Beer Chang Posted October 23, 2009 Report Share Posted October 23, 2009 It's always good to get the product you want at the best price. So I was thinking we could start some threads about where we can get the best price on particular items so we can all save some money. My request is that each thread be about one product only so it will be easy to compile results later. For general comments about no particular product please use this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nyoen Posted December 30, 2009 Report Share Posted December 30, 2009 i want to know too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wino Posted December 31, 2009 Report Share Posted December 31, 2009 I like finding a good price. For me, overall living is cheaper in Thailand. I like a good value, but not so worried about a few baht here and there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lvdkeyes Posted January 1, 2010 Report Share Posted January 1, 2010 There are many people who are penny wise and pound foolish. I had a partner years ago who would insist on traveling all over town to get the cheapest price on certain items, never considering the gas he used up doing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beer Chang Posted January 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2010 I have lots of time to kill since I'm not working. So my job is monitoring my investments and not overpaying for stuff. So I'll often check tOPs, Friendship and 7/11. But price is not the only factor, for milk the expiration date is more important to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Posted January 2, 2010 Report Share Posted January 2, 2010 I'm a bit confused, Beer. A different thread for each product? Let's see, we'll have a soap thread, a socks thread, and a german weiner thread? Unfortunately, I really don't pay attention to what a bar of soap costs me. I do go to Tesco or Tops to buy basic staples and foodstuffs as it's obviously cheaper there than at the local corner store or 7/11. But, as to what a particular item costs me (I do avoid the foreign stuff as it generally costs more here than back at home!), not particularly within my radar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beer Chang Posted January 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2010 That was my plan thinking there be lots of interest and then easier to find a particlar item rather than reading through a whole thread. But it never caught on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaimo Posted January 2, 2010 Report Share Posted January 2, 2010 it's obviously cheaper there than at the local corner store or 7/11. That may not be the case. I've done comparison shopping. Unlike the USA, the 7-Elevens, Family Marts, etc, in Thailand do not charge rip-off prices. I've found their prices to be on par with grocery store prices and sometimes even cheaper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beer Chang Posted January 3, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2010 That may not be the case. I've done comparison shopping. Unlike the USA, the 7-Elevens, Family Marts, etc, in Thailand do not charge rip-off prices. I've found their prices to be on par with grocery store prices and sometimes even cheaper. I tend to agree. But if buying, let's say toilet paper, you can't buy 24 rolls at a cheap price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lvdkeyes Posted January 3, 2010 Report Share Posted January 3, 2010 24 rolls of toilet paper will last a long long time in Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beer Chang Posted January 3, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2010 Given my budget, I should learn to use the squirter, but I have visions of the bathroom walls being splattered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lvdkeyes Posted January 3, 2010 Report Share Posted January 3, 2010 I have never splattered the walls using a squirter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Posted January 3, 2010 Report Share Posted January 3, 2010 Geez guys, maybe continue the "splattering" comments on a thread titled "How to Ruin Somebody's Dinner?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lvdkeyes Posted January 3, 2010 Report Share Posted January 3, 2010 Former occupational hazard, nothing spoils my dinner. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beer Chang Posted January 5, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2010 Most farangs I know use the squirter as a final rinse. Does anyone here use it instead of toilet paper? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaimo Posted January 5, 2010 Report Share Posted January 5, 2010 Does anyone here use it instead of toilet paper? My friend, I don't know about you, but I'm not so sure I want to know the answer to that particular question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beer Chang Posted January 6, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2010 My friend, I don't know about you, but I'm not so sure I want to know the answer to that particular question. Lots of people taking the 5th here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wino Posted January 7, 2010 Report Share Posted January 7, 2010 Although the "squirter" as you call it, is not exactly like a bidet, the concept is somewhat similiar. The French have been using bidet's since the 1700's and many people think it much more practical than toilet paper. I see nothing wrong with using the squirter as long as a good handwashing occurs after the fact. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lvdkeyes Posted January 7, 2010 Report Share Posted January 7, 2010 A good hand washing is essential no matter what method of cleaning is used. Good had washing: 20-30 seconds of vigorous washing with soap and warm water followed by a thorough rinsing allowing the water to drip off the finger tips. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wino Posted January 19, 2010 Report Share Posted January 19, 2010 Very true. Good handwashing after using the bathroom is essential. I feel it is especially so, when you use the "squirter." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beer Chang Posted January 19, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2010 Got into a conversation with some drunk guy in a men's room and he wanted to shake my hand after he finished but before washing and got insulted that I wouldn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lvdkeyes Posted January 19, 2010 Report Share Posted January 19, 2010 A conversation with a drunk was your first mistake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wino Posted January 20, 2010 Report Share Posted January 20, 2010 I bet Beer Chang likes to live dangerously. Why not talk to a friendly drunk when he starts a conversation and go as far as shaking hands? Nothing that a little soap and water cannot cure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beer Chang Posted January 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2010 It's hard to ignore a guy talking to you when you're the only two in the room. I shoulda pulled a Deniro, "You talking to me". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lvdkeyes Posted January 20, 2010 Report Share Posted January 20, 2010 There is a way of not ignoring, but not getting into a conversation with someone you aren't interested to talk with. If they extend a hand you can say, "Don't take offense, I am sorry, but I don't shake hands with anyone." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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