deprogrammed Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 Yakult - with its handy small size bottles - is ideal for kids packed lunches as it fits snugly into a packed lunch box. It is also a tasty refreshing drink to be enjoyed at any time of the day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OxfordWill Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 (edited) Who else wants Texpat to suddenly lose all his money and have to live the life of poverty? Show of hands? Edited June 16, 2009 by OxfordWill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roamer Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 Great thread, really enables you to pick out who you would like to share a beer (or yakult) with and who you would cross the road to avoid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deprogrammed Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 Who else wants Texpat to suddenly lose all his money and have to live the life of poverty? Show of hands? I think you took a wrong turning - this is the Yakult promotion post. But I vote yes re. texpat since you ask Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DP25 Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 Yakult - with its handy small size bottles - is ideal for kids packed lunches as it fits snugly into a packed lunch box.It is also a tasty refreshing drink to be enjoyed at any time of the day Great, now the Yakult ladies are not only spamming our apartment complexes, they're also doing it on our message boards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deprogrammed Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 Yakult - with its handy small size bottles - is ideal for kids packed lunches as it fits snugly into a packed lunch box.It is also a tasty refreshing drink to be enjoyed at any time of the day Great, now the Yakult ladies are not only spamming our apartment complexes, they're also doing it on our message boards. Empty Yakult bottles make an ideal feeding device - when fitted with a small teat - for rearing baby monkeys or sick puppys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jboras Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 Early last week 4 small bottles of Yakult in a plastic bag were left hanging on the door of my condo. I checked the other three apartments on my level and all had the same plastic bags with Yakult inside. I considered it some sort of promotion. The Yakult was cold, so had obviously been recently placed on the door.Over the next three to four evenings more small plastic bags with 4 Yakult inside were again left hanging on the apartment door. I was actually home on each occasion and no-one rang the bell. I figured the promotion was being overdone. I don't like Yakult, but brought it inside each time and put it in the fridge. You don't need Yakult going off overnight on your front door. And then last night, the doorbell rang and two ladies in Yakult caps and T shirts presented me with another 4 bottles and a bill for 68baht! They could not speak English and my Thai is limited, but I gave them the 68 baht, told them it was little better than a scam and not to leave any more Yakult. Although peeved, I still admired the sheer audacity of it. Yet another Thai scam, or a misguided marketing effort on the part of Yakult? And how did they get into the building when security is very tight? The usual kickback, no doubt. This little exercise in condo blocks around town (I live in Sukumvhit) could be a nice little money earner..... So mean and stingy (can't even spell it). Only 68 baht! You mean you counted 68 baht? No tips?! If they were dressed in their Yakult minis, you should have given them at least 1000baht (each) and asked for their numbers ..... you goose! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deprogrammed Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 Why not use Yakult when making a 'White Russian' as a delicious healthy alternative to milk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanook2me Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 .....Yes, but you are confusing a real scam costing maybe thousands or a pensioners life savings with a straight forward system that is in place and common knowledge for locals and maybe long staying farangs. This cost the OP 68baht and he had the goods therefor no scam So care to tell me what scams have happened to you can you give an example? So it seems that 1) a scam must be more than 68 baht otherways is not a scam, can you tell me from what amount can i start considering something a scam? 2) all the elderly that ended up with encyclopedias, crazy items, you name it, have not been scammed because they actually have been given what they signed for...., that's great! sorry but i am still not convinced by this theory, it should't be about the amount of money but about respect of the right thing to do, i really dislike people insisting so much in making me buy something (yes i don't get along very well with street taylors) and if they start invading even my own property obstructing my way in, or anything not requested that can somehow create unnecessary discomfort on my end it's a big "no-no", i will never think to leave on your doorstep my wardrobe just because i am selling it cheap and you might wanting it, on the same way as i will not park my car inside your garage because you might fancy to buy that one as well, can you see my point? i have respect for the others and i expect the same, if however you think i am wrong then please show me where as i am not perfect (but sometime it really scares me how close to perfection i am.....) Get a grip dude! These are honest working ladies trying to make an honest baht and by doing the normal marketing scheme they have for years and its only the nick on poop cannot understand farangs who are getting all emotional over it. You know in your heart and mind this is not a scam so i will not waste my time filling in the blanks for you. This is not a scam... gem scams, tuk tuk scams, massage parlour scams, jewellery scams etc...these are real I've yet to see an article about Thailand or in the Lonely Planet that warns visitors of the notorious Yakult scam But now thanks to this posting it will be in google soon Yakult scam in amazing Thailand land of smiles and grumpy farangs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carib Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 Some of you have not had their yakult today......................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HakimKlunker Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 "If any of you guys has a chance to buy a few of these silly drinks to support a hard working and honest local you should consider a very small investment into the community. " (Mai Krap) Basically I agree with you. My tooth ache: I would not want to support a trickster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carib Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 Peace... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamishgillan Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 but if you did not drink them and the little bottles were still in your fridge then you should have given them back. No? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommybkk Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 If this isn't a scam then a bar girl is the best wife you can have on the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camelot Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 The word "scam" must be the most overworked noun on Thai Visa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joblo Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 Results 1 - 1 of 1 for Yakult scam in amazing Thailand land of smiles and grumpy farangs Yakult scam in amazing Thailand land of smiles and grumpy farangs ". (0.61 seconds) Search Results 1. Yakult Scam - Thailand Forum Yakult Scam : QUOTE (Carib @ 2009-06-16 09:28:45) Have a problem with the sugar, ... Yakult scam in amazing Thailand land of smiles and grumpy farangs ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garry9999 Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 Can't believe this topic has 105 posts! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanook2me Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 Can't believe this topic has 105 posts! its bonkers mate! Bet Yakult sales have spiked today from all the free publicity on here and they have no idea why Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mahtin Posted June 17, 2009 Share Posted June 17, 2009 (edited) Yes please. Edited June 17, 2009 by mahtin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surayu Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 The word "scam" must be the most overworked noun on Thai Visa. ....and i wonder why of that? ----> <----- maybe because of these little guys? i didn't ask them yet if they drink Yakunt or not... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsun240Z Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 Can somebody explain me what's up with the straws in EVERY drink you buy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeThePoster Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 the yakult girls cycling around the sois selling their milk. I dont know why, but I'm feeling hungry again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surayu Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 Can somebody explain me what's up with the straws in EVERY drink you buy? mmmm....probably because it make the distance between the mouth and the drink shorter so no need to pull the arm further up, so kikkiatt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsun240Z Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 Can somebody explain me what's up with the straws in EVERY drink you buy? mmmm....probably because it make the distance between the mouth and the drink shorter so no need to pull the arm further up, so kikkiatt really? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angiud Posted July 19, 2009 Share Posted July 19, 2009 You all are so lucky with the yakult delivery! Here in Koh Phangan we are not so bad, we have yakult delivered too, but from a 50 year old gay/katoey. So, please, don't complain so much about the scam if a gorgeous girl want to take a few more baht from you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surayu Posted July 19, 2009 Share Posted July 19, 2009 Hello everyone again, i just come back from a trip that taked me from the north to the south of the country and you will never guess what did they served to me into the double deck bus on my way to Chiang Mai..... So for my way back i then decided to take a sleeper private cabin on a train, but inside the toilette i found a very strange notice and no trace of the notorious drink, does anybody knows if there is a delivery lady called Sannita by any chances? that would explain why nobody was delivering on the train.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carib Posted July 19, 2009 Share Posted July 19, 2009 Hello everyone again, i just come back from a trip that taked me from the north to the south of the country and you will never guess what did they served to me into the double deck bus on my way to Chiang Mai..... So for my way back i then decided to take a sleeper private cabin on a train, but inside the toilette i found a very strange notice and no trace of the notorious drink, does anybody knows if there is a delivery lady called Sannita by any chances? that would explain why nobody was delivering on the train.... When on the bus, was it given to you with an extra bill for the yakult? Was it a yakult lady doing the distribution? and...did you feel scammed...??? You must have discovered the advantage of drinking from these little bottles when on a bus, they don't block all of your view, so you will not mis a thing from the surroundings... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robblok Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 Just wished they delivered here too would be nice for me. And it isnt a scam anyone thinking it is is a grumpy old expat who cant adjust. If it were a scam it would be a stupid one only making a few baht on a bottle and delivering it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmushr00m Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 Wish they delivered to my area, it would save me the walk to the family mart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surayu Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 When on the bus, was it given to you with an extra bill for the yakult? Was it a yakult lady doing the distribution? and...did you feel scammed...??? You must have discovered the advantage of drinking from these little bottles when on a bus, they don't block all of your view, so you will not mis a thing from the surroundings... Luckily no extra charges were added,so no need to feel scammed, the lady distibuting them was definately worth an extra bill, what a waste of human potential! ... however knowing the company in question i wouldn't exclude that someone possibly after a week or two will knock on the door of the bus driver with a bill to pay ...it was a night trip so not really much to see outside... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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