webfact Posted January 26, 2017 Share Posted January 26, 2017 400 baht for a spicy salad? Thai man shocked by street food price By Coconuts Bangkok BANGKOK: -- A Thai man was horrified to be charged THB400 for a single serving of mango spicy salad from a food stall at Huay Khwang Night Market. Facebook user Korathep Kudeengam posted a photo of a bag of mango spicy salad, locally known as “yum mamuang.” The astonished description said “Holy cow! Are you trying to kill someone with that price? THB400 for a spicy salad. That’s too much!” Another Facebook user commented that he also learned the hard way not to dine at that stall. He visited the market with a friend and ordered a mango yum from the same vendor. Full story: http://bangkok.coconuts.co/2017/01/26/400-baht-spicy-salad-thai-man-shocked-street-food-price -- © Copyright Coconuts Bangkok 2017-01-26 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaiwrath Posted January 26, 2017 Share Posted January 26, 2017 I think the vendor will soon be looking for a different venture, netizens are not going to let this one go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasset Tak Posted January 26, 2017 Share Posted January 26, 2017 What's the problem!? She is just charging the Thai customers farang price.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezzra Posted January 26, 2017 Share Posted January 26, 2017 Probably mistook him for a farang and for once, he got a taste of some of the medicine many of us are subjected to every day.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trogers Posted January 26, 2017 Share Posted January 26, 2017 The vendor is probably a foreigner (tang dao) and practicing dual pricing that was learnt from Thais. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaphod reborn Posted January 26, 2017 Share Posted January 26, 2017 (edited) The food at that market is notorious for being overpriced. Edited January 26, 2017 by zaphod reborn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hanno Posted January 26, 2017 Share Posted January 26, 2017 10 minutes ago, ezzra said: Probably mistook him for a farang and for once, he got a taste of some of the medicine many of us are subjected to every day.... Really, how likely is that? I am pretty sure one BKK person can tell another one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaySonic Posted January 26, 2017 Share Posted January 26, 2017 Just now, hanno said: Really, how likely is that? I am pretty sure one BKK person can tell another one. Are you suggesting that every person from BKK shares physical traits that differ from everyone else in Thailand? I could not tell a person from Sydney if they were standing next to a person from Melbourne. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nakhonandy Posted January 26, 2017 Share Posted January 26, 2017 Pay about 40 baht in Jomtien. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sphere Posted January 26, 2017 Share Posted January 26, 2017 That's the reason I eat hamburgers....they're cheaper than salads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fookhaht Posted January 26, 2017 Share Posted January 26, 2017 Capitalism: Whatever the market will bear.Reality: With social media, it won't bear long. Sent from my iPhone using Thaivisa Connect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemonjelly Posted January 26, 2017 Share Posted January 26, 2017 Hope he didn't pay up, just give the food back and walk away Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trogers Posted January 26, 2017 Share Posted January 26, 2017 1 hour ago, Sphere said: That's the reason I eat hamburgers....they're cheaper than salads. Empty that plastic bag and you may find the pack of item that costs Bt360, while the salad costs only Bt40... Catch my drift? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Briggsy Posted January 26, 2017 Share Posted January 26, 2017 I see some live crabs in the shot. This is also an area popular with Chinese. Put those two together and whenever you get food with live ingredients aimed at the Chinese market, then the price is always high. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFishman1 Posted January 26, 2017 Share Posted January 26, 2017 Isn't double pricing nice TIT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike324 Posted January 26, 2017 Share Posted January 26, 2017 The poster said it has fresh seafood such as horscrab, prawns, oyster. So its not too far off, its not a regular yum dish. For a street stall, I would say 250-300 baht is more reasonable price for including fresh seafood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trogers Posted January 26, 2017 Share Posted January 26, 2017 (edited) 8 minutes ago, mike324 said: The poster said it has fresh seafood such as horscrab, prawns, oyster. So its not too far off, its not a regular yum dish. For a street stall, I would say 250-300 baht is more reasonable price for including fresh seafood. You missed out Abalone... I would have thought the order would then be called "Yum Talay". Edited January 26, 2017 by trogers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elgordo38 Posted January 26, 2017 Share Posted January 26, 2017 3 customers and you can shut er down for the night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amjamj Posted January 26, 2017 Share Posted January 26, 2017 And the stupid customer paid 400 thb ? Only Thai can do this... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johninbkk71 Posted January 26, 2017 Share Posted January 26, 2017 If it had been four baht it would have been overpriced for that excuse for a salad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helloagain Posted January 26, 2017 Share Posted January 26, 2017 7 hours ago, Kasset Tak said: What's the problem!? She is just charging the Thai customers farang price.... 555556 yes see how they like it good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrfill Posted January 26, 2017 Share Posted January 26, 2017 I guess she had to charge more to pay for the expensive surgery she had to transplant that cat's head onto her body Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1sickpuppy Posted January 26, 2017 Share Posted January 26, 2017 9 hours ago, zaphod reborn said: The food at that market is notorious for being overpriced. 2 hours ago, mrfill said: I guess she had to charge more to pay for the expensive surgery she had to transplant that cat's head onto her body You are 2 faced Ha Ha Zaphofd, & what is the meaning of life? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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