Thailand getting cheaper

[Celsius]

As long as I remember, people used to complain how McDonald's in Thailand is more expensive than in their own country.

 

Well, fear no more! After being on a rice diet for the past 78 days to be able to deposit 800k baht for retirement extension, I could finally afford a MdDonald's meal. I am happy to report that the price of Big Mac set is only 165 baht, while in good ole USA is over 300. Other countries even more expensive for sho....

 

I'm Lovin' it!!!

Edited January 3 by Celsius

[freeworld]

Is there some kind of special or one needs to use coupons?

 

This is what I find on their website

 

 

[UWEB]

21 minutes ago, Celsius said:

As long as I remember, people used to complain how McDonald's in Thailand is more expensive than in their own country.

 

Well, fear no more! After being on a rice diet for the past 78 days to be able to deposit 800k baht for retirement extension, I could finally afford a MdDonald's meal. I am happy to report that the price of Big Mac set is only 165 baht, while in good ole USA is over 300. Other countries even more expensive for sho....

 

I'm Lovin' it!!!

May be nobody want's to eat this McD rubbish anymore, so they have to lower the prices to attract more Customers again.

[impulse]

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/03/20/mcdonalds-big-mac-prices-state-by-state.html

 

My home state of Texas, it's $4.39  That's 151 baht.

 

Congrats on reaching the 800K.

 

 

[Celsius]

12 minutes ago, freeworld said:

Is there some kind of special or one needs to use coupons?

 

This is what I find on their website

 

 

 

At the store. Location Bangkok.

[Celsius]

12 minutes ago, impulse said:

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/03/20/mcdonalds-big-mac-prices-state-by-state.html

 

My home state of Texas, it's $4.39  That's 151 baht.

 

Congrats on reaching the 800K.

 

 

 

That is for sandwich only, not a meal.

[save the frogs]

20 minutes ago, UWEB said:

May be nobody want's to eat this McD rubbish anymore, so they have to lower the prices to attract more Customers again.

 

I don't categorically define McDonald's as junk food anymore.

When I'm on the go I will grab some burgers, remove the bread, avoid the fries and coke and just eat the meat. 

I don't consider ground beef on its own junk food. 

 

[freeworld]

20 minutes ago, Celsius said:

 

At the store. Location Bangkok.

Thanks will have a look tomorrow.

[AndyAndyAndy]

How can you be at retirement age and not having 800k in a bank? What were people like you doing all their life? I don't get this.

[Nemises]

5 minutes ago, AndyAndyAndy said:

How can you be at retirement age and not having 800k in a bank? What were people like you doing all their life? I don't get this.

GFC perhaps? Google it. Hope this helps. 

[Celsius]

8 minutes ago, AndyAndyAndy said:

How can you be at retirement age and not having 800k in a bank? What were people like you doing all their life? I don't get this.

 

I was a cashier at McDonald's 

[still kicking]

1 hour ago, UWEB said:

May be nobody want's to eat this McD rubbish anymore, so they have to lower the prices to attract more Customers again.

I am 76 years old and never had McDonalds.

[still kicking]

41 minutes ago, save the frogs said:

 

I don't categorically define McDonald's as junk food anymore.

When I'm on the go I will grab some burgers, remove the bread, avoid the fries and coke and just eat the meat. 

I don't consider ground beef on its own junk food. 

 

Vegans do.

[Denim]

18 minutes ago, still kicking said:

I am 76 years old and never had McDonalds.

 

Your medal is in the post.

 

As for vegetables, I was in Big C today and wanted a small broccoli for my supper.. I picked the smallest on display which was not bigger than my fist , but enough for 1 person.

 

On weighing it was priced at 69 baht !! Must have been grown on the International Space Station.

I put it back and got a bigger one in our village store for 35 baht.

[NextG]

1 hour ago, AndyAndyAndy said:

How can you be at retirement age and not having 800k in a bank? What were people like you doing all their life? I don't get this.

What a sad, sad person you are…

[JBChiangRai]

1 hour ago, save the frogs said:

 

I don't categorically define McDonald's as junk food anymore.

When I'm on the go I will grab some burgers, remove the bread, avoid the fries and coke and just eat the meat. 

I don't consider ground beef on its own junk food. 

 

So you believe it’s ground beef ? :-)

[AndyAndyAndy]

12 minutes ago, NextG said:

What a sad, sad person you are…

 

It's a genie question. When I started university I also become self employed and was doing internet gigs on the side. When i finished university 5 years later I had more then 800k Bath in my bank account. And then I could finally concerate on making money and not wasting time studying. That's why simply can't grasp how some people could work for 40 years and they don't have 800k Baht in bank. Like what are you doing 16 hours a day for 40 years that result is 200 Baht in a bank?

[Nick Carter icp]

1 hour ago, AndyAndyAndy said:

How can you be at retirement age and not having 800k in a bank? What were people like you doing all their life? I don't get this.

 

   Having kids, raising a family and spending all your money on that 

[Keeps]

1 hour ago, Nemises said:

GFC perhaps? Google it. Hope this helps. 

What has Gillingham Football Club got to do with it?.........

[jaywalker2]

12 minutes ago, AndyAndyAndy said:

 

It's a genie question. When I started university I also become self employed and was doing internet gigs on the side. When i finished university 5 years later I had more then 800k Bath in my bank account. And then I could finally concerate on making money and not wasting time studying. That's why simply can't grasp how some people could work for 40 years and they don't have 800k Baht in bank. Like what are you doing 16 hours a day for 40 years that result is 200 Baht in a bank?

Maybe you should have devoted more time to studying English

[Elkski]

Wow your rice diet saved 10k/day.  Congrats.  

I think it is similar priced or higher in Thailand but the profit must be higher with wages on the windows advertised at 15$/ hr in USA and probably 2$/hr at most in Thailand. 

[1FinickyOne]

15 minutes ago, AndyAndyAndy said:

 

It's a genie question. When I started university I also become self employed and was doing internet gigs on the side. When i finished university 5 years later I had more then 800k Bath in my bank account. And then I could finally concerate on making money and not wasting time studying. That's why simply can't grasp how some people could work for 40 years and they don't have 800k Baht in bank. Like what are you doing 16 hours a day for 40 years that result is 200 Baht in a bank?

People run into all kinds of financial issues - especially medical - helping family, business failures, accidents - - and many people are just not very good with money - they use it to purchase the latest this or that... I don't knock them for their poor choices - - advertising is wildly powerful... 

 

I was a business owner and my employees always had newer and more expensive cars than I had... they struggled financially - I retired young... it is sometimes bad luck but most often choices. 

[Felt 35]

1 hour ago, AndyAndyAndy said:

How can you be at retirement age and not having 800k in a bank? What were people like you doing all their life? I don't get this.

 

How much does the average person have in savings? The answer may surprise you (nypost.com)

[AndyAndyAndy]

56 minutes ago, 1FinickyOne said:

People run into all kinds of financial issues - especially medical - helping family, business failures, accidents - - and many people are just not very good with money - they use it to purchase the latest this or that... I don't knock them for their poor choices - - advertising is wildly powerful... 

 

I was a business owner and my employees always had newer and more expensive cars than I had... they struggled financially - I retired young... it is sometimes bad luck but most often choices. 

 

Yeah, accidents happen and it can bankrupt you especially in USA. But it's most likely what you described, that people are living beyond their means (which I don't understand and can't relate to). I don't want to turn this into dick measuring competition because I would definitely lose. But for example right now I have like 7M - 12M in Bitcoin alone. And I drive 2015 Toyota worth 250k. While my neighbor has 1M car (Fortuner). And he is paying monthly payments (because he can't afford to pay 1M in cash) which will make him pay like 2M for that car. That's pure stupidity. 

 

1 hour ago, jaywalker2 said:

Maybe you should have devoted more time to studying English

 

Why? I don't make money in English or interested in your mom.

Edited January 3 by AndyAndyAndy

[still kicking]

Why does everybody compare Thai prices with prices in the west? The Thai wage I guess is about 400 baht per day maybe more in some cases. My wife who is also Thai live and work in the wet makes AUD 1150 per hour. Not per day!!!!Yes cost of living is higher but the end of the day we are better of here.

[Keeps]

13 minutes ago, still kicking said:

My wife who is also Thai live and work in the wet makes AUD 1150 per hour. Not per day!!!!Yes cost of living is higher but the end of the day we are better of here.

Amazing what you can earn on those online live streaming sites!

[still kicking]

4 minutes ago, Keeps said:

Amazing what you can earn on those online live streaming sites!

???????? what?

[spidermike007]

McDonald's serves some seriously high quality food, congratulations on your outstanding culinary standards. 

[richard_smith237]

Just had a McD’s in the UK before Xmas (on a time bomb & needed a stop gap so hit the drive through)…

… hideous… cardboard…  & expensive…

 

The once or twice per year we resort to McD’s in Thailand it’s so much better, still not Burger King which is better IMO (for the once or twice per year we resort to that).

 

’Maccie Dees’ is a big hit in the UK - full of pikey chavs…  just awful…  Thailand at least does it a little better.

 

[Furioso]

A Big Mac set in the U.S. costs at least 350(10 USD) after tax. 

4 hours ago, impulse said:

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/03/20/mcdonalds-big-mac-prices-state-by-state.html

 

My home state of Texas, it's $4.39  That's 151 baht.

 

 

 

 

A Big Mac set in Texas is over $10, which is approx 350 baht.