brit1984 Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 I am an experienced business man that has been all over the world and I would like very much to help.After seeing many business dealings on Samui, and especially the Bangrak strip, I honestly believe we could work together for a successful business partnership with my tried and true plan. The plan would return around USD $1million (maybe a little under) of the initial investment after twelve months, it will be long hours of hard work and quite frustrating at times but my business plan has worked very similar in the past and will work perfectly in Bangrak. After 12 months it would be time to sell while the going was good. I will give some small details here but obviously I am not willing to discuss everything here. Step 1- Start with USD $2 million Step 2- Open up bar Step 3- Work for one year Step 4- Sell bar Step 5- Count money, hopefully there should be a bit less than a million left. Hope I can help! Sounds a bit bullish... I assume that is your equity case I'm in barring one proviso... Step 3- Sit around on my arse for a year smoking fags and drinking Chang. Ok with you? Phttttt!!!! Wha!???!!! My equity???!!!!!! Good god man, do you think I'm mad! No no no, this one is geared for those who don't really understand bars, have some cash and want to invest in a great lifestyle, just like the OP! This is undoubtedly the only way to make money in Bangrak! And yes, the figures are bit bullish. They're based upon no-one finding out how much money we have for a few months. And sitting around drinking Chang is a splendid idea! We will just hire a local manager, that should help us hit our financial targets a bit quicker! PS the plan as outlined here are based upon what I believe is tongue-in-cheek by the OP. It in no way reflects some very good, hard working and legitimate business people in the area who I have enjoyed the company of when I have been in the area over the years. I truly appreciate these peoples establishments for the cold beers and chat, and genuinely wish them every success. Have you considered applying for government funding? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokie36 Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 I am an experienced business man that has been all over the world and I would like very much to help.After seeing many business dealings on Samui, and especially the Bangrak strip, I honestly believe we could work together for a successful business partnership with my tried and true plan. The plan would return around USD $1million (maybe a little under) of the initial investment after twelve months, it will be long hours of hard work and quite frustrating at times but my business plan has worked very similar in the past and will work perfectly in Bangrak. After 12 months it would be time to sell while the going was good. I will give some small details here but obviously I am not willing to discuss everything here. Step 1- Start with USD $2 million Step 2- Open up bar Step 3- Work for one year Step 4- Sell bar Step 5- Count money, hopefully there should be a bit less than a million left. Hope I can help! Sounds a bit bullish... I assume that is your equity case I'm in barring one proviso... Step 3- Sit around on my arse for a year smoking fags and drinking Chang. Ok with you? Phttttt!!!! Wha!???!!! My equity???!!!!!! Good god man, do you think I'm mad! No no no, this one is geared for those who don't really understand bars, have some cash and want to invest in a great lifestyle, just like the OP! This is undoubtedly the only way to make money in Bangrak! And yes, the figures are bit bullish. They're based upon no-one finding out how much money we have for a few months. And sitting around drinking Chang is a splendid idea! We will just hire a local manager, that should help us hit our financial targets a bit quicker! PS the plan as outlined here are based upon what I believe is tongue-in-cheek by the OP. It in no way reflects some very good, hard working and legitimate business people in the area who I have enjoyed the company of when I have been in the area over the years. I truly appreciate these peoples establishments for the cold beers and chat, and genuinely wish them every success. Some do...some don't....that's all I'm sayin'......and I like my beer cold as well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limbos Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 Anybody noticed how OP is silent? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesbrock Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 Probably busy going through the books... I mean, looking over the detailed contract of sale... I mean, performing due diligence with the included company... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooo Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 OP never responds. Most posts are trolls .If he is such an expert on Samui & it's downfalls, why bother asking such a question? Perhaps the date had something to do with it. Posted 2012-04-01 01:40:19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paangjang Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 (edited) A friend of yours has been offered to buy a bar? Well if a bar is for sale, isn't it on offer to anyone who wants to buy it? How can someone be offered to buy something? I guess im offered to buy something everytime i go into 711 right??? I think this topic as like many others, its backfiring OP. If your friend does accept the offer to buy the bar which is being offered, maybe he could call it Troll bar Edited April 3, 2012 by Paangjang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorkie100 Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 OP never responds. Most posts are trolls .If he is such an expert on Samui & it's downfalls, why bother asking such a question? Perhaps the date had something to do with it. Posted 2012-04-01 01:40:19 Sure the date had something to do with it, just like the Bangkok Airways price reductions post. Personally I thought both were amusing and harmless posts and find it hard to believe people are continuing to take them seriously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insertmembernamehere Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 It may well be a legitimate OP; I mean people do buy bars, lack of common sense not withstanding. There's a group of lads just starting on one in Lamai on the Outback road past the kill zone... hope springs eternal .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangrakBob Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 There are definitely a couple of bars for sale in Bangrak right now. Also noticed a 2 or 3 being completely demolished. There are only 2 or 3 bars/pubs that ever seem to be busy in Bangrak, they are good little bars and well supported by local expats, that is what keeps them going. The rest always seem to be empty or being propped up by a couple of loyal mates. I think Bangrak is going to get some sort of facelift, revamp, it's a good spot, but the best bar to buy right now in Bangrak is a Snickers....and maybe chew on it for year and see 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post itishothere Posted April 3, 2012 Popular Post Share Posted April 3, 2012 but the best bar to buy right now in Bangrak is a Snickers....and maybe chew on it for year and see So Beng, if your friends' bar is full of nuts, they should be fine. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangrakBob Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 but the best bar to buy right now in Bangrak is a Snickers....and maybe chew on it for year and see So Beng, if your friends' bar is full of nuts, they should be fine. quote of the day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beng Posted April 3, 2012 Author Share Posted April 3, 2012 A friend of yours has been offered to buy a bar? Well if a bar is for sale, isn't it on offer to anyone who wants to buy it? How can someone be offered to buy something? I guess im offered to buy something everytime i go into 711 right??? I think this topic as like many others, its backfiring OP. If your friend does accept the offer to buy the bar which is being offered, maybe he could call it Troll bar A very qualified response indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boater Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 some places do ok , the people that run the cliff and Piri Chicken, then Bondi Chaweng followed by Bondi Lamai , and now the new Flow Bar/mini club in soi green mango are doing well, but then they have ideas/venues that are different to everywhere else and make good money to the owners, but offer something to the clients who are willing to part with thier cash Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boater Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 also a few other venues that MAKE money on samui, and where started up by westerners - Samui Shamrock - Lamai - Tropical Murpheys - Chaweng - Inlander - Chaweng - Ark Bar - chaweng - The Shack - Fishermans the might be more, but considering how many western biz there are here, ( F and B ) , these are really the only ones that come to mind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokie36 Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 Problem is there are simply too many places for most to survive long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insertmembernamehere Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 I am not so optimistic of the future of Bondi Lamai. The prices are quite high and I have not heard good reviews. I think they will continue to get walk-in tourists who judge a place by it's look (it does look professional), but I doubt they will create a repeat customer market. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesbrock Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 I am not so optimistic of the future of Bondi Lamai. The prices are quite high and I have not heard good reviews. I think they will continue to get walk-in tourists who judge a place by it's look (it does look professional), but I doubt they will create a repeat customer market. I disagree. The location is probably one of the best in Lamai, and being where they are they get a lot of customers coming over from the boxing ring and food hall. And that bar on the street front/corner is a masterstroke - there are always people sting there watching the passing parade. Yes, the prices are high, but even when Lamai is dead, they seem to have people eating and drinking. Sure, most of the food there is good, but not great, but, as I wrote here yesterday, I love the ribs there - in fact I was wheeled in there last night for a serving - and they alone are enough to keep us going back. Not to mention they serve Magners, and have a great pool table with good cues. And always good service. It could be better, but in my opinion, it'll be around for a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrChopper Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 some places do ok , the people that run the cliff and Piri Chicken, then Bondi Chaweng followed by Bondi Lamai , and now the new Flow Bar/mini club in soi green mango are doing well, but then they have ideas/venues that are different to everywhere else and make good money to the owners, but offer something to the clients who are willing to part with thier cash Flow was only rebuilt in December and is for sale already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokie36 Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 Bondi is aimed squarely at two week tourists and the prices and food quality reflect that. Bars in Bangrak are not competing in the same way. Most customers there are expats or passing through to KPG. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BusyBee123 Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 I had a decent meal in Bondi Lamai and will go back again. It is as said above aimed purely for 2 week tourists and not the mainly cash poor expats of Lamai. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesbrock Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 Bondi is aimed squarely at two week tourists and the prices and food quality reflect that. I've always found the quality of the food there to be as good as, if not better than most places I've eaten - it's the delivery that often lets them down in my opinion; but that hasn't stopped me becoming quite a regular there over the past seven months. Bars in Bangrak are not competing in the same way. Most customers there are expats or passing through to KPG. Most bars in Samui aren't competing in the same way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CARLIN Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 I had a decent meal in Bondi Lamai and will go back again. It is as said above aimed purely for 2 week tourists and not the mainly cash poor expats of Lamai. Why the dig at the mainly cash poor expats of Lamai? ? . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insertmembernamehere Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 I had a decent meal in Bondi Lamai and will go back again. It is as said above aimed purely for 2 week tourists and not the mainly cash poor expats of Lamai. Why the dig at the mainly cash poor expats of Lamai? Thought you could slip that by, did you? For those who know the value of a baht, spending money on food and atmosphere at 50 to 100% of the price of other, less hotsie totsie places, has nothing to do with the size of your wallet. It has everything to do with the size of your brain. Having a bar on the roadside, as there used to be only on the other side of the adjacent MacDonalds, is hardly a stroke of genius, but then here that might actually qualify. I have a feeling that the rent on that property would probably take your breath away. Figure that into the prices and the number of customers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boater Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 just seen on BFS that Flow is for sale, Samui Shamrock is for sale, and the Tuk tuk bar in Bangrak is for sale, plus many other bars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ydraw Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 (edited) The Outback in Lamai makes a lot of money too. The location is so good it doesn't seem to matter how many customers Alf Stewart Bart tells to XXXXXX off. And unlike Bondi, the prices are reasonable and it is owned by an actual Australian. Edited April 5, 2012 by Rooo Profanity removed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooo Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 And unlike Bondi, the prices are reasonable and it is owned by an actual Australian. Is he now? LMAO. There is a place further down called The Land of The Long White Cloud.Where the men are men & the sheep are nervous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insertmembernamehere Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 I think the idea of the OP, real or imagined, is opening a small, cookie-cut place similar to the hundreds here we all know and love, not something on the Outback/Bondi model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tropicalevo Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 And unlike Bondi, the prices are reasonable and it is owned by an actual Australian. Is he now? LMAO. There is a place further down called The Land of The Long White Cloud.Where the men are men & the sheep are nervous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayned Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 I owned and sold a bar in on Soi Green Mango a few years ago. Thinking back it reminds me of my two ex-wives and two boats that I bought and sold. The day that I got married, I was happy, the day that I got divorced I was extremely happy, but out a lot of money. The day that I bought the boats, I was happy, the day that I sold them I was extremely happy, but out a lot of money. The day that I bought the bar in Samui I was happy, the day that I found a sucker to buy it, I was unbelieveablly happy, but again out a lot of money. To me they were all the same, just a big hole to throw money into without any return on investment. Would I do it all over again, probably! After all, hind sight is 20/20. Good luck, whatever your decision is! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Birdman Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/249995-any-disco-bars-in-samui/page__p__2620191__hl__disco__fromsearch__1#entry2620191 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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