Popular Post josephbloggs Posted April 20, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted April 20, 2019 22 hours ago, fruitman said: Yes Chidlom is the best Tops. But the queue's can be terrible there...to avoid the queue last week i went to those self payment machines which are new..they were soooo complicated that even my educated wife didn't understand them so an assistant came to help but it still was very complicated...it's not like you scan your stuff, put money in the thing and go...far from that. Also there's far too much staff in that supermarket and they even are scammers. Last time i saw Aussie plums which looked like pluots...i asked the 2 promoters if those were pluots which they confirmed. Then another staffmember came and said they were plums...i asked the other 2 again about what it was and now they said plums...idiots they are. That's all they have to do all day those 2, sell/promote plums...so why can't they answer my question correctly? Life must be a struggle for you - full of angst, seeing scams everywhere. I am English and I have never heard of a pluot. Asking a Thai who works in a supermarket (let's face it that's not the most aspirational of jobs so they are unlikely to be Oxford graduates) whether their plum is pluot - and asking them in English (and probably with a scowl on your face) - they are just going to say "yes". This is simply because they have no idea what you are talking about and they want to get rid of you as quickly as possible. And who can blame them. I have asked a couple of friends what a pluot is and they have no idea either. And it seems you can't even identify them yourself yet you expect Thai supermarket staff to be able to, in English. The problem is all yours, not theirs. Luckily for you Singapore is only a two hour flight so you can go get your pluots, plumcots, rabbages, limequats, and underpants there. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josephbloggs Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 On 4/19/2019 at 10:27 AM, smutcakes said: Tops. I believe Siam Futures who own Market Place (as well as J Avenue, Mega Bangna and others) are planning to redevelop the property into office and mixed use. Not sure who told me that, just a rumor i heard. I can definitely believe commercially there are better uses for a site like that in that location. Ah bummer, that would be a shame - I love Tops Thonglor. But it makes sense and sounds like it's probably true. Mama Do restaurant on the second floor has closed and moved to J Avenue so I guess they are running all the leases out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malt25 Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 On 4/17/2019 at 2:23 PM, fruitman said: Nobody brings their membercard to Tops...they have to tell it to the cashier, make some mistakes in it (long number), try it again and finally YES it works...in the meantime there's a long queue at every cashier wasting the customers' time. I really hate TOPS...you also have to check the expiry date of every single product or you'll buy eggs which are almost expired. "Nobody brings their member card to Tops." You think ! Why not ? I keep mine in my wallet with my other loyalty cards. Why have the cards if you don't use them ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NancyL Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 You don't need to bring your member loyalty card to any place that offers them. Just raffle off your phone number in Thai and the cashier can bring up your cardholder info. In fact, if someone asks me my phone number, I can do it automatically in Thai -- I have to think about it and translate in my head to tell someone my phone number in English. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ballpoint Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 I use this app, which lets you scan your member cards into your phone and tidies up the barcode so it can easily be scanned at the checkout. It has most of the Thailand businesses in it as well, including the One Card for Tops, and a bunch more not shown here. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.stocard.stocard&hl=en Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GinBoy2 Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 So back to the OP, I really like Top's. I think their loyalty program can't be beaten, especially when you compare it to the likes of Lotus, where you can spend ฿100K and get ฿10 back. Tops gives great cash back coupons, worth real money! I had an incident at the Thonglor branch where the same thing happened, I complained to the cashier, I was sent over to customer service, they agreed the advertised price on the shelf, then gave me the item at zero cost, since they said that was their policy for incorrectly priced items Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petedk Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 Unfortunately for you it is closing soon.Is Top's Thong Lor really closing?I will certainly miss it.Sent from my SM-C710F using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petedk Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 Tops. I believe Siam Futures who own Market Place (as well as J Avenue, Mega Bangna and others) are planning to redevelop the property into office and mixed use. Not sure who told me that, just a rumor i heard. I can definitely believe commercially there are better uses for a site like that in that location.OMG. Where will all the young hisos park their Ferraris and Lamborghinis?Sent from my SM-C710F using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petedk Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 "Nobody brings their member card to Tops." You think ! Why not ? I keep mine in my wallet with my other loyalty cards. Why have the cards if you don't use them ?I never take my member card. I just give them my telephone number in Thai. No problems.Sometimes the cashier wants to practice English, so I smile and speak English to them.Sent from my SM-C710F using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyluke Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 Mostly I am the only Farang, in daytime, at Tops Thonglor. Polite staff. Polite and helpful at Foodland Thonglor; always somebody to put my purchased stuff in my own shop bag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petedk Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 Mostly I am the only Farang, in daytime, at Tops Thonglor. Polite staff. Polite and helpful at Foodland Thonglor; always somebody to put my purchased stuff in my own shop bag. Uhm how come I never bump into you?[emoji16]Yes, I agree with you. The staff are very friendly. They used to have a few problems about pricing mistakes, but they were always sorted out in a friendly manner. Sent from my SM-C710F using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoS itaint Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 How many days do eggs have before they expire?Sent from my iPad using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile appI guess that depends on when they were laidSent from my iPhone using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesofa Posted May 25, 2019 Share Posted May 25, 2019 On 4/19/2019 at 8:29 AM, Orton Rd said: But difficult for the cashier to get right, sometimes they take 4 goes, even when the Mrs is giving them the digits. Big C is worse, at least TOPS have a number pad that you can put the numbers in for yourself. Talking of Big C, I was in there today and the cashier wanted my passport number to give me a discount. I couldn't work out why she needed that, why she'd already scanned my Big C card. I gave her my pink Thai ID card number instead. It wasn't until I got home I realised that I didn't get the discount. I called the Big C call centre to ask about it. They said they needed ID in order to give me back some of the money I'd already spent with them. Apparently some customers have been using other customer's Big C cards? The very helpful girl at the call centre spoke excellent English and asked for my ID so they could update my details. I gave her my Thai ID again. She called back later and said the ID number kept being rejected for some reason (checksum failure?), so checked it with me again. I had given her the correct number. She asked if I could email them a copy of my Thai ID, passport, and Big C card. I said I decided it wasn't such a good idea for a company to request so much personal information, especially as I was a customer spending my money in their store, and they didn't need all this information. Ended up that they'll keep an old passport number (I gave them years ago when I applied for the Big C card) on file and to use that number. There seems to be so many companies wanting too much personal information in order to buy their products. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainman34014 Posted May 25, 2019 Share Posted May 25, 2019 2 hours ago, bluesofa said: Talking of Big C, I was in there today and the cashier wanted my passport number to give me a discount. I couldn't work out why she needed that, why she'd already scanned my Big C card. I gave her my pink Thai ID card number instead. It wasn't until I got home I realised that I didn't get the discount. I called the Big C call centre to ask about it. They said they needed ID in order to give me back some of the money I'd already spent with them. Apparently some customers have been using other customer's Big C cards? The very helpful girl at the call centre spoke excellent English and asked for my ID so they could update my details. I gave her my Thai ID again. She called back later and said the ID number kept being rejected for some reason (checksum failure?), so checked it with me again. I had given her the correct number. She asked if I could email them a copy of my Thai ID, passport, and Big C card. I said I decided it wasn't such a good idea for a company to request so much personal information, especially as I was a customer spending my money in their store, and they didn't need all this information. Ended up that they'll keep an old passport number (I gave them years ago when I applied for the Big C card) on file and to use that number. There seems to be so many companies wanting too much personal information in order to buy their products. They have to keep more than one eye on us evil Farangs you know ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kadilo Posted May 25, 2019 Share Posted May 25, 2019 On 4/17/2019 at 9:34 PM, Sealbash said: How many days do eggs have before they expire? Sent from my iPad using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app I think he’s eggagerating Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zhangxifu Posted May 25, 2019 Share Posted May 25, 2019 Talking of Big C, I was in there today and the cashier wanted my passport number to give me a discount. I couldn't work out why she needed that, why she'd already scanned my Big C card. I gave her my pink Thai ID card number instead. It wasn't until I got home I realised that I didn't get the discount. I called the Big C call centre to ask about it. They said they needed ID in order to give me back some of the money I'd already spent with them. Apparently some customers have been using other customer's Big C cards? The very helpful girl at the call centre spoke excellent English and asked for my ID so they could update my details. I gave her my Thai ID again. She called back later and said the ID number kept being rejected for some reason (checksum failure?), so checked it with me again. I had given her the correct number. She asked if I could email them a copy of my Thai ID, passport, and Big C card. I said I decided it wasn't such a good idea for a company to request so much personal information, especially as I was a customer spending my money in their store, and they didn't need all this information. Ended up that they'll keep an old passport number (I gave them years ago when I applied for the Big C card) on file and to use that number. There seems to be so many companies wanting too much personal information in order to buy their products.Just go to update your name and ID number with the pink card at BigC customer service. No need for old passport. When your data is changed on membership card you will get a sms confirmation. Sent from my iPhone using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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