June 3rd is the day folks. Excuse the 2 day blunder and the lack of blogging. Just a ton of stuff going on I have not been on the keyboard much. So Tuesday June 3rd is the day. We will open that day at 4:00pm. This will not be a big party but just merely getting open. As if that is not hard enough. We will be making plans soon for a grand opening party sometime during the month of June. Stay tuned for that. If you are willing and able though - come by on the 3rd and buy a beer. We need to pay rent.
If you look down soi mango now you should see a big Heineken sign and as of tonight the Big Mango Bar sign. Hopefully you can’t miss where the place is now.
After we get over the opening hump we plan on being open everyday from 10am.
Here are some general announcements about the bar:
- The kitchen is not open yet. Give us a few weeks.
- The original Happy Hour will still be in force. For those who need a refresher the list is here. However there will be a slight change to this. Happy Hour will now be from open until 8:00pm. Once we get going we plan on opening at 10:00am. So Happy Hour will be from 10:00am-8:00pm. You heard it here first.
- We have draft beer now. The draft beer will not be on Happy Hour though - the regular price will be 89baht a pint for Tiger and 99baht a pint for Heineken. All the time. Living the dream.
- The pool tables will be free for the month of June. Get in there while u can.
I think that covers the basic stuff for now. We are working on the freelancer program that has been discussed over the last few posts. Obviously this is a work in progress and will take some time. We have started to hand out the cards and will be doing flyers soon as well.
Slowly but surely the Mango is rising from the dead.
Given all this I have not been out much at all. Basically zero. Not a massage, not a soapie, a go-go run or even a drink. Have to stay focused. 
Hopefully soon things in general will get back to normal but right now it is all about the Mango. So I will admit the blog is suffering for the moment but please bear with us. Randomly click on some posts you have never read, dig deep in the archives for that special moment or if you really are something - send in a reader’s submission.
So Thursday I was talking to a vendor about having a meeting on Friday and he told me he could not make it into Bangkok. I was asking him why and he told me he was staying out of Bkk for the weekend for fear of a coup. Yes folks - it seems to be that time again.
With all the action around Jakrapob Penkair, Thaskin’s Class 10 allies and the ruckus over the constitutional amendments - the natives are getting restless indeed. The last few protests got a little violent which always starts to kick things off a bit. Who knows. SCMP.com in HK said to keep watching the Military Channel 5 since it is the first station to go off the air and switch to all music when the shit hits the fan. Now Asia Times is back to discussing the possibilities of another coup. Personally I hope it does not happen since things are just barely getting back to normal around here.
Okay. That is it for now. Carry on.
“we plan on being open everyday from 10am-4:00pm”
Closed at 4:00pm! Now I know for sure: this is not a bar, this is yet another school for try-to-retire bargirls
View all comments by Suk Psycho
Good luck on the opening day,
I will try to pop up there also for a quik drink, I wouldn’t worry about another coup to much the last one made it very fun in the nightlife areas again as most bars began staying open till morning during the coup
Free Pool , I’m there.. ( cheap bastard that I am ) sound’s cool.
I spoke with your Block Captain the other night for a few minutes while chatting to his sister who happens to own that little market across from you ( right behind the Tavern bar ) she is thrilled to have a new bar there as she expects a lot of added sales..
Cheers
View all comments by Jboy.bkk
I saw the template of the freelancer card. I’ve yet to see the proposed flyer (yet to be posted). Question: What do they or will they actually say?
View all comments by John Brown
Just a quick one written from the longe at the airport, hoped to make it to BKK but failed, good luck with the 3rd, back on line (properly) next week
View all comments by Spyker
suk - typo. meant to say once we get going we will be opening at 10:00 am everyday. thx
j - we will see u then. thx
View all comments by smitty
jb - the cards were explained in this post
http://www.2thebigmango.com/main/2008/05/23/the-new-way-forward-part-2/
the flyers are going to tell the girls that a new bar is opening, the name, where it is and that the pool is free for a month, bottled beer is 40 baht and the food will be discounted 30%. Later we will be having some sort of party in conjunction with empower but no date set.
the goal is to get open. then market to the girls and see how we sit. tweek accordingly. We have no illusions about this taking some time but we have to kick it off at some point.
View all comments by smitty
Did someone say no kitchen?
Ok to bring in a bag of Lay?
And a Heineken sign. Was Budweiser not available?
Here’s an idea. A free t-shirt to any john, i mean customer, who brings a freelancer in with him. That’s a win-win, isn’t it?
View all comments by jack dawson
jboy.bkk: I really hope the block captain’s sister takes advantage of the extra flow and increases her inventory. I want to give her business but she doesn’t have much to sell. The last three trips she didn’t have what I was looking for so I had to go to 7.
View all comments by pmmp
jd - the no kitchen thing is temporary. i like your shirt idea and once I see how many we have I may just go for it. sounds good. budweiser - are u kidding?
View all comments by smitty
smitty - too bad. I was expecting a typo but not this one. I was expecting 4am. The big Mango: the new ‘Lucky’ on Suk. For all NEP girls freelancers of 2am.
View all comments by Suk Psycho
suk - late night is a fickle beast. We have entertained the thought but for sure it would not be smart to be the new kids on the block and gun for the late night crown. for sure it is duly noted though.
View all comments by smitty
Thanks Smitty, I must have missed the post reference you gave.
I am sure you guys have read about the Pattaya Beer Garden doing something similar in the way of freelancers… have they had any luck? Sure, it’s only been a month either way for them, but it might give you an indication as to what to expect… and maybe pre-tweak vs. post-tweak.
Good luck on the opening day.
I am guessing that three months from now or thereabouts, I will be chomping on a nice Mango burger, but first the ones made of beef…
View all comments by John Brown
jb - people have said things are not too busy at the beer garden but I have not been myself. However I still think the model is different in that I have not heard of the beer garden guys offering the girls anything special - other than venue. Maybe things have changed though.
One of the after hours bars in Pattaya actuall does offer things to the girls and it seems to work well for them.
We also expect to get a big chunk of our old customer base back given we already had a bar. SO that should help and we will work on ways to get our customers to bring fl girls with them to introduce them to the bar.
slow ramp.
View all comments by smitty
@ pmmp :
I new that was coming, I just remembered trying to by a bottle of coke in there one day and not being able to, plenty of bottles of m150 ect and cigarettes sold individually …
Hopefully she takes advantage of the added traffic.
Cheers
View all comments by Jboy.bkk
Best of luck guys….
View all comments by arttv
Congrats on the June 3rd opening! I going to head to downtown Mountain View have a Heineken for you guys!
View all comments by bkkpartyboy
unfortuntely i had a big fight with miss carpet today… so im thinkin… all co.ordinates… suk 4… big mango
on tuesday 3rd june
View all comments by Mr Carpet
its not unfortunate… im happy to be there.
View all comments by Mr Carpet
So some of the ‘chaps’ have been round for a cold beer.
Does this mean that the Cash Registers are all installed… or are giving free beer away?
View all comments by Day Walker
Why don’t the Big Mango people join the protest to show the locals a bit of a support? It is just a bit of decency. As I gathered, Samak threatened to disperse the huge number of the rally. But those he was trying to scare are standing strong. It is very gripping right now.
Maybe I shall recommend this crowd going to show you guys a bit of a support on the opening day. Is that a good idea?
View all comments by oneditorial
Is there a Condom machine in the bogs? Or does the little lady in the soi sell them?
I can’t be walking all that way to 7/11 or Family Mart.
Too far.
View all comments by Day Walker
Congrats, gentlemen, and good luck working out the kinks. I’ll hoist and overpriced tequila in your honor on the 3rd.
View all comments by tosh
So will we be seeing pics of your gals (freelancers and hires, if you will have any of the latter) anywhere online?
View all comments by Julian
First there was this comment above….
ONEDITORIAL - “Why don’t the Big Mango people join the protest to show the locals a bit of a support? It is just a bit of decency. As I gathered, Samak threatened to disperse the huge number of the rally. But those he was trying to scare are standing strong. It is very gripping right now.”
And then the very next comment on the thread was….
DAY WALKER - “Is there a Condom machine in the bogs?”
I’m absolutely confident that no other blog can claim this range of diversity.
View all comments by Old Asia Hand
art - thanks
bkk - why don’t u stop by the google campus and find us some investors for the next bar. thanks
mr carpet - so we are doing u a favor then by giving u a place to go to? seems fair. sounds like u pulled a yp. start a fight with your girl over nothing for purposes of getting out of the house. nice.
dw - they all claimed to know u. so we put it on your tab.
one - I am big fan of the local political scene but I tend to mix it with the bar biz. seems safer.
dw - what do u need condoms for? I hear u are all bark and no bite.
tosh - make it a patron please.
julian - for sure the staff that want to will be online. at one point we want to build the fl portfolio system complete with ratings but give us time.
oah - it is a special place indeed.
View all comments by smitty
Smitty, you guys should use ‘mangoes’ to rate the girls (like the ‘diamonds’ used to rate Elliott Spitzer’s entertainment providers). And frequent customers could be ranked by the girls - perhaps, by using ‘nambas’ (you can find an explanation for big nambas and small nambas here: http://www.janesoceania.com/vanuatu_tanna_visit/index.htm).
View all comments by Julian
Smitty:
The condoms are for Jonas.
I’ll need some also, as I suspect you guys have been shafting me for some time
View all comments by Day Walker
Condoms are for wimps
What are you a man or a mouse?
View all comments by Young Penfold
Got to be careful YP… didn’t you hear about the ‘pregnant man’?
View all comments by Day Walker
Id love to come back with a witty biting response.
But you stumped me
Good form
View all comments by Young Penfold
I am known for being stumpy
View all comments by Day Walker
Congrats & good luck, will wander in around 1st week August, it’s Captain Morgans “Spicey Label” & Lao beer if you want to keep there for a few hours++++
Will the Dukes be open on 31st July, have some clients for lunch?
View all comments by laocowboy
DW — And for ‘Bobbing and Weaving’
View all comments by The Heckler
Heckles: I was ‘bobbing and weaving’ because I was trying to shake-off that Rohypnol that you put in my drink.
Cut that shit out. No means NO
View all comments by Day Walker