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Re: This Week's Shopping Deal

Post by AlexO » December 23, 2017, 2:58 pm

Owld Feller wrote:
November 29, 2017, 9:48 pm
Following on from a post a couple of weeks ago, it seems that the tax changes have benefited Bells Whiskey for some reason.

7/11 are now selling 70cl (700ml) bottles for 349THB, which equates to 698THB for 1.4 litres.

All I ask is pleeeeeaaase leave some for me.
Really quite surprised but Tops still selling Bells Whisky at pre budget costs, 1 litre bottle 499 Baht today. Cheaper than in Scotland!!



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Re: This Week's Shopping Deal

Post by stattointhailand » December 23, 2017, 3:11 pm

I think that must be the post budget price AlexO,

If it's gone down to B349 for 70oml in the budget, then that would be the same as B499 for 1 litre

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Re: This Week's Shopping Deal

Post by lassebasse » December 24, 2017, 9:45 am

AlexO wrote:
December 23, 2017, 2:58 pm
Owld Feller wrote:
November 29, 2017, 9:48 pm
Following on from a post a couple of weeks ago, it seems that the tax changes have benefited Bells Whiskey for some reason.

7/11 are now selling 70cl (700ml) bottles for 349THB, which equates to 698THB for 1.4 litres.

All I ask is pleeeeeaaase leave some for me.
Really quite surprised but Tops still selling Bells Whisky at pre budget costs, 1 litre bottle 499 Baht today. Cheaper than in Scotland!!
Whatever it says on the bottle I do not think that this is proper Scotch, I think made in Thailand or India or somewhere else but not Scotland. Tasted it once, never again.

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Re: This Week's Shopping Deal

Post by 747man » December 24, 2017, 11:02 am

Really quite surprised but Tops still selling Bells Whisky at pre budget costs, 1 litre bottle 499 Baht today. Cheaper than in Scotland!!.......Maybe, But Made in Laos ???

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Post by tamada » December 24, 2017, 3:15 pm

Dewar's and Bell's were always the whisky of choice on the 'optics' in most pubs when I was growing up in Scotland...because it was chape!

It's all genyoowine hooch from north of Hadrian's so why balk a one bottle, eh?

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Re: This Week's Shopping Deal

Post by stattointhailand » December 24, 2017, 4:27 pm

747man wrote:
December 24, 2017, 11:02 am
Really quite surprised but Tops still selling Bells Whisky at pre budget costs, 1 litre bottle 499 Baht today. Cheaper than in Scotland!!.......Maybe, But Made in Laos ???
Costs a tidy few Baht to transport a box a whiskey fra Laos ta Scotland bonny lad so price has to be higher :lol:

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Post by 747man » December 24, 2017, 5:32 pm

stattointhailand wrote:
December 24, 2017, 4:27 pm
747man wrote:
December 24, 2017, 11:02 am
Really quite surprised but Tops still selling Bells Whisky at pre budget costs, 1 litre bottle 499 Baht today. Cheaper than in Scotland!!.......Maybe, But Made in Laos ???
Costs a tidy few Baht to transport a box a whiskey fra Laos ta Scotland bonny lad so price has to be higher :lol:
But It Don't Straight Over The Mekhong by Boat,Or Over the Bridge !! :shock: :shock:

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Post by dragonz » December 24, 2017, 7:02 pm

stattointhailand wrote:
December 24, 2017, 4:27 pm
747man wrote:
December 24, 2017, 11:02 am
Really quite surprised but Tops still selling Bells Whisky at pre budget costs, 1 litre bottle 499 Baht today. Cheaper than in Scotland!!.......Maybe, But Made in Laos ???
Costs a tidy few Baht to transport a box a whiskey fra Laos ta Scotland bonny lad so price has to be higher :lol:
Sorry no it does not . Not sure about import tax but i have a friend who imports beer to uk from around the world and he tells me about 3 baht a bottle for transportation . The last bottle of bells i bought in thailand cost 1200 baht , was disgusting and i poured it out and then reading the small print was made or bottled in indoneasia

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Post by AlexO » December 24, 2017, 9:24 pm

Ok Gents, I hear all the abuse but, NAAFI duty free prices in Germany were so cheap it was the losers who had to buy the coca cola.
I have researched as much as I can and it seems legit, tastes good and has the desired effect. Merry Xmas to all.

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Post by stattointhailand » December 25, 2017, 10:25 am

"tastes good and has the desired effect."

That's always been good enough for me :drunk: Happy Christmas

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Post by the-monk » December 25, 2017, 12:08 pm

This morning at old BIG C.
Happy safe holidays to all.
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Re: This Week's Shopping Deal

Post by stattointhailand » December 25, 2017, 12:27 pm

Love the (probably unintentional) reference to Scotsman Alexander Graham BELL with the telephone box, but not sure what it's got to do with a London routemaster bus or the Elizabeth tower :confused:

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Post by wazza » December 25, 2017, 12:46 pm

A blend of many perhaps

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Post by tamada » December 25, 2017, 1:06 pm

Bell's, British and Bugger the EU (and Nicola Sturgeon).

That chap who signs himself as "Ashamed to be English..." should get a bottle or 3.

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Post by Drunk Monkey » December 25, 2017, 1:12 pm

Produced n bottled under license in Asia ... a mate in Bkk told me a while back exactly where but i forgot what he said ..will find out which country and update.
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Re: This Week's Shopping Deal

Post by tamada » December 25, 2017, 1:27 pm

Drunk Monkey wrote:
December 25, 2017, 1:12 pm
Produced n bottled under license in Asia ... a mate in Bkk told me a while back exactly where but i forgot what he said ..will find out which country and update.
Reading the small print...
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Distilled Blended and Bottled in Scotland

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Post by stattointhailand » December 25, 2017, 1:46 pm

And that makes it about as Authentic as my genuine fake rolex. :lol:

As if the Thai equivalent of The Advertising Standards Office could or would be bothered to do anything about fake goods :sleepy:

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Re: This Week's Shopping Deal

Post by Drunk Monkey » December 25, 2017, 3:46 pm

tamada wrote:
December 25, 2017, 1:27 pm
Drunk Monkey wrote:
December 25, 2017, 1:12 pm
Produced n bottled under license in Asia ... a mate in Bkk told me a while back exactly where but i forgot what he said ..will find out which country and update.
Reading the small print...
bellswhiskylabel.jpg
Must be the real deal then 5555555555 ... labels printed n attached in ???????????????
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Post by the-monk » December 25, 2017, 4:27 pm

Neither on the bottle nor on the box i could find such small print. On the back of the bottle one can read <<SOLE DISTRIBUTOR FOR THAILAND: DIAGEO MOET HENNESSY THAILAND LTD>> followed by their Bkk address. I doubt very much that DIAGEO would allow fake to be sold under their brand name.
Have a nice day.

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Re: This Week's Shopping Deal

Post by stattointhailand » December 25, 2017, 5:45 pm

the-monk wrote:
December 25, 2017, 4:27 pm
Neither on the bottle nor on the box i could find such small print. On the back of the bottle one can read <<SOLE DISTRIBUTOR FOR THAILAND: DIAGEO MOET HENNESSY THAILAND LTD>> followed by their Bkk address. I doubt very much that DIAGEO would allow fake to be sold under their brand name.
Have a nice day.
"I doubt very much that DIAGEO would allow fake to be sold under their brand name." :-k VERY VERY TRUE =D>

Nor would Adidas or Rolex or Coco Chanel or any other leading brand name, so that proves without a doubt the rolex I got on Sukhumvit is genuine \:D/

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