Villa Market real Christmas trees: 9,900 Baht only

[george]

On sale at Villa Market (nationwide):

"Real" Christmas trees: 9,900 Baht only.

Do you think it's bit steep, or is it worth it to get that real Christmas feeling?

What's your take?

[greg71]

Id rather buy a decent bottle single malt and still have left over cash for decent xmas feed .Totally overpriced

[Patje]

I will dress up a banana tree and go with the wife and some friends for a nice dinner, still have some cash left then

[stockholm1995]

I will spend the money at go-go bar and still have some cash left

[ultimate weapon]

it's less than 400 bucks in my country's currency.

[Skint]

It's a luxury item in Thailand, nothing says "I have money" more than a 9000 baht tree that lasts 12 days.

What alternatives are there in Thailand?

[HardenedSoul]

Villa has always been a piss take; never gonna change because a lot of non-Thais don't know any alternatives.

One of these goes for

฿500 at Villa Sukhumvit 31

and

฿25 at indoor market at Big C, Rama IV

[kikoman]

I have an artificial tree for the last 7 years ,work great!

Cheers

[Bender]

at this price, i expect the tree to be delivered by elves.... real elves.

[pigeonjake]

I have an artificial tree for the last 7 years ,work great!

Cheers

same as me,

i hand carried a fiber optic one from the uk years ago,,lol,

never had a real tree in the uk never mind here, to much mess all the needles dropping there is some nice trees in big,c now,

jake

[ultimate weapon]

It's a luxury item in Thailand, nothing says "I have money" more than a 9000 baht tree that lasts 12 days. What alternatives are there in Thailand?

Sad the farang in a 3rd world country complaining about a "luxury" item in thai prices.

[nottocus]

When I was a kid, I'd go a few km outside of my city with my Grandad a few days before Christmas. He'd stop his car when he had found the right spot, grab his axe, jump over the fence and chop down a small pine tree. Good price for that tree. These days you'd probably be arrested for that.

[HeavyDrinker]

Have they got any Jaffa Cakes? Christmas Morning isn't right without Jaffa Cakes....

[ABCer]

$300+ for a X-Mas tree? They must be joking!

No transport costs and/or import duty can justify this price.

Apart from factors such as

ecology;

mess;

re-usability;

delivery, disposal and waste management;

anti-'green peace' sentiments, etc.

As to some people suffering nostalgia, - buy a plastic imitation, smell spray bottle and snow imitation.

And whichever way you'll go - you are still not home...

[Neeranam]

I lived on the same soi as Villa, Sukh 49, for 3 years and went to Villa about 3 times. Total rip-off. For foreign specials Thong Charoern on Sukh Road is reasonable.

[JoeThePoster]

I rather wait for the Boxing Day sale, at 99 baht..

[ABCer]

Have they got any Jaffa Cakes? Christmas Morning isn't right without Jaffa Cakes....

That depends on where you come from...

For me classic Panettone is the best, though I'm not Italian...

BTW they are selling them in BKK at circa 500Bt per kg. Genuine stuff...

[Soutpeel]

Think I will buy 2

[Soutpeel]

Have they got any Jaffa Cakes? Christmas Morning isn't right without Jaffa Cakes....

That depends on where you come from...

For me classic Panettone is the best, though I'm not Italian...

BTW they are selling them in BKK at circa 500Bt per kg. Genuine stuff...

You do know what a Jaffa cake is don't you ?

[uwe_rayong]

Ikea had also christmas trees on sale. Prices started about 1950 THB. I was there 4-5 Dec and saw some Thais bought 1 to 4 trees, probably sold out already.

[lostmebike]

@Ultimate weapon

And it's farang like you that encourages dual pricing.

[NanLaew]

Ikea had also christmas trees on sale. Prices started about 1950 THB. I was there 4-5 Dec and saw some Thais bought 1 to 4 trees, probably sold out already.

Buggers!

I was looking for that on their website as they did it last year and they do a buy-back so you don't toss the old tree into landfill.

Maybe I missed the link or they sold out faster than last year.

[bobo42]

Depends on how big, how nice, where its from, etc. A decent tree back home costs around $100, so how much is too much for transport and markup for a "rare" item? Not worth it for me, but I can't just write it off as a piss-take. Seems like something not easy to come by in LOS, so if its good enough, I can't knock them for the premium markup.

[MB1]

Have they got any Jaffa Cakes? Christmas Morning isn't right without Jaffa Cakes....

That depends on where you come from...

For me classic Panettone is the best, though I'm not Italian...

BTW they are selling them in BKK at circa 500Bt per kg. Genuine stuff...

You do know what a Jaffa cake is don't you ?

I can feel a poll coming on..........

[Straight8]

Only 9,900

Wow what a bargain

You think they would discount for 2 ???

[misterphil]

599 baht for a plastic one from Makro and 199 baht for some lights. Will use this one till the lights stop working, then will buy some more lights.

9,900 for one that last a couple of weeks? Anyone who pays that wants their head looking at.

[alfalfa19]

Great deal for someone with more baht than brain cells. Personally, I would just buy some evergreen or pine incense, if I did not have access to a reasonably priced tree.

[GAZZPA]

It's a luxury item in Thailand, nothing says "I have money" more than a 9000 baht tree that lasts 12 days. What alternatives are there in Thailand?

Sad the farang in a 3rd world country complaining about a "luxury" item in thai prices.

And your off again,,,, you really are "anti farang", how do you get through your days with so much bitterness?

Thailand is not a 3rd world country, it is categorised as a developing country,, look it up.

9,900 baht for a tree is very expensive, full stop.

[GAZZPA]

Have they got any Jaffa Cakes? Christmas Morning isn't right without Jaffa Cakes....

That depends on where you come from...

For me classic Panettone is the best, though I'm not Italian...

BTW they are selling them in BKK at circa 500Bt per kg. Genuine stuff...

You do know what a Jaffa cake is don't you ?

I do and i still eat them the same way since i was a kid,,, bite around the circle of orange on the top and then peel the orange off and eat separately,,, oh the little things.. anyone who doesn't know what they are will probably be no clearer.

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