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Originally Posted by RandomChances The "deli" in Phuket is pretty good | ...pretty good at charging an arm and a leg for most things! I would never dream of shopping there after I saw what they charged for cheese and Branston pickle.
Big C are doing a "2 for the price of 1" deal on a few wines. Even so, 750 baht for two bottles of Shiraz is still a bit pricey! | Been a while since I was there mate, but they used to have a huge choice all be it (can that be one word i.e allbeit?) expensive. Great range of cheese and cooked meats. |
Agreed - excellent range of stuff and, as it's in Patong, I doubt many tourists or newbie expats realise what a rip-off the place is. But if you're desperate - like I was for some Branston - you have to pay the price: 299 baht for a 310 gram jar that sells for 75p (52 baht) in the UK. So, roughly 6 times as much.
I remember wandering around Foodland (Sukh soi 3, bkk) looking at the wines and trying to find the most expensive they had. I think they had some around the 30,000 baht mark. Just who would buy a 30,000 baht bottle of wine? Maybe a massage parlour boss like Chuwit Kuntolvisit might send one of his body guards for a bottle or two?