I visited one of the branches of a well-known grocery store catering to farangs recently. I had one of the staff help me locate a bottle of port. Since it was 12:45 I asked her if I needed to purchase it before 1 PM, which I believe is (or was) the time when the restricted period begins. She told me not to worry about that in a kind of wink, wink, nod, nod way. Sure enough, I pulled up to the counter well after 1PM with the bottle and some beer and had no problem. Did I miss the law being changed, or is compliance becoming less strict? Or did I get the hours wrong?

I think the afternoon restrictions (but don't quote me ) are between 2pm - 5pm.

I think the afternoon restrictions (but don't quote me ) are between 2pm - 5pm.

Yep, AFAIK Can sell between 11AM-2PM and 5PM-Midnight(?)

Ouside these times 'wholesale' quantities are OK (IIRC >10 Litres).

Our Tesco insist on 'wholesale' being two cases of beer. I've tried a case plus a few cans to make up 10L but had to call the supervisor to confirm it was OK (and spent 10 minutes with his calculator), two cases is always just fine.

So much for the wink, wink, nod, nod perhaps you are hansum man.

Naka.

Big C Samutprakarn will sell you Beer but you have to buy 15 large bottles,so 1 box plus 3 more is what you have to buy.