Popular Post thecaveman Posted November 4, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted November 4, 2021 There are rumors saying that they don't sell more than 10 liters of alcoholic beverages to consumers anymore at Makro. When you want to buy more than 10 liters, they insist on an alcohol seller's license. Can anybody confirm? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post 4MyEgo Posted November 4, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted November 4, 2021 Rumours are just that, I don't believe it, that said, if they don't sell you 10 litres of more, than go elsewhere, simple really. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post PoorSucker Posted November 4, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted November 4, 2021 Where? This has been the rule on Koh Samui for 10 years when selling between 2pm and 5pm. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecaveman Posted November 4, 2021 Author Share Posted November 4, 2021 2 minutes ago, PoorSucker said: when selling between 2pm and 5pm. No, I mean during the official alcohol selling hours. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post PoorSucker Posted November 4, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted November 4, 2021 1 minute ago, thecaveman said: No, I mean during the official alcohol selling hours. Two cases of beer is more than 10 litres. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post thecaveman Posted November 4, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted November 4, 2021 Just now, PoorSucker said: Two cases of beer is more than 10 litres. That's the reason why I'm worried. I usually buy 3 or 4 boxes (3 adult males in the house). Of course I can buy anywhere else. But relatively fresh beer sometimes is hard to find. At Makro they usually have it. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PoorSucker Posted November 4, 2021 Share Posted November 4, 2021 I think this rumour comes from someone trying to buy between 2pm and 5pm. Encountered many foreigners question why I could buy but not they when I had a license. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecaveman Posted November 4, 2021 Author Share Posted November 4, 2021 (edited) 4 minutes ago, PoorSucker said: I think this rumour comes from someone trying to buy between 2pm and 5pm No, it comes from a person who has been living in Thailand for more than 20 years. He is well aware of the official selling hours and he pointed out that he tried to buy during these hours. Because I haven't heard elsewhere about that, I suspect (hope), it may have happened because of some kind of misinterpretation by a local store manager. Edited November 4, 2021 by thecaveman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post pgrahmm Posted November 4, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted November 4, 2021 Just make more than one trip w/o a card, changing cashier lanes; or more people..... I don't drink beer, so 10 liters seems like a lot.... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post billd766 Posted November 4, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted November 4, 2021 3 minutes ago, pgrahmm said: Just make more than one trip w/o a card, changing cashier lanes; or more people..... I don't drink beer, so 10 liters seems like a lot.... Alternatively, with 3 adult males, get each of them to buy their own, then load the beer in the same vehicle and drive home. 4 2 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kwasaki Posted November 4, 2021 Share Posted November 4, 2021 Why go Makro there expensive. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
internationalism Posted November 4, 2021 Share Posted November 4, 2021 I have bought on monday 6 cases of beer. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Bigz Posted November 5, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted November 5, 2021 19 hours ago, Kwasaki said: Why go Makro there expensive. Where is cheap? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralf001 Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 19 hours ago, Kwasaki said: Why go Makro there expensive. I agree, I buy from my local mom and pop store, a box is 40b cheaper than Makro and I buy 10 boxes at a time and they throw in an extra for free. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post tgw Posted November 5, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted November 5, 2021 20 hours ago, pgrahmm said: Just make more than one trip w/o a card, changing cashier lanes; or more people..... I don't drink beer, so 10 liters seems like a lot.... no, 10 liters is ridiculously low. a household with 3 adults each drinking an average of 2 large bottles a day (not enough to get drunk by a large margin) would need to visit the shop every 3 days to resupply. 3 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kwasaki Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 (edited) 27 minutes ago, Bigz said: Where is cheap? Mum & pop shops by the box to put in the fridge. A single Cold Chang is 50 baht. Edited November 5, 2021 by Kwasaki Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Lemsta69 Posted November 5, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted November 5, 2021 (edited) 3 minutes ago, Kwasaki said: Mum & pop shops by the box. mom & pop shops don't sell real beer, just that Thai swill Edited November 5, 2021 by Lemsta69 1 3 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Lemsta69 Posted November 5, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted November 5, 2021 20 hours ago, pgrahmm said: Just make more than one trip w/o a card, changing cashier lanes; or more people..... I don't drink beer, so 10 liters seems like a lot.... 24 x 0.33cl = 7.92L. mate, that'd barely last a couple of hours with four big boofy blokes in the house. also you don't all go together to get the beers in. it's one bloke's job to haul the ute up to the bottle-o while the others sit on the couch at home putting sh3t on him ???? 1 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Kwasaki Posted November 5, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted November 5, 2021 8 minutes ago, Lemsta69 said: mom & pop shops don't sell real beer, just that Thai swill Here we go again another beer expert in the forum, I like what you called Thai swill it has won awards but I don't care about that I like I the taste couldn't care less what you like. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burma Bill Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 18 minutes ago, Lemsta69 said: mom & pop shops don't sell real beer Neither does MAKRO, other than Beer Lao if you are lucky, but even that is not real beer. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemsta69 Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 11 minutes ago, Kwasaki said: Here we go again another beer expert in the forum, I like what you called Thai swill it has won awards but I don't care about that I like I the taste couldn't care less what you like. beer expert? nah, just not a povvo 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemsta69 Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 2 minutes ago, Burma Bill said: Neither does MAKRO, other than Beer Lao if you are lucky, but even that is not real beer. thanks for the heads up mate, I'll avoid it like the plague then. that, and I don't have a ute! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsallmine68 Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 Signs have been posted to reflect such hre in Udon for years 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wwest5829 Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 21 hours ago, pgrahmm said: Just make more than one trip w/o a card, changing cashier lanes; or more people..... I don't drink beer, so 10 liters seems like a lot.... I don't drink beer either (think I must have used up my lifetime allotment in college). But i do usually stock up on the house box wine 4-6 boxes. No problem for me to visit three local stores to do the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CM Dad Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 I have lived here for more than thirty years and have had no desire to shop at a Makro for at least twenty-five. Shop somewhere else. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonlover Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 Makro, dear posters, is a cash & carry outlet and is primarily there to cater to wholesale purchasers. They are probably restricted by law or maybe their own regulations at the very least to the quantities they can sell to none professional customers. In fact, it's quite unusual for such an outlet to even serve the retail market. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigz Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 46 minutes ago, Kwasaki said: Mum & pop shops by the box to put in the fridge. A single Cold Chang is 50 baht. That's pretty much the same as buying a box in macro. Maybe a baht difference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kwasaki Posted November 5, 2021 Share Posted November 5, 2021 4 minutes ago, Bigz said: That's pretty much the same as buying a box in macro. Maybe a baht difference 580 a box, buying one single ready cold beer out the fridge 50. Makro is 20 kilos away. Mum and Pops is around the corner. Even ready cold beer in 7-11 is 154 for 3 again just around the corner. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecaveman Posted November 5, 2021 Author Share Posted November 5, 2021 6 minutes ago, CM Dad said: I have lived here for more than thirty years and have had no desire to shop at a Makro for at least twenty-five. Shop somewhere else. It depends a lot on where you live. Here in Mukdahan, there isn't much choice when it comes to Western products other than the Makro. Of course, I can buy beer everywhere. But most stores carry relatively old beer, while at the Makro it is usually reasonably fresh. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Golden Triangle Posted November 5, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted November 5, 2021 (edited) 40 minutes ago, Lemsta69 said: beer expert? nah, just not a povvo Obviously not a native English speaker, just what is a povvo ?? Edited November 5, 2021 by Golden Triangle Spelling 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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