Popular Post lowprofile Posted May 13, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted May 13, 2013 Standing in line at the checkout in Villa Mart Chalong tonight behind a large Germanic woman who demanded a car take her home with her purchases!!!!! "I have been here 7 years, you are new, you don't know me, I shop here every week". "One of the staff takes me home with my things, I give him 200 Baht". "I can't walk with them". "No, I won't take a taxi". "Where is the manager, go and get him". "Bring me a car"..... And the best one yet, "I am a good customer". Erm, no, actually, a good customer is one who is polite, you are just a rude, ignorant, overweight, bleached blonde German cow. I thought the Russians and Chinese were getting a bad reputation but the Germans still seem to rule supreme! 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MegaRanter Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 looks like a mallet job, should have pointed her in the direction of a car dealer. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post JetsetBkk Posted May 13, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted May 13, 2013 I wonder how she got there. On a broom, maybe. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Somtamnication Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 Damn! Was it this one? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NamKangMan Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 (edited) Ahhh, another happy expat/tourist with the transport system here. "No, I won't take a taxi." - if she has lived here for 7 years, she would know, there are no taxis here. Could be a good marketing ploy by the supermarkets. Buy more than 1500 baht shopping and we will shuttle you home. Or, they could offer transport to their shoppers, for a fee. If any business was to offer a pick-up / drop-off for customers, they could make a lot of money out of the transport issue here. I mentioned in another thread, a hotel is offering this service to its customers now - complimentary. Edited May 14, 2013 by NamKangMan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eezergood Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 I hope she spoke like this to the tuk tuk drivers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cardholder Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 Could she have been right ? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jingthing Posted May 14, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted May 14, 2013 It is frustrating when you are a regular of a business and have an agreement to be treated a certain way and then you go in and the current staff is not aware of your arrangement. A customer that spends money regularly and doesn't smell too bad is a good customer in my book! 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iSabai Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 Ahhh, another happy expat/tourist with the transport system here. "No, I won't take a taxi." - if she has lived here for 7 years, she would know, there are no taxis here. Could be a good marketing ploy by the supermarkets. Buy more than 1500 baht shopping and we will shuttle you home. Or, they could offer transport to their shoppers, for a fee. If any business was to offer a pick-up / drop-off for customers, they could make a lot of money out of the transport issue here. I mentioned in another thread, a hotel is offering this service to its customers now - complimentary. Gee NKM is again... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post keestha Posted May 14, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted May 14, 2013 Quoting the OP: "I thought the Russians and Chinese were getting a bad reputation but the Germans still seem to rule supreme!". Suppose this lady would have chanced to be Norwegian, would you have said: "the Norwegians still seem to rule supreme"? Every population has its tiny share of extreme specimens. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NamKangMan Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 Ahhh, another happy expat/tourist with the transport system here. "No, I won't take a taxi." - if she has lived here for 7 years, she would know, there are no taxis here. Could be a good marketing ploy by the supermarkets. Buy more than 1500 baht shopping and we will shuttle you home. Or, they could offer transport to their shoppers, for a fee. If any business was to offer a pick-up / drop-off for customers, they could make a lot of money out of the transport issue here. I mentioned in another thread, a hotel is offering this service to its customers now - complimentary. Gee NKM is again... Well, the thread is about the rudeness of a customer, but she was only rude once she discovered she knew she was about to be "fed" to the tuk-tuk drivers outside. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roel Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 Could be a good marketing ploy by the supermarkets. Buy more than 1500 baht shopping and we will shuttle you home. Or, they could offer transport to their shoppers, for a fee. If any business was to offer a pick-up / drop-off for customers, they could make a lot of money out of the transport issue here. YOU ROLL, WE'LL PROTEST!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iSabai Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 Ahhh, another happy expat/tourist with the transport system here. "No, I won't take a taxi." - if she has lived here for 7 years, she would know, there are no taxis here. Could be a good marketing ploy by the supermarkets. Buy more than 1500 baht shopping and we will shuttle you home. Or, they could offer transport to their shoppers, for a fee. If any business was to offer a pick-up / drop-off for customers, they could make a lot of money out of the transport issue here. I mentioned in another thread, a hotel is offering this service to its customers now - complimentary. Gee NKM is again... Well, the thread is about the rudeness of a customer, but she was only rude once she discovered she knew she was about to be "fed" to the tuk-tuk drivers outside. Of course she was... Anyway, bless your dead horse beatin' heart mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NamKangMan Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 (edited) Could be a good marketing ploy by the supermarkets. Buy more than 1500 baht shopping and we will shuttle you home. Or, they could offer transport to their shoppers, for a fee. If any business was to offer a pick-up / drop-off for customers, they could make a lot of money out of the transport issue here. YOU ROLL, WE'LL PROTEST!!! Ahhhh, but if every supermarket, guest house, hotel etc did it at the same time - the tuk-tuks would be spread too thin to protest at all sites and beat up everyone. Maybe it's time for those who have the most to lose from the transport debarcle here to stand up, the business community, because the Government, Phuket and Bangkok, are not doing anything. Edited May 14, 2013 by NamKangMan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starkey_rich Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 Could be a good marketing ploy by the supermarkets. Buy more than 1500 baht shopping and we will shuttle you home. Or, they could offer transport to their shoppers, for a fee. If any business was to offer a pick-up / drop-off for customers, they could make a lot of money out of the transport issue here. YOU ROLL, WE'LL PROTEST!!! God don't give the taxi scum anything else to winge about or we will have supermarket blockades next Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetsetBkk Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 Quoting the OP: "I thought the Russians and Chinese were getting a bad reputation but the Germans still seem to rule supreme!". Suppose this lady would have chanced to be Norwegian, would you have said: "the Norwegians still seem to rule supreme"? Every population has its tiny share of extreme specimens. Please stop being so reasonable and join in the Jerry-bashing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrry Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 Actually TOPs does give free delivery for over 1500 baht so if it was me in that position vIlla would just have lost a regular customer. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Payboy Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 Looks like Villa staff was running a private taxi service during paid working hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishIvan Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 Standing in line at the checkout in Villa Mart Chalong tonight behind a large Germanic woman who demanded a car take her home with her purchases!!!!! "I have been here 7 years, you are new, you don't know me, I shop here every week". "One of the staff takes me home with my things, I give him 200 Baht". "I can't walk with them". "No, I won't take a taxi". "Where is the manager, go and get him". "Bring me a car"..... And the best one yet, "I am a good customer". Erm, no, actually, a good customer is one who is polite, you are just a rude, ignorant, overweight, bleached blonde German cow. I thought the Russians and Chinese were getting a bad reputation but the Germans still seem to rule supreme! That was me and I wasnt that rude. I said I wouldnt shop there again also Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eezergood Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 Some people believe they have the right to speak to those in the service industry like their own personal verbal punchbags! They cant! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
britpop Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 normally it's communication problem and i'm not making excuses for the Thai's, because the german froline is saying "car, car" and i bet the Thai girl on the checkout is pointing a row 4, i was in immigration last week and a Scandinavian guy was starting to loose it with the front desk, he didn't have photo copies and photo's, so the officer sent him down stairs to the copier place, he come back upstairs with all the wrong stuff, by now he was blowing his top, cursing and swearing, i simply said to him "just talk to these people, there are here to help you (tourist police)"they did help but told him not to carry on in that fashion in a government building, don't know if he got seen!!!!, but i think we've all been in some frustrating situation over here, these days i just roll with it, in fact i try to help when i see a farang struggling with the Thai ways. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaoNow Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 The point is that Villa/Chalong was never a viable business opportunity. The ex-pats there are too frugal and nativized. I encourage you TV members to visit the Villa store at Sukumvit Soi 33 to really see what the difference is. In sum, Villa/Thailand is subsidizing Villa/Chalong because of the hope that, some day, the aging ex-pats will become big spenders --- despite the strengthening baht, and the weakening of the ex-pat wallet. Nuff said and nuff surfed, Trink 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hansgruber Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 The point is that Villa/Chalong was never a viable business opportunity. The ex-pats there are too frugal and nativized. I encourage you TV members to visit the Villa store at Sukumvit Soi 33 to really see what the difference is. In sum, Villa/Thailand is subsidizing Villa/Chalong because of the hope that, some day, the aging ex-pats will become big spenders --- despite the strengthening baht, and the weakening of the ex-pat wallet. Nuff said and nuff surfed, Trink Bullshit. You obviously have no idea.The shelves are full in the mornings and nearly bare by closing time. Many spenders buying up everything. Sometimes the milk is sold out by lunch. Also, why are villa now expanding with new branches in Patong and Surin if the one in Chalong is doing badly? I know people who used to drive from Surin and further just to purchase a jar of something from Villa Chalong. They are rejoicing now. Comparing a city supermarket to an island destination is silly, I've been to nearly all the villa markets in Bangkok, the Changwattana one is so dead that you barely see another soul. The sukumvit one is a mess, isles are disorganized and too busy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bearpolar Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 The point is that Villa/Chalong was never a viable business opportunity. The ex-pats there are too frugal and nativized. I encourage you TV members to visit the Villa store at Sukumvit Soi 33 to really see what the difference is. In sum, Villa/Thailand is subsidizing Villa/Chalong because of the hope that, some day, the aging ex-pats will become big spenders --- despite the strengthening baht, and the weakening of the ex-pat wallet. Nuff said and nuff surfed, Trink Bullshit. You obviously have no idea.The shelves are full in the mornings and nearly bare by closing time. Many spenders buying up everything. Sometimes the milk is sold out by lunch. Also, why are villa now expanding with new branches in Patong and Surin if the one in Chalong is doing badly? I know people who used to drive from Surin and further just to purchase a jar of something from Villa Chalong. They are rejoicing now. Comparing a city supermarket to an island destination is silly, I've been to nearly all the villa markets in Bangkok, the Changwattana one is so dead that you barely see another soul. The sukumvit one is a mess, isles are disorganized and too busy. theres thousands of other people like this. Even central food hall is no match for a lot of things Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suradit69 Posted May 16, 2013 Share Posted May 16, 2013 Could she have been right ? Possibly she could have been right about some agreement with the manager, but she wasn't right to start going at some lowly supermarket employee. She could have just politely asked to see the manager. It's unreasonable to assume that every employee be briefed on every special arrangement made with every customer. If you're a returning customer at the Mandarin Oriental in Bangkok, you might expect that the doorman will remember who you are, but not at some glorified 7-Eleven. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uptheos Posted May 16, 2013 Share Posted May 16, 2013 Actually TOPs does give free delivery for over 1500 baht so if it was me in that position vIlla would just have lost a regular customer. Yes, but TOPS only deliver the goods not the customer too.....which is what she wanted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pollywaffle Posted May 16, 2013 Share Posted May 16, 2013 The point is that Villa/Chalong was never a viable business opportunity. The ex-pats there are too frugal and nativized. I encourage you TV members to visit the Villa store at Sukumvit Soi 33 to really see what the difference is. In sum, Villa/Thailand is subsidizing Villa/Chalong because of the hope that, some day, the aging ex-pats will become big spenders --- despite the strengthening baht, and the weakening of the ex-pat wallet. Nuff said and nuff surfed, Trink Bullshit. You obviously have no idea.The shelves are full in the mornings and nearly bare by closing time. Many spenders buying up everything. Sometimes the milk is sold out by lunch. Also, why are villa now expanding with new branches in Patong and Surin if the one in Chalong is doing badly? I know people who used to drive from Surin and further just to purchase a jar of something from Villa Chalong. They are rejoicing now. Comparing a city supermarket to an island destination is silly, I've been to nearly all the villa markets in Bangkok, the Changwattana one is so dead that you barely see another soul. The sukumvit one is a mess, isles are disorganized and too busy. And it looks like they are putting a VillaMarket shop in Boat Lagoon!!!!!! Hurray no more Chao Fa West traffic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianb1944 Posted May 16, 2013 Share Posted May 16, 2013 Ahhh, another happy expat/tourist with the transport system here. "No, I won't take a taxi." - if she has lived here for 7 years, she would know, there are no taxis here. Could be a good marketing ploy by the supermarkets. Buy more than 1500 baht shopping and we will shuttle you home. Or, they could offer transport to their shoppers, for a fee. If any business was to offer a pick-up / drop-off for customers, they could make a lot of money out of the transport issue here. I mentioned in another thread, a hotel is offering this service to its customers now - complimentary. Gee NKM is again... Well, the thread is about the rudeness of a customer, but she was only rude once she discovered she knew she was about to be "fed" to the tuk-tuk drivers outside. Good luck to a "large fat lady" trying to get in or out of a tuk tuk, especially loaded with groceries. I have trouble and am only moderately fat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianb1944 Posted May 16, 2013 Share Posted May 16, 2013 Could be a good marketing ploy by the supermarkets. Buy more than 1500 baht shopping and we will shuttle you home. Or, they could offer transport to their shoppers, for a fee. If any business was to offer a pick-up / drop-off for customers, they could make a lot of money out of the transport issue here. YOU ROLL, WE'LL PROTEST!!! Until the tuk tuk drivers burn the business to the ground? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post JeffreyWitty Posted May 16, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted May 16, 2013 (edited) My 2 cents: IF I had been in this situation and witnessed it - I would have told off the old bag on behalf of the workers! It's little annoying garbage like this that make us ***ALL*** look bad - regardless of what country we are from! I promise you, when this happens - the Thais don't think to themselves "those (fill in the country) people are jerks" - they think to themselves "THOSE WHITE PEOPLE (farang) ARE JERKS!" Again, this makes it look bad for ***ALL*** of us (non-asian light-skinned) farang! I encourage everyone here to STAND UP and put these few jerks in their place! I do - because like most of us, I don't give a <deleted> what the offender will think of me after, nor do I care about "knowing who I am" or "how rich I am" or "where I am from" BS. Maybe that's just the way I was raised - NO man, woman, or child is "above" me (we are all created EQUAL). Human beings are just human beings and we need to "smack down" (verbally) the few of us who step outta line. Edited May 16, 2013 by JeffreyWitty 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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