Talad Nats - Markets To You And Me

[jackyseymour]

I posted this in the SME forum, but not too much traffic there and so hoping someone can assist in General.

I don't have enough to keep my housekeeper fully occupied and she tells me her other employer's had to relocate. She and her husband are a bit strapped for cash for college fees for the kids etc, so suggested she might try a stall at a local market, there's one at different locations every evening here in Phuket. She seemed not to know how to apply for a slot. I'm assuming an application to the local OrBorJor? Anyone have any experience/can ask a Thai spouse/friend the potential timespan between application and setup, also what kind of fee would be expected to be paid here on Phuket? Any info gratefully received.

[t.s]

I posted this in the SME forum, but not too much traffic there and so hoping someone can assist in General.

I don't have enough to keep my housekeeper fully occupied and she tells me her other employer's had to relocate. She and her husband are a bit strapped for cash for college fees for the kids etc, so suggested she might try a stall at a local market, there's one at different locations every evening here in Phuket. She seemed not to know how to apply for a slot. I'm assuming an application to the local OrBorJor? Anyone have any experience/can ask a Thai spouse/friend the potential timespan between application and setup, also what kind of fee would be expected to be paid here on Phuket? Any info gratefully received.

if she cant do the basic research, how will the business succeed?

[jackyseymour]

I posted this in the SME forum, but not too much traffic there and so hoping someone can assist in General.

I don't have enough to keep my housekeeper fully occupied and she tells me her other employer's had to relocate. She and her husband are a bit strapped for cash for college fees for the kids etc, so suggested she might try a stall at a local market, there's one at different locations every evening here in Phuket. She seemed not to know how to apply for a slot. I'm assuming an application to the local OrBorJor? Anyone have any experience/can ask a Thai spouse/friend the potential timespan between application and setup, also what kind of fee would be expected to be paid here on Phuket? Any info gratefully received.

if she cant do the basic research, how will the business succeed?

Why are there so many of your type on this forum. Sneering remarks, nothing practical to contribute. Now. Back to your beer Chang.

Anyone with some constructive advice please?

[Sir Burr]

Why not ask an existing stall-holder what to do?

Far faster than an internet forum and probably more accurate.

Edited October 13, 2008 by Sir Burr

[dave111223]

I posted this in the SME forum, but not too much traffic there and so hoping someone can assist in General.

I don't have enough to keep my housekeeper fully occupied and she tells me her other employer's had to relocate. She and her husband are a bit strapped for cash for college fees for the kids etc, so suggested she might try a stall at a local market, there's one at different locations every evening here in Phuket. She seemed not to know how to apply for a slot. I'm assuming an application to the local OrBorJor? Anyone have any experience/can ask a Thai spouse/friend the potential timespan between application and setup, also what kind of fee would be expected to be paid here on Phuket? Any info gratefully received.

if she cant do the basic research, how will the business succeed?

Why are there so many of your type on this forum. Sneering remarks, nothing practical to contribute. Now. Back to your beer Chang.

Anyone with some constructive advice please?

To be honest i think T.S' comment is warranted. If she can't even be bothered go to the market and ask one of the vendors who to call to rent spot, how is the business going to be anything more than a burden to everyone involved.

But I guess i must also be drunk on beer Chang to be thinking as such.

Edited October 13, 2008 by dave111223

[lifeisrandom]

lol

[jackliveswhere]

I looked into this myself and alot of stalls have phone numbers to call. Also as previous mentioned ask the store owners close by, we did this and got the direct numbers, also they told us what they were paying for rent so that we knew the average price and for the lease and the duration also... I would say the later the best option to get the inside info as well.

[SoiSource]

Go ask a thai person who owns a stall, would be more accurate than asking a bunch of farangs who think they know everything but no <deleted> all.

Anyway i have just finished my chang, off to the shop to get another one.

[jackyseymour]

Why not ask an existing stall-holder what to do?

Far faster than an internet forum and probably more accurate.

After the initial helpful response to my post, decided to take the bull by the horns, so to speak, and with my limited Thai, tripped up to the local OBJ, and am now in receipt of list of telephone numbers and names of various landowners. And yes of course you're quite right, SB, much faster and more accurate than internet forums, this one in particular