Richb2004v2 Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 I'm always complaining to my wife that the cleaner doesn't do a good job cleaning the surfaces. I was annoyed that she just uses water so the dust very quickly resettles. 'Has she never heard of polish!!' I asked. So I went to TESCO today to buy her some. Well, once I found it I understood why . It was 307 baht!! Cor blimey. That's over 6 of my quickly dropping English pounds for a tin of Pledge. So it will be water for me now . I didn't see any alternative type of cleaner though. There were scores of oven cleaners, window cleaner, kitchen cleaners and bathroom cleaners, but no furniture polish. I wonder why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Netfan Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 Yeah - real pity its gone so high. I remember it being 230 baht not so long ago. Lemon Pledge is the best for a quick cleaning of the motorcycle. Smells nice too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeeGB Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 We gave up looking for furniture polish, the spray type, we use Holys leather and vinyl polish, (black carton, Union Jack logo), which comes in liquid form. My wife thinks we bought it from the small Tesco, in Phetchabun. Keeps my electric guitar sparkling clean, and also works on our wooden furniture and cleans the sofa. Sorry can't give you the price, the lid is missing from the box, but it can't be that expensive - I'm from Scotland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lopburi3 Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 Old English is normally available here. You can make your own from many web site instructions - coconut oil/vinegar is mentioned and should be easy to obtain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeeGB Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 You could always sack the cleaner and get a Goblin Teasmaid - wake up with a smile every morning. Talking of polishing, which we were, we had to bring over our own supply of yellow dusters from the UK, as we couldn't find them here. haven't looked recently to see if theyre available. Most Thai people seem to just use old clothes for cleaning things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richb2004v2 Posted March 3, 2010 Author Share Posted March 3, 2010 Yes, dusters or any kind of cleaning cloth seems to be something that is difficult to find here too. All I've eve been able to find are cloths that are totally none absorbent. I use old cloths too, but the problem is my cloths tend to last me a very very long time. Luckily the socks I but here are cheap but last only a few months, even when hardly worn, so I just use them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
true blue Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 i brought 3 aresols of furniture polish back with me from uk last home visit,and lots of tea bags. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pgs Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 (edited) Squeeze the juice out of a lemon or lime. If you don't happen to one, then grab a container of citrus juice and pour out about four tablespoons into a small spray bottle. Mix the lemon juice with three tablespoons water and two teaspoons olive oil. Put the sprayer in the bottle and shake well. You now have a wonderful homemade furniture polish. Anytime you want to polish your furniture, you should make a new batch, as the olive oil may become rancid if you only polish your furniture once a month. Use a soft terry cloth instead of paper towel. The cloth just seems to give a better shine to the furniture. Edited March 3, 2010 by pgs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CobraSnakeNecktie Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 they have two types of pledge. Yellow is lemon and more expensive but Red can is same effect but without the scent. I am pretty sure I got a can of regular Pledge just the other day for 200 baht at Rimping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeeGB Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 Squeeze the juice out of a lemon or lime. If you don't happen to one, then grab a container of citrus juice and pour out about four tablespoons into a small spray bottle. Mix the lemon juice with three tablespoons water and two teaspoons olive oil. Put the sprayer in the bottle and shake well. You now have a wonderful homemade furniture polish. Anytime you want to polish your furniture, you should make a new batch, as the olive oil may become rancid if you only polish your furniture once a month. Use a soft terry cloth instead of paper towel. The cloth just seems to give a better shine to the furniture. Thanks for the 'recipe' we'll try it. Luckily we brought my dear old Mum's tablespoon with us from the Uk - they're impossible to get here, at least where we live. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbojangles Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 Whoops. Sorry, don't know how i ended up in the Ladies forum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richb2004v2 Posted March 3, 2010 Author Share Posted March 3, 2010 (edited) Whoops. Sorry, don't know how i ended up in the Ladies forum Would you feel any better if we were talking the price of Mr Muscle? Actually that might make you think you were in the gay forum Edited March 3, 2010 by Richb2004v2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverdie Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 Richard, most really dont give a dam_n here about that sort of thing, they probably figure those with decent enuf furniture to warrant polishing can afford to pay for it. I dont use that stuff, I have a sabco micro fibre cloth, it takes all the dust away when you wipe and can simply be rinsed with water then used again. Beats spraying chemicals around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roamer Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 Yes, dusters or any kind of cleaning cloth seems to be something that is difficult to find here too. All I've eve been able to find are cloths that are totally none absorbent. I use old cloths too, but the problem is my cloths tend to last me a very very long time. Luckily the socks I but here are cheap but last only a few months, even when hardly worn, so I just use them. My wife actually sends cleaning clothes from Marks & Spencer in the UK back to friends and family in Thailand!! I used to think it was crazy but they swear by them and insist on taking us out for dinner in return whenever we come over Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SantiSuk Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 (edited) I bring a couple of large packs of J cloths from the UK every 6 months and having seen the price of polish in Tesco here had already marked up my list to bring a tin the next time I go back. Glad to see I am not that weird after all. Edited March 3, 2010 by SantiSuk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birdman Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 Didn't notice that. The price of 1 kg muesli went up too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.png.3b3332cc2256ad0edbc2fe9404feeef0.png)
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now