British Couple Outraged Over £9 Tin of Heinz Beans in Thailand

[Korat Kiwi]

When working in the Middle East I found these in an American px. 

 

Very nice

 

[herfiehandbag]

21 hours ago, steven100 said:

They need to buy the cheaper one ....    

 

it tastes ok .....

 

 

Absolutely - costs about 10%!

 

I understand that particular supermarket has big windows, so that they can see certain customers coming from a long way off!

[KhunLA]

Shop wisely ... smile more ...

... not that I would pay even those silly prices for a crappy can of beans.

 

Edited July 5 by KhunLA

[CallumWK]

2 hours ago, eggzthaioz said:

From Malaysia, full of sugar and just terrible.

 

Ayam baked beans light contain 4.8gr/100gr sugar. I know many other foods popular with expats that are much higher in sugar content.

 

https://www.ayambrand.com.sg/index.php/our-range/baked-beans/product/baked-beans-light-425g

[fondue zoo]

Love me some beans.

 

 

[newnative]

Yawn

[RobU]

Thailand is expensive if you insist on only buying western foods and products, which are expensive because they are not produced in Thailand and have to be imported with the associated import duties and cost of transport.  It's very cheap if you are willing to adapt

[Korat Kiwi]

The same goes for seasonal fruit and veg.  In the off season they become expensive, but when in season they can be very cheap. 

 

Supply and demand. 

[ElwoodP]

Posts against a Nationality removed.

Hate speech and racism is not allowed, please be polite to all.

[RobU]

18 hours ago, CFCol said:

They're Australians!!

I don't understand, it says in the article that they are a UK couple

[tonypattaya]

A big part of any price is the cost of transportation. Naturally the heavier the item, the more the transportation. A durian fruit, which is heavy, here, say 500 baht, would cost 5.000 in London. The couple should not be outraged but should be more aware of simple economics. Always look for produce which is more locally.

[Sydebolle]

a) beans are not staple food
b) a kilogramme of fresh local tomatoes are priced at 85 - 100 Baht per kilogramme (staple food) 
c) a kilogramme of fresh chicken parts can cost less than a kilogramme of tomatoes 
d) Tilapia fish can cost less per kilogramme than tomatoes or local asparagus (250 Baht/kg) 
e) you can easily do the beans treat yourself; it requires an activity called cooking

If this is the only problem of the couple then happy days are, indeed, here again 😉 

[rogerpattaya]

30 minutes ago at good Supermarket in Pattaya, same size 140 baht'

They must think that people in Phuket are stupid.

I wonder why...

[huangnon]

On 7/4/2024 at 10:22 AM, steven100 said:

They need to buy the cheaper one ....    

 

it tastes ok .....

 

 

Yep, and you get twice the salt and sugar!

[BritManToo]

22 hours ago, CallumWK said:

 

 

This one 120 baht for 1 Kg at Big C extra

 

It was 189bht at my Big C, I bought a bag but it looks a bit light on the fruit and nut.

Looked in Tops, no get one free on the Daily Me, but they did have this Nissin granola mix at 2 bags (1Kg) for 285bht so I got a couple of bags.

[MrJ2U]

15 hours ago, PingRoundTheWorld said:

Outraged? Just don't buy. Problem solved.

I think it was lost in translation.

 

"Gomsmacked" might have been better.

 

It's unfortunate that some imported items are taxed so highly in Thailand.

 

 

[HawaiianBrian]

On 7/4/2024 at 10:20 AM, Callmeishmael said:

A bag of dried beans that you can easily cook yourself costs about 1/20th of the price of the rather tasteless canned beans.

That's what I do! Ican control the amount of sodium going in it too. Just drop a teaspoon full of baking soda as most beans here tend to sit around quite a while and get quite hard.

 

[BritManToo]

11 minutes ago, HawaiianBrian said:

That's what I do! Ican control the amount of sodium going in it too. Just drop a teaspoon full of baking soda as most beans here tend to sit around quite a while and get quite hard.

 

I've done this myself, bag of dried beans from Makro (very cheap), hit the 'tua' button on the rice cooker/pressure cooker (cover with water), then after finished drain into a saucepan and add a bottle of your chosen tomato sauce and simmer until thick enough. Result is pretty good, though you'll probably want to add sugar to get the same sweet taste as Heinz baked beans.

Edited July 5 by BritManToo

[connda]

A box of Cheeze-Its.  450 THB.  A box of Cream of Wheat.  550 THB.  Raisens. 350 THB

I just don't buy this stuff anymore.  I buy locally produced products.  Like my raisins are about 100 THB for half a kilo.  Much better.  Things like Cheeze-Its and Cream of Wheat - they're a thing of the past.

[connda]

13 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

I've done this myself, bag of dried beans from Makro (very cheap), hit the 'tua' button on the rice cooker/pressure cooker (cover with water), then after finished drain into a saucepan and add a bottle of your chosen tomato sauce and simmer until thick enough. Result is pretty good, though you'll probably want to add sugar to get the same sweet taste as Heinz baked beans.

Pressure cooker - perfect cooked dried beans within 20 to 35 minutes depending on the type of bean.

[Moonlover]

On 7/4/2024 at 12:18 PM, Jackbenimble said:

Its not just baked beans, the price of cheese is crazy and as for tea bags!!!..........where have all the t-bags gone? No Liptons anywhere. 

Yer, that was a bit strange about teabags wasn't it. I went all over town trying to find Lipton's. Plenty on Lazada fortunately.

[CallumWK]

4 minutes ago, Moonlover said:

Yer, that was a bit strange about teabags wasn't it. I went all over town trying to find Lipton's. Plenty on Lazada fortunately.

 

After covid, and much less western tourists, I guess several major importers just stopped importing a lot of products.

When you look at Big C xtra, it is obvious they are currently dumping a lot of Casino products, or how else would one explain why they get sold with more than 50% discounts

[LennyW]

On 7/4/2024 at 12:17 PM, Korat Kiwi said:

Saw these in Lotus'sss a few days ago:

 

 

NZ baked beans... wow. 75baht or about NZ$3.35.

 

Cost back in NZ $2

 

I eat local... Cheaper and tastier too

Yeah, look at the back of the can, It is Heinz New Zealand!!

[Andrew65]

6 hours ago, Sydebolle said:

a) beans are not staple food
b) a kilogramme of fresh local tomatoes are priced at 85 - 100 Baht per kilogramme (staple food) 
c) a kilogramme of fresh chicken parts can cost less than a kilogramme of tomatoes 
d) Tilapia fish can cost less per kilogramme than tomatoes or local asparagus (250 Baht/kg) 
e) you can easily do the beans treat yourself; it requires an activity called cooking

If this is the only problem of the couple then happy days are, indeed, here again 😉 

"...chicken parts"😁

[Andrew65]

23 hours ago, Kinok Farang said:

10 years ago,Asda smartprice bb's were 9 pence for a big tin.This is some inflation.

Back in the 90's Tesco 'Value' beans were 1p a tin, the sauce was a bit 'runny'😁

[Andrew65]

20 minutes ago, CallumWK said:

 

After covid, and much less western tourists, I guess several major importers just stopped importing a lot of products.

When you look at Big C xtra, it is obvious they are currently dumping a lot of Casino products, or how else would one explain why they get sold with more than 50% discounts

Lipton's teabags aren't much good anyway. I don't even see it stocked in UK supermarkets. I used to buy Tetley's when I lived in Thailand. Even though they're expensive, a box of 80 would last me 6-8 weeks.

[Kaopad999]

Stay at home then

[Tidal wave]

On 7/4/2024 at 9:30 AM, sammieuk1 said:

After purchase you can polish them beans with a £11 can of Pledge 🤔

Or wash them down with a £20 five pound bottle of wine.

[Korat Kiwi]

2 hours ago, LennyW said:

Yeah, look at the back of the can, It is Heinz New Zealand!!

100% correct! 

 

In 1992 the Wattie's group was bought from Goodman Fielder by American-based H. J. Heinz Company for $565 million. The company employs around 1,900 people, of which approximately 350 are temporary or casual. The company produces its own Wattie's products, some international brands of H. J.

[SingAPorn]

Flee the large stores full of falang customers trying to pose and all the sales staf wearing tight business suits and those great tight mini skirts for the female staff....😜...avoid such places and try to shop in places with mostly thais of a certain level. Prices still may be costly but definately not those ripoff rates in the popular farang "markets"....

 

The area also has it's importance. The worst prices (overcharging)  being in Hua Hin IMHO...