Maybe the Thai Baht being so strong is part of the problem. If the Baht would loose up a bit and the Pound, the US$ plus other currencies would get more out of their dough, there would be more folks coming this way.

Spot on !

I only been coming to Thailand for abot 7 years but i have never seen it so low... hope to God it rises before i come out in December,

if the bars are still charging 100 bht a bottle then thats not far off 2 pounds .......  my local pub here in wales sells them for that price .....

One word sums up the situation in Samui and Phuket............Greed