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    Leather Workshop

    in Bangkok

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    The area to the southeast is tanneries. Most of them don't sell natural leather and none of them sell pieces. Close to the Wongwin Yai BTS stop is a good leather area to find what you need. Some shops sell scraps by weight. You can usually find natural scraps if you look around. If you can't find scraps you'll need to buy a whole side, they won't cut it. You'll pay 40-80 baht a square foot depending on the grade of leather. You'll also need to know how thick you need the leather to be.

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    Urgent Request - Trivial Matter: Parking My Car!

    in Bangkok

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    The leather area (WongWin Yai) is mostly closed on Sunday so I would think parking would be easier than the rest of the week. We only go there to buy materials so I'm only guessing about Sunday. Anyway, we park on a road just after stairs up to the BTS driving towards Bangkok. There is construction on that corner and the wall has advertising for a hotel with a swimming pool and little water slide. We just park on the street. Sorry, I don't know street names, but 'My Condo' and 'Aiya Sports Residence' are on that road. We sometimes park in front of 'My Condo' on what looks like a walkway or just before it where some rusty metal posts are stuck in the ground. Don't drive very far down the street, it doesn't get any better. It's not a glamorous area.

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    Leather Workshop

    in Bangkok

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    Sorry guys, I never checked back here after we connected. Send me a PM and I'll see what I can do. I know what you need for the backpack. Those would be easy. For a quote I would need to know what quality of leather, how thick, size of the square, and quantity. A small quantity would need to be made by hand slowly and a large quantity can be cut by machine very fast if we make a block.

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    24H Veterinary Bangkok / Kitten Milk

    in Bangkok

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    I suggest KMR brand (kitten milk replacer). It's packaging is white with powder blue letters and greyish kitten picture on the front. It comes in powder and liquid cans. The cans are easier to use because you don't do any mixing, but one can is way more than one kitten can drink before it goes bad. The big tub of powder milk is around 1000 baht. If the pet store doesn't have KMR they will try to sell you canned goat's milk. Goat milk is ok, but KMR has the complete vitamins and minerals a kitten needs. They are still doing a lot of developing so need the correct food. Some kittens don't learn to lap up food as early as others. The problem is if the dish is too deep. They misjudge the distance and get a noseful of milk/water. If they do that a few times they will stop trying to drink from a bowl. The solution is to only put a tiny bit of liquid in the dish so they are actually licking the dish to get the milk/water. Kittens know how to lick, but lapping is a skill. If you can't find a bottle, wet a wash cloth or handkerchief and the kitten will suck on that.

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    Visas And 1 Way Tickets To Thailand

    in Thai Visas, Residency, and Work Permits

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    The consulats are all different. I've gotten a tourist visa with no ticket out of Thailand (Laos) and I've needed to show both the flight in and the flight out (Singapore). What you do need a ticket out for is the airline. They can't let you board if you don't have an oubound ticket booked. This too depends a little bit on the agent and how well they know the rules.

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    Question About Overstay Fees When Departing From Airport

    in Suvarnabhumi Airport Forum

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    I have overstayed twice. The first time was a few years ago. I overstayed one day because the month had 31 days and I didn't count correctly. It took 25 minutes to get out of passport control. They asked me a lot of questions over and over about my stay and why I was there an extra day. I told them it was just a mistake and I had booked my tickets months earlier and couldn't change my flight. I had only been to Thailand 3 times before and it was a little scary. They seemed so angry! They finally let me go without a fine and I ran to my plane. The second time was last year (or the year before?) in the winter. I overstayed 4 days because of bad weather in Chicago. The ORD didn't close, but because of the amount of snow my mother told me to wait a few days before coming home. I was pretty nervous about talking to the overstay guy. My reason for staying seemed a little thin. Well, he barely looked at me. He didn't care at all why I overstayed or that it was the second time. I paid the 2000 baht and was finished in 2 minutes.

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    Has Anyone Converted A Shophouse Conversion In Bkk To Residential?

    in Real Estate, Housing, House and Land Ownership

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    I can't say converted, we are converting a 4 story shop house into a residence. We have a small workshop on the first floor, guest room on the second floor, and we are on the third floor. We moved from a small studio to this huge place in July. It's an incredible amount of room. With money it could be quite something. The only problem I could see is the amount of stairs to climb if you are older. Parking the car isn't as much of an issue. Our neighbors with nice cars park them inside on the first floor. Can't beat the price, it's half what we were paying for our condo. The condo was pretty nice, though.

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    Leather Workshop

    in Bangkok

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    Hi, We have a small leather workshop close to Pak Kret. We don't do machine sewn handbags in our shop, but outsource sewing to a guy down the street. He doesn't have a large shop, but he does great work. He speaks some English and we aren't very far away if you need translation. Send me some information if you are interested in contacting him. Depending on how complicated what you need made is, he can produce large quantities.

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    How Would Real Us Cowboy Dress Go Over In Thailand?

    in General Topics

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    Some Thais LOVE cowboy stuff. I've seen them not only in the hat and boots, but full fringed chaps and leather vest. Talk about hot! My shop makes hand carved leather. Gun belts and holsters with western tooling sell for almost as much here as in the USA. If you had access to "real" cowboy hats and belt buckles you could sell them here. They even have a wild west weekend somewhere and they all dress up as cowboys for a couple days.

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    Getting Handmade Products Made In Thailand Vs China

    in Jobs, Economy, Banking, Business, Investments

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    I have a small leather workshop that produces hand stitched and hand carved items, very labor intensive. Thailand is the best place for me. If you think you'll only be ordering quantities that can be produced by a few people, China might not work as well. They want you to order by the tens of thousands.

    I agree that sourcing is tough in Thailand. There are many things they just don't have here that I need to order from China. It doesn't matter, I would rather live here than anywhere else.

    My best advice is make a plan and time frame to come here and get the company started. Then multiply by three. Everything takes crazy long to get moving here.

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