Grawburg

The waffle guy on the corner went from 10B to 12B a few months ago...but they other waffle guy around nearby stayed at 10B.

Mango sticky rice went up from 30B to 40B.  I asked why..she said the flood makes it difficult to get mangos.  I asked her if the price would go down when the floods went down....she ignored me.  Price still 40B, but now she doesn't smile at me.

D'Oro Coffee has twice bumped their prices 5 - 10B each time over the last 2 years.  Two years ago cappucino was 39B now I think it's 60B.

K. Kitty at Tulips' increased...um..well, forget it.

I wonder when the price of limes go down...will the price of the drinks follow?  Seems overall once prices go up they don't come down.

stickyrice2000, on 2012-04-07 10:16:55, said:

This is screaming for an off-color reply...but I'l pass.....too easy.

Doi Tung > Starbucks

OP here.  One of th better threads if I do say so myself.  To answer some of the questions asked of OP.


I am moving to Africa because of my job, not because I want to...but it's a good job so I'll take the two year contract with hopes of coming back to se Asia.  I don't have a home in the US and my family and I have grown quite fond of bkk including making several good friends who are living here permenantly.  We like the people, food, culture, etc...  It would be nice to have a home to come to on vacations and between contracts.  Perhaps some of the reason we've been talking about buying is nostalgia, but that's not a good reason to buy. I've been accused of being careless sometimes, but not that careless.

I don't need to buy right away and I am not interested in being upside down in a condo after a couple of years.  From what people say, renting is hit or miss...but no guarantee I'll even cover the mortgage.

I think I'll hold and wait.  As infrequently as we will be back during the year, it makes more sense to rent for the few weeks to a month we'd be here.  Perhaps the bubble will burst and perhaps the US dollar will strengthen (or not).  I'll wait and see.  Thanks for everyone's input!