A Thai TikToker has shared a video of a street vendor in Phuket selling mangosteens on the rather steep price of 500 baht per kilogram, thought-about too costly for Thai individuals (or anybody for that matter).
The Tiktoker mentioned she didn’t mean to offend the vendor by claiming that the value was ridiculously high, however merely sought out different people’s opinions concerning the price. Not surprisingly she found that her viewers also thought it the mangosteens had been overpriced.
The video contains a native fruit vendor spruiking various sorts of fruits, however the footage focuses on the pile of mangosteens with a surprising sign promoting the price at 500 bt per kilo. In the video, a women’s voice asks the seller… “how much is the original price?” The reply… “the value price is already 300 baht per kilogram as a outcome of it’s not the season for mangosteens”.
The lady who recorded the video said that the ‘street’ type shop was at Surin Beach in Phuket, normally a well-liked location for foreigners when they go to the island.
At first she thought the value was just a joke, however the seller confirmed that it was real.
The seller ultimately changed the price to 400 baht per kilogram after around four hours passed, which was still a premium value in her opinion. The TikToker added that she thought the worth shouldn’t be higher than around one hundred baht per kilogram. Bottomline… she didn’t purchase any mangosteens.
Many customers shared their opinions under her video. Results say that the vacationers have been willing to pay for it, and the seller wasn’t forcing anybody to purchase, while the others agreed that it was WAY overpriced.
Thai media have since interviewed a fruit farmer in Nakhon Si Thammarat concerning the mangosteen value. The farmers shared that the worth could be high because it wasn’t in season, and its season will start from May onwards. But the 500 baht per kilogram was still too excessive..