Household items to stock during a lockdown

[foreverlomsak]

2 minutes ago, ThailandRyan said:

And you wonder why Diabetes is on the rise...

It's always been high here compared to Western societies, and they blame us for bringing in "fast foods", a standard food item in Thailand is sweet bread toasted. coated with sweet margarine, sprinkled (or do I mean covered) with sugar and then coated with sweetened condensed milk.

[Golden Triangle]

9 minutes ago, Susco said:

 

You obviously, and conveniently to add to your post count, mised the point of my post.

 

Here it is again.

 

they certainly not gonna stock up on the expensive bread varieties available at Big C extra.

 

Mate you are so out of touch it's unreal, my Mrs (Thai) just loves the speciality bread made by Big C, we normally have a loaf in the freezer, but she has travelled outside of Thailand so I think she's been spoilt.

Edited December 23, 2020 by Golden Triangle

[impulse]

Did they mention condoms and earplugs?  

 

One for before, the other for after...

[Golden Triangle]

My Mrs will be visiting our local supplier for a top up on the top up that she did yesterday, one province has already banned alcohol sales, the others will follow suit or the dinosaurs will ban it, better safe than sorry.

 

I'm not getting caught out like last time when In Chonburi province they announced at 22.00hrs that with immediate effect a booze ban was in force. No chance of getting a replen.

[cyril sneer]

pharmaceuticals should be priority

 

don't want to spend my last hours in agony wishing i'd never been born

[foreverlomsak]

9 minutes ago, Golden Triangle said:

she has travelled outside of Thailand so I think she's been spoilt.

Most Thais haven't and the bread and associated shelves are always empty within hours of being stocked, I only eat the Farmhouse Brown/wholemeal and unless you are there within minutes of delivery it's try somewhere else, of course that could be due to the limited numbers being stocked compared to the white.

[Susco]

13 minutes ago, Golden Triangle said:

 

Mate you are so out of touch it's unreal, my Mrs (Thai) just loves the speciality bread made by Big C, we normally have a loaf in the freezer, but she has travelled outside of Thailand so I think she's been spoilt.

 

Maybe the one out of touch is you, or do you want to compare your wife who buys the expensive bread with your money, with the 70 million other Thais?

[foreverlomsak]

14 minutes ago, impulse said:

Did they mention condoms and earplugs?  

 

One for before, the other for after...

Wrong they are both for current use, the condoms are obvious the earplugs are so that you don't hear I've got a headache.

[vinny41]

2 hours ago, Susco said:

 

Why would you stock up on rubbish?

 

I noticed yesterday in Big C, same as with the previous lockdown, that all bread was sold out.

 

Thais don't eat bread, so clearly foreigners in panic mode

 

1 hour ago, Susco said:

 

Yes Thais eat little bread, but their main food is rice, so they certainly not gonna stock up on the expensive bread varieties available at Big C extra.

 

They eat the sponge bread

 

30 minutes ago, Susco said:

 

You obviously, and conveniently to add to your post count, missed the point of my post.

 

Here it is again, for you and Foreversomsak only

 

they certainly not gonna stock up on the expensive bread varieties available at Big C extra.

 

7 minutes ago, Susco said:

 

Maybe the one out of touch is you, or do you want to compare your wife who buys the expensive bread with your money, with the 70 million other Thais?

Its you that is out of touch Many Thai people like everyone else if they go to a supermarket and find their favourite bread is sold out most people given a choice of no bread or different bread will choose what ever bread is available.

I always thought  most foreigners make their own bread as that way they can control the ingredients that go into their bread

[NanLaew]

18 minutes ago, Susco said:

 

Maybe the one out of touch is you, or do you want to compare your wife who buys the expensive bread with your money, with the 70 million other Thais?

Talk about digging a bloody hole. AFAIK, there is no "expensive" bread coming out of Big C's bakery ovens. Thai people can splurge 78 baht for a large sourdough or French Ball a lot easier than the impoverished farang pensioner who might be seen grabbing two Big C sandwich loafs for 23 baht on the BOGOF special.

 

In our house of nine, they go through regular bread just as fast as they go through the fancier, sugary stuff and I am the only farang!

Edited December 23, 2020 by NanLaew

[Stargeezr]

On the list should be toilet paper and paper towels, sanitary wipes, and 

  flour, sugar, salt, and other ingredients for baking and cooking.  555

just being helpful.  Oh guess a snow shovel or Parka is not needed over there

in the tropics, but we had 25 to 40 cms of snow 2 days ago, so I need a bit of a different

list for my survival equipment to make it through the next while.

Carry on, Hot Thailand

Geezer

[overherebc]

16 hours ago, Susco said:

 

I still have some, expiry date early 2020.

 

Make me an offer

One you can't refuse ???

[overherebc]

15 hours ago, foreverlomsak said:

Most Thais haven't and the bread and associated shelves are always empty within hours of being stocked, I only eat the Farmhouse Brown/wholemeal and unless you are there within minutes of delivery it's try somewhere else, of course that could be due to the limited numbers being stocked compared to the white.

Buy flour and yeast to make your own bread.

Edit.

Spare bum gun in case the one you have breaks. ????

Edited December 24, 2020 by overherebc

[overherebc]

15 hours ago, NanLaew said:

Talk about digging a bloody hole. AFAIK, there is no "expensive" bread coming out of Big C's bakery ovens. Thai people can splurge 78 baht for a large sourdough or French Ball a lot easier than the impoverished farang pensioner who might be seen grabbing two Big C sandwich loafs for 23 baht on the BOGOF special.

 

In our house of nine, they go through regular bread just as fast as they go through the fancier, sugary stuff and I am the only farang!

Serious question.

BOGOF ?

[overherebc]

32 minutes ago, overherebc said:

Serious question.

BOGOF ?

Ok had second coffee.

Buy one get one free.

????

[fondue zoo]

17 hours ago, Dumbastheycome said:

Not that is  of  great quality but the first bread sold out in many outlets is the  multi grain  or  wheat/whole meal bread that I have noticed. Thai also have a liking for those pre -made white bread items wrapped in plastic containing an ever  decreasing smear of various  vague fillings. Most supermarkets now have an on-site  bakery that pumps  out bread like items  in quantities that any local non Thai  could never  cope in  consumption.

Thai do  eat bread. Just not the  floury lead brick style preferred by  many Europeans.

A lot of the bread sold at 7/11, BigC and Tesco is sweet compared to bread back home, not a big fan.  Foodland and MaxValue brands are okay.

[brianthainess]

I find it hard to believe, that people here still use toilet paper and smear poo around on their bottoms, Yuk.

[brianthainess]

19 hours ago, fondue zoo said:

A lot of the bread sold at 7/11, BigC and Tesco is sweet compared to bread back home, not a big fan.  Foodland and MaxValue brands are okay.

I cant stand the weird smell of that bread from 7/11 etc. one benefit from that bread you can leave it out on the kitchen top, it never normally goes moldy, rats and ants won't eat eat. Luckily i have a real bakery shop where i can buy real bread. I still have *lockdown food* i brought in March, pasta, and a tin of luncheon meat that I hope I never have to eat.

[CraigInBangkok]

19 hours ago, fondue zoo said:

A lot of the bread sold at 7/11, BigC and Tesco is sweet compared to bread back home, not a big fan.  Foodland and MaxValue brands are okay.

the "Cubic" brand is okay .... "saint etoile" (bakery chain in decent malls) does some half decent bread aswell