HC82 Posted December 19, 2010 Share Posted December 19, 2010 Thailand is always said to be a very cheap place to live or travel - in many cases that is true, but for some things it can actually be much more expensive than in the "West". So what do you think are the best and worst value for your money products or services in Thailand? imo: *Best value: Red Bull, 10 Baht (80-90% discount). *Worst value: New Mercedes C Class, 3 Million Baht+ (200-300% more expensive). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loz Posted December 19, 2010 Share Posted December 19, 2010 three quid for a litre of grapefruit juice. 600% over priced. piss poor value. one hour massage 2 quid. ninety percent saving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forethat Posted December 19, 2010 Share Posted December 19, 2010 (edited) A brand new BMW comes at a seriously low price in Thailand. Just remember to employ a biling.....triling......multilingual gardener and the price will drop by 40%. Edited December 19, 2010 by Forethat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanForbes Posted December 19, 2010 Share Posted December 19, 2010 Best value... the women Worst value.... the women. :lol: Seriously though... best value.... A tie... Thai food and rental accommodation worst value.... anything imported. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forethat Posted December 19, 2010 Share Posted December 19, 2010 *Worst value: New Mercedes C Class, 3 Million Baht+ (200-300% more expensive). No no no, be careful now, otherwise the forums self-appointed finance wiz-kid will jump in and hand out a "certificate for having no clue".I reckon you dont emply a biling....triling....multilingual gardener, huh..!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigt3365 Posted December 19, 2010 Share Posted December 19, 2010 Great deal: Thai food, either at the store or at the restaurant. Movies. Free pool for only a beer! Oh...thought I would add health care for those of us who don't have any insurance!!! Bad deal: Good steak and wine! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donnyboy Posted December 19, 2010 Share Posted December 19, 2010 best values- dentistry, haircuts, tradesmen (plumbers, builders,sparkies, mechanics etc)*** worst- as per what Ian said, anything imported *** they can turn out to be the worst values if they dont know what the hell theyre doing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HC82 Posted December 19, 2010 Author Share Posted December 19, 2010 Worst value: Getting married. Infinity markup, there is no dowry in America Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HC82 Posted December 19, 2010 Author Share Posted December 19, 2010 In before 162 people who paid nothing and are proud of it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donnyboy Posted December 19, 2010 Share Posted December 19, 2010 (edited) Worst value: Getting married. Infinity markup, there is no dowry in America yup no charge on the way in but they charge you more on the way out! Edited December 19, 2010 by Donnyboy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdnvic Posted December 19, 2010 Share Posted December 19, 2010 We don't need another sonsot/dowery/etc topic right now, move on please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanForbes Posted December 19, 2010 Share Posted December 19, 2010 We don't need another sonsot/dowery/etc topic right now, move on please. Ah yer no fun, cdnvic. I thought that was a topic that EVERYONE loved... despite everything about it being pinned on the board for ages... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ijustwannateach Posted December 20, 2010 Share Posted December 20, 2010 Good value: food in general Bad value: foreign restaurants cooking with the cheap local food and labour and charging as much or more as you would pay for it in foreign countries Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loz Posted December 20, 2010 Share Posted December 20, 2010 (edited) How could I forget wine!! Tesco UK have 55 wines under 3.99 a bottle on their shelves and on their website. Those same quality of wines start here at 7 quid and for anything less than 7 quid here you might as well drink antifreeze! Graham's fine tawny port 1311B that's 28.50 sterling. In Thailand Graham's late bottled vintage port, 8.88 sterling in the UK at Tesco But what the hell, christmas comes but once a year. Edited December 20, 2010 by Loz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DP25 Posted December 20, 2010 Share Posted December 20, 2010 The best value are the taxis in Bangkok. They're great. Worst value is wine. A lot of foreign food restaurants are really bad values too, especially Mexican Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DougLee Posted December 20, 2010 Share Posted December 20, 2010 Worst value is lobster. 50$ for 600g at a restaurant.. in china town in my country thats 4.5$ Best value is, knowing you'll never be poor no matter what happens, allows me to work only 40-60hrs a month Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elliss Posted December 20, 2010 Share Posted December 20, 2010 good value ,,, tuk tuk bad value,,, paying 5 bht for a piss . :jap: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boater Posted December 20, 2010 Share Posted December 20, 2010 cheese Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DP25 Posted December 20, 2010 Share Posted December 20, 2010 bad value,,, paying 5 bht for a piss . :jap: I think 5 baht for the bathroom is a good value, if there is a cleaning lady stationed inside. Really like how some places they're constantly cleaning the toilets after people use them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doggie888888 Posted December 20, 2010 Share Posted December 20, 2010 Best value: anything and anyone made in Thailand including food, local veggies and local labour Worst value: anything and anyone made in farang-land including wine, cheese, muesli, farang builders Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimsKnight Posted December 20, 2010 Share Posted December 20, 2010 (edited) three quid for a litre of grapefruit juice. 600% over priced. piss poor value. one hour massage 2 quid. ninety percent saving. Gazooks! Where are you getting massage for 2 quid?! Sounds like you're getting bargain basement there! Best values - Lifestyle for expats in general. Value for money on local food and fruit, touring the country is cheap. Liberated night-life and women. Worst values - Imports. Edited December 20, 2010 by JimsKnight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussiebebe Posted December 20, 2010 Share Posted December 20, 2010 (edited) I read the OP's question carefully and felt it's quite loaded; what do you think are the best and worst value for your money products or services in Thailand? I reckon products are worst value and services offer better value in Thailand. I've lived in Bangkok for four years and I've never seen any product for sale which I couldn't have bought for less back home. Services are often higher quality for less. Edited December 20, 2010 by aussiebebe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChangMaiSausage Posted December 20, 2010 Share Posted December 20, 2010 good value ,,, tuk tuk Tuk Tuk good value? depends on which city/town normally a taxi would be cheaper in Bangkok. Good Value - Thai Food Bad value - wine, good steaks etc...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PoorSucker Posted December 20, 2010 Share Posted December 20, 2010 Good value = local food. Bad value = Tuk tuk in Phuket, Taxi on Samui. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyj Posted December 20, 2010 Share Posted December 20, 2010 (edited) Best Value: hrmm. tough call between cigarettes and redbull here in NZ smokes are $10 - $15 for 20 thats 224 to 335 baht or 4.7 to 7.4 sterling. but then krating daeng is 10baht in LOS and its about $4.50 for the same stuff here or $4 for carbonated. Bad Value: definitely wine. here in NZ we have a glut of fantastic wine, wines that sell here for $6NZD sell elsewhere for $50 usd. but still i saw crazy prices for NZ wines in thailand. but i guess they gotta go a long way to get there. Edited December 20, 2010 by johnnyj Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HC82 Posted December 20, 2010 Author Share Posted December 20, 2010 I read the OP's question carefully and felt it's quite loaded; what do you think are the best and worst value for your money products or services in Thailand? I reckon products are worst value and services offer better value in Thailand. I've lived in Bangkok for four years and I've never seen any product for sale which I couldn't have bought for less back home. Services are often higher quality for less. I did not intend to word it as a loaded question - there are plenty of products that are cheap in Thailand. Just go to Tesco and compare prices for basically anything. Clothing is also quite cheap in Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dom samui Posted December 20, 2010 Share Posted December 20, 2010 Good value : sun in the south, smiles on faces, fresh vegetables , orchids and flowers. Worst :too noisy manytimes, doublepricing, Punctuality Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweeneyAgonistes Posted December 20, 2010 Share Posted December 20, 2010 I was going to answer greng jai as the worst value, but then I realised it was about value not values. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cartmanpark Posted December 20, 2010 Share Posted December 20, 2010 Most imports such as Olive oil, muesli, and healthy food not made here are quite expensive, really bad value, but since there are no Thai alternatives, I have to continue buying them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kropotkin Posted December 20, 2010 Share Posted December 20, 2010 A poster mentioned "liberated nightlife and women". Great newspeak. And the reason for so many tourists to visit thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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