Friendship Supermarket Closed

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Went to do my shopping today but it was closed. Car park gates closed.

Anyone have any idea why?

[Guderian]

From their FB page, it just says they're sorry they're closed for one day today, no reason given, open again tomorrow.

 

 

[redwood1]

Friendship does a absolute smashing business so I doubt they will ever close...

Its the best supermarket in Pattaya, by a long shot... 

[Espanol]

14 hours ago, redwood1 said:

Friendship does a absolute smashing business so I doubt they will ever close...

Its the best supermarket in Pattaya, by a long shot... 

 

The best in what sense? Variety, quality, price...

 

[Djinn91]

37 minutes ago, Espanol said:

 

The best in what sense? Variety, quality, price...

 

 

It's now the same as BIG C.

 

They used to carry unique and western products, but folks just have Brand loyalty for it , for some reason. Prices are the same.

[hotandsticky]

It used to close when the princess went shopping...................I doubt that she needs all day though.

[jacko45k]

3 hours ago, Espanol said:

 

The best in what sense? Variety, quality, price...

 

Certainly not location........

[petermik]

4 hours ago, jacko45k said:

Certainly not location........

Handy 4 me....10 minutes walk 😜

[scubascuba3]

Kinda mystery why people prefer it over Lotus, Big C, expat stores

[johng]

The motorcycle parking is no longer "free"  as it had been for a while   so make sure you get your ticket stamped at the cashier.

[Magictoad]

11 hours ago, Espanol said:

 

The best in what sense? Variety, quality, price...

 

Yes

[redwood1]

2 hours ago, scubascuba3 said:

Kinda mystery why people prefer it over Lotus, Big C, expat stores

 

No mystery......Best place to buy raw beans,seeds,nuts and other hard to find stuff....Cheapest wine in Pattaya.....Very good bakery....Pretty good vegetable selection.....Only decent buttermilk around......Meat department not great but Makro solves that problem......

[hotandsticky]

6 minutes ago, redwood1 said:

 

No mystery......Best place to buy raw beans,seeds,nuts and other hard to find stuff....Cheapest wine in Pattaya.....Very good bakery....Pretty good vegetable selection.....Only decent buttermilk around......Meat department not great but Makro solves that problem......

 

 

 

I would largely agree except that I have had better steaks from Friendship than Makro, and cheaper liquor from Best. 

 

But, overall, Friendship would be my go to store.

[JakeC]

They also have specials that other supermarkets don't have. Butter and cheese and honey for example. They were the first to be selling Westgold butter at 80 baht for 250 grams. The big supermarkets followed up with BOGOF at 159 baht or just started at 119 or 129 baht each. They were selling Mainland cheese 500 gram packs for much the same as the price the big supermarkets charge for 250 grams. Honey is another thing. Thai honey at 56 baht where the big supermarkets charge 86 for the same thing.

A few here don't know what they are talking about when they insist they are the same as the big supermarkets. They are good in their own right.

 

[NickyLouie]

3 hours ago, scubascuba3 said:

Kinda mystery why people prefer it over Lotus, Big C, expat stores

 

Coffee bean kiosk, some excellent picks bought by weight and freshly ground.....

 

 

[scubascuba3]

4 minutes ago, NickyLouie said:

 

Coffee bean kiosk, some excellent picks bought by weight and freshly ground.....

 

 

Lazada has endless choice of coffee beans at better prices and roasted just before delivery

[TaaSaparot]

When the original Friendship opened, it was so much better than Spinneys.

[JakeC]

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Lazada has endless choice of coffee beans at better prices and roasted just before delivery

 

Moving the goalposts from...

 

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Kinda mystery why people prefer it over Lotus, Big C, expat stores

 

 

Make up your mind as to what we are discussing. Of course we can all stay at home and order everything online.

[NickyLouie]

7 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

Lazada has endless choice of coffee beans at better prices and roasted just before delivery

 

 

only 100 gram minimums, try a few .... 

 

 

[JakeC]

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When the original Friendship opened, it was so much better than Spinneys.

 

But there was Foodland....far far away 😊

[scubascuba3]

37 minutes ago, JakeC said:

 

Moving the goalposts from...

 

 

 

Make up your mind as to what we are discussing. Of course we can all stay at home and order everything online.

Pretend I included Lazada in that short list, it's not difficult, I appreciate people like you go shopping for something to do

[Briggsy]

I recently went into Friendship and felt it had become identical to Foodland. I used to be a regular patron of Foodland for years in both Bangkok and Pattaya. However, now, the big players have got all the imported and specialty products so Big C or Tops it is.

[JakeC]

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Pretend I included Lazada in that short list, it's not difficult, I appreciate people like you go shopping for something to do

 

Pretend that you included an online shopping portal in a list of bricks and mortar locations? I appreciate people like yourself have certain limitations for which the rest of us must give allowances.

[redwood1]

37 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

Pretend I included Lazada in that short list, it's not difficult, I appreciate people like you go shopping for something to do

 

I buy LOADS of stuff off Lazada......But get real.....If you need meat,milk,vegetables, ketchup etc etc you go to a supermarket and or Makro..

 

And Friendship is absolutely the best supermarket in Pattaya...

 

 

[JakeC]

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I buy LOADS of stuff off Lazada......But get real.....If you need meat,milk,vegetables, ketchup etc etc you go to a supermarket and or Makro..

 

Don't worry about it, he's special. When he doesn't have anything to say, he just hits the thumbs down emoji. Predictable.

[NoshowJones]

15 hours ago, Espanol said:

 

The best in what sense? Variety, quality, price...

 

Certainly not price.

 

[scubascuba3]

23 minutes ago, JakeC said:

 

Don't worry about it, he's special. When he doesn't have anything to say, he just hits the thumbs down emoji. Predictable.

were you offended? 555 tough

[JakeC]

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were you offended? 555 tough

 

No. But thanks for the confession.

[JakeC]

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Certainly not price.

 

I posted examples of where they are often cheaper.

[jacko45k]

13 hours ago, JakeC said:

 

Pretend that you included an online shopping portal in a list of bricks and mortar locations? I appreciate people like yourself have certain limitations for which the rest of us must give allowances.

Anyone who actually wants to drive on Pattaya Tai both ways, particularly these days, for a bit of shopping is also perplexing. If one can do the weekly shop on foot, or on a motorcycle, you could probably manage at a much closer 7-11.