AliasJohn Posted May 27, 2012 Share Posted May 27, 2012 I have Thailand's only Mr. Whippy Van for sale if any one is interested...PM me for more details. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanrobson Posted May 27, 2012 Share Posted May 27, 2012 economically unfeasable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cardholder Posted May 27, 2012 Share Posted May 27, 2012 There must surely be an ice-ceam mafia. In my small Isaan town I see more than half a dozen Walls mobile units lined up in the morning. I am sure it must be a bit like buying a motorcycle taxi driver's vest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanrobson Posted May 27, 2012 Share Posted May 27, 2012 Seriously, this must be a total wind up. Sho the <deleted> would use a petrol guzzling van and all the related sunk costs to sell bllody ice-cream at 10b a pop? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BookMan Posted May 27, 2012 Share Posted May 27, 2012 Nice looking van! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanrobson Posted May 27, 2012 Share Posted May 27, 2012 The only ice cream vendor interested in that rig would be Paul Gadd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliasJohn Posted May 28, 2012 Author Share Posted May 28, 2012 economically unfeasable. And your an expert on this are you? It is a very good cash earner for some one wanting to put some effort into it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angiud Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 Wow it's a beauty!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliasJohn Posted May 28, 2012 Author Share Posted May 28, 2012 (edited) Seriously, this must be a total wind up. Sho the <deleted> would use a petrol guzzling van and all the related sunk costs to sell bllody ice-cream at 10b a pop? Just for the record it is a diesel engine and sells from 16 baht up to 40 baht depending on location. Damm good soft serve ice cream and a good cash business for some one who wants to put some effort into it and is not so negative. Edited May 28, 2012 by AliasJohn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cardholder Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 Th Seriously, this must be a total wind up. Sho the <deleted> would use a petrol guzzling van and all the related sunk costs to sell bllody ice-cream at 10b a pop? Just for the record it is a diesel engine and sells from 16 baht up to 40 baht depending on location. Damm good soft serve ice cream and a good cash business for some one who wants to put some effort into it and is not so negative. The quality of the 'soft serve' ice cream is, of course, dependent on the kit being used What make of equipment does the van have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliasJohn Posted May 28, 2012 Author Share Posted May 28, 2012 Th Seriously, this must be a total wind up. Sho the <deleted> would use a petrol guzzling van and all the related sunk costs to sell bllody ice-cream at 10b a pop? Just for the record it is a diesel engine and sells from 16 baht up to 40 baht depending on location. Damm good soft serve ice cream and a good cash business for some one who wants to put some effort into it and is not so negative. The quality of the 'soft serve' ice cream is, of course, dependent on the kit being used What make of equipment does the van have. The machine is called Snowboy and the icecream is imported from Australia. The van is fitted with a 10 kva genset, Panasonic A/C, water filter system etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanrobson Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 economically unfeasable. And your an expert on this are you? It is a very good cash earner for some one wanting to put some effort into it. I do understand overheads. Am I an expert? A dragon? In Taksin's class? NO. But then again, its an icecream van an expensive one, with hugh sunk costs, high depreciation and a small selling price and unit consumption. Its economically unfeasable when a boy on a bike is all you need......but then again its the only one in Thailand.....ask youurself why. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanrobson Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 The machine is called Snowboy and the icecream is imported from Australia. The van is fitted with a 10 kva genset, Panasonic A/C, water filter system etc. So, whats the selling price of the icecream for little Somchai? How many Thai produced icecreams can the little skally wag buy for one ozzy one (imported......that must cost a fortune!!!!) served from a posh van? Ah, ok - Thai kids aren't the target. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanrobson Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 Seriously, this must be a total wind up. Sho the <deleted> would use a petrol guzzling van and all the related sunk costs to sell bllody ice-cream at 10b a pop? Just for the record it is a diesel engine and sells from 16 baht up to 40 baht depending on location. Damm good soft serve ice cream and a good cash business for some one who wants to put some effort into it and is not so negative. Asumming your amortisation on the van and equipment is on a straight line for x years, running costs as well as your import costs, what is the profit margin on a 16 baht icecream? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PattayaParent Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 (edited) Does it play the same jingle as the Wall's bike sellers use? Otherwise nobody would know it's selling ice cream. And why do you have to import anything from Australia? Can't you get the ingredients in Thailand? Edited May 28, 2012 by PattayaParent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacnl2000 Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 Th[ere must surely be an ice-ceam mafia. In my small Isaan town I see more than half a dozen Walls mobile units lined up in the morning. I am sure it must be a bit like buying a motorcycle taxi driver's vest.] Seriously, this must be a total wind up. Sho the <deleted> would use a petrol guzzling van and all the related sunk costs to sell bllody ice-cream at 10b a pop? Just for the record it is a diesel engine and sells from 16 baht up to 40 baht depending on location. Damm good soft serve ice cream and a good cash business for some one who wants to put some effort into it and is not so negative. The quality of the 'soft serve' ice cream is, of course, dependent on the kit being used What make of equipment does the van have. (... added the [ ] myself to the response of Mr. Cardholder above ; crazy software ... ) For the time being I eat available German LIDL's Gelatelli spacerunners of Naam as long as they're available in our local shop. Sincerily hope the Dutch public just enjoyed the currently aired V.I.S.S.E.N. at the 28th of May 2012, ended 22:00 local Dutch time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoneyboy Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 (edited) At 1.2million baht you've got to shift some ice cream to get your poke back,it's a nice bit of kit by all means,there must be a better alternative to make some money in LOS,I admire the OP for giving it a go,good luck in your attempt to shift it. It would make for a nice mobile home though. Edited May 28, 2012 by stoneyboy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliasJohn Posted May 29, 2012 Author Share Posted May 29, 2012 Does it play the same jingle as the Wall's bike sellers use? Otherwise nobody would know it's selling ice cream. And why do you have to import anything from Australia? Can't you get the ingredients in Thailand? It comes form Australia because Thailand does not make a nice creamy icecream. For a start the icecream here does not have milk in it. The powder icecream that you buy from Macas, Dairy Queen etc. has a very high animal fat content in it. My ice cream does not. I dont import it my self, it is from a wholesaler in Bangkok. Cant use the walls tune....because its not Walls... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chantsurfer Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 Nice looking van. I do agree that Thai ice cream is not creamy, mainly sugar, loaded with extra fructose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROBINPATTAYA Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 My comment would be, why are the signs in English only, most Thai kids would not know English. I know the guy who started this van off in Pattaya, he couldn't make any money, but then again I don't think he tried very hard. You will need to sell alot of icecreams to recoup you outlay & ongoing costs, easier ways to make a little money I feel. Good luck, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aranyrammie Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 The only ice cream vendor interested in that rig would be Paul Gadd. Thanks for making me spit out my cereal, is he back in Asia? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Gary Posted June 16, 2012 Share Posted June 16, 2012 At 1.2million baht you've got to shift some ice cream to get your poke back,it's a nice bit of kit by all means,there must be a better alternative to make some money in LOS,I admire the OP for giving it a go,good luck in your attempt to shift it. It would make for a nice mobile home though. I agree as if I bought it I would strip it out and make a nice Mobile Home to tour Thailand. Its airconed already and Gen set etc Something to think about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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