Dazinoz

Ok. Thanks. Tried a couple online "merchants" a friend's and my personal codes, a bar and a pharmacy. The pharmacy was the only one that partially work but needed to add more info. Really a bit useless if tourist think they can use for any QR code. I will get my cash back and throw card away.

UPDATE: I have now tried 6 QR codes with this app and none worked. Don't waste your time and money(exchange fees) in getting this service.

This is a new app and card designed for tourists but I got one as I just cancelled my credit cards and this gives me another form of payment. The main condition of the card is you top it up with your own countries currency which I did. Went to Kasikorn Exchange booth and was quickly registered and received the card. Main reason for this post to see if anyone got it and having trouble. I have tried 3 different QR codes and 2 came back can not use card with this business and the 3rd scanned but instead of going straight into paying it then asked for Promtpay number and something else. I still have my ATM card and used that each time but a tourist, who this card was designed for, may not. Maybe teething problems or just another well thought out Thai initiative.

Where is the cyber crime being committed? Had similar happen in Oz. Not a crime just bank policy.

Have you ever used a lawyer or professional services here? Like most countries they are expensive. I will give you 3 personal experiences. 1. Ex girlfriend had her motorbike registered in my name due to he lack of ID. New gf wanted it out of my name. Visited recommended lawyer. Chatted about 20 mins. He spoke to ex on phone a few minutes. Coat - 2000. 2. Same ex had baby to me. Later demanded large payment. I visited a large group lawyer. Less than 30 minutes and I requested a letter for her to sign with 6 conditions on it. Cost for that consult - 4000. Later they emailed and said they could not legally include 3 of the points I requested but they could draft a letter with other 3 conditions. Cost for that letter was going to cost - 14000. 3. Renewing my Australian drivers licence for Thailand and needed 8 documents to be witnessed and endorsed as true copies. Contacted notary. Cost - 1000 per page or 8000. Luckily I found Queensland JP living in Chiang Mai who did it for me. Cost - 0 So be aware.

I have both Australian and Thai banks and exchanges. If I need a bit of cash in Thailand I transfer a few crypto to a Thai exchange, sell and deposit directly to my Thai bank account. More stuffing around and more costly to do that through my Australian banks/exchanges.

My philosophy as far as buying, storing, selling crypto is- Cash to bank - transfer cash to crypto exchange - buy crypto - transfer crypto (keys) to offline cold storage. Reverse when want to sell. I do not leave my crypto (keys) on exchanges.

Not just Thailand. My bank in Australia limits money transfers to crypto exchanges to $10,000 a month. Thats a fair bit of money and I would not send that much, its just that the bank tells me where I can spend my money I don't like. Also an exchange in Australia I mainly dealt with limited my account because I had sent some BTC to a "gambling" site on the net. I actually used the site to earn interest on my BTC and worked well. That site is now blocked from accessing it from Australia unless you have a VPN. Again, its the control I don't like.

Each to his own but prefer to pop 1 tablet a day and enjoy my life eating and drinking what I want and still pain free.

I suffered "moving" pain which later diagnosed as gout. I say moving in that it went from one part of foot to another. I visited doctor who did a blood test. Uric acid levels should be between 4 and 7, mine was 10.5. I said looks like a strict diet coming up. He said no, the strictest diet will only reduce levels by 10% which would make mine still too high. He put me on 3 tablets. One which I can't remember name I was on for about 3 months to help get rid of uric acid quickly. Also 1 Xandase-300 (Allopurinol 300mg) per day and 1 soda mint each day. The soda mint is usually used for acid reflux but doctor said it helps the Xandase work better. My pain quickly disappeared and a blood test every 6 months shows my Uric acid around 5 but always within "normal" range. My blood pressure recently shot up and the cardiologist changed my BP tablets and told me to stop the soda mint because of the extra sodium. It will be interesting to see what my uric acid levels are next blood test but still no pain.

A year ago met a very cute little miss and we hit off from the very first night. Bought her a few things for her dump of a room but no cash asked for. Things started to get more serious in a short time then came the "demand" for monthly salary of 45,000 a month. For that she would come stay with me most of the time but wanted to keep her room and go back stay sometimes. I just said I would not pay that even if I could afford it. So she just said she would go back to working at bar to which I said good luck ad that was the end. During the short relationship red flags were raised and I found out later she was visiting other men at same time.

I would think raping 1 in court be extremely difficult let alone 10

Yes, hot season in getting close.

What could possibly go wrong!!!?

I was in Chiang Rai at the time of the fire and saw smoke from hotel. Went for a walk to see damage. First photo is from Google street view before fire. IMG_5777.mp4

Never use COD which prevented 1 scam as parcel was being delivered as COD. Never lost a package in many years. Hardly ever signed, only for Thai post registered. I had a parcel delivered by courier other day and on the tracking website it had a "Signed proof" box. I never signed but there was a "D" in that box online after delivery. I live in a fairly secure gated community and had a few parcels left with no losses. I try to be home when deliveries planned.

I am in Thailand not Africa.😁

There is no such thing as 12am or 12pm. It's 12 midday or 12 midnight. One reason 24h time was created to prevented confusion. From Google :- AM and PM are abbreviations used to indicate the time of day. AM stands for ante meridiem, which is Latin for "before midday". PM stands for post meridiem, which is Latin for "after midday".

There are ways of doing almost anything in Thailand.

Took an ex to a popular cosmetic surgery hospital (production line) in Bangkok to have eyelid surgery. Now don't ask why but she is from Myanmar and has an old ID plus in the process of getting a Thai ID. On enquiry she showed her Thai (partially) ID and was quoted a price. We booked the op and went to Pattaya for a few days. Now when she was checking into the hospital she showed her Myanmar ID, why I don't know. The lady checking her in said not Thai so 30% more charge than quoted. I said why it's the same eyes. She then said if it was me (farang) it be 50% extra. So I just told my ex we will do in Chiang Mai and left.

I once tried to post a Ledger Nano X to Oz. It was packed ready to post. It does have a battery although very small. Post office response was can not, battery. Ok. So I cheated and took in a Nano+ which does not have battery and this model has a clear plastic case. Told post office staff similar in package (wasn't lying). They looked at the + and said battery. I said no battery in this. He looked and asked how to turn on. I said needs to be plugged into computer to get power. He talked to other staff an realised could not win on battery he said can not has circuit board. I left. I then took a Thai friend to another post office and in a few minute accepted and posted.

Bankbook.

Why worry about what other people spend? Concentrate on your own finances and you might be happier. Then again if you are a CC, maybe you will never be happy.

One in Hang Dong. https://maps.app.goo.gl/bdvNkpjsCFtiinfj6

To be honest I was so peed off I didn't think to do that. Plus I have learned being here 11 years Thais don't like complaints by us farang.