Great video with solid advice! Especially at 14:47 I have no real interest in talking to falang bar managers in the lady bars of Thailand, I go there to talk to Thai ladies. I seek out bars that are owned and run by Thais as I usually seem to have a better time. Which is probably why I have drifted away from Soi Six as most of the bars run by a certain group are more about meeting the needs of the falang managers than the needs of the customer. I kept hearing sob stories about how the numbers are down etc. I really don't care, I'm there to get drunk and laid 😁
Done 20 trips to Thailand now & never thought owning a bar would be easy. Some great advice in vol 1. Got me thinking of the other 8 volumes now. Cheers
Still waiting for part 10, Maybe part 10 could be selling a bar ;-) These videos are very good content and well worth joining the members just to view the videos , Great respect to Phil for a insight into buying a bar and owning a bar.
This is great info thanks Phil. I can honestly say I tick all those boxes as a candidate to owning a bar but with one big exception.... I don't want to own a bar 🙂 Maybe I would be better as a silent partner type of owner....
I've watched various UA-camrs in Thailand who've started a business and failed within a short time. They have so much enthusiasm at the start and when the dream comes to an end they appear miserable. Maybe if they had watched your videos things might've been different, who knows.
Good advice...i'm not really interested in owning any bar but if i did own one in Thailand, going off with the girls would be my weakness (in the beginning anyway) until it eventually gets boring...But i guess to solve that problem would be when you do get in the mood just go off with a bar girl from someone else's bar instead, and leave your own bar girls alone.... the rest that you advised i wouldn't have any problems.
been having a good luck around patts over the last few weeks lots of empty businesses and for sale signs patts is going through a change imo big risk as things change so quickly
@@user-xp6qx1nb6sjust checking……hold on…….yes, my eyes are open. I was also here 5,10,20 years ago and people said the same thing. Always turnover. Cheers.
I've also noticed Brits are usually pissed by 8pm and some are causing a world of problems. I don't care what problems are in your life, learn to control your drinking, don't bring your problems from back home here.
What a terrible slur on my countrymen 😉 Yes, many Brits are here running away from their problems. But there are plenty of other Nationalities doing the same. And, many Brits just go about their lives in peace.
Well done yourself Phil. Very interesting, informative and entertaining Stuff. Personally I think Self discipline and keep yourself real in Pattaya is a tough challenge. I’m just back home to England 🏴 from my latest 18 days holidays trip in Pattaya. I mean is been a Blast 💥. The drinking..! The women, is very addictive environment. I hear that you’re very professional and a lovely guy. I wish you nothing but the best for the new year. I hope all your blessings come true. I will keep watching your channel Mate with plenty interest.
Some well thought out advice Phil. The more I watch your videos and see your bald head it brings back a drunken blurry memory where I was at the Windmill paying up another tab for the night and I can remember under the stairs near the bath tub sat a man a lot like you at a cash register and I was given by you or the Mamasan a VIP members card which I still have to this day. The girls at the bar would shout from the stage as I walked in "T-Bone kee mao". Yes I was a bit of a "Drunk noodle" back then upon my arrival. Good memories 🤣🤣
Worth noting that only a minority of bars turn out to be a success. You need to have an edge or something new/different in a very crowded market. Location is also huge, but of course, all the best places are already taken or the rent is enormous on any prime location bars.
As I said, at the start of his video, it’s all about the definition of success. Some bars only last a few months and some decades. I agree about the location thing, but it’s easy to get good profit in a good foot fall location.
🤔…..Executive Summary: “Don’t do it!” 👀 (Seriously though - excellent vid overall. Good commentary…..he’s sharing some excellent insights considering this video is just providing a brief introduction to this enormously complex subject).
Phil, having watched your bloggs for a week or two, you are definitely not as green as you are cabbage looking. always make time to hear your words of wisdom.
5.90 Phil goes on rant about money , he is correct what he is saying, if you can’t crunch numbers or work out basic accounting you will go under , running a small business is universal the same , long hours day in day out and a grind , even with bar girls , u need to understand every day has a cost value , so every day that cost needs to be met or it compounds into broke , numbers numbers numbers …..
Mr Egg what happened with Milk Bar take it you sold it. Didn't work out or was it just too much owning & running two Bars? Enjoy your videos keep up the good content.
Thanks for your comment. Recorded this just after a heart attack I and going through the shutdown. I look and feel a lot healthier now. But I still have big tits 555. Cheers.
Only put money into a bar that you can afford to lose, in case it goes t*ts up. You don’t want to end up with nothing. Glad your bar worked out well Phil.
Too many people gamble the family silver and don’t do it in a serious way. They just play around when they get their bar and waste their money. Thank you for your comment.
@@LePubPattaya Maybe that seemed a bit mean to you Phil, but I watched your whole video. I've watched a lot of your content as a long time subscriber. You're an entertaining personable guy, I can see why you have a lot of friends and loyal customers. However I do honestly feel that bar ownership is generally a terrible idea for a whole host of reasons. But I'd split it into 2 categories primarily- the business/ economics reasons and the moral/ethical/legal reasons. For me personally the second category preclude me from even really worrying too much about the first. You can, with some justification, call me a massive hypocrite since I'd be lying if I said I'd never had fun in girly bars in SE Asia and I'd also be lying if I said I'd never had ..err... takeaway🙄 However would I ever want to be involved in the human flesh business as an owner not a customer? I don't think so. And that's what it is, however you choose to frame it or dress it up, you're not running a Witherspoons. You're running a Nok or Fan spoons - for a price. Of which you get a cut in the form of bf and lady drinks, depending how you choose to work it. Would I be involved in running a business like that in my native Glasgow? A dodgy massage parlour with happy endings or a strip club where the girls did 'extras'. No, not for me. It's mostly run my criminal gangs at home anyway so it's moot. So why does doing it in the sunshine 6000 miles away make it suddenly ok? Prostitution is technically illegal in Thailand let's not forget and so is living off the proceeds of it - aka pimping. Now in Thailand that can usually all be taken care of with regular donations to the boys in brown retirement fund but sometimes not - as a certain Night wish group owner has found out the hard way. And just to be VERY clear here, even if you try your absolutely hardest to ensure that every girl in your bar is legal age for this illegal activity, if she isn't then you could wind up inside for an extremely long time. Even having deep pockets might not save you once the media are involved. So for me it's dead in the water before we even get into the financials. Which are generally pretty terrible. The ratio of highly successful, highly profitable bars to failed ones makes pretty grim reading. Being the landlord actually is much more the actual business to be in. As a bar owner you're not just at the mercy of him, but at market forces, girls that can - and often do - jump ship en masse without notice, the cops and the legal system in general and a million other reasons. Most of the bar owners I know personally over the years lost money, lost their health to alcoholism, lost all sense of morality as they tended to sample the merchandise🙄 Yeah, I'll stick to high yield corporation bonds and fixed interest fx accounts. It's not very exciting - 7/8 percent return net. But I can sleep at night and look myself in the mirror. Most of the time at least 😂
No idea how thisguy makes a living running this bar was there a few times last January and February never more THAN maybe 6people there more staff than customers and this is high season it's the same with most of the small bars in Pattaya how does he pay staff am I missing something
Ahh. You’re one of those folks that just goes past the bar for two seconds and makes a huge judgment on how it’s doing, what customer base I have and what money is in it till. What an ignorant comment. the fact that I’ve been here for eight years speaks volumes about how the bar is doing. Don’t get me wrong, sometimes I have very quiet days but sometimes I have good days and any bar owner will tell you, but it only takes one. Good customer to make a really good night.
@@LePubPattaya Sorry I did not mean any disrespect, but for every successful bar owner, there are several dudes that lost their life savings because they did not know what they were signing-up for. Perhaps they had the wrong idea from the get go, "run a bar where they can drink, score on the girls and at the same time make money" this is a fantasy.
Great video with solid advice! Especially at 14:47 I have no real interest in talking to falang bar managers in the lady bars of Thailand, I go there to talk to Thai ladies. I seek out bars that are owned and run by Thais as I usually seem to have a better time. Which is probably why I have drifted away from Soi Six as most of the bars run by a certain group are more about meeting the needs of the falang managers than the needs of the customer. I kept hearing sob stories about how the numbers are down etc. I really don't care, I'm there to get drunk and laid 😁
I will only engage in conversation if I feel the person wishes to.
@@LePubPattaya I'll try to change my anti-social ways and drop in for a chat one of these days 👍
Done 20 trips to Thailand now & never thought owning a bar would be easy.
Some great advice in vol 1.
Got me thinking of the other 8 volumes now.
Cheers
Nice one!
Still waiting for part 10, Maybe part 10 could be selling a bar ;-) These videos are very good content and well worth joining the members just to view the videos , Great respect to Phil for a insight into buying a bar and owning a bar.
thanks so much
This is great info thanks Phil. I can honestly say I tick all those boxes as a candidate to owning a bar but with one big exception.... I don't want to own a bar 🙂 Maybe I would be better as a silent partner type of owner....
Well done at your self assessment
I've watched various UA-camrs in Thailand who've started a business and failed within a short time. They have so much enthusiasm at the start and when the dream comes to an end they appear miserable. Maybe if they had watched your videos things might've been different, who knows.
I don’t think it’s a good idea to be on UA-cam before your bar is open and has had some time open.
Good advice...i'm not really interested in owning any bar but if i did own one in Thailand, going off with the girls would be my weakness (in the beginning anyway) until it eventually gets boring...But i guess to solve that problem would be when you do get in the mood just go off with a bar girl from someone else's bar instead, and leave your own bar girls alone.... the rest that you advised i wouldn't have any problems.
Yes, good advice there.
been having a good luck around patts over the last few weeks lots of empty businesses and for sale signs patts is going through a change imo
big risk as things change so quickly
There’s always been a lot of businesses turning over, so not a new phenomenon, but I think it could get interesting regarding the cannabis legislation
Businesses turning g over my arse there's loads closed open your eyes and many more the low season
@@user-xp6qx1nb6sjust checking……hold on…….yes, my eyes are open.
I was also here 5,10,20 years ago and people said the same thing. Always turnover. Cheers.
What is the fail rate of bar owners in pattaya I think 20% will make ago of it and 80% fail . I would like to see what the failure rate was.
Well, if you watch the video , it’s 100% failure rate. All bars fail.
I've also noticed Brits are usually pissed by 8pm and some are causing a world of problems. I don't care what problems are in your life, learn to control your drinking, don't bring your problems from back home here.
What a terrible slur on my countrymen 😉 Yes, many Brits are here running away from their problems. But there are plenty of other Nationalities doing the same. And, many Brits just go about their lives in peace.
Add the Aussies to that club
Well done yourself Phil. Very interesting, informative and entertaining Stuff. Personally I think Self discipline and keep yourself real in Pattaya is a tough challenge. I’m just back home to England 🏴 from my latest 18 days holidays trip in Pattaya. I mean is been a Blast 💥. The drinking..! The women, is very addictive environment. I hear that you’re very professional and a lovely guy. I wish you nothing but the best for the new year. I hope all your blessings come true. I will keep watching your channel Mate with plenty interest.
Thanks for the kind words. I really had no problem getting out of holiday mode when I first came to work.
Some well thought out advice Phil. The more I watch your videos and see your bald head it brings back a drunken blurry memory where I was at the Windmill paying up another tab for the night and I can remember under the stairs near the bath tub sat a man a lot like you at a cash register and I was given by you or the Mamasan a VIP members card which I still have to this day. The girls at the bar would shout from the stage as I walked in "T-Bone kee mao". Yes I was a bit of a "Drunk noodle" back then upon my arrival. Good memories 🤣🤣
I really don’t remember that. But it sounds like he was a decent fella!
Very interesting top-quality information again. Thx !
Thanks for watching.
The big question what if a tourist wanders in a lady bar and not knowing that it is one
You mean ladyboy bar?
Worth noting that only a minority of bars turn out to be a success. You need to have an edge or something new/different in a very crowded market. Location is also huge, but of course, all the best places are already taken or the rent is enormous on any prime location bars.
As I said, at the start of his video, it’s all about the definition of success. Some bars only last a few months and some decades. I agree about the location thing, but it’s easy to get good profit in a good foot fall location.
Khun Phil let's head to the TQ together in our 90's to prove the negative crowd wrong
not long to go now
Absolutely Outstanding
Cheers Drew.
🤔…..Executive Summary:
“Don’t do it!” 👀
(Seriously though - excellent vid overall. Good commentary…..he’s sharing some excellent insights considering this video is just providing a brief introduction to this enormously complex subject).
I appreciate that!
Wit and street smartness is a solid foundation. Good luck with future projects🙂.
Yes! Thank you!
what happened to your bar on walking street?
MILK?
I sold it on November 23
So oddly I can’t see any link to join as a member? I’m in the UK and the option isn’t on the menu? Is something broken?
if you are viewing on an ios device you need to follow the link on a computer. Otherwise, it's right there. I just checked.
@@LePubPattaya do you know why it’s like this? All other channels I join I just sign up directly in the app? Might be missing out on some memberships.
@@eddventures it’s there for me Ed. And other folks.
Phil, having watched your bloggs for a week or two, you are definitely not as green as you are cabbage looking. always make time to hear your words of wisdom.
Wow, thanks
You would have to have rocks in your head ear to ear. Buying a bar in pattaya also angles City.
Put one over seven years ago and it’s going good so I think these rocks must be Stardust
5.90 Phil goes on rant about money , he is correct what he is saying, if you can’t crunch numbers or work out basic accounting you will go under , running a small business is universal the same , long hours day in day out and a grind , even with bar girls , u need to understand every day has a cost value , so every day that cost needs to be met or it compounds into broke , numbers numbers numbers …..
I love a rant!!!!
Is It an update of the previous/old videos for subcribers?
No, it’s a preview of content already in the members. Thanks for watching
Mr Egg what happened with Milk Bar take it you sold it. Didn't work out or was it just too much owning & running two Bars? Enjoy your videos keep up the good content.
I sold it to a new operator. Good deal for both of us.
@@LePubPattaya Did you lose or come out even or ahead?
@@emilito7333I did very well out of it, thank you. Made a profitable business and sold it.
the wise sage Phil!
Thanks mate.
I was going to go on TRT but this guy talked me out of it.
I think I'll just look unhealthy like him and have male breasts.
Lifes to short not to. 🤙
Thanks for your comment. Recorded this just after a heart attack I and going through the shutdown. I look and feel a lot healthier now.
But I still have big tits 555.
Cheers.
@@LePubPattaya hot.
Only fools buy bars think they are the big I am they all go under eventually
Yes, if you actually watched the video I say that right at the start. Cheers.
Agree about your fail to good examples fwb bar and other forgot the name one who went to cambodia end failed
Not sure what that is.
Nice video but owning a bar is not for me. Never ever.
Fair enough!
Only put money into a bar that you can afford to lose, in case it goes t*ts up. You don’t want to end up with nothing. Glad your bar worked out well Phil.
Too many people gamble the family silver and don’t do it in a serious way. They just play around when they get their bar and waste their money. Thank you for your comment.
Do you get free emojis when you become a member😂
Yes
Think u had no wrinkles then now
It’s been a tough life.
Don't.
I just saved you 20 minutes 53 seconds.
You're welcome
Cheers Will.
@@LePubPattaya Maybe that seemed a bit mean to you Phil, but I watched your whole video. I've watched a lot of your content as a long time subscriber. You're an entertaining personable guy, I can see why you have a lot of friends and loyal customers.
However I do honestly feel that bar ownership is generally a terrible idea for a whole host of reasons.
But I'd split it into 2 categories primarily- the business/ economics reasons and the moral/ethical/legal reasons.
For me personally the second category preclude me from even really worrying too much about the first.
You can, with some justification, call me a massive hypocrite since I'd be lying if I said I'd never had fun in girly bars in SE Asia and I'd also be lying if I said I'd never had ..err... takeaway🙄
However would I ever want to be involved in the human flesh business as an owner not a customer? I don't think so. And that's what it is, however you choose to frame it or dress it up, you're not running a Witherspoons. You're running a Nok or Fan spoons - for a price. Of which you get a cut in the form of bf and lady drinks, depending how you choose to work it.
Would I be involved in running a business like that in my native Glasgow? A dodgy massage parlour with happy endings or a strip club where the girls did 'extras'. No, not for me. It's mostly run my criminal gangs at home anyway so it's moot. So why does doing it in the sunshine 6000 miles away make it suddenly ok?
Prostitution is technically illegal in Thailand let's not forget and so is living off the proceeds of it - aka pimping. Now in Thailand that can usually all be taken care of with regular donations to the boys in brown retirement fund but sometimes not - as a certain Night wish group owner has found out the hard way.
And just to be VERY clear here, even if you try your absolutely hardest to ensure that every girl in your bar is legal age for this illegal activity, if she isn't then you could wind up inside for an extremely long time. Even having deep pockets might not save you once the media are involved.
So for me it's dead in the water before we even get into the financials. Which are generally pretty terrible. The ratio of highly successful, highly profitable bars to failed ones makes pretty grim reading. Being the landlord actually is much more the actual business to be in. As a bar owner you're not just at the mercy of him, but at market forces, girls that can - and often do - jump ship en masse without notice, the cops and the legal system in general and a million other reasons.
Most of the bar owners I know personally over the years lost money, lost their health to alcoholism, lost all sense of morality as they tended to sample the merchandise🙄
Yeah, I'll stick to high yield corporation bonds and fixed interest fx accounts. It's not very exciting - 7/8 percent return net. But I can sleep at night and look myself in the mirror. Most of the time at least 😂
Ok write a diary,hope you got that off your chest 😂😂
@@user-kh4oz9bo4t I appreciate that writing isn't your strong suit. You need opposable thumbs for starters.
Muahuhuhu Hubababubaluhi
Buy some Condo.......
Cheers.
Self discipline 😅
Absolutely
a Weed Shop could be a guud investment
Errrm, most are discounting and many closing. An owner told me he was turning over millions in his shop every month. It just closed.
**The Latest From The Owner Of "The #1 Beer Bar In Pattaya"!**
cheers Bill. I'm very grateful to everyone who voted for the bar
Only bars which have owners who are on YT were considered so this included about 5 bars but Phil does run a good bar
@@JaySmith-jh2sd Well... I've been to over 250 bars in Pattaya and so far...it IS The Best!
@@thethrillofpattaya8404 well done now try the other 5000
No idea how thisguy makes a living running this bar was there a few times last January and February never more THAN maybe 6people there more staff than customers and this is high season it's the same with most of the small bars in Pattaya how does he pay staff am I missing something
Ahh. You’re one of those folks that just goes past the bar for two seconds and makes a huge judgment on how it’s doing, what customer base I have and what money is in it till. What an ignorant comment. the fact that I’ve been here for eight years speaks volumes about how the bar is doing. Don’t get me wrong, sometimes I have very quiet days but sometimes I have good days and any bar owner will tell you, but it only takes one. Good customer to make a really good night.
Best advice for buying a bar: DON"T
Seven profitable years. I’m glad I did.
@@LePubPattaya Sorry I did not mean any disrespect, but for every successful bar owner, there are several dudes that lost their life savings because they did not know what they were signing-up for. Perhaps they had the wrong idea from the get go, "run a bar where they can drink, score on the girls and at the same time make money" this is a fantasy.