facey Posted December 26, 2011 Share Posted December 26, 2011 Why you can't buy alcohol in supermarkets between 2pm and 5pm? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoonman Posted December 26, 2011 Share Posted December 26, 2011 Something to do with School kids and limiting their access to alcohol during the hours when they are finishing school for the day. Easiest solution is to buy 10litres or more (2 slabs of beer) or just go to the mom and pop shops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnC Posted December 26, 2011 Share Posted December 26, 2011 Licensing laws, which are mostly ignored by small retailers like Familymart & 7/11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoonman Posted December 26, 2011 Share Posted December 26, 2011 Licensing laws, which are mostly ignored by small retailers like Familymart & 7/11 Dunno where you are but here in Pattaya the familymarts & 7/11's are pretty strict in enforcing the laws. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThaiLife Posted December 26, 2011 Share Posted December 26, 2011 Something to do with School kids and limiting their access to alcohol during the hours when they are finishing school for the day. Easiest solution is to buy 10litres or more (2 slabs of beer) or just go to the mom and pop shops. I had all so read that if you buy 10 Litres or more , the 2 pm - 5 pm law does not apply Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krading Posted December 26, 2011 Share Posted December 26, 2011 Can buy it any time at any place that doesn't give out receipts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimSiam Posted December 26, 2011 Share Posted December 26, 2011 It's also not allowed to be sold from midnight till 11am i think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovetotravel Posted December 26, 2011 Share Posted December 26, 2011 It's also not allowed to be sold from midnight till 11am i think Sad, but true! I would love to buy a beer at 7/11on the way home after arriving late at the airport. But no can do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barryofthailand Posted December 26, 2011 Share Posted December 26, 2011 Yes I agree it's licensing laws. The same licensing laws require retailers not to sell alcohol before 11AM and not after midnight. Has nothing to do with school kids. Barry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raro Posted December 26, 2011 Share Posted December 26, 2011 Preventing school kids from buying alcohol was the official reason or this ridiculous law. At least they gave up on that even more idiotic gas station closure t 10 pm. On the night of the coup I was with friends in Walking Street. We wanted to buy a beer in a 7/11 past midnight. Staff said cannot. We said come on, Thaksin is gone.....oh...ok....then no problem, here's your beer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vel_tins Posted December 26, 2011 Share Posted December 26, 2011 Depends on the shop/location where you buy, or if the staff knows you, if you are farang, or if Buddha was gracious, or if....... The 7/11 opposite our shop sells Beer at any time to me. But recently GF (Staff seemed not to remember her) went to this 7 to buy beer. Medai, medai (cannot). She told the staff, that she work opposite side and that she my wife. Ahh ok, then no problem. Even Best, Friendship sell beer at any time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GamLing Posted December 26, 2011 Share Posted December 26, 2011 Yes I agree it's licensing laws. The same licensing laws require retailers not to sell alcohol before 11AM and not after midnight. Has nothing to do with school kids. Barry Oh yes it has!!! This original law goes back to 1965 and is part of the "Child Protection Act". It wasn't enforced until 2002 when the act was modified. Then the Ministry of Social Development and Human Security insisted that the act must be strictly enforced....... and so we have this ridiculous and illogical law. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janverbeem Posted December 26, 2011 Share Posted December 26, 2011 Yes I agree it's licensing laws. The same licensing laws require retailers not to sell alcohol before 11AM and not after midnight. Has nothing to do with school kids. Barry Oh yes it has!!! This original law goes back to 1965 and is part of the "Child Protection Act". It wasn't enforced until 2002 when the act was modified. Then the Ministry of Social Development and Human Security insisted that the act must be strictly enforced....... and so we have this ridiculous and illogical law. The way I understand is that between 11 am and 2 pm, when it is allowed to sell alcohol, schoolkids have lunch break.So actually the law was created to make sure that those schoolkids could have a beer with their lunch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BookMan Posted December 26, 2011 Share Posted December 26, 2011 It's also not allowed to be sold from midnight till 11am i think Sad, but true! I would love to buy a beer at 7/11on the way home after arriving late at the airport. But no can do. might depend where u are... i got some bacardi things for the girl from a 7 on ramkhamheang road...and also some grog for me at the Foodland on same road...around 2am Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raro Posted December 26, 2011 Share Posted December 26, 2011 Yes I agree it's licensing laws. The same licensing laws require retailers not to sell alcohol before 11AM and not after midnight. Has nothing to do with school kids. Barry Oh yes it has!!! This original law goes back to 1965 and is part of the "Child Protection Act". It wasn't enforced until 2002 when the act was modified. Then the Ministry of Social Development and Human Security insisted that the act must be strictly enforced....... and so we have this ridiculous and illogical law. The way I understand is that between 11 am and 2 pm, when it is allowed to sell alcohol, schoolkids have lunch break.So actually the law was created to make sure that those schoolkids could have a beer with their lunch. since you can buy 10 liters up at any time of the day, we learn that school kids are encouraged not to drink a little bit but to piss up to the max 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MZurf Posted December 26, 2011 Share Posted December 26, 2011 Yes I agree it's licensing laws. The same licensing laws require retailers not to sell alcohol before 11AM and not after midnight. Has nothing to do with school kids. Barry Oh yes it has!!! This original law goes back to 1965 and is part of the "Child Protection Act". It wasn't enforced until 2002 when the act was modified. Then the Ministry of Social Development and Human Security insisted that the act must be strictly enforced....... and so we have this ridiculous and illogical law. The way I understand is that between 11 am and 2 pm, when it is allowed to sell alcohol, schoolkids have lunch break.So actually the law was created to make sure that those schoolkids could have a beer with their lunch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PattayaParent Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 Yes I agree it's licensing laws. The same licensing laws require retailers not to sell alcohol before 11AM and not after midnight. Has nothing to do with school kids. Barry Oh yes it has!!! This original law goes back to 1965 and is part of the "Child Protection Act". It wasn't enforced until 2002 when the act was modified. Then the Ministry of Social Development and Human Security insisted that the act must be strictly enforced....... and so we have this ridiculous and illogical law. The way I understand is that between 11 am and 2 pm, when it is allowed to sell alcohol, schoolkids have lunch break.So actually the law was created to make sure that those schoolkids could have a beer with their lunch. since you can buy 10 liters up at any time of the day, we learn that school kids are encouraged not to drink a little bit but to piss up to the max Promoting binge drinking like in UK and making extra profits for the brewers. Makes more sense that the real reason given which was to prevent schoolkids buying beer on their way home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chang_paarp Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 The reason 10 litres is the trigger, it is considered a wholesale transaction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raro Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 The reason 10 litres is the trigger, it is considered a wholesale transaction. I call that "personal use" rather than wholesale 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chang_paarp Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 The reason 10 litres is the trigger, it is considered a wholesale transaction. I call that "personal use" rather than wholesale I hope you and Mr Connors have recovered from trying to prove this as a fact. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stailmanki Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 It certainly is a bizzare law. I was eating at Fuji in Big C North Pattaya , must have been after 14:00 & they would not serve me with a beer but when I looked to my left just outside they were serving beer in the beer garden. So it's OK to drink outside in public but not at a restaurant ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raro Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 The reason 10 litres is the trigger, it is considered a wholesale transaction. I call that "personal use" rather than wholesale I hope yu and Mr Connors have recovered from trying to prove this as a fact. pot...kettle.....? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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