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by buksida
Fri Mar 29, 2024 11:53 am
Forum: Feeding Time
Topic: Has Your Food Shopping Increased?
Replies: 45
Views: 3738

Re: Has Your Food Shopping Increased?

The thread asked whether food shopping costs had increased, and my answer is a resounding yes, sparking the comparison with other countries (would be interesting to see how grocery prices in the US or Oz compare.) We don't eat out that often because we don't like all the sugar that goes into local r...
by buksida
Fri Mar 29, 2024 11:08 am
Forum: Digital Realm
Topic: The scourge of Facebook
Replies: 452
Views: 199311

Re: The scourge of Facebook

Canadian school boards sue social media giants Four of Canada’s largest school boards are seeking more than $4 billion in damages from social media firms such as Facebook owner Meta and Snap in a lawsuit, alleging that their products harm students. The products are “negligently designed for compuls...
by buksida
Fri Mar 29, 2024 11:06 am
Forum: Feeding Time
Topic: Another alcohol clampdown
Replies: 213
Views: 26192

Re: Another alcohol clampdown

Cabinet mulls easing alcohol curbs The cabinet has agreed in principle on five bills to amend the alcoholic beverages control law, which seek to extend selling hours and allow greater flexibility for advertisements, prompting opposition from anti-alcohol advocates. The bills entered their first rea...
by buksida
Fri Mar 29, 2024 10:56 am
Forum: Feeding Time
Topic: The Beer Thread 2
Replies: 148
Views: 240554

Re: The Beer Thread 2

The Beer Lao IPA is much better IMO ... but double the price.
by buksida
Fri Mar 29, 2024 10:14 am
Forum: News
Topic: A Bold Step Forward – Legalizing Casinos in Thailand
Replies: 0
Views: 39

A Bold Step Forward – Legalizing Casinos in Thailand

The recent announcement by Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin regarding the proposal to legalize casinos within entertainment complexes marks a potentially transformative moment for Thailand. This move, aiming to shift the informal economy into the formal sector, represents not just an economic strateg...
by buksida
Fri Mar 29, 2024 8:12 am
Forum: Feeding Time
Topic: The Beer Thread 2
Replies: 148
Views: 240554

Re: The Beer Thread 2

Yes, or 490 or whatever the standard is in Thailand now.

Edit: I haven't seen them in 7-Elevens, but that's probably due to the monopoly that controls it not allowing competitor's products. My go-to shops are now CJs and Tops for better beer selections.
by buksida
Fri Mar 29, 2024 8:08 am
Forum: Feeding Time
Topic: Has Your Food Shopping Increased?
Replies: 45
Views: 3738

Re: Has Your Food Shopping Increased?

:offtopic: this thread is about FOOD SHOPPING - not restaurants which we know are cheaper in Thailand because they don't have the high rents/overheads/taxes/regulations/hygiene standards/staff wages/etc. We all have different experiences, but I know for a fact we get much more groceries for the same...
by buksida
Thu Mar 28, 2024 3:12 pm
Forum: Feeding Time
Topic: The Beer Thread 2
Replies: 148
Views: 240554

Re: The Beer Thread 2

The Carabao IPA is now available in CJ shops under the 'Tawandaeng' label. Its rather good and competitively priced at 60 baht a tin.
by buksida
Thu Mar 28, 2024 3:05 pm
Forum: Foo
Topic: News of the Weird - this just in!
Replies: 1681
Views: 108482

Re: News of the Weird - this just in!

The Thai police have finally met their match ... or met their macaque!
by buksida
Thu Mar 28, 2024 11:35 am
Forum: Feeding Time
Topic: Has Your Food Shopping Increased?
Replies: 45
Views: 3738

Re: Has Your Food Shopping Increased?

You can't compare restaurants to grocery shopping, its apples and oranges. This thread is about food shopping.

Our Makro shop is always over 5,000 baht and we get very little here for that. In Aldi or Lidl in the UK, you'd get two trolley's worth of food for a hundred plus quid.
by buksida
Thu Mar 28, 2024 11:30 am
Forum: Feeding Time
Topic: Has Your Food Shopping Increased?
Replies: 45
Views: 3738

Re: Has Your Food Shopping Increased?

Good for you.
by buksida
Thu Mar 28, 2024 11:28 am
Forum: Feeding Time
Topic: Has Your Food Shopping Increased?
Replies: 45
Views: 3738

Re: Has Your Food Shopping Increased?

For sure, you want to eat chickens feet and somtam or anything that isn't considered a "luxury item", its going to be cheaper in Thailand. :banghead:
by buksida
Thu Mar 28, 2024 11:16 am
Forum: Feeding Time
Topic: Has Your Food Shopping Increased?
Replies: 45
Views: 3738

Re: Has Your Food Shopping Increased?

Groceries in the UK have always been cheaper than in Thailand where, apparently, "there is no inflation," yet food, utility bills, fuel, etc, keeps getting hiked. (And yes, I know some smartarse will probably tell me pork is 11 baht cheaper than it was in 2022.) :banghead:
by buksida
Thu Mar 28, 2024 11:08 am
Forum: On The Road
Topic: Chiang Mai Listed Where Couple Can Retire for US$1,500/month
Replies: 11
Views: 606

Re: Chiang Mai Listed Where Couple Can Retire for US$1,500/month

Chiang Mai is also listed as the most polluted city on Earth. Happy retirement ... in hospital where, as a foreigner, your $1,500 wont last a day unless you have insurance. "On Thursday morning, dust and smoke from forest fires covered the runway at Chiang Mai Airport, near Doi Suthep in Mueang...
by buksida
Wed Mar 27, 2024 8:39 am
Forum: News
Topic: Thailand News Summary
Replies: 214
Views: 49418

Re: Thailand News Summary

More police corruption and bribery in Thailand ... who'd a thunk it! 'Bribe gang' linked to cops A lawyer has exposed a gang with police links that allegedly collects bribes, acquiring 100 million baht in kickbacks each month. Sittra Biabungkerd, secretary to the People's Lawyers Foundation, held a ...