Tesco, Bigc, Carrefour

[junki3korean]

I was having a talk with the miss last night and started debating over which shopping mall is the "best".

Personally I like Tesco Lotus. Food and appliances are on normal standards BUT I love there food court!

Which pulls me to TESCO to shop....

on the other hand my girlfriend thinks BIGC is the Best! Bigger, better more products to choose from in all catergories...Also thinks the food courts better!

Which comes to my topic, Which do you prefer? and why?

Edited October 20, 2009 by Crossy

[junki3korean]

Should have made this one a poll! oh wellz!

[nam-thip]

For general everyday provisions i prefer Carrefour.

The vegetables in Tesco/Lotus is of low grade quality.

For meat i use Foodland, a bit more expensive than other stores but you only get what you pay for.

The worste meats, poor service and empty check out tills can be found at Big C.

[mca]

Personally I like Tesco Lotus. Food and appliances are on normal standards BUT I love there food court!

I have to say in 15 years I'd never used a food court in a supermarket until relatively recently when I was in Tesco and starving hungry. Pleasantly surprised.

[Tim207]

I was having a talk with the miss last night and started debating over which shopping mall is the "best".

Personally I like Tesco Lotus. Food and appliances are on normal standards BUT I love there food court!

Which pulls me to TESCO to shop....

on the other hand my girlfriend thinks BIGC is the Best! Bigger, better more products to choose from in all catergories...Also thinks the food courts better!

Which comes to my topic, Which do you prefer? and why?

I prefer a combiation of Makro and local markets. We don't have BigC or Carrefour so my options are limited but if the local market doesn't sell what I want I can usually get it at Makro.

[mahtin]

Accordng to my missus the locals say that since Lotus opened at Lamai they can buy more for their money than in the market.

Tough for the local traders, but that's reality.

[junki3korean]

Accordng to my missus the locals say that since Lotus opened at Lamai they can buy more for their money than in the market.

Tough for the local traders, but that's reality.

Yes...Very true.

Tesco are trying to build one in Chumpae....which will really effect the local small businesses...

[bkkjames]

None of the above.

Tops, Villa and Foodland are way ahead of the 3 you mention IMO. But only for food stuff.

[PattayaParent]

Carrefour, they sell beer in their food court, Big C and Tesco don't (in Pattaya at least)

[HDRIDER]

Hi

Of the 3 i like Carrefour, but i love Villa market, for food stuff that is

[My Friend Same]

they're all pretty lame but not their fault as Thailand aint the consumer capital of SE Asia. Best bet is Foodland

[Meridian007]

Tesco for everyday stuff as their prices are good, but for fresh meat and vegetables I prefer Topps with an occasional drop-in to Paragon gourmet market for any Farang stuff that can't be found elsewhere.

Carrefour and BigC might be better for appliances, but there are other smaller stores that beat them in that category.

[givenall]

I was having a talk with the miss last night and started debating over which shopping mall is the "best".

Personally I like Tesco Lotus. Food and appliances are on normal standards BUT I love there food court!

Which pulls me to TESCO to shop....

on the other hand my girlfriend thinks BIGC is the Best! Bigger, better more products to choose from in all catergories...Also thinks the food courts better!

Which comes to my topic, Which do you prefer? and why?

You know that Tesco and Big C are the same company and same owner.

Not much differences between them. But the size changes depending on the location. I prefer Carefur which seems to have fresher fruit and vegetables

[bkkjames]

I was having a talk with the miss last night and started debating over which shopping mall is the "best".

Personally I like Tesco Lotus. Food and appliances are on normal standards BUT I love there food court!

Which pulls me to TESCO to shop....

on the other hand my girlfriend thinks BIGC is the Best! Bigger, better more products to choose from in all catergories...Also thinks the food courts better!

Which comes to my topic, Which do you prefer? and why?

You know that Tesco and Big C are the same company and same owner.

Not much differences between them. But the size changes depending on the location. I prefer Carefur which seems to have fresher fruit and vegetables

One is Casino group and one is Tesco, one is French and one is English.

[craighj]

I was having a talk with the miss last night and started debating over which shopping mall is the "best".

Personally I like Tesco Lotus. Food and appliances are on normal standards BUT I love there food court!

Which pulls me to TESCO to shop....

on the other hand my girlfriend thinks BIGC is the Best! Bigger, better more products to choose from in all catergories...Also thinks the food courts better!

Which comes to my topic, Which do you prefer? and why?

You know that Tesco and Big C are the same company and same owner.

Not much differences between them. But the size changes depending on the location. I prefer Carefur which seems to have fresher fruit and vegetables

I'm afraid you are incorrect. BigC is owned by the Casino Group from France and Tesco Lotus is owned by Tesco UK.

Craig

[henryalleman]

For daily croceries I go carefour because they have a lot of products from back home, for belgian beer I go Tesco, because they have the biggest choice, for some food from back home I go Foodland or Tops.

Never go to bigC or Tesco for daily shopping, they just don't have enough Continental European food. I go seldom to Villa Market they are just too expensive compared with the same products in Foodland or Tops.

BTW I never eat Thai food at home.

[pattaya_girl]

It is Foodland for me every time, for Food shopping that is.

Carrefore is OK for Food but was not so good for me when I go for Electrical appliances.

Example... Got my large floor fan home, it was half of a red one, and the other half was green. Bought a rice cooker, got it home, a huge dint in the side of it. Went to buy a Washing Machine, the one I wanted was not in stock, I asked about 7 more, they also were not in stock. I was eventualy offered a badly dinted one with some reduction. I walked out and went to Tesco and got the exact one I wanted first, and a little cheaper as well. Was the same when I went for a new Television, out of stock...

Like I say, I think Carrefore is OK for food but there Electrical appliances are never in stock, its like they only have what is on the shop floor, to get you interested so they can offer you damaged ones.

[drum]

tesco lotus for me,i can walk there in 5 minutes everything under one roof,food,clothes,white goods,chemist,

[mauiguy90]

Carrefour generally speaking has better prepared food, especially in the bakery section. They also have a better organized foreign food department that either of the other places. I've also had good experiences buying appliances at Carrefour but it is limited to Bangkok outlets (esp. Rama IV). The personnel generally fill out the warranty cards for you and send them in vs. other places that simply hand you the card so you can struggle filling them out.

Big C is a nice place but somehow harder to find convenient outlets. I find Lotus conveniently located but think the product quality seems to be lower than either Carrefour or Big C.

[jackr]

They're all crap. Generally stick with Rim Ping up here in CM. Quality is head n shoulders above the generic ones (as well as Tops) and there's minimal riff raff. Out of the three I'd have to go with Carrefour for the choice, look, and because of the side distractions. Reckon BigC is the worst, although Makro is way behind again.

[Familyonthemove]

Tesco for price on basics, Carrefour for fresh foods and I'd shop at Foodland for meat if I ate it.

Big C also good for basics - I see little difference in price between all the big hypers?

But if I want a good deli, bakery or something 'ferrang' then it's Central Foodcourt (Tops) for me .... but you need their 'Spot' discount card to get a near normal price.

[TheGoodDoctor]

I see so many farang with the in-laws shopping in both Big C and Tesco. I would guess they are equally beloved.

[TheGoodDoctor]

Personally I like Tesco Lotus. Food and appliances are on normal standards BUT I love there food court!

I have to say in 15 years I'd never used a food court in a supermarket until relatively recently when I was in Tesco and starving hungry. Pleasantly surprised.

Tesco's food court is down right disgusting.

[junki3korean]

Personally I like Tesco Lotus. Food and appliances are on normal standards BUT I love there food court!

I have to say in 15 years I'd never used a food court in a supermarket until relatively recently when I was in Tesco and starving hungry. Pleasantly surprised.

Tesco's food court is down right disgusting.

Come on doctor! have you tried the " bah mee moo ddang heng " or " Kao man gai "

I enjoy eating in tescos the price is right Thai`s seem to not mind... to them its not the best but it ain`t shit....kin dai kin dai, she would always say...

Edited October 22, 2009 by junki3korean

[simcity]

I think it depend where you live.

The best quality food I find for me at a super market are Top or BigC Central Pinklaow, it was really down for long time, as soon as Lotus open next door a total renovation where made, good product there.

I like Carrefour, and the big C in sapankwai is good too

Lotus will be my less favorite

Villa market sold me few time some ham and product who were off and they change the expire dates sticker, they lost my business

Sometime I go to Macro, they have frozen blueberry, and smoked salmon there

[personchester]

For daily croceries I go carefour because they have a lot of products from back home, for belgian beer I go Tesco, because they have the biggest choice, for some food from back home I go Foodland or Tops.

Never go to bigC or Tesco for daily shopping, they just don't have enough Continental European food. I go seldom to Villa Market they are just too expensive compared with the same products in Foodland or Tops.

BTW I never eat Thai food at home.

I never eat Thai food anywhere, except for a few selected dishes in upmarket 3 star plus hotels, the reason being that generally the Thai cooking process is too unhealthy, the ingredients too spicy, and the smell too overpowering, which results into bad breath and moreover, into bad body odour caused by perspiration, a common occurrence in a tropical climate.

As for the above mentioned supermarkets they all offer a good selection of goods, it all depends on one's individual choice as to who is the favourite.

[keyjor]

Accordng to my missus the locals say that since Lotus opened at Lamai they can buy more for their money than in the market.

Tough for the local traders, but that's reality.

Yes...Very true.

Tesco are trying to build one in Chumpae....which will really effect the local small businesses...

Tesco are looking to put one in Phu Wiang also. Banners and outcry from the locals.

Anyway, I find Tesco better for meat etc and electrical stuff. Makro OK for electrical.

Not used Big C for a long time. I use the local market for veg'.

Tops has corned beef which is OK, not seen it in either Tesco or Big C for a while.

[thaimate]

For fruit and veg,anywhere but Tesco ,very poor quality ,the other stuff ok,big c ,never for anything . Carrefour not bad either,for veg the markets or Tops,

[Newguy70]

All very poor quality, just like Walmart in the States. I try to shop local as much as possible, I have seen what walmart did to small storeowners in the states. The fruits & veggies are a better quality in my mooban, and cheaper to boot.

However, if I had to choose it would be Big C.

[edgarfriendly]

but what about when the small store owners get their supply from a 'super' market?

ef