Favourite Supermarket

[DJ Pat]

Personally I prefer Foodland for their choice and clientele, as you don't get big families standing around debating whether to save 3 baht on a bag of rice.

Villa Supermarket are pretty upmarket too and a tad pricey but I can browse the News Of The World unchallenged.

Tesco Lotus have a checkout problem in the fact that they never open enough, but their selection is good enough to keep me pushing the trolley about if I have too much time on my hands.

Big C are the bog standard Thai supermarket, I don't remember them not having something I've wanted and their ready meals are good.

Jusco's stores look like they had a heyday about ten years ago, but they have a tasty bakery section which keeps me coming back.

Makro...Never venture that far out of town.

Tops are great and have everything you'd want from a higher-end store.

Carrefour...see above

Leader Price ...never been.

FoodLion ....great liquor section.

[Harry Palmer]

i would have thought that you'd have remembered to include marks & spencer as an option this time!

does anyone know if an english makro card can be used in bkk?

[DJ Pat]

Harry,

Marks' in Thailand don't do fresh produce as far as i know, maybe the one in Chiang Mai does as it's bigger.

[IamMaiC]

Harry,

Marks' in Thailand don't do fresh produce as far as i know, maybe the one in Chiang Mai does as it's bigger.

Are Foodland and Foodlion US based supermarket companies?? We have the same named stores here in the US.

[DJ Pat]

I think Foodland, yes. But Food Lion I don't know.

[IamMaiC]

I think Foodland, yes. But Food Lion I don't know.

We have a foodlion down the road from me That's why i asked.

[DJ Pat]

It probably is the same company. Is the logo orange and yellow?

[Harry Palmer]

Harry,

Marks' in Thailand don't do fresh produce as far as i know, maybe the one in Chiang Mai does as it's bigger.

true but then foodland don't do paisley pyjamas, which are what all proper englishmen gentlemen abroad wear in bed...

[DJ Pat]

But Marks' don't do cut price Chang do they?

[Highwayman]

Popped in to the Sukumvit branch of Leader Price one night.

It's a store that sells mostly no frills type items which accounts for the very basic selection, but clean, tidy and with a predominantly white color scheme. I was the only customer in the entire store. Most people would find shopping there on a regular basis rather dull but the prices were cheap enough.

[DJ Pat]

I think they are connected to Big C as I've seen Leader Price no-frills water on sale there.

[Phil Conners]

Foodlion is Belgian "Delaize".

[lopburi3]

Are Foodland and Foodlion US based supermarket companies?? We have the same named stores here in the US.

No. Nor is Food Lion in the US a US Company.

Food Lion I believe is Belgium owned and has folded here in Thailand.

Foodland, I believe, is a Thai company and dates back many decades. It is not a large operation but has always had a very good reputation among expats and has survived when most others have failed (only Villa dates back to the same time period AFAIK). They also run some of the best 'truck stop' type resturants in their supermarkets this side of the Pacific.

[Harry Palmer]

But Marks' don't do cut price Chang do they?

true yet again... but chang is quite widely available now in london... hate the stuff personally... would rather drink weak urine... but that story is in another thread...

[davethailand]

I prefer friendship,

foodlands prices are higher, (maybe because of the better clientele,

[chingy_]

foodland is japanese supermarket, in hawaii foodland belong to the japanese invester.

[lopburi3]

foodland is japanese supermarket, in hawaii foodland belong to the japanese invester.

Foodland in Thailand is a Thai company and you can confirm this on page 4 of the PDF document prepared by the US Embassy at

http://www.fas.usda.gov/GainFiles/200212/145784864.pdf

[Axel]

does anyone know if an english makro card can be used in bkk?

No, cannot. You must be on the local data-base to have the invoices properly printed out etc.

[Totster]

[DJ Pat]

I heard that Tops have bought out Foodland, anyone know any developments on this?

[IamMaiC]

It probably is the same company. Is the logo orange and yellow?

This is the american food lion logo

[DJ Pat]

There's a red "x" and no image....

[lopburi3]

I heard that Tops have bought out Foodland, anyone know any developments on this?

Tops has bought up the failed Food Lion chain and they are being changed to Tops.

[DJ Pat]

Oh right.

[siamruby]

Hi guys,

Go to the following website

http://www.siamfuture.com/RetailBusCenter/...Supermarket.asp

[IamMaiC]

There's a red "x" and no image....

oh well the logo is blue and yellow and has a blue lion in the center

[Totster]

[DJ Pat]

I'm not familiar with that logo^^

[Totster]

[IamMaiC]

guess it is the same