Rising Prices

[Rasseru]

To someone earlier up the thread who pointed out that the percentage figure for a 2 bht increase in my bit of chicken is not a valuable statistic since the item itself is so cheap, I think quoting percentages is handy because it does give one a feel for the overall consequence of all these little increases and when I started the thread I imagined it might be interesting to look back on.

That's my 2 bht (100%) worth, anyway.

Agreed. One's total expenses usually consist in large part of many small items, so the percentage increase of small items, when taken as a whole, is important.

[Ricardo]

Strings of jasmine, from the lady at the cross-roads, used to be 4-for B20, but now you only get 3, and Mrs.R says there aren't as many flowers on the string as previously. Next thing will be to make the string shorter !

I know ... I'll just get my safari-jacket.

[jaideeguy]

Back to butter......I just wonder why the massive increase in the cost of butter, when the cost of milk only increased 20%. Maybe they are making the butter out of, or feeding the cows crude oil??

[Ulysses G.]

The Dukes - Tourist Branch in the Night Bazaar has stopped giving free water automatically with meals, but you can still get some by asking for it - "free water". The old Dukes hasn't changed its policy.

[Ricardo]

The som-tam lady says that she plans to maintain her popular 'free-air while eating here' policy.

[Greenside]

Our local shack shop raised the price of rice by 30% this week (23 - 30 baht per Kg) - an interesting link I just got from Rice_King shows that rice increases are having an effect in the US as well.

[Greenside]

A sign of the times. Burger King, yesterday - view the picture at full size to appreciate their technical explanation of the reason....

PS I wasn't in there buying anything, honest.

Edited October 5, 2008 by Greenside

[jackr]

btw, off topic, but <deleted> has happened to Carrefour?

New layout obviously but you're right, they've managed to do something quite disturbing to the whole store that (I think) has to do with the ceiling or the height of the fixtures or maybe the lighting. It's very disorientating and, to my mind, not an improvement (anyone out there read "Why We Buy"?). And while we're off topic is anybody else driven to run from the store when the awful woman in Cold Meats or the noodle counter starts shouting into a low quality headset without pause for breath for about ten minutes at a time? Can anyone respond to that kind of sales technique? It almost gets me as much as the dreadful ad they play over and over again in Tesco with what sounds like a kid saying something that sounds like "forgive me for live-ing". Aaargh

A really good reason to shop at Rimping despite the extra percentage on most things. Another pet hate of Carrefour is that non-essential items are placed near the front as well as the obligatory 50 per cent of checkouts closed when it's busy. Is that purposely to make the lines longer and thus make it look busier Other than that, it's alright for odds and sods if you get there early enough. Have also noticed that eggs, milk and butter have been rising disproportionately there of late.

[zorro1]

with rising prices, demand has to drop? things like butter lets say. there are alternatives to butter. as far i remember Keynesian economy, demand subsides and prices should drop. never been the case or am i missing something?

Yep your missing something. Thailand, demand drops= price increase, just look at condo market

[JimsKnight]

Somethings gotta give!

[CobraSnakeNecktie]

Somethings gotta give!

Sure it called bankruptcy. Death before Dishonor of losing face by lower price(s). That is Asia's achilles' heal when it comes to business. Japan went from being the next economic superpower in the 80's to hopelessly mired in recession for decades because they couldn't lose face and declare losses. Surely we will see this pattern play out again and again.

[Ricardo]

Went to the newly-remodelled food-court at Tesco today, and was slightly stunned to see a couple of dishes, priced at 50 Baht, in a supermarket food-court ! I mean, 25-30, or even 40, but 50 Baht ? !

[vagabond48]

About 2 years ago, I used to pay 20b for a 250c bottle of OJ. Last year it went up to 25b. it is now 30b. I liked to buy between 3 and 5 a week. I can always use some wrist strengthening exercise so I'm going to buy a simple plastic citrus juice squeezer.

Edited October 15, 2008 by vagabond48

[dave2]

about a month ago 100 yellow lable lipton teabags were 189 baht in tops ( airport plaza )

the same 100 bag box had gone up to 219 baht two weeks later : (

a month ago 800 ml of pasturised milk was 37 baht in tesco ...... the same bottle now is 44 baht

a 330 ml can of beer chang in tescos was 18.45 stng for months ... now 20 baht .

not the end of the world for me but they are some price increases in two weeks ..... especially for thais.

[rishi]

Soft butter up from about 89 baht to about 189 baht in less than a year.

[Ricardo]

a month ago 800 ml of pasturised milk was 37 baht in tesco ...... the same bottle now is 44 baht

Is that Chinese-style with, or without, extra added industrial-chemicals ?

[Ricardo]

Soft butter up from about 89 baht to about 189 baht in less than a year.

I buy the cheaper block-butter, then leave it out of the fridge, for the same effect, must be my Sottish genes.

[BEENTHEREDONETHAT]

Soft butter up from about 89 baht to about 189 baht in less than a year.

I buy the cheaper block-butter, then leave it out of the fridge, for the same effect, must be my Sottish genes.

You can nuke it for 40 seconds at 180 to soften it if you get in a hurry.

[whiterussian]

Maybe it's the old Thai tradition of raising prices when not selling well.

ROFLMAO!

I run a (very) small biz in a thai market, selling to thais for thai style profits. ( ie bugger all) - This is exactly what a lot of the other shops seem to think! unbelievable! My biz has spawned the usual copycat thais, with an extra 4 shops fighting for the same market since i opened my shop!

Giving them a taste of the bargain basement at the moment in an effort to shut em down.

I remember the kings speech last year, where he advised people to not 'cut prices' to compete. A noble thought i guess, looking out for the masses of people who "kai kong" (sell 'stuff'). Nevertheless, cut prices i have, i have bellies to feed.

One thing that is going down in price here already is the price of motorbikes.

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/Bike-Price-I...sh-t217995.html

[zorro1]

Lolita's steady at 700bht