VBF Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 3 hours ago, Wongkitlo said: Twice bitten 4 times shy. If at first you don't succeed......... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko45k Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 18 hours ago, redwood1 said: Hooters might very well pull the plug on all the Hooters in Thailand... Why specifically Thailand, this is a worldwide pandemic? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morrobay Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 37 minutes ago, jacko45k said: Why specifically Thailand, this is a worldwide pandemic? Because in Thailand , unlike alot of countries, you don't have to go to a hooters to see/and be around pretty girls. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adammike Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 40 minutes ago, jacko45k said: Why specifically Thailand, this is a worldwide pandemic? To save face,they can pull out and blame the pandemic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post jacko45k Posted January 31, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted January 31, 2021 1 minute ago, adammike said: To save face,they can pull out and blame the pandemic. Yes.... Covid has been the great excuse for many things. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Pattaya Spotter Posted February 1, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted February 1, 2021 The mall zombie apocalypse of the dead and nearly dead shops also continues apace...this time at Royen Garden Mall Ground Floor...who would want to guess the carnage on the upper floors... DQ closed Swenden's closed Starbucks closed Häagen-Dazs closed S&P closed. 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scubascuba3 Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 They all should have gone into hibernation last March and saved loads of money 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redwood1 Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 3 hours ago, Pattaya Spotter said: The mall zombie apocalypse of the dead and nearly dead shops also continues apace...this time at Royen Garden Mall Ground Floor...who would want to guess the carnage on the upper floors... DQ closed Swenden's closed Starbucks closed Häagen-Dazs closed S&P closed. I was upstairs a few months ago......The closings were brutal...... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaaSaparot Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 3 hours ago, Pattaya Spotter said: The mall zombie apocalypse of the dead and nearly dead shops also continues apace...this time at Royen Garden Mall Ground Floor...who would want to guess the carnage on the upper floors... They have not stripped out the signage though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChipButty Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 4 hours ago, Pattaya Spotter said: The mall zombie apocalypse of the dead and nearly dead shops also continues apace...this time at Royen Garden Mall Ground Floor...who would want to guess the carnage on the upper floors... DQ closed Swenden's closed Starbucks closed Häagen-Dazs closed S&P closed. That Häagen-Dazs wants closing down the prices they charge, obscene Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jeffr2 Posted February 1, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted February 1, 2021 1 hour ago, scubascuba3 said: They all should have gone into hibernation last March and saved loads of money Who would have guessed we'd be where we are now? Never in my wildest dreams could I have thought this up. And the worst may be yet to come. Who knows. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChipButty Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 Where I live in Phuket one more 7/11 closing this week 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattaya Spotter Posted February 1, 2021 Author Share Posted February 1, 2021 (edited) 29 minutes ago, ChipButty said: That Häagen-Dazs wants closing down the prices they charge, obscene They were running 50% off for awhile before they closed...I stocked-up. Edited February 1, 2021 by Pattaya Spotter 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post scubascuba3 Posted February 1, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted February 1, 2021 2 hours ago, Jeffr2 said: Who would have guessed we'd be where we are now? Never in my wildest dreams could I have thought this up. And the worst may be yet to come. Who knows. I said exactly that last March, throw in the towel early, It's on a thread somewhere. Better than a slow painful death 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henryford Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 I was in Harbour Mall yesterday. It was always quiet but another zombie zone now. Why do they keep them open? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redwood1 Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 40 minutes ago, Henryford said: I was in Harbour Mall yesterday. It was always quiet but another zombie zone now. Why do they keep them open? Well logic says business can not pay out more money than they take in for any extended length of time.... So my guess is to keep Harbor Mall from being completely void of businesses they must be dropping rents to ridiculously cheap levels....I bet some rents are under 10Gs a month, heck maybe a lot less than 10G..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wongkitlo Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 23 hours ago, redwood1 said: Well logic says business can not pay out more money than they take in for any extended length of time.... So my guess is to keep Harbor Mall from being completely void of businesses they must be dropping rents to ridiculously cheap levels....I bet some rents are under 10Gs a month, heck maybe a lot less than 10G..... A few times I was near there on weekends and there seemed a few Thais around going there. They would get off the Sukumvit Rd songtaew looking lost and then see the sign and start walking. Am not sure if they still have a special train from BKK on weekends but I thought they would catch it down in the morning, go shopping there as is close to the station, then back for the evening train. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerbyDan Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 (edited) On 2/1/2021 at 7:43 PM, redwood1 said: Well logic says business can not pay out more money than they take in for any extended length of time.... So my guess is to keep Harbor Mall from being completely void of businesses they must be dropping rents to ridiculously cheap levels....I bet some rents are under 10Gs a month, heck maybe a lot less than 10G..... The service help is paid so little it don't matter if it's open. Same reason shop owners sit there all day with no customers. I lived by Harbor Mall before Covid and it was empty even then. Everyone just went to the Big C instead. I sat at Harbor Mall in a farang chicken place and it took them a half hour to make a drumstick and salad meal. Weird place. It's kid oriented and got some weird stares being a solo male walking around there. Thai believe that empty places like these have ghosts, and they won't shop there if it's empty or there are only a few customers. Edited February 3, 2021 by DerbyDan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVENKEEL Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 Harbor Mall is a great place to take the kids to play and have a meal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scubascuba3 Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 1 hour ago, DerbyDan said: The service help is paid so little it don't matter if it's open. Same reason shop owners sit there all day with no customers. I lived by Harbor Mall before Covid and it was empty even then. Everyone just went to the Big C instead. I sat at Harbor Mall in a farang chicken place and it took them a half hour to make a drumstick and salad meal. Weird place. It's kid oriented and got some weird stares being a solo male walking around there. Thai believe that empty places like these have ghosts, and they won't shop there if it's empty or there are only a few customers. real reason is nothing to go there for unless you have kids by the sound of it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko45k Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 6 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said: real reason is nothing to go there for unless you have kids by the sound of it If you need a phone cable or power chord or some bit of stuff, dead easy place to nip into (well for me) as I make my way out of town to go home (towards Sukhumvit). There are (or were) a couple of sell everything electrical/ electronic type places... you don't find in my other go to place, Big-CX. Other than that it seems so sad to invest so much on a failure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scubascuba3 Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 1 hour ago, jacko45k said: If you need a phone cable or power chord or some bit of stuff, dead easy place to nip into (well for me) as I make my way out of town to go home (towards Sukhumvit). There are (or were) a couple of sell everything electrical/ electronic type places... you don't find in my other go to place, Big-CX. Other than that it seems so sad to invest so much on a failure. It's a bitch of a place to turn right out of Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko45k Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 5 hours ago, scubascuba3 said: It's a bitch of a place to turn right out of Yes, hence on the way home not into town.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattaya Spotter Posted February 4, 2021 Author Share Posted February 4, 2021 22 minutes ago, jacko45k said: Yes, hence on the way home not into town.... I've never had a problem left or right...granted left is easier as you're not crossing traffic but either way isn't a problem. And this was pre-Covid era...now it's a waltze either way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko45k Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 2 minutes ago, Pattaya Spotter said: I've never had a problem left or right...granted left is easier as you're not crossing traffic but either way isn't a problem. And this was pre-Covid era...now it's a waltze either way. Well I have usually just left Sukhumvit southbound and am part of a lot of impatient traffic that was at the lights a good spell and pulling to a halt in the centre of the road makes the hairs on my neck stand on end. (Usually on my bike). I tend to avoid stuff like that, as driving standards are poor here. I once saw someone miss death by inches close to there turning right as it was clear of oncoming... a racing pickup was overtaking all on the wrong side of Klang. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scubascuba3 Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 21 minutes ago, Pattaya Spotter said: I've never had a problem left or right...granted left is easier as you're not crossing traffic but either way isn't a problem. And this was pre-Covid era...now it's a waltze either way. car or motorbike? certainly with a motorbike I can't turn right easily with pickups flying up the road 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattaya Spotter Posted February 4, 2021 Author Share Posted February 4, 2021 22 minutes ago, jacko45k said: Well I have usually just left Sukhumvit southbound and am part of a lot of impatient traffic that was at the lights a good spell and pulling to a halt in the centre of the road makes the hairs on my neck stand on end. (Usually on my bike). I tend to avoid stuff like that, as driving standards are poor here. I once saw someone miss death by inches close to there turning right as it was clear of oncoming... a racing pickup was overtaking all on the wrong side of Klang. Maybe I should add my ride is an Accord sedan...I never ride motorbikes in Thailand. As you say, getting rear-ended while on a bike might not end so well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattaya Spotter Posted February 4, 2021 Author Share Posted February 4, 2021 11 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said: car or motorbike? certainly with a motorbike I can't turn right easily with pickups flying up the road That's why I drive a car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scubascuba3 Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 23 minutes ago, Pattaya Spotter said: That's why I drive a car. Generally it's fine on a motorbike, but certain junctions are best avoided, that's one of them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IH8lokcdown Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 On 2/2/2021 at 10:43 AM, redwood1 said: Well logic says business can not pay out more money than they take in for any extended length of time.... logic has no place in Thailand. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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