Boots The Chemist

[robsamui]

Hi.

I need some background info on Boots and none of the staff know much about this so maybe some of you guys can help me pinpoint this?

1. When did the first Boots open on Samui (informed guess is around 2003?)

2. Which was the first one (Chaweng for sure?)

3. How many branches are there here now (is there one in Tescos or in Lamai/Nathon?)

4. How do product prices compare with the West (I've not been out of Thailand for 13 years so don't have a clue about this one!)

5. Is there anything unusual that Boots sells here that you don't see in the West? (apart from stuff to make you whiter instead of browner!) :jap:

Thanks in anticipation,

R

[smokie36]

Apart from the razors being more expensive and decent toothpaste unavailable its fairly similar from what I can see.

No they don't sell mushrooms either......found that out a few years ago.(I was drunk at the time and forgot my prescription so....)

[fred007]

I Believe in England This Company goes under the Brand Name .....Wellington.............

[BasementCat]

• Samui - Tesco 1st floor Tesco Samui, 1/7 Moo 6, Thanon Rob Ko, Tel 077-246-207

• Samui 4 200/5 Moo 2 Thanon Chaweng, Tel 077-230 835 077-230 848

• Samui 6 17/55 Moo 3 Tambon Bophut, Tel 077-239013

• Samui 7 (Lotus Na Thorn) 1st floor Tesco Nathon 88/8 Tambon Angthong, Tel 077-420007, 077-420017

• Samui II unit 9-10 (Bang Suan) 1st floor Chaweng Center Hotel and Plaza No.14/24 Moo 2 Thanon Chaweng, Tel 077 413-724

• Samui III 159/30 Moo 2 Thanon Chai Had Chaweng, Tel 077- 414- 202

Taken from Boots' official website (originally addresses were in Thai). I think you can have some of your other questions answered if you contact Boots PR dept. I wonder what happened to Boots Samui 5?

[robsamui]

I Believe in England This Company goes under the Brand Name .....Wellington.............

The alternative brands of Asinine and Vacuous spring briefly to mind also ...

[robsamui]

• Samui - Tesco 1st floor Tesco Samui, 1/7 Moo 6, Thanon Rob Ko, Tel 077-246-207

• Samui 4 200/5 Moo 2 Thanon Chaweng, Tel 077-230 835 077-230 848

• Samui 6 17/55 Moo 3 Tambon Bophut, Tel 077-239013

• Samui 7 (Lotus Na Thorn) 1st floor Tesco Nathon 88/8 Tambon Angthong, Tel 077-420007, 077-420017

• Samui II unit 9-10 (Bang Suan) 1st floor Chaweng Center Hotel and Plaza No.14/24 Moo 2 Thanon Chaweng, Tel 077 413-724

• Samui III 159/30 Moo 2 Thanon Chai Had Chaweng, Tel 077- 414- 202

Taken from Boots' official website (originally addresses were in Thai). I think you can have some of your other questions answered if you contact Boots PR dept. I wonder what happened to Boots Samui 5?

Excellent - thanks so much. I didn't realise there were so many!

R

[robsamui]

• Samui - Tesco 1st floor Tesco Samui, 1/7 Moo 6, Thanon Rob Ko, Tel 077-246-207

• Samui 4 200/5 Moo 2 Thanon Chaweng, Tel 077-230 835 077-230 848

• Samui 6 17/55 Moo 3 Tambon Bophut, Tel 077-239013

• Samui 7 (Lotus Na Thorn) 1st floor Tesco Nathon 88/8 Tambon Angthong, Tel 077-420007, 077-420017

• Samui II unit 9-10 (Bang Suan) 1st floor Chaweng Center Hotel and Plaza No.14/24 Moo 2 Thanon Chaweng, Tel 077 413-724

• Samui III 159/30 Moo 2 Thanon Chai Had Chaweng, Tel 077- 414- 202

Taken from Boots' official website (originally addresses were in Thai). I think you can have some of your other questions answered if you contact Boots PR dept. I wonder what happened to Boots Samui 5?

#2 - on closer reading I now need to work out where most of these addresses are! Any ideas, fellers?

I've been trying to find a way to contact Boots but their 2009 Thai website doesn't even list Samui at all. Maybe I'll just phone BKK and talk my way to something ...

R

[metisdead]

4. How do product prices compare with the West (I've not been out of Thailand for 13 years so don't have a clue about this one!)

Boots brand shaving gel sells for B100 compared to ~B230 for the American brand name shaving creams/gel.

[robsamui]

• Samui - Tesco 1st floor Tesco Samui, 1/7 Moo 6, Thanon Rob Ko, Tel 077-246-207

• Samui 4 200/5 Moo 2 Thanon Chaweng, Tel 077-230 835 077-230 848

• Samui 6 17/55 Moo 3 Tambon Bophut, Tel 077-239013

• Samui 7 (Lotus Na Thorn) 1st floor Tesco Nathon 88/8 Tambon Angthong, Tel 077-420007, 077-420017

• Samui II unit 9-10 (Bang Suan) 1st floor Chaweng Center Hotel and Plaza No.14/24 Moo 2 Thanon Chaweng, Tel 077 413-724

• Samui III 159/30 Moo 2 Thanon Chai Had Chaweng, Tel 077- 414- 202

Taken from Boots' official website (originally addresses were in Thai). I think you can have some of your other questions answered if you contact Boots PR dept. I wonder what happened to Boots Samui 5?

AHA! Nathon Tesco came before Lamai Tesco ... Lamai Tesco is quite recent, in fact. Does it have a Boots? If so there's the #5. (numbering logic aside ...)

R

[BasementCat]

See pages 2 and 3 in the list of Boots' South branches, and you can contact Thai head office here. Unfortunately, I found no map with location of Samui Boots outlets. But you can try to phone and ask about directions, they might be able to answer in English.

[Tropicalevo]

• Samui - Tesco 1st floor Tesco Samui, 1/7 Moo 6, Thanon Rob Ko, Tel 077-246-207

• Samui 4 200/5 Moo 2 Thanon Chaweng, Tel 077-230 835 077-230 848

• Samui 6 17/55 Moo 3 Tambon Bophut, Tel 077-239013

• Samui 7 (Lotus Na Thorn) 1st floor Tesco Nathon 88/8 Tambon Angthong, Tel 077-420007, 077-420017

• Samui II unit 9-10 (Bang Suan) 1st floor Chaweng Center Hotel and Plaza No.14/24 Moo 2 Thanon Chaweng, Tel 077 413-724

• Samui III 159/30 Moo 2 Thanon Chai Had Chaweng, Tel 077- 414- 202

Taken from Boots' official website (originally addresses were in Thai). I think you can have some of your other questions answered if you contact Boots PR dept. I wonder what happened to Boots Samui 5?

Samui 4 is probably the one opposite McDonalds in Chewang?

Not sure which of the above is the one in Big C, but there is one there.

[robsamui]

• Samui - Tesco 1st floor Tesco Samui, 1/7 Moo 6, Thanon Rob Ko, Tel 077-246-207

• Samui 4 200/5 Moo 2 Thanon Chaweng, Tel 077-230 835 077-230 848

• Samui 6 17/55 Moo 3 Tambon Bophut, Tel 077-239013

• Samui 7 (Lotus Na Thorn) 1st floor Tesco Nathon 88/8 Tambon Angthong, Tel 077-420007, 077-420017

• Samui II unit 9-10 (Bang Suan) 1st floor Chaweng Center Hotel and Plaza No.14/24 Moo 2 Thanon Chaweng, Tel 077 413-724

• Samui III 159/30 Moo 2 Thanon Chai Had Chaweng, Tel 077- 414- 202

Taken from Boots' official website (originally addresses were in Thai). I think you can have some of your other questions answered if you contact Boots PR dept. I wonder what happened to Boots Samui 5?

Samui 4 is probably the one opposite McDonalds in Chewang?

Not sure which of the above is the one in Big C, but there is one there.

Hi - Are there 2 in Chaweng? I'm sure I can recall 1 near McDonalds and another one somewhere round the Soi Green Mango?

(Thanks for the info about Big C!)

R

[coutsa]

The sell a mens genital wash called Bond that is not sold in Australia. Its great, if you get the blue one it gives your member a nice menthol sort of clean!

[robsamui]

The sell a mens genital wash called Bond that is not sold in Australia. Its great, if you get the blue one it gives your member a nice menthol sort of clean!

Nothing neater than a minty member! (Any connection with Kenneth Williams?)

R

[Tropicalevo]

The sell a mens genital wash called Bond that is not sold in Australia. Its great, if you get the blue one it gives your member a nice menthol sort of clean!

Nothing neater than a minty member! (Any connection with Kenneth Williams?)

R

"Nothing neater than a minty member!" Get outa here.

I can see the adverts. "Boots - your one stop shop for a minty member!!!"

[robsamui]

The sell a mens genital wash called Bond that is not sold in Australia. Its great, if you get the blue one it gives your member a nice menthol sort of clean!

Nothing neater than a minty member! (Any connection with Kenneth Williams?)

R

"Nothing neater than a minty member!" Get outa here.

I can see the adverts. "Boots - your one stop shop for a minty member!!!"

"Don't be squinty - go for minty" - (Members' discounts apply - mints is extra.)

Not a bad slogan, really.

[robsamui]

The sell a mens genital wash called Bond that is not sold in Australia. Its great, if you get the blue one it gives your member a nice menthol sort of clean!

Nothing neater than a minty member! (Any connection with Kenneth Williams?)

R

"Nothing neater than a minty member!" Get outa here.

I can see the adverts. "Boots - your one stop shop for a minty member!!!"

"Don't be squinty - go for minty" - (Members' discounts apply - mints is extra.)

Not a bad slogan, really.

And before we hurtle 180 degrees of topic - loads better than a chilie willie!

ENOUGH!

Boots, anyone?

[BigC]

do u have do u have a boots obssession. i understand i used to have a obsession with shell select pump stations. Been to shell selects all over theww uk. likely they don't have them over here so i am rehiblilited

[BigC]

u talking about the boots in ur avator or boots the shop. i chawp boot ladies arahhhhh!!!

[susquosh]

The shop in Nathon closed two or three years ago.

[MAJIC]

Try this Wikipedia link:

Gives the History of the English founded chemist company,

http://en.wikipedia....i/Boots#History

[coutsa]

The sell a mens genital wash called Bond that is not sold in Australia. Its great, if you get the blue one it gives your member a nice menthol sort of clean!

Nothing neater than a minty member! (Any connection with Kenneth Williams?)

R

No connection, but seriously its great.... Costs about 130 baht but it does give a strange sensation.....

Member needs to be clean!

[screamingeagle]

A tourist walks into a Mum and Dad store and asks for condoms.

The assistant says "No have, Try Boots".

The tourist says" I want to slip in, not march in!".

[BigC]

A tourist walks into a Mum and Dad store and asks for condoms.

The assistant says "No have, Try Boots".

The tourist says" I want to slip in, not march in!".

[parallaxtech]

I can see the adverts. "Boots - your one stop shop for a minty member!!!"

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Do they have one that smells like roses? "Have your member smell like a rose in September."

[BigC]

why do u need to know. are u an area manager about to give someone the boot?

i like boots. i never meet a strange lady without going to boots to put my boots on. safe and clean. i meet allot of strange ladies. thinking about going on a strange lady marathong.

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