sledpull Posted December 19, 2016 Share Posted December 19, 2016 Just attempting to see if anyone has shopped at the new Fresh Market at Bluport and your thoughts in comparing it with Villa Market! (customer service, price, choices, etc) As an aside the whole Bluport experience seems expat friendly (Free discount M-Card and movie discount card for those over 60)! Appreciate it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juehoe Posted December 19, 2016 Share Posted December 19, 2016 Gourmet Market at Blúport is more modern but has some products/products which are not available at Villa Market or Tesco Lotus. I prefer the Villa Market because it opens at 8am. I buy at Gourmet Market only when I visit Blúport for another reason. I like their salad and soup bar.Tesco Lotus at Market Village has improved, too and Big C has good and cheap cheese.So it depends mostly on your personal taste and experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOUTHERNSTAR Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 Never buy fresh products at either of them, we buy at Makro. There are a limited number of products we dont find at Makro that we buy at Villa market, Tesco, Big C or Gourmet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juehoe Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 Never buy fresh products at either of them, we buy at Makro. There are a limited number of products we dont find at Makro that we buy at Villa market, Tesco, Big C or Gourmet. Makro Hua Hin is also a good choice, indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realenglish1 Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 For me Villa is a good place for one off items I cannot get in Thailand but as far as price is concerned they are ridiculous Just compare local items like lettuce or other items you can buy locally Prices are up by 60% and more So those items i get elsewhere Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crab Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 All in all, if I'm going to shop at only the one, it'll probably be VM because it's so much easier a shopping experience. However, I do think that that Bluport wins on fresh produce for price, range and quality; and it does have a few specialty items that VM lacks. I'm happy to have them both; along with an improved Tesco. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyborgx Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 Bluport? What is it where is it? I can't find anything about it online except a shopping mall in Hua Hin.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juehoe Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 Bluport? What is it where is it? I can't find anything about it online except a shopping mall in Hua Hin....Yes, Blúport is the new shopping mall opposite of the Intercontinental Hotel.Sent from my iPhone using Thaivisa Connect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smotherb Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 My wife does the shopping. She knows what I like, especially in Western foods, and she is a great cook. We do not live where any Villa of Bluport exists, and she does not like Makro, Tesco or Big C; she prefers Tops for Western foods and the rest comes from local markets. The fact that she can recreate any western dish I like is the best part. If I had to have a special brand-name of foods, I guess I would be lost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sledpull Posted December 20, 2016 Author Share Posted December 20, 2016 Today, I took the time to go through all of Gourmet Market aisles meticulously and shopped there. I appreciate the comments. The prices are comparable to Villa Market. Many choices of products plus a designated fluent English speaker to assist. The staff smiles and is very helpful. Unfortunately my perception of these things are missing at VM. Plus coming from the Pranburi area, the covered parking and easy egress for me makes it my new choice for specialized items! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
machans88 Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 the salad bar and soup bar are fantastic at bluport, the pork fillets and chicken is comparable price to vm, obviously more expensive than makro, but you are paying for supposedly hormone free and free range products. grocery items are similar price in both stores. The beef is over priced in both and i buy mine from makro as well as the lamb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcliff069 Posted December 26, 2016 Share Posted December 26, 2016 Tesco is slightly less expensive but nowhere the quality or range of Bluport. Bluport has an excellent deli and a great range of fruit and vegetables. Villa I find good for the things I can't get from home. But must admit I haven't been there since Bluport opened. Things like meat I'd go Makro or online. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geriatrickid Posted December 27, 2016 Share Posted December 27, 2016 Bluport was heaven for me yesterday. Lots of organic sourced produce. (I seek this out for products usually doused in pesticides). Awesome selection of frozen and fresh products. Excellent inventory. Tesco produce is sketchy at best and it's frozen food section is a fraction the size of Bluport.. Tesco is for low quality merchandise, while Bluport is definitely upscale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
machans88 Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 bluport fdoesnt seem to stock indian products such as poppadums, spices, pastes, chutney etc, whereis villa does, villa has a better range of foreign condiments and spices for all farang food on the whole, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer90210 Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 On 04.01.2017 at 11:45 AM, machans88 said: bluport fdoesnt seem to stock indian products such as poppadums, spices, pastes, chutney etc, whereis villa does, villa has a better range of foreign condiments and spices for all farang food on the whole, yummy!!...Thai and Indian food, amongst the best in the world!!!!!!!...what about Bangkok?...any stores carry Indian cooking spices? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
portroyal Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 Bluport is great for olive oil (great choice) The best beef can be found at Boucherie Jean-Pierre, soi 88 Big C has not expensive cheese Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoshowJones Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 On 12/20/2016 at 9:25 AM, SOUTHERNSTAR said: Never buy fresh products at either of them, we buy at Makro. There are a limited number of products we dont find at Makro that we buy at Villa market, Tesco, Big C or Gourmet. Villa is easily the most expensive, best avoided if possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HerbalEd Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 On 12/20/2016 at 0:25 PM, cyborgx said: Bluport? What is it where is it? I can't find anything about it online except a shopping mall in Hua Hin.... "What is it where is it?"? In your own words it's "a shopping mall in Hua Hin...." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HerbalEd Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 5 hours ago, possum1931 said: Villa is easily the most expensive, best avoided if possible. You are correct, if low price is your only criterion for buying your food. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoshowJones Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 7 minutes ago, HerbalEd said: You are correct, if low price is your only criterion for buying your food. Never mind low price, think about fair price ie 1 item Foodland 189Bt, same item Villa 260Bt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HerbalEd Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 2 minutes ago, possum1931 said: Never mind low price, think about fair price ie 1 item Foodland 189Bt, same item Villa 260Bt. Meanwhile VM often has much better quality products, plus there are many items that I can only get at VM. Also, given my location, I don't mind paying a bit more instead of having to spend another fifteen to twenty minutes driving and parking at the other place where prices are cheaper. My free time is very valuable to me and is always a factor in determining the "full" price of something when I'm shopping. I don't think of higher prices as a personal insult, or a matter of principle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoshowJones Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 9 hours ago, HerbalEd said: Meanwhile VM often has much better quality products, plus there are many items that I can only get at VM. Also, given my location, I don't mind paying a bit more instead of having to spend another fifteen to twenty minutes driving and parking at the other place where prices are cheaper. My free time is very valuable to me and is always a factor in determining the "full" price of something when I'm shopping. I don't think of higher prices as a personal insult, or a matter of principle. Excellent post, but I see what I have just described as a sort of extortion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcliff069 Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 Excellent post, but I see what I have just described as a sort of extortion.Another scam. When will they ever stop. Sent from my A37f using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triplegee Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 10 hours ago, possum1931 said: Never mind low price, think about fair price ie 1 item Foodland 189Bt, same item Villa 260Bt. I am curious as to what sort of product this comparison is based on? I know Villa are often more expensive on some imported fresh food items but in my experience, their groceries and other packaged goods are mostly line priced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcliff069 Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 No-one is pointing a gun to your head and forcing you to buy anything. How on earth can it be extortion. If you want to go to a 7 11 and buy it up to you. Sent from my A37f using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoshowJones Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 52 minutes ago, triplegee said: I am curious as to what sort of product this comparison is based on? I know Villa are often more expensive on some imported fresh food items but in my experience, their groceries and other packaged goods are mostly line priced. OK, it's been a few months since I was in Villa, a tin of corn beef was over 260.Bt, that same tin in Foodland was 179Bt. I refuse to believe that this only applied to one article. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duan Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 I'm surprised nobody has mentioned the quality of the fish and other seafood products in Bluport which are far better than VM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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