No alcohol can be bought or sold online from next week

[cnx101]

18 hours ago, TSF said:

Keep this up and we may as well move to Muslim Malaysia and enjoy some freedoms.

Nothing wrong with Malaysia nice country to visit

[DefaultName]

As an "end user" of beer, and not a wine drinker, this won't directly affect me. 

But. 

It affects the bars & restaurants I drink in.  Many order their stocks online, it's simpler and saves confusion on phone calls.  Especially if the fallang ordering isn't a fluent Thai speaker, or if the Thai on the other end isn't experienced in using his brain.  I would imagine that POS systems are set to re-order automatically as well.

 

IMO, this won't bother those it's intended to stop, it just puts another obstacle in the path of legitimate businesses.

 

Just more bureaucracy, made with good intent, but pointless and not fully thought out.  As an ex-civil servant, I saw many of these ideas in the UK; where the end result was set and, even though the steps to get there turned out to be non-workable, a change was pushed through because some senior idiot had hung their hat on it.

[Sydebolle]

Well, they just did it again .......

 “Direct selling, persuading consumers, introducing products or other related services via digital channels that enable sellers to complete a sale without meeting the buyer face to face will be banned.”

I take it, that the workers union of "beer cheer girls" in their tight outfits must have complained. So we all can go back now to the beer gardens, where maidens in lovely outfits, green, blue, brown or red - depending on the colour of the branded product is - will make sure, that the seller meets the buyer = hence legal and all OK! 

You cannot make such stuff up - welcome to the Land of funny rules by police and health ministry ???? 
 

[Bangkok Barry]

19 hours ago, webfact said:

without meeting the buyer face to face

So that means we can't even use last century technology of ordering by phone. I wonder how companies such as Wishbeer will survive, then. With its ban on vaping, shisha pipes, playing Bridge, playing darts without a licence (there isn't one) and even the arcade crane games where you try to win a stuffed toy, is there anything that isn't banned in Thailand?

[bluesofa]

2 minutes ago, Bangkok Barry said:

So that means we can't even use last century technology of ordering by phone. I wonder how companies such as Wishbeer will survive, then. With its ban on vaping, shisha pipes, playing Bridge, playing darts without a licence (there isn't one) and even the arcade crane games where you try to win a stuffed toy, is there anything that isn't banned in Thailand?

Don't forget that it's illegal to leave the house without wearing underwear.

[Bangkok Barry]

1 hour ago, jimn said:

However its best that you people in the rural areas of Thailand understand why this has happened.

 

That is your claim. What fact or proof do you have to back it up?

[klauskunkel]

19 hours ago, webfact said:

No alcohol can be bought or sold online from next week

Government expertly reviving the economy 

[Whale]

22 minutes ago, Bangkok Barry said:

So that means we can't even use last century technology of ordering by phone. I wonder how companies such as Wishbeer will survive, then. 

 

You can order by phone. This morning one of Bangkok's big wine companies put up their new system of purchases and phone is included as is emailing a spreadsheet. 

Just goes to show how out of tune with everything Thai institutions are.

[Burma Bill]

19 hours ago, TSF said:

Keep this up and we may as well move to Muslim Malaysia and enjoy some freedoms.

yes indeed, and get alcohol on-line (quote):-

 

Buying liquor online in Malaysia gives you access to an extensive selection of wines and alcoholic beverages. It's worth noting that physical liquor stores often have limited space to display all their offerings. By taking it online, platforms such as SoTipsy provide an incredible selection of premium and unique label.

 

[Magenta408]

I've missed something here. I can't quite put my finger on it but this is to grant advantage to one at the expense of others. Isn't how things usually work here?

[elgenon]

19 hours ago, Wiggy said:

Yes, it is. 

That's what happens when the Big Boy owns all the retail outlets. He has big juice.

 

Forward into the 20th century!

[joe jadore]

19 hours ago, bluesofa said:

I'm not sure. I worry about Health & Safety in case a cartwheel rolled down an incline and injured a school kid, or worse, a dog.

 

<For the hard-of-learning: The text above may contain traces of sarcasm>

YET another phenomenal moronic idea from the CLOWNS in charge! Maybe if these dimwits were NOT promoted via corruption & the buddy system, the STOOPID newsflashes would stop!?

[Caldera]

Super annoying, to say the least.

 

[Natai Beach]

Oh the drama. Five pages of Tvf netizen outrage.
 

From many who never buy booze online anyway but love to complain.

 

Very easy to get booze in Thailand, they sell it at the thousands of supermarkets, the tens of thousands 7/11s and Family Marts, in thousands of service stations, tens of thousands local shops, in thousands of bars and pubs, in thousands of restaurants, in thousands of resorts. 
 

Calm down. We will be ok. 

[faraday]

1 hour ago, bluesofa said:

Don't forget that it's illegal to leave the house without wearing underwear.

 

That's how I got them icicles.....

[Mike k]

20 hours ago, bluesofa said:

It's also difficult to check the age of kids buying alcohol in small shops out of town, when making money is involved.

I assume they will all be shut down nationwide next month then?

My wife's grandson buys cigarettes for her all the time used to buy beer for me and he's only 15. Small rural village 

[Ceruhe]

Not sure about you guys, but I'm already excited to see the creative workarounds to this.

[Mike k]

1 hour ago, Sydebolle said:

Well, they just did it again .......

 “Direct selling, persuading consumers, introducing products or other related services via digital channels that enable sellers to complete a sale without meeting the buyer face to face will be banned.”

I take it, that the workers union of "beer cheer girls" in their tight outfits must have complained. So we all can go back now to the beer gardens, where maidens in lovely outfits, green, blue, brown or red - depending on the colour of the branded product is - will make sure, that the seller meets the buyer = hence legal and all OK! 

You cannot make such stuff up - welcome to the Land of funny rules by police and health ministry ???? 
 

I thought they had banned those already 

[multatuli]

Young people protection an other blahblah, my eye. This government is again bowing deeply for its real masters, the rich families that own all big business

[Techno Viking]

1 hour ago, bluesofa said:

Don't forget that it's illegal to leave the house without wearing underwear.

 

I clean shave my bits so they are nice and tidy for the mug shot should I ever be arrested for going commando.

[Mike k]

1 minute ago, Techno Viking said:

 

I clean shave my bits so they are nice and tidy for the mug shot should I ever be arrested for going commando.

Still waiting for a check point to check and make sure people are wearing underwear 

[xylophone]

Let me get this right.....................my usual wine importer sends me a list of wines they have and I order them, and have them delivered by one of their reps (face to face).

 

Is this no longer allowed?????? 

 

A great way to put the small/mid sized companies and their staff out of business/work if what this thread says is true. You couldn't make this stuff up.

[Gandtee]

So how do small shops order their alcohol from their supplier? Send a letter or phone them?

[Techno Viking]

3 minutes ago, Gandtee said:

So how do small shops order their alcohol from their supplier? Send a letter or phone them?

 

is the small shop a consumer ?

[hotchilli]

20 hours ago, webfact said:

The Royal Thai Police and Public Health Ministry held a press conference on Friday to announce the enforcement of a new law that prohibits the sale or advertisement of alcoholic beverages via digital channels.

Another step back from the modern era... 

[Gandtee]

3 minutes ago, Techno Viking said:

 

is the small shop a consumer ?

The proprietor maybe.

[kingofthemountain]

41 minutes ago, Natai Beach said:

Oh the drama. Five pages of Tvf netizen outrage.
 

From many who never buy booze online anyway but love to complain.

 

Very easy to get booze in Thailand, they sell it at the thousands of supermarkets, the tens of thousands 7/11s and Family Marts, in thousands of service stations, tens of thousands local shops, in thousands of bars and pubs, in thousands of restaurants, in thousands of resorts. 
 

Calm down. We will be ok. 

What is exactly the real purpose of this law then ?

[Techno Viking]

3 minutes ago, Gandtee said:

The proprietor maybe.

 

yeah the proprietor is buying 100 boxes of leo a  week cause they have a personal consumption issue.

 

Its clear as day this is targeted at the consumer, you must be extremely bored to even raise the question.

[kingofthemountain]

29 minutes ago, Mike k said:

Still waiting for a check point to check and make sure people are wearing underwear 

Having to <deleted> in a plastic cup to prove you aren't intoxicated is already a step in the good direction

maybe the police guy pick a boo at your underwear while you are doing this ? 

[Percy P]

20 hours ago, Justgrazing said:

Can't imagine that will do much for getting foreigners to come back .. 

Why's that, it not a ban on buying beer, is it. There's always an alternative.