i used to buy them at Macros, i dont remember the price but wasnt more than 600-700 kg, and was really good quality.

since a month ago i simply cannot find it anywhere, been to like 5-6 macros in phuket, including the big ones.

any alternatives out there ? for big pieces uncut - 3 bones in

For me I find Makro very inconsistent, they have something in stock one day, and the next they don't.

How many Makros are there in Phuket?  And what is the size range? 

17 minutes ago, NanLaew said:

 

Shocking! Other people buying the same stuff that you want.

Not a an answer!

He has a fair  point especially if only 1 macro in your area, you cannot rely on everything one week being there next!

On 1/22/2021 at 6:26 AM, poohy said:

if only 1 macro in your area, you cannot rely on everything one week being there next!

 

If I start to like something you can be pretty sure that it will disappear from Makros inventory very quickly.  I feel cursed .

11 minutes ago, Bangyai said:

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If I start to like something you can be pretty sure that it will disappear from Makros inventory very quickly.  I feel cursed .

i know how you feel.
im going around macro these days ready to walk out with their whole stock + a freezer to keep it in 

Makro, like all the other supermarkets,will only stock lines which they know they can sell relatively quickly. Sourcing, buying, transporting, distributing and storing all costs, (and those costs are much greater if the goods have to be imported) and eats into the profits. If fhey don't sell enough to make a profit then they won't stock them.

 

Maybe you will have to turn to one of the specialist western butchers who advertise here? Expensive I know but there you are.

3 minutes ago, herfiehandbag said:

Makro, like all the other supermarkets,will only stock lines which they know they can sell relatively quickly. Sourcing, buying, transporting, distributing and storing all costs, (and those costs are much greater if the goods have to be imported) and eats into the profits. If fhey don't sell enough to make a profit then they won't stock them.

 

Maybe you will have to turn to one of the specialist western butchers who advertise here? Expensive I know but there you are.

yup. thats what ive been doing, im just wondering if i could ever go back to getting them in macro, they were very good value for money.

44 minutes ago, OneeyedJohn said:

Pretty typical of him to come out with such an asinine comment, wouldn't expect less.

 

I've only been here for around thirty years but very quickly I learned that if any item that I regularly consumed had a tendency to sell out quickly, I would make sure I bought extra quantities when it was available. It's not rocket surgery.

 

Or, you can carry on with the asinine gurning on internet forums about the poor stock control at [insert Thai retail outlet of your choice here] untill the cows come home.

28 minutes ago, herfiehandbag said:

Makro, like all the other supermarkets,will only stock lines which they know they can sell relatively quickly. Sourcing, buying, transporting, distributing and storing all costs, (and those costs are much greater if the goods have to be imported) and eats into the profits. If fhey don't sell enough to make a profit then they won't stock them.

 

Maybe you will have to turn to one of the specialist western butchers who advertise here? Expensive I know but there you are.

 

Makro, the AirAsia of Thailand's food and household goods retailers.

 

"Now everyone can shop"

 

PS: For those that blame their purchasing failures on Makro's stock control, there's a reason why they only provide large shopping carts and not shopping baskets.

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