Re: Plant Nurseries in Bangkok?
 

id definitely visit this market in the near future.

Re: Plant Nurseries in Bangkok?
 

I hope this will set the record straight.

I've asked them the price. It was indeed 500 Baht with last digit superscripted. Same goes for all nurseries price tags in Chatuchak. No point blind guessing while the person who took the pictures had clarified beforehand. Otherwise, I would have bought 'em in bulk and sell them back here in M'sia right :spinning:

Re: Plant Nurseries in Bangkok?
 

So I guess the price we paid from the recent GP with Exotic Nepenthes is pretty decent... since we don't have to travel all the way to Bangkok.

Thanks for the pics Jason.

Re: Plant Nurseries in Bangkok?
 

Wow, sorry to have questioned your statement. I have never seen that pricing method used in Thailand before (Including numerous buying trips to Chutujak) in 16 years and am really shocked that that might mean those Purple-leaf Coleus starts are actually 100 baht per pot! :spinning:
Everywhere I have lived and shopped in Thailand uses the number followed by a letter B with a diagonal line through it (upper rt to lower left) signifying Baht. I've never come across this method of pricing things (superscripting the last digit) anywhere here before. If it were not for you having been there and seen it with your own eyes I would never believe it!

Must say it has me rethinking my 'non-commercial' status if those are selling for 500 baht each! :crying: The one with the tag looks like a young viking hybrid (with a big hip/shoulder), while the others surrounding it also look like hybrid crosses...did you find out what they were?

Re: Plant Nurseries in Bangkok?
 

Yes, I did see some price tags are with letter B indicating Thai Baht. However, for this, reason that it's sticking in my head is; I was having the same thought like Casey. But when I asked the seller, he told me it was 500 Thai Baht in which they normally don't put the last digit / they superscripted it.

Come to think about it, if this is the case, the Coleus there are over-priced then. Perhaps they told me a different price since I'm non-local... :confused:

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Hi Jason,
I tend to agree more with this view... :glare:

Not to say the sellers there are dishonest but this "practice" is very common in Thailand. Pricing will usually double, triple or go up a decimal place when they know you're not local especially places frequented by tourist.

Next time, ask in Thai (if you haven't already did) and you'll get a "fairer" price quoate. My 2 tiny cents... :smile:

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Hee, hee, hee! I didn't want to say that, but I was thinking the exact same thing Robert! Sorry Jason but I think they "fed you a line" about the superscript bit! :crying:

Re: Plant Nurseries in Bangkok?
 

It wasn't me who asked. My Thai colleague helped me. Lucky that I didn't buy it then.

Re: Plant Nurseries in Bangkok?
 

Jason,

please reconfirm, Chatuchuck is open all week or only on Weekends? You mentioned Wed and Thursday though.

Might be able to visit Bankok and would like to browse there if they are open. Would you know what time the stores open and what time do they close? At least for the plant section? Also can you please confirm again where this section is located, Chatuchuk is so big that I spent like 1 hour in there the first time (wasn't into CP yet) and I didn't even come across any pet section. I was in the Jewelry section and stuff. :(

TTFN
Arvin

Re: Plant Nurseries in Bangkok?
 

Chatuchuck is open throughout the week with Wed and Thursday sells only plants. You won't find other shops open during these days, thus no need to worry on direction.