Before Covid this meal would cost 35 baht in a street side restaurant.

This is the price today as take away in a supermarket, a price increase of almost 200%,for a meal consisting of local grown ingredients only.

You are comparing apples and oranges. I am sure you could find a similar meal for several 100 baht in a high end restaurant.

40 minutes ago, CallumWK said:

Before Covid this meal would cost 35 baht in a street side restaurant.

This is the price today as take away in a supermarket, a price increase of almost 200%,for a meal consisting of local grown ingredients only.

Yes, you have found a supermarket that is too expensive. All that plastic packaging doesn't come cheap.

22 minutes ago, farang51 said:

You are comparing apples and oranges. I am sure you could find a similar meal for several 100 baht in a high end restaurant.

19 minutes ago, josephbloggs said:

Yes, you have found a supermarket that is too expensive.

This is one of the 2 major supermarkets in Thailand. The name is on the label, so definitely not comparing apples with oranges, and for sure not the most expensive one, as it caters to normal Thai people.

You guys want to claim you still can get it for 35 baht at a street side restaurant? Obviously you never eat Thai food then, because the price at those restaurants today is about the same, but they don't have price labels to take a picture.

Your compare a street side restaurant with a ready to eat meal from a Supermarket. To get a feel for price increase, go to the same street side restaurant and eat the same meal. Then you come back and tell us how much more you paid.

2 minutes ago, CHdiver said:

Your compare a street side restaurant with a ready to eat meal from a Supermarket. To get a feel for price increase, go to the same street side restaurant and eat the same meal. Then you come back and tell us how much more you paid.

I told you already in the post above yours if you had bothered to read. Where I live, and that is 15km East of Pattaya, in a small town the price is 80 baht. I'm sure that in Pattaya, where I lived before Covid and the price was 35 baht, you will not have it for 80 baht today

39 minutes ago, CallumWK said:

You guys want to claim you still can get it for 35 baht at a street side restaurant? Obviously you never eat Thai food then, because the price at those restaurants today is about the same, but they don't have price labels to take a picture.

I didn't notice anyone state they can get it for 35 baht.

35 baht, what a rip off

You need to get out more .... 20 baht in my neck of woods ...

52 minutes ago, CallumWK said:

You guys want to claim you still can get it for 35 baht at a street side restaurant? Obviously you never eat Thai food then, because the price at those restaurants today is about the same, but they don't have price labels to take a picture.

You should compare street vendors with street vendors. Still plenty of places you can get that dish on the street for less than 50 baht.

2 hours ago, CallumWK said:

Before Covid this meal would cost 35 baht in a street side restaurant.

This is the price today as take away in a supermarket, a price increase of almost 200%,for a meal consisting of local grown ingredients only.

A street vendor isn't a supermarket, Supermarkets have way more overhead. Apples and oranges.

18 minutes ago, mstevens said:

You should compare street vendors with street vendors. Still plenty of places you can get that dish on the street for less than 50 baht.

Lots of places, with comfy seating & AC offer it for 50 baht of less

7-11

Chain food stores

Mall food courts

Just because OP paid too much, doesn't reflect the price in TH

5 hours ago, CallumWK said:

This is one of the 2 major supermarkets in Thailand. The name is on the label, so definitely not comparing apples with oranges, and for sure not the most expensive one, as it caters to normal Thai people.

You guys want to claim you still can get it for 35 baht at a street side restaurant? Obviously you never eat Thai food then, because the price at those restaurants today is about the same, but they don't have price labels to take a picture.

40 or 50 baht in Bangkok.

5 hours ago, CallumWK said:

I told you already in the post above yours if you had bothered to read. Where I live, and that is 15km East of Pattaya, in a small town the price is 80 baht. I'm sure that in Pattaya, where I lived before Covid and the price was 35 baht, you will not have it for 80 baht today

Why are you whingeing about 35 and 80 baht?

5 hours ago, CallumWK said:

the price at those restaurants today is about the same, but they don't have price labels to take a picture.

Depends, where I go a very large one, Marine size, 50 +10 egg, I'm pretty sure in 7 Eleven it's a lot cheaper than 89

7 hours ago, CallumWK said:

Before Covid this meal would cost 35 baht in a street side restaurant.

You can't even state the name of it.

50 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

Depends, where I go a very large one, Marine size, 50 +10 egg, I'm pretty sure in 7 Eleven it's a lot cheaper than 89

Probably 59 baht in 7/11. I wouldnt buy them. 39 baht for ham n cheese toast.

7 hours ago, KhunLA said:

Just because OP paid too much, doesn't reflect the price in TH

OP didn't pay, as for 89 baht you can get a much better meal, only took the picture because I considered it serious overpriced

It's widely accepted that inflation is Thailand is much than reported.

Many food items jumped by +20% in the last 2 years. For example, Brooks tins of Mandarin segments, 45 THB jumped to 56 THB in Tops overnight (I buy them for my youngest daughter as a treat).

7 minutes ago, JBChiangRai said:

For example, Brooks tins of Mandarin segments, 45 THB jumped to 56 THB in Tops overnight (I buy them for my youngest daughter as a treat).

Not to be a busy body but you can buy Mandarin oranges that are quite sweet right now at most Thai markets, they have no added sugar. I believe if you check the tins you are buying you will be looking at 10-20 grams of sugar per half cup serving. We keep them in the house and juice them almost daily as well.

47 minutes ago, marin said:

Not to be a busy body but you can buy Mandarin oranges that are quite sweet right now at most Thai markets, they have no added sugar. I believe if you check the tins you are buying you will be looking at 10-20 grams of sugar per half cup serving. We keep them in the house and juice them almost daily as well.

Thanks for that.

5 hours ago, Harrisfan said:

Probably 59 baht in 7/11. I wouldnt buy them. 39 baht for ham n cheese toast.

Ham and cheese toastie is 29 baht

Just now, scubascuba3 said:

Ham and cheese toastie is 29 baht

Double is 39 baht.

12 hours ago, CallumWK said:

This is one of the 2 major supermarkets in Thailand. The name is on the label, so definitely not comparing apples with oranges, and for sure not the most expensive one, as it caters to normal Thai people.

You guys want to claim you still can get it for 35 baht at a street side restaurant? Obviously you never eat Thai food then, because the price at those restaurants today is about the same, but they don't have price labels to take a picture.

50 baht, where I eat.

It still costs 10 baht to ride the baht bus in Pattaya, same price over 20 years ago.

15 hours ago, CallumWK said:

Before Covid this meal would cost 35 baht in a street side restaurant.

This is the price today as take away in a supermarket, a price increase of almost 200%,for a meal consisting of local grown ingredients only.

Still 40bht in 7-11 and 35bht on the street.

Not our fault you mistakenly think supermarkets are cheap in Asia.

Lady drinks, which is mostly soda or shots of Soju have really increased in price last year and this year.

14 hours ago, CallumWK said:

This is one of the 2 major supermarkets in Thailand. The name is on the label, so definitely not comparing apples with oranges, and for sure not the most expensive one, as it caters to normal Thai people.

You guys want to claim you still can get it for 35 baht at a street side restaurant? Obviously you never eat Thai food then, because the price at those restaurants today is about the same, but they don't have price labels to take a picture.

I get Pad Krapow weekly at various road side restaurants, outside under a shelter. for 35 to 50 Baht. A larger portion also. Supermarkets of course charge more, labor added with packaging.

3 hours ago, marin said:

Not to be a busy body but you can buy Mandarin oranges that are quite sweet right now at most Thai markets, they have no added sugar. I believe if you check the tins you are buying you will be looking at 10-20 grams of sugar per half cup serving. We keep them in the house and juice them almost daily as well.

Girlfriend has been buying them by the 2 kilo box on FB weekly. Sweet, not bad with only a pit a slice on average.If I remember correctly she said 120 baht a box.

15 hours ago, KhunLA said:

Mall food courts

Big C food court today.

17 hours ago, CallumWK said:

This is one of the 2 major supermarkets in Thailand. The name is on the label, so definitely not comparing apples with oranges, and for sure not the most expensive one, as it caters to normal Thai people.

You guys want to claim you still can get it for 35 baht at a street side restaurant? Obviously you never eat Thai food then, because the price at those restaurants today is about the same, but they don't have price labels to take a picture.

That meal is 45 baht in my local. It used to be 35 a year or so ago.

Lots of places the same. Perhaps you are looking in the wrong places.

21 minutes ago, IsmeUno said:

That meal is 45 baht in my local. It used to be 35 a year or so ago.

Lots of places the same. Perhaps you are looking in the wrong places.

Or maybe you are just making things up. Is your local in Holly Frankie?