Total rip-off

With The Son wishing to wield his camera, we take a trip to Nong Nuch Tropical Garden. As a resident of Thailand, I can flash my driving licence and pay the same as a Thai: 100 baht. But everyone else has to pay more. This dual pricing policy is employed in many places and is considered as reasonable through to downright racist, depending on your point of view. My view is that attractions can set a price that tourists consider reasonable; but that Thais consider extortionate; hence double pricing to maximise the numbers and the profit. It’s not racism, it’s just business.

Nong Nuch used to charge 300 baht to tourists; triple the Thai/resident price; but not too bad given the size of the gardens. But when we arrived this morning the price had been increased to a wallet-lightening 500 baht; which is a total rip-off. The solution to this is easy, I will never take guests to Nong Nuch again. But The Son paid up and we wandered around for about three hours before the midday heat sent us home. There was a new flower I had never seen before in a number of places, and it seemed to be pretty much all I photographed. A shame that I have no idea what it is called.

Panasonic GF1 with Voightlander 25mm or Angenieux 17-68mm or Isco-Gottingen Westromat 50mm

Comments 🔗

2011-02-07 | Tom says

Cleome.

2011-02-08 | Spike says

Thanks

2011-02-08 | Pete says

I seem to remember a time when Nong Nuch was 10 Baht to all and sundry; you had to pay extra to get in the show.

2011-02-08 | genuinej says

At least Thais only rip off tourists. In the UK no one misses out.

2011-02-10 | Barry says

I wonder how they can justify such a huge increase. They can’t, of course. It’s greed, pure and simple. And people pay it anyway, which just encourages them.