billaaa777 Posted June 14, 2011 Share Posted June 14, 2011 Well, they finally did it, and made the big move. New uniforms, new bags, new checkout counters. The bakery is still operating, and it looks like they are still carrying the same selection of food. I wonder how long that is going to last. I liked Carrefour, and I will miss it. It was kind of an upscale supermarket in a city where there are not too business that try to do anything above being just average. Oh well, we still have Friendship, Food Land, and Villa. But, Carrefour had products those places did not supply. I have been here 7 years now, and in that time I have witnessed a great deal of changes. Most of them for the positive, but losing the 2nd largest retail operation in the world because Thai policies made it impossible for them to operate profitably is not a good sign. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarangBuddha Posted June 14, 2011 Share Posted June 14, 2011 I noticed that too today...that hideous shade of "Big C" green everywhere. If it's any consolation, my understanding is that the Big C folks intend to keep the converted Carrefour Big Cs as "upscale" Big Cs, with their expanded bakeries, meat and produce sections, and expanded selection of imported goods. Also, dont forget that we also gained the Tops gourmet market it Central Beach to add to our upscale shopping choices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jumak Posted June 14, 2011 Share Posted June 14, 2011 Same has happened here in Patong - in some way for the worse. The ground floor has been stuffed with packets of crisps, biscuits and all those fattening snackie things and the more important stuff like cleaning materials and household goods relegated to the first floor. Maybe this is what being Thai-centric in supermarket wisdom is? Let us hope the full range of Carrefour products will be with us for a long time yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janverbeem Posted June 14, 2011 Share Posted June 14, 2011 Same has happened here in Patong - in some way for the worse. The ground floor has been stuffed with packets of crisps, biscuits and all those fattening snackie things and the more important stuff like cleaning materials and household goods relegated to the first floor. Maybe this is what being Thai-centric in supermarket wisdom is? Let us hope the full range of Carrefour products will be with us for a long time yet The Carrefour products will dissapear completely.In Pattaya they are all removed already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theo007 Posted June 14, 2011 Share Posted June 14, 2011 Carrefour have not just pulled out of Thailand but also out of many other countries in South East Asia as well. It is wrong to blame the the government's policies for this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janverbeem Posted June 14, 2011 Share Posted June 14, 2011 Carrefour have not just pulled out of Thailand but also out of many other countries in South East Asia as well. It is wrong to blame the the government's policies for this. Carrefour canceled their sale in other asian country's right after they sold up in Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbin Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 Same has happened here in Patong - in some way for the worse. The ground floor has been stuffed with packets of crisps, biscuits and all those fattening snackie things and the more important stuff like cleaning materials and household goods relegated to the first floor. Maybe this is what being Thai-centric in supermarket wisdom is? Let us hope the full range of Carrefour products will be with us for a long time yet The Carrefour products will dissapear completely.In Pattaya they are all removed already. Yes, that is true, but most of the Carrefour products have been replaced by Casino-branded products, i.e. same-same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saengsureeya Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 Carrefour have not just pulled out of Thailand but also out of many other countries in South East Asia as well. It is wrong to blame the the government's policies for this. Absolutely right.........even in Belgium and other European countries Carrefour is losing it!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaimate Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 Personally ,i didnt rate Carrfour and rate Big C even less ,Tesco are the best of a bad bunch as far as the big boys go ,Friendship ect are much better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoonman Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 Meh no great loss, I thought Carrefour was a rancid place to shop from the get go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulchiangmai Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 I wonder if anything will now be done about the weavils in the bags of rice? I always study the bag carefully for a few minutes before buying, probably something more often than every tenth time I will see weavils in the bag, usually if in one bag then the whole stack will be infested as presumably they are put in the bag at the factory. I have often shown these weavils to the staff and everytime they just take away the one bag I show them. I might add there is no extra charge for the weavils. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saengsureeya Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 Meh no great loss, I thought Carrefour was a rancid place to shop from the get go. From the get go it looked nice, clean and organized, but since they re-organized the store an few years ago, it looked more like a ware-house than a super-market. I wonder what will happen with the Carrefour in Muang Chonburi. There's one along Sukhumvit and a few 100 meters further down the road there's a Big C. More or less attached to the Central Shoppingmall in Chonburi there is also a Carrefour.........so that would mean.......3 Big C within sight along a stretch of 500 meters............ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penkoprod Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 I wonder if anything will now be done about the weavils in the bags of rice? I always study the bag carefully for a few minutes before buying, probably something more often than every tenth time I will see weavils in the bag, usually if in one bag then the whole stack will be infested as presumably they are put in the bag at the factory. I have often shown these weavils to the staff and everytime they just take away the one bag I show them. I might add there is no extra charge for the weavils. So what you are saying is that, for you, the change might end up as the lesser of 2 weavils? (I'll get me coat !!!) Penkoprod Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyluke Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 The name changed, the people seems to be the same, the foreign products seems to be the same as before, except they are labelled Casino instead of Carrefour, but according to some sources in France, both come from the same suppliers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarangBuddha Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 The name changed, the people seems to be the same, the foreign products seems to be the same as before, except they are labelled Casino instead of Carrefour, but according to some sources in France, both come from the same suppliers. If you look carefully, you will note that the Pattaya Carrefour has been re-branded as "Big C Extra." The Big C folks are aware that some of the Carrefour's they bought are in areas with a large foreign visitor/expat and/or upper-class Thai customer base and intend to keep the more upscale aspects of these locations (better bakeries, imported goods, etc.). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattaya46 Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 The name changed, the people seems to be the same, the foreign products seems to be the same as before, except they are labeled Casino instead of Carrefour, but according to some sources in France, both come from the same suppliers. I think you are right here, but there is still a BIG difference: The products catalog of Carrefour was maybe twice the one of Big-C! There were hundreds of products under the Carrefour label, mainly French products, that you will not find under Big-C/Casino label. It will be hard to now find them in Pattaya, or even impossible for some of them... A big loss for many expat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janverbeem Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 The name changed, the people seems to be the same, the foreign products seems to be the same as before, except they are labeled Casino instead of Carrefour, but according to some sources in France, both come from the same suppliers. I think you are right here, but there is still a BIG difference: The products catalog of Carrefour was maybe twice the one of Big-C! There were hundreds of products under the Carrefour label, mainly French products, that you will not find under Big-C/Casino label. It will be hard to now find them in Pattaya, or even impossible for some of them... A big loss for many expat. I agree fully with you.For those that think that the Carrefour products are replaced with the same ones branded Csino I have some questions Do they have 5 different spagetti sauces included bolognaise and napolitane? Do they have pure chocolate minimum 55 % cacao at 125 Baht for 400 gram? Do they have a whole wheat meusli with chocolate flakes for children at 99 Baht for 750 grams? Do they have frozen vegetables like spinach and brussels sprouts at economic prices? Do they have whole wheat crunchy toasts? This just out of my head right away but I'm sure other members can complete the list of popular things they are missing now to as much as 2 full pages Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yermanee Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 I hope the bakery products will remain the same. Best "batards" (French country style bread), " baguettes " and "pistolets" in Thailand. Will also miss the Carrefour branded mayo. Yermanee :jap: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bartender100 Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 Said it before, I will not miss the most annoying music and loud speaker slogans of any supermarket that was Carrefour. Plus they pissed me off once for selling two cans of Heineken to a Thai in front of me then refusing me, time was about 4:50pm As long as the keep the bakery and fish counters i will be happy, if you need anything special Central Tops as someone said or Foodland along the street Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dthomasss Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 There are already changes. Some of the fresh vegetables are now from Big C source, notably the crappy brown lettuce. Celery up 15 baht per kilo (Big C price). They used to have whole chicken at 59 baht (Issan style), 79 baht, and 119 baht. Now they have a choice of 99 or 119 (same as Big C) or else the two day old somewhat rancid chicken parts for 26 baht (same as Big C). I also tried using my Big C card there today and the cashier said, "Cannot use Big C. Have to use Carrefour..." In keeping with Big C I expect any day that the music volume will go up 20 decibels and before you know it there will be large groups of Thais watching movies in the TV section! They better not mess with the downstairs deli in the Food Court (sandwiches, salads, American Breakfast etc) but seeing that it is run by Carrefour it maybe become a thing of the past soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulchiangmai Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 I wonder if anything will now be done about the weavils in the bags of rice? I always study the bag carefully for a few minutes before buying, probably something more often than every tenth time I will see weavils in the bag, usually if in one bag then the whole stack will be infested as presumably they are put in the bag at the factory. I have often shown these weavils to the staff and everytime they just take away the one bag I show them. I might add there is no extra charge for the weavils. So what you are saying is that, for you, the change might end up as the lesser of 2 weavils? (I'll get me coat !!!) Penkoprod 555 Penkoprod Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulchiangmai Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 The name changed, the people seems to be the same, the foreign products seems to be the same as before, except they are labeled Casino instead of Carrefour, but according to some sources in France, both come from the same suppliers. I think you are right here, but there is still a BIG difference: The products catalog of Carrefour was maybe twice the one of Big-C! There were hundreds of products under the Carrefour label, mainly French products, that you will not find under Big-C/Casino label. It will be hard to now find them in Pattaya, or even impossible for some of them... A big loss for many expat. I agree fully with you.For those that think that the Carrefour products are replaced with the same ones branded Csino I have some questions Do they have 5 different spagetti sauces included bolognaise and napolitane? Do they have pure chocolate minimum 55 % cacao at 125 Baht for 400 gram? Do they have a whole wheat meusli with chocolate flakes for children at 99 Baht for 750 grams? Do they have frozen vegetables like spinach and brussels sprouts at economic prices? Do they have whole wheat crunchy toasts? This just out of my head right away but I'm sure other members can complete the list of popular things they are missing now to as much as 2 full pages They've got the same lousey potatoes, however you get more to the pound as the worm holes don't weigh much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PattayaParent Posted June 16, 2011 Share Posted June 16, 2011 I wonder if anything will now be done about the weavils in the bags of rice? I always study the bag carefully for a few minutes before buying, probably something more often than every tenth time I will see weavils in the bag, usually if in one bag then the whole stack will be infested as presumably they are put in the bag at the factory. I have often shown these weavils to the staff and everytime they just take away the one bag I show them. I might add there is no extra charge for the weavils. The weavils in the rice are not so much of a problem, when you put the water in the rice cooker the weavils drown and flaot to the top so you can fish them out, it's the waevils in the flour that's the problem as you get lots of black dots in your bread or cakes when they get burnt in the oven. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulchiangmai Posted June 16, 2011 Share Posted June 16, 2011 I wonder if anything will now be done about the weavils in the bags of rice? I always study the bag carefully for a few minutes before buying, probably something more often than every tenth time I will see weavils in the bag, usually if in one bag then the whole stack will be infested as presumably they are put in the bag at the factory. I have often shown these weavils to the staff and everytime they just take away the one bag I show them. I might add there is no extra charge for the weavils. The weavils in the rice are not so much of a problem, when you put the water in the rice cooker the weavils drown and flaot to the top so you can fish them out, it's the waevils in the flour that's the problem as you get lots of black dots in your bread or cakes when they get burnt in the oven. I learn something every day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saengsureeya Posted June 16, 2011 Share Posted June 16, 2011 The weavils in the rice are not so much of a problem, when you put the water in the rice cooker the weavils drown and flaot to the top so you can fish them out, it's the waevils in the flour that's the problem as you get lots of black dots in your bread or cakes when they get burnt in the oven. Christ.......and I thought that the raisin-bread was very tasty! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMC1 Posted June 16, 2011 Share Posted June 16, 2011 Said it before, I will not miss the most annoying music and loud speaker slogans of any supermarket that was Carrefour. Plus they pissed me off once for selling two cans of Heineken to a Thai in front of me then refusing me, time was about 4:50pm As long as the keep the bakery and fish counters i will be happy, if you need anything special Central Tops as someone said or Foodland along the street Big C loud speaker is much worse as you will notice when you go back in to the supermarket formally known as Carrefour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyluke Posted June 16, 2011 Share Posted June 16, 2011 Some Carrefour products have disappeared, new Casino products have appeared. Some people will be unhappy with that, some happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarangBuddha Posted June 16, 2011 Share Posted June 16, 2011 I see the delicious "Carrefour" branded butter has been removed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbin Posted June 16, 2011 Share Posted June 16, 2011 I see the delicious "Carrefour" branded butter has been removed Lord B..... So the similarly delicious Casino butter ( same weight, same price) was out of stock? Both are/were good cultured butter. You did know they both are cultured ( same pro-biotics as yoghurt) didn't you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarangBuddha Posted June 16, 2011 Share Posted June 16, 2011 I see the delicious "Carrefour" branded butter has been removed Lord B..... So the similarly delicious Casino butter ( same weight, same price) was out of stock? Both are/were good cultured butter. You did know they both are cultured ( same pro-biotics as yoghurt) didn't you? Didn't see any "Casino" butter...had to settle for some Danish Emborg (or something) stuff instead! They are still doing all the fancy fresh-baked breads, however Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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