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5 minutes ago, johng said:

I passed on this bargain too. :cheesy:

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Where is this Makro and how do they hope to sell cauliflower at that price, do people seriously pay such amounts?

 

I pay between 50 and 80THB for a cauliflower at my local Makro

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2 hours ago, Gsxrnz said:

With the upcoming dedollarization of the USD, maybe baked beans should replace the McDonald's Big Mac International Currency comparison.:coffee1:

 

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Upcoming de-dollarization? Please do elaborate. 

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2 hours ago, steven100 said:

They need to buy the cheaper one ....    

 

it tastes ok .....

Baked Beans in Tomato Sauce 425g

 

There is no comparison heinz are far superior but I am never going to pay 420 baht, they are 109 baht here in korat.

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It is what I mentioned yesterday and many times before, there is no competitor, the entire Thai market is run by three or four stone-rich individuals in Thailand.
They call the shots, and they make the prices

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2 hours ago, steven100 said:

They need to buy the cheaper one ....    

 

it tastes ok .....

Baked Beans in Tomato Sauce 425g

 

Heinz Baked beans! 'I fart in your general direction.' Monty Python. Yes. 'Ayam what Ayam' Popeye.😉 

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2 hours ago, BritManToo said:

Muesli and granola is best purchased from Lazada, too expensive in the shops.

Daily Me granola is very good quality and 140 baht in main supermarkets. They frequently have buy one get one free when I clear the shelves. I've currently got 35 packets in stock! Only buy on promotion...

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2 hours ago, MalcolmB said:

In other news Thais IN Sydney shocked that a small serve of steamed Mali rice at a restaurant costs $7 or 175 baht, 17 times the price of in Bangkok. 
And a fish?

How true!

But we ignore this, just to get attention on social media.

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2 hours ago, steven100 said:

They need to buy the cheaper one ....    

 

it tastes ok .....

Baked Beans in Tomato Sauce 425g

 

These are the ones I use. They are good enough! A touch of HP sauce and a few drops of pepper sauce and they will all taste the same!  😁 

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2 hours ago, sidneybear said:

Anything that's imported in small quantities is going to be expensive because of higher shipping and distribution costs. It's not rocket science. 

 

Sure but that's taking the p@@@

You can pick up a can for less than £1 in the UK, even if you double the price to add freight/duties and double again for profit, it's going to be nearer £4 / 180 baht.

 

Years ago, I saw the same thing with Haagen Daz where a tub cost £18!!

 

 

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5 minutes ago, Chongalulu said:

Daily Me granola is very good quality and 140 baht in main supermarkets. They frequently have buy one get one free when I clear the shelves. I've currently got 35 packets in stock! Only buy on promotion...

Yes, I agree, best Granola I've found. More dried fruit and nuts than any of the others.

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I like to have grilled fish from the market, sometimes with sweet and sour, and it costs 150-200 baht. I also like to have various imported food, and nothing I buy from my supplier here costs more than 150. So we have a situation where food from a Thai street market can cost more than food imported from the UK or Australia. How did that happen?

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39 minutes ago, roo860 said:

They live in Australia. 

Even better, next time they visit Thai place selling chicken with rice in Australia for more than $2, they should throw a hissy fit and be outraged at the price when in Thailand it’s only 40 -45 baht 

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Maybe bought these canned beans at Rimping??  If so, while at Rimping, should have checked out the price of Australian imported fruits.  Excessive...

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36 minutes ago, jippytum said:

Fly all the way to Thailand for an exotic holiday and worry abput the price of baked beans. Get a life. 

Quality tourists!

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Like everything else the prices of goods and services are relative.

We don't eat imported canned goods as a rule because it is expensive.

Transport is very expensive in europe for example a bus trip of 10 Euro may seem like a pittance in Europe is 397 Thai baht!

So what you lose on the swing you will make up on the roundabouts.

 

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1 hour ago, Andrew65 said:

Heinz stuff is also way over-priced in the UK, stopped buying Heinz a few years ago, supermarket own-brands taste the same for 1/3 the price.

 

Same in Australia. The 2 major supermarket chains (Coles and Woolworths, and others) have a big variety of their own brand products.

 

All are good quality, many are production overruns of major brand names.

 

Best ever example I found : I litre Woolworths home brand clothes washing liquid detergent AU$2-.  Big brand names AU$13 to AU$17 for 1 litre plastic bottle.

 

Home brand works well, good fabric softener added, clothes have good fresh smell no need to use extra liquid to get clean clothes. 

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28 minutes ago, Bangkokhatter said:

Where is this Makro and how do they hope to sell cauliflower at that price, do people seriously pay such amounts?

 

I pay between 50 and 80THB for a cauliflower at my local Makro

Not for imported ones like  the photo

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31 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

Less than 80bht for 250gm Inc delivery.

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I just scored some of this at the local Lotus'ssss

 

The trail mix version is great, plus almond and honey.  Buy one get one free 140 baht. 

 

Best deal out there for granola at the moment. 

 

 

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