Are we spoilt?

[frequent]

Paid for stuff is always better than free stuff and that goes for sex as much as any other consumerable.

I had that very thought earlier this evening sitting in Tapas Bar in Silom 4. At an adjoining table were two Australians and their long-term boyfriends (it's not that hard to tell). Certainly you would never rent either of the Thais. The short, fat, bald Australian with the camp gestures had a companion who clearly weighed in at twice the tonnage of your average bar boy, while his butch companion's boyfriend had a rather fine profile but a very disappointing face. Paid would definitely be better than free. Oh, and speaking of that locale the sign outside Jupiter's clearly spells out that drink prices are 400 baht until January 3 and revert to 300 baht thereafter. Why you would advertise precisely how you are ripping off your customers during the so-called high season beats me but ... Amazing Thailand

[gerefan2]

. Oh, and speaking of that locale the sign outside Jupiter's clearly spells out that drink prices are 400 baht until January 3 and revert to 300 baht thereafter. Why you would advertise precisely how you are ripping off your customers during the so-called high season beats me but ... Amazing Thailand

Hehe while you are on your high horse frequent,old boy, you had better moan about hotels, airlines, railways, cruise ships, etc., etc., ALL of which clearly display their high season prices and publish cheaper ones months ahead!

Perhaps Jupiter are to be congratulated for being honest?

[frequent]

Hehe while you are on your high horse frequent,old boy, you had better moan about hotels, airlines, railways, cruise ships, etc., etc., ALL of which clearly display their high season prices and publish cheaper ones months ahead!

Precisely - they are encouraging their potential customers to fill up their planes at times when there will be more seats by advertising cheaper prices. I don't recall a single site run by a travel business (versus a comparator site) that says, in effect, price for high season travel X price or if you wait a couple of months different price. Unless I was a visitor to Bangkok departing before 3 January and gagging for a drink at Jupiter I'd walk away. However my high horse is merely a Shetland pony

[frequent]

However my high horse is merely a Shetland pony

I should add that ethical businesses base their prices on the lower of supply and demand, and what the market will bear. Were it difficult to get a seat in Jupiter before the 3rd of January (demand) then the higher price might be justified. Unethical businesses charge whatever they think the market will bear - adjusting your prices upwards by one-third is usually known as attempting to rip the punters off

[gerefan2]

Precisely - they are encouraging their potential customers to fill up their planes at times when there will be more seats by advertising cheaper prices. I don't recall a single site run by a travel business (versus a comparator site) that says, in effect, price for high season travel X price or if you wait a couple of months different price. Unless I was a visitor to Bangkok departing before 3 January and gagging for a drink at Jupiter I'd walk away. However my high horse is merely a Shetland pony

What I was trying to say, maybe not too well was this....

All airlines clearly publish their High Season prices on their websites. Compare that to other times of the year (just as Jupiter are doing) and you will see the difference....

Nothing hidden.

[cdnmatt]

I've gotten a tazor gun to fend off all those cute 20 year olds who keep hounding me for sex.

[arsenal]

Be careful Matt. A blind man with a tazor does not a happy pairing make.

[cdnmatt]

It's ok, I also have two 30kg dogs. They help keep all those horny 20 year olds at bay too.

[a447]

These days I find its the boys I approach who have the tasers.

[sglad]

These days I find its the boys I approach who have the tasers...

...coz kids these days are savvy enough to know that under her hood, Grandma is really the big, bad wolf.