Overpriced mangosteens in Phuket go viral on Tiktok – how much per kilo!?

[Meat Pie 47]

Is this a joke?

https://thethaiger.com/news/phuket/overpriced-mangosteens-in-phuket-go-viral-on-tiktok-how-much-per-kilo?fbclid=IwAR2uvkEXgyem7bVJ-UF2nr6wFLr3uVWHoye_zR9Jv3xepaew2EUAcZToJyQ

[RAZZELL]

Should check out Villa or ICONSIAM and see the 2000 baht strawberries and 1200 lettuce.

[Meat Pie 47]

10 minutes ago, RAZZELL said:

Should check out Villa or ICONSIAM and see the 2000 baht strawberries and 1200 lettuce.

So not only the taxis rip you off

[Adumbration]

No Russian and Chinese bus tourist to buy the fruit.  So only one thing to do when there are no sales, raise the price.

[Emeraldisle]

I have a Thai friend who has a mangosteen farm in Phang Nga.  I have visited there many times so I know that the season for mangosteen is in May.

Any idea where this mangosteen originated from?

[Meat Pie 47]

8 minutes ago, Emeraldisle said:

I have a Thai friend who has a mangosteen farm in Phang Nga.  I have visited there many times so I know that the season for mangosteen is in May.

Any idea where this mangosteen originated from?

It is a common dooryard tree in Indonesia.

[OneMoreFarang]

I never know the prices, my gf does most of the shopping at the fresh market.

What I know is that the prices vary a lot, I guess depending on availability.

The first fruits of the season are always very expensive, that is absolutely normal.

But I have no idea which fruit season it is in the moment...