joinaman said:

if next to a school, try toys and sweets

We have shop opposite school, sell many toys, ranging from lots of 5 bht to 250 bht

Every morning the children turn up with 20bht notes, buy cheap toys, and then cheap 5 and 10 bht sweets

Also sell ice cream, but Mingos, not walls. Most ice creams are 5 baht and some 10 baht, so again kids love them, but Walls is too expensive for very similar 

Also sell sot drinks, socks, pens, pencils, books, etc, almost anything that school; children need, plus a few extras that adults might want, but not much of these, because too many other small, dirty shops in the village sells these. 

Make good money during term time, and a lot less in school holidays, but then we go on holidays or just relax

Cheers and thx