Price Disparity In Thailand Retail Supermarkets

[Bangkok]

I've noticed the price for Chicken tenderlion varies greatly between the main 4 supermarkets.

Lotus & Makro have been charging between 68 - 80 baht per kilogram

Villa Market & Central Festival are charging between 700 - 800 per kilogram.

Why the massive difference?

It's up to 1000% markup in Villa Market & Central Festival.

[butterfly]

different country of origin I assume,

[Lowseasonlover]

Stay out of that Villains market, we have Super Cheap in Phuket my wife noticed this morning a packet of cream crackers 32 baht in Tops last week 54 baht

[AussieBob]

Shop at Makro - we always did - prices are generally lower than anywhere else - even the Expat stuff.

[Lowseasonlover]

  On 2/18/2022 at 8:21 AM, AussieBob said:

Shop at Makro - we always did - prices are generally lower than anywhere else - even the Expat stuff.

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We do, we have one 2km away Super Cheap is good they just dont cater for much farang stuff 

[LoongFred]

  On 2/18/2022 at 8:40 AM, Lowseasonlover said:

We do, we have one 2km away Super Cheap is good they just dont cater for much farang stuff 

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Makro has enough and I prefer Thai food. They have cheese and salad dressing  so good to go. When I go to Chiang Mai I go to Rimping for odds and ends.

[Marble-eye]

  On 2/18/2022 at 8:21 AM, AussieBob said:

Shop at Makro - we always did - prices are generally lower than anywhere else - even the Expat stuff.

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Went to Makro today, belly pork is back down from 220baht to 189baht.

[AussieBob]

When looking for a place to stay long term in Thailand, make sure you are not too far from a Makro.