Beer and Alcohol prices up up up

[smokie36]

I like beer.....and yearn for the days when I paid my bar bills once a week.

I never knew how much one beer cost in those days!

[Gulfsailor]

Also i come across a bar resturant offering BIG bottles tiger beer in hanoi 10,000 dong = around 50c of a dollor and in saigon drink saigon green beer half big bottle 10,000 dong, cambodia most drinks are less than 50c, wake up lads and drink up in thailand, dont understand why most people trying compares beer prices V europe and uk which is thousands miles away from thailand.

I refuse to go to a place where it is required you purchase your beer with dung.

[onthemoon]

Also i come across a bar resturant offering BIG bottles tiger beer in hanoi 10,000 dong = around 50c of a dollor and in saigon drink saigon green beer half big bottle 10,000 dong, cambodia most drinks are less than 50c, wake up lads and drink up in thailand, dont understand why most people trying compares beer prices V europe and uk which is thousands miles away from thailand.

I refuse to go to a place where it is required you purchase your beer with dung.

Whatever currency you have, I'd say, as long as the beer is good.

[Scotthai]

If anyone wants a cheap beer then go to 7/11!

Just went to my local 7/11 in Bangkok.. up to last weekend i was paying 92 baht for 2 bottles of Leo.. Today i went and those same to bottles are 108 baht..

That's an 8 baht per bottle increase.. that's almost 20%.. that's a big increase..

[goldfinger]

If anyone wants a cheap beer then go to 7/11!

Just went to my local 7/11 in Bangkok.. up to last weekend i was paying 92 baht for 2 bottles of Leo.. Today i went and those same to bottles are 108 baht..

That's an 8 baht per bottle increase.. that's almost 20%.. that's a big increase..

Exactly it´s only 17,4 % for 2 bottles,

so for 1 Bottle only 8,7%.......

not soo much.....

[Boater]

If anyone wants a cheap beer then go to 7/11!

Just went to my local 7/11 in Bangkok.. up to last weekend i was paying 92 baht for 2 bottles of Leo.. Today i went and those same to bottles are 108 baht..

That's an 8 baht per bottle increase.. that's almost 20%.. that's a big increase..

thats £1.06 a bottle ! , you can buy 500 ML cans / bottles in the off licence in the UK for under £1 or Tesco do 24 cans for £15 440ml ( all beer brands ) so that works out 31 THB for a Large Can of Beer

So Beer is starting to become cheaper in the UK then Thailand !!!

[Gulfsailor]

If anyone wants a cheap beer then go to 7/11!

Just went to my local 7/11 in Bangkok.. up to last weekend i was paying 92 baht for 2 bottles of Leo.. Today i went and those same to bottles are 108 baht..

That's an 8 baht per bottle increase.. that's almost 20%.. that's a big increase..

Exactly it´s only 17,4 % for 2 bottles,

so for 1 Bottle only 8,7%.......

not soo much.....

Back to primary school.... Percentage increase is the same for 1 bottle as for 2 bottles.

[PoorSucker]

If anyone wants a cheap beer then go to 7/11!

Just went to my local 7/11 in Bangkok.. up to last weekend i was paying 92 baht for 2 bottles of Leo.. Today i went and those same to bottles are 108 baht..

That's an 8 baht per bottle increase.. that's almost 20%.. that's a big increase..

Exactly it´s only 17,4 % for 2 bottles,

so for 1 Bottle only 8,7%.......

not soo much.....

So if I buy 2000 bottles the increase will only be 0,0087% per bottle.

That's only 0,7 satang per bottle.

[craigt3365]

We r here in the CZ Republic. Just had a fantastic locally brewed draft beer at a nice hotel bar for 45 baht. 500 ml. Wife had a nice glass of wine for 60 baht. We r now drinking a bottle of very nice wine we got at the store for 120 baht. I'm loving it here and dreading the return home. Ok, other than the fact it's COLD here!!!

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[onthemoon]

If anyone wants a cheap beer then go to 7/11!

Just went to my local 7/11 in Bangkok.. up to last weekend i was paying 92 baht for 2 bottles of Leo.. Today i went and those same to bottles are 108 baht..

That's an 8 baht per bottle increase.. that's almost 20%.. that's a big increase..

We were talking about beer, you are talking about Leo...

[onthemoon]

Luckily there is an easy option to move to the low tax countries to the immediate east and west of Thailand if beer prices are your #1 priority. And I'm not even being facetious. Cambodian bars charge about 50c for a pint and it's a pretty good option if you want to spend your retirement getting hammered every day.

Are you serious? Move to Cambodia because prices of beer go up?

Not just beer prices. Like some have stated in this thread already, Thailand is getting more expensive every year. Some people are being priced out. I suggested Cambodia as a decent option for those people.

Absolutely. Everybody who chooses their home country by the price of beer, please leave. Nobody will miss you.

<waiting>

Ops? What you are all still doing here?

[onthemoon]

I was in Benidorm 3 weeks ago.. a Bottle of Budweiser was only 2 euros...local beer estrella dorado was 1.5 euro a pint.....thats a tourist destination and not a backwater... think about that !

in belgium a draft beer is between 1.8 to 2.2 euro in a bar, thailand is way too expensive nowadays.

You are totally right. The future of Thailand as a tourist destination is now doomed.

[Tropicalevo]

I was in Benidorm 3 weeks ago.. a Bottle of Budweiser was only 2 euros...local beer estrella dorado was 1.5 euro a pint.....thats a tourist destination and not a backwater... think about that !

in belgium a draft beer is between 1.8 to 2.2 euro in a bar, thailand is way too expensive nowadays.

You are totally right. The future of Thailand as a tourist destination is now doomed.

Based on the price of a beer?

Poppycock and rubbish sir.

You are inferring that tourists only come here for the beer. That has to be the most silly reason for picking a holiday destination.

Thailand is not even in the top 10 most expensive countries

http://www.pintprice.com/top10expensive.php

and looking at the cheapest countries - I would not like to live in any of them. I think that I'll stay here

http://www.pintprice.com/top10affordable.php

[PoorSucker]

Russian night now.

Beer finished in Family mart, have secret stock

[MacWalen]

Still the best place on the planet even if the price of beer is a little higher. I can live with that.

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[JimShortz]

I guess the price rise on alcohol, hidden behind a smokescreen of health concerns, was inevitable. How else do you cover the losses from the disastrous rice price fixing scheme...

Edited September 19, 2013 by JimShortz

[Bodrules]

I vote the "nail in the coffin" comment as the most overused cliche on Thai Visa.

Yep, hopefully your comment is a nail in its coffin...err hang on a minute

[Briggsy]

There seems to be a dearth of beer in Family Mart and 7-11. It's a beer drought.

[pokerspiv]

Luckily there is an easy option to move to the low tax countries to the immediate east and west of Thailand if beer prices are your #1 priority. And I'm not even being facetious. Cambodian bars charge about 50c for a pint and it's a pretty good option if you want to spend your retirement getting hammered every day.

Are you serious? Move to Cambodia because prices of beer go up?

Not just beer prices. Like some have stated in this thread already, Thailand is getting more expensive every year. Some people are being priced out. I suggested Cambodia as a decent option for those people.

Absolutely. Everybody who chooses their home country by the price of beer, please leave. Nobody will miss you.

<waiting>

Ops? What you are all still doing here?

Everybody who thinks they have the right to tell others where and how to live, please leave. Or just shut it.

[onthemoon]

Are you serious? Move to Cambodia because prices of beer go up?

Not just beer prices. Like some have stated in this thread already, Thailand is getting more expensive every year. Some people are being priced out. I suggested Cambodia as a decent option for those people.

Absolutely. Everybody who chooses their home country by the price of beer, please leave. Nobody will miss you.

<waiting>

Ops? What you are all still doing here?

Everybody who thinks they have the right to tell others where and how to live, please leave. Or just shut it.

Totally! Finally we agree. Do send a postcard from Cambodia, will you?

[Ling Kae]

The new price of beer is up about 18% per single bottle no doubt about it. However putting it on the world stage it is still under $2 USD for a big bottle of LEO. This year I travelled to Australia and Singapore. Bottle shop in Australia $6 AUD or 180 baht and Singapore $7 to $8 (SGD) or 175 to 200 baht for the same thing. Thailand, even with the new prices is still far cheaper than most farang countries, it really isn't the end of the world.

[hotrod4098]

so whats the price of leo + change in the village shop...was 55 when i wast there last year

[Ling Kae]

I don't know as I was in Koh Samui a week ago. I am talking about 7/11's and Family Marts. All beers were the same price as Pattaya (where I live and I am back there).

Before it was 46 baht for a single big bottle of LEO. Now the new single price is 54 to 55 baht a big bottle. It is an 18% increase. I buy the 3 pack of big LEO's, before it was 140 baht and now it is 161, that is an increase of 15%. What actually astounded me was that the 7/11 prices were all the same as Pattaya (no extra for the transportation). Still, under $2 USD for a big bottle, cheap.

[Neilly]

Not just beer prices. Like some have stated in this thread already, Thailand is getting more expensive every year. Some people are being priced out. I suggested Cambodia as a decent option for those people.

Absolutely. Everybody who chooses their home country by the price of beer, please leave. Nobody will miss you.

<waiting>

Ops? What you are all still doing here?

Everybody who thinks they have the right to tell others where and how to live, please leave. Or just shut it.

Totally! Finally we agree. Do send a postcard from Cambodia, will you?

Get a room you two

[onthemoon]

Everybody who thinks they have the right to tell others where and how to live, please leave. Or just shut it.

Totally! Finally we agree. Do send a postcard from Cambodia, will you?

Get a room you two

He'll be in Cambo though.

[hotrod4098]

I don't know as I was in Koh Samui a week ago. I am talking about 7/11's and Family Marts. All beers were the same price as Pattaya (where I live and I am back there).

Before it was 46 baht for a single big bottle of LEO. Now the new single price is 54 to 55 baht a big bottle. It is an 18% increase. I buy the 3 pack of big LEO's, before it was 140 baht and now it is 161, that is an increase of 15%. What actually astounded me was that the 7/11 prices were all the same as Pattaya (no extra for the transportation). Still, under $2 USD for a big bottle, cheap.

[hotrod4098]

that will make it expensive in the village for thais..65 a bottle...3 bottles a days wage...if it goes up the same percent next time...village life will be mai sanuk mai mee satang for beer

[Neilly]

Get a room you two

He'll be in Cambo though.

I hear it's nice this time of year...go visit

[loeuftok]

for the last 20 years the price of beer in bars and restaurants went up at a much slower rate than food.

20 years ago, a beer was half the total of the bill (for 1 person). Get 2 and the bill rocketed.

It was somthing like 40thb for food and 60 for beer.

No more food at 40, but still some restaurant with beer at 60.(not for long though)

[itsrebel]

 

 

Yet another nail in Thailands cheep travel coffin.

ROFL When was the last time you had a beer in Europe?

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What are your wages in Europe?

 

 

When I travel to Europe, my wage (or salary, rather) doesn't change; it remains the same, regardless of whether I'm here in Thailand or anywhere else. I don't get a per diem depending on the country's cost of living either.

 

Starcandle was referring to the traveller to Thailand, which certainly includes Europeans and admittedly other nationalities. I have to admit that I don't know the price of beer in Russia, but I would hardly think that an increase of THB 10/bottle would make any dent in the tourist arrivals whatsoever.

 

"Honey, the price of beer in Thailand has gone up by € 0.25/bottle, let's go to Cuba instead!" - I don't think so.

 

Ooh Cuba! One should go to Cuba regardless!

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