Price comparison FOOD - Hua Hin/U.K
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The reverse--I Emailed a Thai lady who has lived in the UK for many years and asked her about the availability of Thai ingredients and their price in the UK. She tells me that availability is not a problem in the main cities and that although prices compared to prices in Thai are high that when compared to other UK food items she finds the prices reasonable.
I know that we have several posters who have lived in the UK with Thai partners, do you agree?
I know that we have several posters who have lived in the UK with Thai partners, do you agree?
Re: Price comparison FOOD - Hua Hin/U.K
Genuine Thai products are very expensive, but similar items purchased in Indian shops are considerably cheaper. Thais have found alternatives e.g. instead of using papaya, they will use carrot, swede, cucumber etc. If you want a genuine unripe papaya, better visit your bank for a mortgage first.
Of course, for something like Durian, there isn't a foul smelling alternative on planet Earth - you just invest a month's wages if you can't do without.
Of course, for something like Durian, there isn't a foul smelling alternative on planet Earth - you just invest a month's wages if you can't do without.
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lol, very true. I'm very keen on rambutan myself. After a decade+ away from the uk, I had to slum it there a while and was faced with this.If you want a genuine unripe papaya, better visit your bank for a mortgage first.
Nevertheless, I took out the second mortgage as I really fancied some rambutan.
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Re: Price comparison FOOD - Hua Hin/U.K
Just 2 examples...
Butter
Thailand: 73 baht - £1.79
England: £1
Milk
Thailand: 2litres - 91 baht = £2.23
England: 3.4 litres (6 pints) = £1.50
Bread, Eggs, Beans, Cheese Etc. The list goes on in the same vein (rice/noodles not much difference)
Butter
Thailand: 73 baht - £1.79
England: £1
Milk
Thailand: 2litres - 91 baht = £2.23
England: 3.4 litres (6 pints) = £1.50
Bread, Eggs, Beans, Cheese Etc. The list goes on in the same vein (rice/noodles not much difference)
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Re: Price comparison FOOD - Hua Hin/U.K
Eggs 40 bahts for 10 big size
£1.50 in UK
£1.50 in UK
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£1.80 for 20 in IcelandEggs 40 bahts for 10 big size
£1.50 in UKEggs .
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Butter cheaper than Tesco but milk cheaper at Tesco.
Talking about Iceland the supermarket not the country by the way.
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"Lost" give it a rest...!!
I will give you 10 for effort....Trying to keep a complete meaningless thread alive by posting more than 50% of the posts on the thread. A true "thread-master"
Since you clearly consider yourself very smart and superior to your fellow posters...please explain the the ones with a lower IQ, what relevance the butter prices in the UK have for people living in Thailand...
I should know better than feeding a troll like you...but sometimes it gets so stupid...and I have to react.
Get a hobby.
I will give you 10 for effort....Trying to keep a complete meaningless thread alive by posting more than 50% of the posts on the thread. A true "thread-master"
Since you clearly consider yourself very smart and superior to your fellow posters...please explain the the ones with a lower IQ, what relevance the butter prices in the UK have for people living in Thailand...
I should know better than feeding a troll like you...but sometimes it gets so stupid...and I have to react.
Get a hobby.
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Or about GBP 2.20 for 30 eggs at Makro Hua Hin
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Damn you Takiap. Damn you to hell.
(Kidding of course)
Well played.
Edit: Never gonna question Takiap about egg prices. The man's got chickens running round his garden! Not a battle worth fighting...
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Apples and oranges. Utterly Butterly is not butter.
"Utterly Butterly is the UK's best tasting value dairy spread. Made yummy with buttermilk, it has at least 75% less saturated fat than butter yet is utterly buttery..."
The cheapest own-brand 'savings' butter I've seen is something like £1.55.
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Re: Price comparison FOOD - Hua Hin/U.K
I can't believe it's not butter!dtaai-maai wrote: ↑Mon Jan 21, 2019 11:50 am
Apples and oranges. Utterly Butterly is not butter.
"Utterly Butterly is the UK's best tasting value dairy spread. Made yummy with buttermilk, it has at least 75% less saturated fat than butter yet is utterly buttery..."
The cheapest own-brand 'savings' butter I've seen is something like £1.55.
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