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5 hours ago, Orton Rd said:

Surely you cannot claim tax back on groceries

If you're a tourist and spend the qualifying amount, then take the items out of Thailand, why not?

In Singapore they also have a tax refund scheme. I always shop when there at a well known department store with a huge grocery selection. Minimum purchase is SD100 which can be spread over multiple receipts. They have several counters in store to process the paperwork you later present at the airport. So long as you are a tourist taking the goods including groceries out of Singapore you can claim a refund. I stock up on imported products that are far cheaper there than in Thailand e.g. Nescafe Gold decaf, an eye watering 599 baht in Thailand or a more acceptable SD13 (290bt) in Singapore.

8 hours ago, wendyfromoz said:

Paul Scholes (Man Utd) is lucky he never played in the AFL otherwise he'd probably be jailed for life.

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/48689396

8 minutes ago, Puccini said:

What do you mean with SVB?

The Mail Centre at Suvarnabhumi

https://wwos.nine.com.au/afl/hawthorn-captain-ben-stratton-sent-directly-to-tribunal-on-two-charges-pinching/3d933503-5813-4031-9e6f-f0fbb8ac5080

Hawthorn captain Ben Stratton will have to front the AFL Tribunal on Tuesday to plead his case after being referred directly by Match Review Officer Michael Christian.

Stratton, who was widely criticised for pinching Essendon forward Orazio Fantasia, was charged with "Serious Misconduct" for his actions.

While no free kick was paid for Stratton's pinching, according to rule 21.2.2, pinching an opponent is a reportable offence.

Sounds like he will end up with more than a fine.

8 minutes ago, FredGallaher said:

I'm not aware that Hua Hin has international flights. Khun Ed said it was Hua Hin?

Air Asia to KL.

https://www.flightradar24.com/data/airports/hhq

Bolts gone. Essendon game was the last straw.

https://www.afl.com.au/news/2019-06-03/coach-call-brendon-boltons-future-at-carlton

1 hour ago, atecom said:

How long have they been doing this? I have never had to do this at any other airport. Don't be like that, Singapore.

Changi have been doing this a while now. Jetstar and Air Asia Bangkok to Singapore, on at least half my arrivals for the past four years. 

43 minutes ago, xylophone said:

I also think you'll find, if you look carefully around the cask, that it has added fruit juice, i.e. labelled Fruit Wine, probably somewhere in small print.

I didn't take a closer look at the fine print as I get a bit nervous handling expensive wine...

In Australia $15.99 (360 baht) is the most you would expect to pay for a five litre (Berri Estates) cask wine at most discount liquor merchants... saw this in a supermarket Friday... 1,639 baht ($73)... things are out of control when cask wine needs a security dooverlacky attached...

Found a Pattaya Mail news item from Christmas 2014 and this same wine sold for 859 baht back then, so the price has almost doubled in only four and a half years. 

22 hours ago, josephbloggs said:

Standard in Singapore too on the way in and the way out.  Japan also.  And undoubtedly dozens of other countries.  

 

Malaysia as well.

35 minutes ago, balo said:

Not healthy , the yoghurt they sell is full of sugar.

It's the same with the cold coffee cans and most of the green tea drinks.

11 minutes ago, tlandtday said:

I bought macaroni and cheese once there and later found out it was a year past due.

they gave you the in-house mature cheddar cheese variety... it's usually more expensive than the standard version so a win for you... ???? 

If Thailand had submarines this would never have happened...  ????

I've worked filling shelves daytime and after hours back in the day. My old store managers would have gone ballistic if we had so many aisles customers couldn't get a trolley through, with stock scattered across the floor for customers to trip over. As a worker you want to get the job done as quickly as possible but you need to do it with minimal interference to your customers which wasn't happening yesterday in the store I was in. We used to manage to get the job done efficiently with only a fraction of the staff you see here. Poor management.

I was in a very large Tesco yesterday afternoon and I have never seen so many blocked and congested aisles, with staff working at a speed that would see them fired back home. Must be stocking up for the Songkran rush.

A couple of years ago I was in a government office completing a transfer of land and needed my signature witnessed. Office staff were not allowed to help so I had to ask one of the other people waiting. By signing all they were doing was stating they had witnessed me sign the document, nothing more, nothing less. I had to ask five people before someone would agree... this was in in Australia btw...

This isn't only for Decathlon Thailand. They will also ask you in Singapore, the Philippines, Australia etc. They say it is for making returns or warranty claims easier. I've bought a few items from various stores and have never been sent any marketing e-mails after creating an account. You can use the same account across Asia if you happen to want to keep track of purchases. If you don't then all you need say is you don't use e-mail and don't have a Thai number, or just give fake details.