The locals never cared anyway.

With Government Officials  keep changing  their minds  over many topics  it looks like they're still drinking in afternoons +++

With Government Officials  keep changing  their minds  over many topics  it looks like they're still drinking in afternoons +++

With Government Officials  keep changing  their minds  over many topics  it looks like they're still drinking in afternoons +++

1 hour ago, redwood1 said:

 

Well how many times have you gone shopping when you were not planning to go shopping? plenty I bet, and me too...

 

 

Every Saturday morning, 6am I go do my grocery shopping.

 

Irrelevant anyways as Iam able to buy alcohol 24/7.... like the Thai's do !

A troll post and replies have been removed.

 

I thought the law was to stop school children from buying alcohol. Oh well.

kEY TAKEAWAY: A 2pm to 5pm alcohol sales ban was intended to prevent Civil Servants from drinking during office hours - so they only "work" 3 hours a day!

 

That explains a lot!

I'll believe it when it happens, but I hope it happens!

 

5 hours ago, TorquayFan said:

Allowing sales from 2-5pm makes good sense . . let's hope they stick to it!

 

Allowing sales to 4 am is madness, for many reasons . . close at 1 am please.

disagree.  When on holiday and staying out late or buying things to take home should be up to the buyer.  I do not need somebody telling me what to buy and when about anything

So, the truth finally comes out. Before, it was a mystery to me and most others that banning alcohol sales between 2 and 5 PM made no sense, but now we are told that the ban was put in place to prevent their own government civil servants from drinking on lunch break. WTF! So, you penalize the entire country just because a small percentage of the population can't control themselves. What a joke! How about just penalizing individual civil servants for their bad behavior and leave the rest of the population alone. Put them on notice and record the offense in their permanent records, and after 3 strikes they are out of a job, or they are docked on their paychecks or prevented from having a raise the following year. That will put a stop to all of that nonsense.

2 minutes ago, fittobethaied said:

So, the truth finally comes out. Before, it was a mystery to me and most others that banning alcohol sales between 2 and 5 PM made no sense, but now we are told that the ban was put in place to prevent their own government civil servants from drinking on lunch break. WTF! So, you penalize the entire country just because a small percentage of the population can't control themselves. What a joke! How about just penalizing individual civil servants for their bad behavior and leave the rest of the population alone. Put them on notice and record the offense in their permanent records, and after 3 strikes they are out of a job, or they are docked on their paychecks or prevented from having a raise the following year. That will put a stop to all of that nonsense.

hmmm.  i had heard was originally due to school hours or traffic.  I have been going there since 2004, made 15 trips and I do not recall ever seeing any limits enforced ever.  But I have not been since 2019.  I am a lightweight drinker, very lightweight so it doesn't affect me much either way at all.  

The TACO nickname was clearly invented in Thailand, and the Americans only copied it for Trump.

It's not a done deal yet. I'll believe it when I see it. 

Thailand observers around the world, repeat after me:

 

Flip. Flop.

Flip. Flop.

 

To be continued tomorrow...

Make sense. On the other hand, it shows how weak and unreliable any measure they wish to implement (good or bad) are just rarely enforced properly or long enough to have any effect. They will never go anywhere with a half-assed approach to everything.

5 hours ago, dinsdale said:

Obviously I'm referring to places like Big C and 711. As for wanting "everything their own way" what's wrong with wanting common sense. 11:00 am opening and being closed between 2-5 pm is anything but common sense and based on flawed logic. BTW why what is the logic behind the 11 am opening time. The 2-5 is definitelty flawed logic but I can't remember seeing or knowing why it's 11 am.

I have lived here for 17 years and the only problem I have had buying a box of beer during the day is the shop being out of stock.  Archa is not that popular with the Thais.

3 hours ago, ChipButty said:

When I was a kid back in the 50's it was 12 noon till 2 pm Sundays, I remember because my grandad used to religiously, he's be first outside before they opened, The evening on a Sunday closed at 10 pm, during the week was open from 5pm till 10-30 pm with 20 minutes drinking up time, The Off License was the only place open Sunday evening, I know Scotland didn't open at all on Sundays, I think it varied around the country, 

Indeed, I come from the North East of Scotland.

On a Sunday, only premises with accommodation could get a 7 day licence to serve travellers. Where I lived they used to run a bus on a Sunday evening to the nearest hotel across the county border. 

The ban is being lifted only for the festive season 🤔

50 minutes ago, Caldera said:

Thailand observers around the world, repeat after me:

 

Flip. Flop.

Flip. Flop.

 

To be continued tomorrow...

The 2 till 5 restriction on alcohol sales was introduced following the 1971 coup.

Despite what you may want to imply, it has not been changed since.

12 hours ago, Georgealbert said:

The afternoon ban was originally introduced to prevent civil servants from drinking during office hours. Deputy Prime Minister Sophon Zarum, who chaired the committee’s second meeting at Government House on 13 November, said the rule is now outdated. “Government officials no longer drink in the afternoon.

 

Well that's very telling, they really never did care about anyone who didn't work for them directly.

 

7 hours ago, Vlada Floric said:

Yeah, good luck indeed trying to convince them to sell you booze (7/11 usually will at night time - they put the money to one side then ring it through the next day) If you take a look at the existing law, you are legally allowed to purchase booze at all of the major stores during the 2pm-5pm, there is a sign in Tesco, Big C etc. But you have to be buying a larger quantity, and it is supposed to be a type of "Wholesale" 

Just try getting them to sell it though, not a cat in hell's chance.

That was the case up to about 2017 I think. It was then changed. If you bought more than 10 litres it was allowed. 2 boxes of big bottles qualified

45 minutes ago, sandyf said:

I have lived here for 17 years and the only problem I have had buying a box of beer during the day is the shop being out of stock.  Archa is not that popular with the Thais.

Once again I am not talking about mom and pop shops. This is about the prohibition hours adhered to by Big C, 711 etc.

2 minutes ago, ripstanley said:

That was the case up to about 2017 I think. It was then changed. If you bought more than 10 litres it was allowed. 2 boxes of big bottles qualified

 

Yeah I remember that going away, they should bring that back coz I shop at 6.30AM in makro.

 

1 minute ago, dinsdale said:

Once again I am not talking about mom and pop shops. This is about the prohibition hours adhered to by Big C, 711 etc.

You are making an assumptions. Why would I be talking about mom and pop shops, haven't you heard of wholesalers.

Of course you would be inconvenienced by having to visit 2 premises.

OK So now can buy and drink between 2pm and 5pm, so its continuous from 11am BUT one cannot buy alcohol in supermarkets before 11am (Makro excepted 10 litres with an alcohol sales licence)  Many many folk want to buy alcohol to take home early morning when doing their shopping, but must return at 11am to restock for home use!

13 minutes ago, sandyf said:

You are making an assumptions. Why would I be talking about mom and pop shops, haven't you heard of wholesalers.

Of course you would be inconvenienced by having to visit 2 premises.

Absurd argument when the thread is about lifting the 2-5 ban and I've now mentioned Big C and 711 multiple times. Apart from that there is one wholesaler near me and they only have Chang Beer and Thai spirits. You arguing that I shoud go to a wholesaler is ridiculous.

1 minute ago, prakhonchai nick said:

OK So now can buy and drink between 2pm and 5pm, so its continuous from 11am BUT one cannot buy alcohol in supermarkets before 11am (Makro excepted 10 litres with an alcohol sales licence)  Many many folk want to buy alcohol to take home early morning when doing their shopping, but must return at 11am to restock for home use!

Agree. I have posted this common sense view on here many times. Sadly there are some on here that will find argument to what you say.

10 hours ago, ChipButty said:

Will someone tell 7/11 that they can sell Heineken zero at anytime, It's none alcoholic, but no they wont have it, 

 

Heineken 0.0 is virtually zero alcohol, containing a maximum of 0.03% alcohol by volume (ABV). It is not 100% alcohol-free in the strictest sense, but this trace amount is comparable to or lower than the levels found in some common food products like bread, bakery items, or fruit juices, due to natural fermentation of ingredients. 

 

So using 7/11 logic it also means they can not sell bread etc between 2 to 5pm. 🤣

It's at trap, they will sell but other agency will fine you 10.000 Baht if you drink it.