Huge markup on imported foods. Why?

[NowNow]

17 minutes ago, Cardano said:

Premium pure butter and cheese. The original Australian brand. Number 1 brand for 7 consecutive years, originated in Australia since 1869 Allowrie has been making tasty and quality Dairy products from real cow's milk. KCG’s founders, very impressed with Allowrie' s quality & taste, started importing Allowrie to Thailand since 1970.

 

 

When I was at school, I didn't think that I was particularly smart, I just thought the other kids were pretending to be stupid.

But you are not pretending are you?

 

 

[NowNow]

13 minutes ago, Cardano said:

Fact; Allowrie is an Australian brand manufactured in Australia and impoted to Thailand. And what has Coles butter got to do with the price of kippers.

 

That's not a fact, it's just something that you just made up and hope people are too stupid or simply don't care enough to correct your fallacies.

 

I'm glad that you asked me about COLES, as I posted it to try to stop you making a fool of yourself.

 

20 hours ago, NowNow said:

As an aside, I bought some COLES Australian butter from TOPS the other day. Not only is it named Australian Butter, but it also has a Product of Australia badge.

 

There was good reason why I posted that.

 

It not only states that it is Australian butter, but it has an extra badge stating Product of Australia. Ingredients are Australian cream, water and salt. 

 

Now look at the picture that you posted. Nowhere does it state that it is Australian. I mean nowhere. The ONLY connection to Australia is that historical brand name. Is it beginning to sink in as of yet?

There is likely no Australian connection, ingredients nor influence to that product al all, other than KCG having acquired the right to use the brand name. 

 

 

 

[ChipButty]

Some good discounts in makro this morning, 

[PuiPuiHarry]

On 10/4/2024 at 3:02 AM, Bday Prang said:

If people are so attached to "luxuries" like Spam and Vegemite and are willing to pay stupid money for them , then this sort of thing will just continue.  

When I would like to have Australian snake tails in Poland, Czechia, Slowakia etx, it probably also would cost a fortune.

[jacko45k]

22 hours ago, oldestswinger said:

I don't know if you have read the label recently, but many brands of butter have been sold as 200g or 400g packs for quite some time.

You are correct, one I bought yesterday is 400g....I would have expected it to be a lb/450g. 

[Kerryd]

I lol at everyone who seems to think that shipping "foreign foods" from (the UK, America, Europe or even Australia) is "free" and that Thailand wouldn't have any Import Duties and Tariffs on it.

Of course it's going to be more expensive ! Just like buying authentic "Thai" or other "foreign" foods would be back in your home countries.

If it's such a burden for you, simply send some money to family/friends "back home", have them run around and do some shopping for you and then mail it to you (don't use a courier like FedEx or DHL though).

Make sure you track what the item(s) cost "back home", add the postage/shipping fees and hope it slips past Customs without them tacking on (I think it's about 20%).

I recently ordered some very hot sauce from Amazon. Paid about $112.
Paid through the nose for shipping because it was shipped via FedEx (not by choice).

Paid through the nose again because FedEx was playing stupid games to add more fees to the invoice.

The actual Customs Duties and Fees on the order came out to almost bang on 20%.

So imagine a shop doing the same thing. Right off the bat they'd literally have to double the price of that sauce to pay for it, the shipping and Duties.

PLUS add on their own mark-up to pay for the shop's expenses and labour.

And maybe, if they're lucky, they'll be able to make a small profit.

While listening to everyone whine about why it costs so much more here than "back home".

[BritManToo]

14 hours ago, Cardano said:

Fact; Allowrie is an Australian brand manufactured in Australia and impoted to Thailand. And what has Coles butter got to do with the price of kippers.

Greens in CM have kippers 260bht for 170g.

As for butter, Teapot 50% butter blend (YoK) is good enough for me @100bht for 500g. 

[steve187]

On 10/5/2024 at 1:52 PM, NoshowJones said:

We know about the taxes and shipping costs, but I think we should all just admit it, the main reason is just pure greed.

ie Lazada can sell a tin of corned beef for about 190Bt, that same sized tin though a different brand in Villa Market sells for 400Bt, not much different in the taste but as I have said, just pure greed.

link please to 190thb corned beef 

[Shmo]

On 10/4/2024 at 8:39 AM, Bday Prang said:

to the totally revolting local "allowrie" offering,   I often wonder how they sell any of that "allowrie"  stuff at all

I concur ! I tried it, and to my Canadian tastebuds it’s not butter. It’s not margarine. It’s sweet and quite disgusting!! I can’t even cook with it

[NoshowJones]

1 hour ago, steve187 said:

link please to 190thb corned beef 

It is not there now but was about 3 months ago.

[newbee2022]

On 10/4/2024 at 7:49 AM, giddyup said:

My gripe for today.

I understand there are shipping costs and tax, but how does a A$4.20 jar of vegemite cost nearly $12 (260 baht) in Thailand? If Australia imposed those kind of markups on Thai products I doubt they'd be able to sell a kilo of rice.

Take more healthy fresh products from Thailand instead. Even your stuff would cost only1 Baht I would not buy that <deleted>e.

[MarkBR]

On 10/5/2024 at 3:50 PM, NowNow said:

 

Have you tried this one? https://www.marmite.co.uk/p/marmite-xo-yeast-extract-extra-old-250g.html/00000059082279

Absolute paradise in a jar.  You can mix Marmite with Colman's mustard, and it surprisingly tastes very good.

[MarkBR]

On 10/4/2024 at 5:30 PM, johng said:

Which Big C ?

Would like to know as well, although I doubt it is near rural Thailand.

[MarkBR]

On 10/5/2024 at 1:58 PM, Lacessit said:

Can't say I have noticed, I tend to focus on the cheeses I regard as good value and taste.

 

MAKRO probably has some blue cheeses, I don't think Stilton is among them.

 

This is a real cheese shop, in St.Andrews, Scotland. You know, the place where golf started.

Mellis is awesome as is George Mewes.  Wonderful wonderful shops.  Have tried both in Glasgow & Edinburgh.  A visit to paradise.  Keep sending messages asking if they'll open shops in Chiang Mai.  Doubt it will ever happen.

[MarkBR]

2 hours ago, Kerryd said:

I lol at everyone who seems to think that shipping "foreign foods" from (the UK, America, Europe or even Australia) is "free" and that Thailand wouldn't have any Import Duties and Tariffs on it.

Of course it's going to be more expensive ! Just like buying authentic "Thai" or other "foreign" foods would be back in your home countries.

If it's such a burden for you, simply send some money to family/friends "back home", have them run around and do some shopping for you and then mail it to you (don't use a courier like FedEx or DHL though).

Make sure you track what the item(s) cost "back home", add the postage/shipping fees and hope it slips past Customs without them tacking on (I think it's about 20%).

I recently ordered some very hot sauce from Amazon. Paid about $112.
Paid through the nose for shipping because it was shipped via FedEx (not by choice).

Paid through the nose again because FedEx was playing stupid games to add more fees to the invoice.

The actual Customs Duties and Fees on the order came out to almost bang on 20%.

So imagine a shop doing the same thing. Right off the bat they'd literally have to double the price of that sauce to pay for it, the shipping and Duties.

PLUS add on their own mark-up to pay for the shop's expenses and labour.

And maybe, if they're lucky, they'll be able to make a small profit.

While listening to everyone whine about why it costs so much more here than "back home".

For hot sauce easy to make your own to your own tastes.  No need to buy.