Pattaya: 228 baht for a "kapao kai"! Shop asks for understanding - my customers are foreigners!

[PatOngo]

2 hours ago, Neeranam said:

  after nearly 2 decades here.  

Stick around a while longer, you'll get it eventually!

[smew]

we get ripped off and blamed for everything why come back ?? 

[Kohkah]

Not even a clever tourist goes into Mister 99 Seafood restaurant because prices are generally too high.

[Susco]

7 minutes ago, Kohkah said:

Not even a clever tourist goes into Mister 99 Seafood restaurant because prices are generally too high.

 

I wonder where he got his name Mister 99  from. Is that the price of a portion of steamed rice at his restaurant?

[Zack61]

19 hours ago, 4MyEgo said:

You can't make this stuff up, farang price.....lol

Probably an ex-national park employee 

[Andycoops]

We'll they have just lost me as a customer, it's 45 baht at my local place.

I guess the rent at beach road must be extortionate.

[ChipButty]

5 hours ago, Robbie2618 said:

Prices are clearly marked as they found, it's not like you order then only find out at the end.

 

Even in the States many restaurants and venues in tourist areas charge a higher price for tourists, show a local ID and you get a discount.

 

I'm assuming there must be some law somewhere regulating prices or why would the authorities investigate menue prices? 

My mother used to have a hotel in Blackpool and when I used to go there any take away's or restaurants would give discounts if you are a local, 

[jacko45k]

14 hours ago, Bluespunk said:

Then the complainant should learn to read before ordering or did they expect a discount because they believe only those pesky foreigners are charged the stated restaurant prices...

Well yes. And it is also amusing that the owner believes those pesky foreigners should be charged these higher prices, and uses it as an argument when called out. I must take more care when reading menus......

[Oldie]

8 minutes ago, jacko45k said:

Well yes. And it is also amusing that the owner believes those pesky foreigners should be charged these higher prices, and uses it as an argument when called out. I must take more care when reading menus......

Best might be to ask for a written cost estimate before ordering. 

[jacko45k]

1 minute ago, Oldie said:

Best might be to ask for a written cost estimate before ordering. 

Mostly looking at pictures anyway!

[jackdd]

Last week i ordered a pizza at Pizza company, they charged me 299THB for it. At the market where i usually go i pay just 69THB for a pizza. Should i have called the police?

[jacko45k]

4 minutes ago, jackdd said:

Last week i ordered a pizza at Pizza company, they charged me 299THB for it. At the market where i usually go i pay just 69THB for a pizza. Should i have called the police?

Called them what?

[Pravda]

4 minutes ago, jackdd said:

Last week i ordered a pizza at Pizza company, they charged me 299THB for it. At the market where i usually go i pay just 69THB for a pizza. Should i have called the police?

 

It seems like Thailand has been overrun with saddos who think capitalism should only apply to their lives. 

 

Then I see where most of these posters live and no wonder. 

[Techno Viking]

15 hours ago, ravip said:

Can anyone expect the price in a higher end restaurant to be the same as a road side stall?

 

 

 

Many on this very forum (and most likely not even in Thailand presently) certainly do !!

[FritsSikkink]

14 hours ago, Mister Fixit said:

 

Are you blind?  Did someone put your eyes out?  No dual pricing in Thailand?  Are you on the planet Zog?

 

 

Not in the OP case which you fail to understand.

[Keesters]

Personally I wouldn't pay 1 baht for that dish after somebody had their thumb in it. Check picture. 

Edited December 11, 2020 by Keesters

[FritsSikkink]

15 hours ago, Nanaplaza666 said:

Yes the thais that pay that price pay it with a farangs money ????

Any proof for this nonsense statement. 

[FritsSikkink]

16 hours ago, Mister Fixit said:

I think it's extremely unlikely that Thais would be taken in by such  rip-off.

 

But carry on paying well over the odds if it makes you feel happy, Mr Virtue-Signaller.  I bet you feel really good being ripped off because you know no better  ...

What you think is irrelevant, it is in the OP. I am not getting ripped off, another nonsense comment.

[rott]

18 hours ago, kg1947 said:

PRICE :  Nothing wrong here , his prime location is expensive , he must pay staff ,

utilities , Life seafood tanks , etc. etc.  NO reason to complain ....

ATTITUDE : WRONG  !!   Foreigners are NOT to be fleeced , this way of thinking

is very very very LOW CLASS  &  IGNORANT ......

Next door ( left side ) is a Bar / Food shop with reasonable price ... try it .

again : location = Beach Rd. front facing the beach , between Soi 7 & Patt.Klang Rd.

plus : Witherspoon on the Beach has a special menu - I think . next to Basaya.

on P.Klang Rd.:  Jasmin's has Thai & Western food selection -- medium range ,

fast WiFi , front of Krung Thai Bank , 1/2 block from the beach front .

 

 

 

 

And Witherspoons on Beach Rd charge 95 baht for  a coffee. (not the size Starbucks do either.)

[johnarth]

the price of the food was there, plus clean plats and eating utensils, clean table and a chair to sit on etc. etc. the owner just said the wrong thing thinking that meant the end of it, as it normally would have, and yes the government has a lot to learn like was said before

[rott]

4 hours ago, Andycoops said:

We'll they have just lost me as a customer, it's 45 baht at my local place.

I guess the rent at beach road must be extortionate.

Well possibly you're starting to get the hang of it, I am sure the rent is more than your local place. 

[Mister Fixit]

1 hour ago, FritsSikkink said:

What you think is irrelevant, it is in the OP. I am not getting ripped off, another nonsense comment.

 

Looking at all your own nonsense posts, you really do like to think that everyone else posts nonsense, don't you?  Except you, of course ...  ????

[Mister Fixit]

10 hours ago, LukKrueng said:

Nobody said there's no dual pricing in Thailand. It's simply not the case in this restaurant/ article. This specific restaurant has 1 price for all, clearly displayed on the menu. The person that made the complaint is Thai. Learn to read (and understand) 

 

Didn't they?  Are you sure?  Maybe you should learn to read and understand yourself, Mr Perfect.

 

[Nanaplaza666]

1 hour ago, FritsSikkink said:

Any proof for this nonsense statement. 

Ask all the sponsors that send money from abroad and ask all the farangs that take their shorttime girlfriends there to have dinner . By your reaction it seems to me that your a little agitated , is some thai girl spending your hard earned money or did in the past ?? My comment was more of a joking kind it wasn't a statement but you are reacting like it hurts you a bit . Take it easy Frits it's nothing personal keep breathing and enjoy your day live is hard enough already . 

[Nanaplaza666]

18 minutes ago, Mister Fixit said:

 

Looking at all your own nonsense posts, you really do like to think that everyone else posts nonsense, don't you?  Except you, of course ...  ????

555555 Frits must be in a bad place at the moment he seems a bit agitated and this is not the first time this happens he does it a lot . Maybe he is getting old and has nothing else to do the whole day then putting himself above others thinking he's better then everyone and that only his comments make sense . 

[Susco]

19 hours ago, kg1947 said:

PRICE :  Nothing wrong here , his prime location is expensive , he must pay staff ,

utilities , Life seafood tanks , etc. etc.  NO reason to complain ....

 

I thought prime location translated to more foot traffic, e.g. more customer potential, which should make up for the extra rent. Staff and seafood tanks cost the same for everyone, be it on beach road or third road.

 

19 hours ago, kg1947 said:

Next door ( left side ) is a Bar / Food shop with reasonable price ... try it .

 

So now you contradict yourself. Next door is the same prime location. Why they can sell at reasonable prices?

[LukKrueng]

39 minutes ago, Mister Fixit said:

 

Didn't they?  Are you sure?  Maybe you should learn to read and understand yourself, Mr Perfect.

 

I ain't no Mr perfect, but try to read the op again, go slowly this time, try word by word maybe? 

The person complaining about the price was Thai, not farang. The menu shows only 1 price per item, therefore whoever orders a dish get charged the same amount hence NO DUAL PRICING. 

Is it expensive for such a dish? Maybe. Is there any discrimination between customers of different nationalities? No! 

 

When you go to a restaurant, you look at the menu, see what food they serve and how much they charge, then its UP TO YOU if you're willing to eat and pay that price or just walk out and look for a cheaper place.

 

It's also your own choice to feel being screwed all the time for being a farang yet stay here in Thailand. 

[Bluespunk]

4 hours ago, jacko45k said:

Well yes. And it is also amusing that the owner believes those pesky foreigners should be charged these higher prices, and uses it as an argument when called out. I must take more care when reading menus......

So far many others have pointed out that the restaurant itself probably has fairly high overhead costs due to location.
 

That might be why they have high prices rather than the poorly worded, or poorly interpreted (deliberate or not), explanation given by the restaurant owner. It might be that he could just believe it’s ok to overcharge based on nationality. 

 

Though, to be honest, I really don’t care about the owners motivations, be they based on actual overhead costs or be they based upon less salubrious reasoning, for charging higher prices.
 

The prices were stated on the menu, if the complainant couldn’t be bothered to read that then tough, they should pay up and stop whining like a little baby.

Edited December 11, 2020 by Bluespunk

[shackleton]

If foreigners and Thais chose to eat there with price on the menu

And seemingly he is doing well with his business

Whats wrong with that

If you don't agree with  the price don't eat there

[elgenon]

On 12/9/2020 at 7:08 PM, Henryford said:

You can't expect the price in a higher end restaurant to be the same as a road side stall. The price was clearly marked.

Yes Wolfgang Puck charges more for a pizza than Pizza Hut.

 

I think that's a reasonable comparison. 555